Budding Poppy

The bright oriental poppies are beginning to unfold from their hairy pods... but they might want to stay hibernating tonight... freezing temperatures!

[Debbi M]

Incredible close up Cathy! Beautiful detail in this shot.

[Kerri]

Beautiful

[Dana Palermo]

Its so fuzzy looking!!! Beautiful!!

[Fiore]

Fabulous details!

[Jane Pittenger]

this is gorgeous. love the prickly details

[Jennifer Ruge]

Amazing detail! Don't you just love poppies. We have them growing wild out along some of our fields.

[Livia]

Incredible color and details, wonderfully captured!

[Sassik]

Great detail! Love those hairy buds!

[Pam]

Wow! Excellent detail!!

[Peter de Graaff]

That is an amazing looking flower

[bardejov]

I'm continuosly surprised by what a great photos you can take with a P&S camera. Amazind detail.

[Cathy]

@bardejov Thanks... I hope to have a real grown-up camera one day!

[Rebecca M]

Amazing detail!!

[TK]

What an interesting shot! AMAZING!

[Howard Steele]

seriously cool shot ...great colour

[Myrna O'Hara]

Wow what a macro!!

[Corinna]

incredible macro sealing that moment in time! wonderful shot! what great focus and colour...

[mervyn hobbs]

fantastic

[Carole]

Incredible detail, nice shot

[carol white]

Stunning close up,Cathy!! FAV!!

[Rosie White-Hlouveraki]

So hairy! Fab detail!

[Cindy McFarland]

Such an amazing macro! And the colors pop, especially with the vignette. Fav!

[santina]

wow, wonderful close up, very very good job

[Erinn Dubay]

The detail is amazing! Wonderful shot!

[David H.]

Gorgeous detail, poppies are my favourite flowers

[Judith Greenwood]

That's lovely - I'm excited about poppies in my front garden this year although they are at the stage where it looks like I need to do some weeding. This one looks like a cactus - great view point!

[Margo E. Dearbhail]

another gorgeous shot!

[Katie]

Fantastic detail!