Ouch!

No time to get out and about with camera today so here is a thistle I shot a few days ago.

Thank you all for getting 2 of my photos to PP this week. Amazing! @shepherdman also got 3 of his photos to PP this week. We must be doing something right!

[Hope D Jennings]

Gorgeous deep tones and texture

[Paul "Snapchap" Everest]

Gorgeous lighting and it looks fab enlarged against a black background.

[Heather]

Love The Purples

[Alison]

Like this very much, Fav! great dof and fabulous colours!

[Maggiemae]

Wonderful composition! An ordinary thistle stars! Fav

[Judith Greenwood]

Gorgeous.

[Richard Creese]

Amazing detail and colour. Fav.

[Linda]

Beautiful lighting and detail! A really lovely shot!

[Margaret Brown]

Love the lighting, so effective!

[Susan Golding]

Beautiful lighting Faved!

[Ariel]

Excellent, good angle.

[Leon Buijs]

Great detail and lighting

[Claire]

Wow this is just beautiful, should also make pp, what a truly gorgeous shot you have created

[Brian Wright]

Great detail, excellent.

[Osia Strasner]

Beautiful colors....love those deep purple tones...nice lighting!

[Kay Hodges]

Beautiful color and dof!

[Sue Wilde]

Super colour and light

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

beautiful

[Hazel Watkins]

Stunning, fav

[vidra04]

Great effect

[Michael Phillips]

brilliant detail and colors really like this.

[Jenny Moore]

Oh my! Love it! Gorgeous detail as well as colors!! Fav :)

[Nicole Campbell]

Great detail

[Jerri]

beautiful shot!

[Caz]

Gorgeous, love the colors and detail !

[Hugh McLean]

A thistle being the Scottish national flower, this clearly demonstrates where the 'Scottish Purple' comes from. I love the light and colours. I wonder, did anyone else immediately lean to the left to view the photo in landscape view?

[Karen Mitchell]

lovely focus... great shot!

[Jonathan Henson]

Love the colour against the black.....great.

[Stephanie Swift]

Beautiful detail and focus, and the dark background is perfect. Fav for me! Congrats on the two PP appearances, I'd say you are indeed doing something right.

[Kim Harper]

Beautiful - Love the POV and lighting!

[Lisa Stein]

Ouch is right! wonderful details of the little prickles. Great shot!

[Joyce Harrison]

Wonderful shot with nice lighting and color.

[Kathryn 🐎]

This is beautiful, the details and focus are perfect. Fav

[Vlada]

Wondrful shot, loving colors!

[Kim]

It glows in the dark! fav

[Dawn]

Oh my that is jaw dropping, beautiful, awesome!!! gorgeous!!

[Joan]

fav

[Penny Price]

Love this, great focus point and the colours are fabulous.

[Elin G. Reppe]

FAV!

[Paula W]

Really like this Chantal, the colours and dof are great. Fav.

[Shepherdman's Wife]

@zakelius I actually took it in landscape view but thought it looked better on it's side! Well spotted Hugh.

[Yvonne]

this is just gorgeous. Fav for me!!!

[Dave Cowsill]

brilliant detail and colors really like this.

[Junko Y]

This is beautiful! Such clarity and intensity of color!

[Hugh McLean]

@shepherdmanswife You're right of course. This view makes it more interesting. Congrats on the PP!

[Arefin]

superb details and love the lighting! fav!

[Peter Dulis]

Love it ...

[Jo]

An excellent shot.

[Jan K]

Wow - beautiful and amazing detail!