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[Elaine Smith]

looks like a flower within a flower :P amazing colour and detail though!

[Debbie Hartley]

Beautiful image, lovely colour and clarity!

[Dawn Loehr]

Wow! The detail is fantastic!

[Missy]

Great detail and color!

[Toni :)]

beautiful colour and fantastic detail :)

[Mike Warren]

Beautiful shining colorful detailed.

[Rea Seludo]

great detail and my favorite color! :)

[VJ Joson]

Wow! This is fantastic! I love your macro shots of flowers!!!

[Jen Hudson]

What great detail, superb shot. Good title too.

[Nicole Campbell]

What a beautiful purple flower, lovely capture as always Denise.

[Mrs. Smith]

This is beautiful! Love the color!

[Nicole Rossetti le Strange]

Oh wow - everything about this is wonderful but I particularly love the veining!

[Colleen]

Anything is possible :)

[K J Buehl]

Gorgeous purples and blues! The detail is excellent, Denise!

[John Kapusta]

Oh yes very nice array of blues and purples and detail - nice

[FaerieMoon]

What an unusual and pretty flower. I love the detail you've managed here--and the colour is so vivid!

[John]

What an amazing colour, love the details.

[Mary Tjeerdsma]

Beautiful color and detail. Excellent as usual!

[Danedherson]

stunning!

[Camille Bisson]

this is an amazing shot. love how every single vien is shown. just amazing.

[elkehochban]

Love the veining on this balloon flower!

[Karen Sylvia]

The veins are so striking!

[karenann]

Reminds me of the fragile skin of a newborn. (Not the color, of course!)

[Mags]

What pretty purples! Great shot!

[Cheryl]

Nice caption and what a beautiful close up!

[Livia]

How beautiful are those purple hues! Awesome details!

[Pepita Liang]

Fantastic colors and details as always!!

[Mimi Ditchie]

Love the colors (blue in the center and purple!) and details.....!

[mittens (Marilyn)]

So pretty.

[Angie Vega ☮♥ シ]

beautiful...the details are just stunning

[her flores]

very unique color for a flower & great details.amazing capture:)

[Melissa Pike]

I love the dark colors of the veins. Beautiful!

[Richard Shears]

Those veins are almost human-like. But if the plant started throbbing and coming to life I'd start running. Great shot, Denise, as per usual.

[aikimomm (phoebe)]

Wonderfully done, Denise. You get such clarity of detail, something on the top of my own wish list.

[Liz Bruce]

Okay, I see a baby alien stamen. Beautiful job.

[Netkonnexion]

Wonderful pop of colour.

[SIMMY]

Oh wow what a fantastic shot and an amazing looking flower.

[Kathryn Marshall]

Pretty close up and good details!

[Corine Wernsen]

Awsome color, great detail!!!

[Lisa Pouncy]

It looks like a little bird waiting for food. Wonderful shot and gorgeous colour xx

[Dawn Irwin]

I've never noticed the detail on a balloon flower before. It's beautiful, thanks!

[Mark Buehl]

Great colors and detail!

[Claire]

Those veins caught my eye..................then............................the stamen (is that what it is called) looks like a little baby bird, mouth open waiting to be fed. Love it

[Denise]

@claireuk @psychographer You know...since you mentioned the "baby bird" analogy, I see that now too! Never know what you will capture in a photo. Thank you for your feedback.

[Anne ❀]

the balloon flower has such great lines, nice capture!

[Juliette Packham]

wow - amazing detail in the stamen - super capture Denise

[stephanie dp]

wonderful close up, beautiful shade of purple

[Sue Wilde]

This is gorgeous. Love the blue and purple together

[Carolyn Sue]

lovely color!

[Bobbyj]

fantastic colour Denise!

[Rick Schies]

Lovely detailing Denise.

[Diane]

Awesome detail! I've said this before, but you've made me see flowers in a whole different way.

[Donna H]

beautiful color and detail!

[Carolyn White]

Gorgeous!!!

[Devrin Wimberley]

So pretty! I thought the center looked like a little baby bird waiting for food. I found I wasn't the only one. What an interesting flower.

[Sharon]

I love the purple. What an interesting center. Great capture.

[Sharon]

is this the real colour? flowers are so interesting - this one reminds me of an alien probe ship :-)

[Dione Giorgio]

Splendid capture and flower, Denise. So sharp and clear.

[alia_801]

Beautiful colours and patterns in those petals and that flower :)

[Dorrena Ortega]

Wow! You are giving us a very good look at flowers. Love the detail.

[Denise]

@sharonthompson Yes, these are the real colors. Isn't nature grand?

[Zoe Ferrie]

Love the purple colour!

[Seth Tan]

Wow! This is just gorgeous

[naladka]

What a beautiful shade of purple!

[Tabbycat]

Such an amazing cornflower blue...and that wee thing in the middle is quite exquisite!