Comment from Susan F. M. T.
Mary,
A beautiful picture of your orange flower it's bud half open the long petals still curled the sunshine coming from behind & making them glow in the light. Artistic misty composition framing & lighting with superb camera techniques with sharp focus.
Susan

 Comment Written 19-Nov-2015

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reply by the author on 19-Nov-2015

Thanks so much Susan, so glad you liked this image. :) Mary

Comment from jo-cal
yes I think this works well for the soft photography contest, I like the lovely diffused light
and soft colour, a hazy dreamy image of summer. well done. thanks for sharing. good luck in the contest.

 Comment Written 17-Nov-2015

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reply by the author on 17-Nov-2015

Thanks jo-cal I like your description of the image and your positive feedback. :) Mary

Comment from Lilibug6
This is a very cool looking techniqe=) I had never heard of doing that! It gives this a great look! The focus is good! Trh lighting and color are great! The image should work very well for the contest! Great job and best of luck! Lilibug6

 Comment Written 17-Nov-2015

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reply by the author on 17-Nov-2015

Thanks Lori, glad you like the effect. Cheers Mary

reply by Lilibug6 on 17-Nov-2015

My pleasure! Lori

Comment from a.samathasena
What a great nice gorgeous lovely shot.Beautiful nice scene and entrance.Flower and soft color and petals,soft design and b/g are gorgeous great and make nice scene.Light color balance are great.I like this talent work.Focus color and all are excellent.Great job.Well Done.Thanks.{Before I wrote this.But Had a electricity problem.}

 Comment Written 16-Nov-2015

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reply by the author on 17-Nov-2015

Thanks so much a.samathasena I really appreciate your encouragement and support. :) Mary

Comment from Dick Lee Shia
Aptly captured for the contest theme... Impressive capture! An interesting initial impact. Dof Excellent lighting, focusing & framing. Thanks for sharing... Best of luck in the contest!

 Comment Written 16-Nov-2015

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reply by the author on 17-Nov-2015

Thanks Dick, appreciate your support and positive comments. :) Mary

Comment from Joelgraphuchin
Initial impact: an enjoyable flower photograph
Creativity of presentation: the focus is soft as required by the contest but the flower is still well told
Color Harmony:eye-pleasing
Center of Interest: the flower is clear. applying lights is smart to build texture perceivable.
Technical Excellence: good framing.

Well done and thanks for sharing.

 Comment Written 16-Nov-2015

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reply by the author on 17-Nov-2015

Thanks so much Joel, appreciate your encouraging feedback. :) Mary

Comment from Sean T Phelan
Cool,Mary!
The Vaseline induced soft focus look reminds me of a friend who liked using that technique with her photographs and in your experimental Flower Image here it looks really good!
The picture is colorful,it has a cool 'dreamy' look to it,and it's definitely a lot of fun to view!
~Sean

 Comment Written 16-Nov-2015

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reply by the author on 17-Nov-2015

Thanks Sean, and I thought I came up with something original LOL glad you enjoyed viewing :) Mary

reply by Sean T Phelan on 17-Nov-2015

You're very welcome,Mary! : )