new year

my first bloom in my garden for the new year. it's surviving despite the freezes at night :)

[Rachel Withey]

Great macro - love your flower shots

[Amanda R.]

This is stunning! I really love the shallow DOF.

[Krista Marson]

@rachelwithey Aw, thank you. I have to admit, flowers are my favorite thing to photograph. I can't wait for spring to get here!

[Debbie]

That is such great DOF... Ive been prac5ny dof this week and haven't been able to get a shot like this. What's your secret

[Kate Goring]

Gorgeous shot! I love this in black and white.

[Nancy]

amazing and so beautiful...!! Happy New Year!

[Chris P]

cool pic, like the abstracted feel, took me a few secs to realize it's a flower

[kali]

calendula are a winter star.

[Graeme Stevens]

excellent shot

[Suse♡]

Beautiful, it almost feels like abstract

[Krista Marson]

@deborah63 I use a Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro lens. I was about f/8 on this shot.

[Krista Marson]

@kali66 you guessed correctly!

[Irene]

Your B&W flower shots are always lovely Kirsta keep taking them

[Jasper]

Stupendous. Love how this is lit.

[Karel]

Opět krásná fotka.

[Suzie Townsend]

Instant FAV!! It is soft and beautiful and I can see it framed and on the wall. Perfection!

[J. Voorberg]

nice shot...

[dh (delena)]

Beautiful

[Stephanie Swift]

Gorgeous dof and light, fav!

[jinx (@jinximages)]

Love all the local contrast details in this! Wonderful tonality

[Tom]

Wonderful; very interesting use of the focal plane and the light

[Pyrrhula]

A beautiful shot and a beautiful B+W processing