Comment from a.samathasena
What a great nice gorgeous lovely shot.Beautiful nice nature scene.Flower buds and blooming occasion and details,black and white scene and b/g are gorgeous and great.I like this talent work.Focus color and all are excellent.Great job.Well Thanks.

 Comment Written 10-Dec-2015

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reply by the author on 10-Dec-2015

Thanks so much, your encouraging words are appreciated. :) Mary

Comment from Sean T Phelan
Hi Mary!
This one's another impressive and enjoyable Botanical Image,my friend!
The B & W color treatment gives the piece a sort of Ghostly look but that's a look that I always enjoy! : D
Good Show,my friend!
~Sean

 Comment Written 09-Dec-2015

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reply by the author on 09-Dec-2015

Thanks Sean, appreciate your encouraging comments :) Mary

reply by Sean T Phelan on 10-Dec-2015

You're very welcome,Mary!

Comment from michiganmike
An excellent shot. The black and white presentation focuses our attention on the form and texture of this beautiful bud. Excellent composition and beautiful tonality.

 Comment Written 09-Dec-2015

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reply by the author on 09-Dec-2015

Thanks Mike your positive comments are appreciated. :) Mary

Comment from Lilibug6
This is very nice! The focus is great! The black and white looks very nice! I like the angle of the shot! The overall image is well done and thanks for sharing! Lilibug6

 Comment Written 09-Dec-2015

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reply by the author on 09-Dec-2015

Thanks Lori, your comments are appreciated. :) Mary

reply by Lilibug6 on 10-Dec-2015

My pleasure! Lori

Comment from seshadri_sreenivasan
This is a wonderful shot of flower. You have framed it well. Light and sharpness are very effective in in creating a lovely capture. Thanks for sharing!

 Comment Written 09-Dec-2015

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reply by the author on 09-Dec-2015

Thanks so much for your positive feedback. :) Mary

Comment from Imagine Life
How's D7000 working for you, Mary? :) Judging by this lovely shot, I'd say you're getting used to it very quickly! The way you framed your flower is just perfect! I agree, it does look wonderful in B&W. The whiteness of the flower against the dark background creates beautiful natural contrasts, focus is crisp sharp, exposure excellent. I'd only try to balance the whites as I feel the upper parts of the flower are a bit too highlighted. The background is not overly distracting, but still: when you have a busy background (as it is behind this flower), you can try to set your camera to greater aperture; f/3.5 will smooth out the background, making your subject stand out without any distraction from behind.
I love the way you caught the first little white flower bursting out of the bud. Your excellent framing makes this a superb composition. Beautiful, Mary! :) Keep up the great work!

 Comment Written 09-Dec-2015

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reply by the author on 09-Dec-2015

Thanks so much, D7200 is going ok been too hot to get outside. Appreciate your suggestions and will give the greater aperture a try - will have to put my macro lens on to enable the F3.5 you suggest. :) Mary

Comment from liseworks
interesting photo, nice in black and white. Never seen this kind of flower before. Cool the way it bursts on one side instead of evenly. Your photo seems to have it leaned but yet our focus is on the bursting right side. Nicely done. Nice to focus on the flower only.

 Comment Written 09-Dec-2015

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reply by the author on 09-Dec-2015

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

Comment from Jairos
Very nice Shot in b/w, The presentation is Great, Good Blurred b/g, very nice frame and nice detail on the Flower, Good focus, Well done jairos

 Comment Written 09-Dec-2015

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reply by the author on 09-Dec-2015

Thanks Jairos, always appreciate your encouraging comments. :) Mary

Comment from momentsofjoy7351
What I enjoy a great deal in this post is the contrast of the bloom and the background. Perfectly seperated focal point for the greatest POP OUT to the viewer. Your focus is petal solid with very fine detail and sharpness over the bloom. Nice lighting and shadow as well. Thanks for sharing.

 Comment Written 09-Dec-2015

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reply by the author on 09-Dec-2015

Thanks Debi, your encouagement is appreciated. :) Mary

Comment from GaliaG
nice use of white and black to make the flower pop up in the frame

good focus, details, composition and presentation

well done and thanks for sharing

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 Comment Written 09-Dec-2015

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reply by the author on 09-Dec-2015

Thanks so much GaliaG your positive comments are appreciated. :) Mary