Comment from michiganmike
I have seen this plant in the butterfly house at the Zoo and never asked about it. Excellent colors and very fine cropping with a beautiful background. Good luck in the contest.

 Comment Written 15-Sep-2014

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reply by the author on 17-Sep-2014

Thank you so very much for the lovely review

Comment from snowblaze
Very nice photograph! Sharp focus. Absolutely wonderful composition. Nice colors and background work.

 Comment Written 15-Sep-2014

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reply by the author on 17-Sep-2014

Thank you so very much for the lovely review

Comment from Jairos
Great Mixed media work, Love the colors composition and effect, the clarity and detail great, beautiful colors, Well done Jairos

 Comment Written 15-Sep-2014

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reply by the author on 17-Sep-2014

Thank you so very much for the lovely review

Comment from dennismiltonabstract
This is a great picture ! It almost looks double exposed.Nice clear and crisp picture. The color of the background is perfect.

 Comment Written 15-Sep-2014

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reply by the author on 17-Sep-2014

Thank you so very much for the lovely review

Comment from lynnieellie
I'm not at all familiar with this plant, but I'm tickled I'm getting to see it in such a masterly presentation. What you've done is gorgeous. I really don't know how a person could ask for more. The flowers, leaves, and stems are of wonderful focus and clarity, then we see the perfectly soft image behind, going into a wonderfully created background. I will definitely be looking for you in the contest. God bless, Lynnieellie

 Comment Written 15-Sep-2014

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reply by the author on 17-Sep-2014

Thank you so very much for the lovely review

Comment from BStolar
What a nice photo. Never saw a plant/flower like this before. I like the effect you did with the background and the background color. Nicely done. Thanks for sharing

 Comment Written 15-Sep-2014

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reply by the author on 17-Sep-2014

Thank you so very much for the lovely review

reply by BStolar on 17-Sep-2014

You are welcome!

Comment from some1sangel
What a unique plant. The darkened background is good. It sets off your subject nicely. The green leaves are a nice accent to the yellow in the plant. The reflection is done well. Nice job.

 Comment Written 15-Sep-2014

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reply by the author on 17-Sep-2014

Thank you so very much for the lovely review

Comment from farmgramma
Very beautiful composition and framing. Great colour and lighting. Superb focus and DOF. Great POV. Beautiful background. Awesome image. Great work.

 Comment Written 15-Sep-2014

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reply by the author on 17-Sep-2014

Thank you so very much for the lovely review

Comment from Mollie213
This is indeed beautiful. I know you did it even though it does not have your name LOL. What I want to know is how do you get those reflections in the back. I don't want to copy your work by any means, but I do love this effect and wish you could tell me what you are using to get it. I think it would be beautiful on B & W portraits.

 Comment Written 15-Sep-2014

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reply by the author on 15-Sep-2014

First of all, thank you so very much for the 6 stars, and here is the answer to your question:

It has to be done in layers in Photoshop.

1. Cut out flower
2. Create a new background by adding a new layer
3. Duplicate the flower layer
4. Click on "filters"
5. Click on "blur" and go to "radial blur"
6. Click on zoom and set to 100
7. The result is a zoom effect in an own layer. You now have 3 layers, The background, the zoom effect and the original flower. The zoom layer can be moved around, made smaller or larger and also be adjusted when it comes to light and color.

Hope I managed to explain this in a clear way.

Comment from jesuel
What a beautiful piece I should say art the effects that you have used are really amazing and I like how you have framed it in fine work here

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 Comment Written 15-Sep-2014

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reply by the author on 17-Sep-2014

Thank you so very much for the lovely review