Comment from suzannethompson2
I do love Pansies - they always look so cheerful and their beautiful colours brighten up the tubs in my garden too. This is a lovely close up of this pretty yellow Pansy. The softened foliage in the background makes a perfect frame.

Lighting and focus very good showing excellent detail. Very nice composition. Suzanne

 Comment Written 18-Apr-2014

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reply by the author on 19-Apr-2014

Thanks Suzanne, appreciate your feedback - my kids always called them funny faces when I grew them years ago :)

Comment from benhar
The sunlight on the pansy has enhanced the lovely colour and shape of the petals. Good detail and b/g. Is that an ant with a shadow it looks like one.
Well framed
Thanks for sharing

 Comment Written 17-Apr-2014

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reply by the author on 18-Apr-2014

Thanks Julie, it is one of those very tiny flys.

reply by benhar on 18-Apr-2014

Mary my pleasure. I could see some sort of critter but it is so tiny wasn't sure *Julie

Comment from gidavidson
Mary, hope your re-retirement works out well for you. Enjoy and have fun. Love the yellow beauty with a nice dark green background. Good frame and focus for a very pretty scene.

 Comment Written 17-Apr-2014

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reply by the author on 18-Apr-2014

Thanks George, appreciate your feedback :) Mary

Comment from michiganmike
Beautiful saturated color in the petals and very fine rendering of details. I like the composition and the soft natural background.

 Comment Written 17-Apr-2014

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reply by the author on 18-Apr-2014

Thanks so much, I really appreciate your feedback Mike. :) Mary

Comment from jrconrad
Nice shot. Good composition. Good color. Nice focus. Fore/background just right. Very nice picture. Thanks for sharing.

 Comment Written 17-Apr-2014

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reply by the author on 17-Apr-2014

Thanks so much, your positive comments are appreciated.

Comment from jo-cal
great capture, love the focus and clarity on the centre of this lovely pansy well captured the detail including the little fly, did really well on the contrast and colour, pops out well against the background. great job. thanks for sharing.

 Comment Written 17-Apr-2014

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reply by the author on 17-Apr-2014

Thanks so much, I really appreciate your positive feedback. :) Mary

Comment from seshadri_sreenivasan
This is a beautiful shot of the flower. You have framed it well. Light and sharpness are very effective in creating a lovely capture. Good effort!

 Comment Written 17-Apr-2014

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reply by the author on 17-Apr-2014

Thanks for the positive feedback.

Comment from a.samathasena
What a great nice beautiful flower shot.Very Nice flower, petals lines green b/g are very nice and great.Sharp focus and colors are gorgeous.Creativity color and all excellent.Great job.Thanks.

 Comment Written 17-Apr-2014

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reply by the author on 17-Apr-2014

Thanks so much, I really appreciate your positive feedback.

Comment from Geokat
After looking at snow, much of it filthy fore the last few months, this certainly brightens my day. Great capture of this brilliant yellow pansy. Great exposure with wonderful detail, capturing tremendous texture and detail in the petals.

 Comment Written 17-Apr-2014

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reply by the author on 17-Apr-2014

Thanks so much, your positive feedback is appreciated.

Comment from AvidPhotographer
This is very pretty. Good shallow dept of field, great color contrast with the background. Pretty yellow color, very attractive and appealing. Sharp and clear subject, very good focal point.

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 Comment Written 17-Apr-2014

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reply by the author on 17-Apr-2014

Thanks so much, your positive feedback is appreciated.