Another National flower

of which I was not aware. I always thought the Protea was our National flower, until I saw a post of Nina Ganci a while ago. The background is two cars, so I had to do a bit of faffing and add a texture.

[Carole G]

Oh this is lovely Diana, very artistic.

[moni kozi]

Wow! This is splendid!

[Casablanca]

Nicely done!

[Susan Wakely]

Clever bit of faffing.

[Joan Robillard]

Beautiful

[Margo]

this is a real beauty

[KoalaGardens🐨]

so so good!

[Gosia]

Very bright colors

[Mags]

Beautiful effect!

[Lou Ann]

I love the background almost as much as the gorgeous flower.

[KV]

Beautiful!

[Kitty Hawke]

Bizarre flower......very interesting pic though.

[katy]

Absolutely gorgeous! FAV Your choice of processing has made it a beautiful artistic piece

[mittens (Marilyn)]

It is so beautiful.

[Bep]

Nicely done!

[LManning (Laura)]

Excellent edit! Really makes this beautiful bloom pop.

[Kate]

Great edit

[Dawn]

Lovely

[Allison Maltese]

I like the artistic result, and the bright colors of the flowers.

[Lisa Savill]

This is beautiful. I wouldn't have known it was a car in the background. Great edit! Love the colours.

[Joy's Focus]

So beautiful. Love the bokeh!

[Kat]

Gorgeous

[Bill]

Very nice job with depth of field.

[Carrie Shepeard]

Gorgeous!

[Rick]

Neat looking flower. Great shot.

[Diana]

@yorkshirekiwi @monikozi @casablanca @wakelys @joansmor @777margo @koalagardens @gosia @marlboromaam @louannwarren @kvphoto @cutekitty @grammyn @mittens @gijsje @ljmanning @k9photo @Dawn @falcon11 @lisasavill @joysfocus @katford @cwbill @cashep19 @rickster549 Thanks for the lovely comments, favs and getting it on both the TP and PP. It is very much appreciated :-)

[CC Folk]

Love this! My mom's favorite flower! Fav.

[Esther Rosenberg]

Gorgeous flower.Great faffing :)