Purple - Thumbnail challenge

I originally planned to crop right in to this flower for the rainbow, but I couldn't bring myself to crop out the beautifully lit buds in the shot. My rainbow probably won't be quite what I was planning, but there's something about this shot that I just love :)

(For those not doing the challenge, the idea was for all this week's thumbnails to make a rainbow in the 'calendar' view, so take a peek and see how you think I did).

Thumbnail challenge: http://365project.org/discuss/themes-competitions/13208/july-thumbnail-challenge

[Nicole Campbell]

Beautiful photo Alia. I'm glad you didn't crop it.

[Jennifer C]

your rainbow has been fantastic! I love the way you embrace the challenges

[Nikki]

The light is beautiful

[Brian Baptie]

Wonderful!!

[elkehochban]

lovely !

[cglist]

Gorgeous colors and detail!

[Pam Hawkes]

Beautiful perspective and lighting.

[Princess Fairlane]

really beautiful Alia! lovely colors and details :D

[Beth]

This is the most amazing flower. I love this. Gorgeous capture.

[Kerri]

Beautiful

[Kimmi]

Beautiful

[Phil]

What an amazing flower... what is it? Love the colour and the rainbow is looking great! I've really enjoyed doing the rainbow this week and might well do it again some time - thanks so much for the idea :)

[Katie]

The buds are fabulous, and that is such a rich purple! I think the thumbnails look great!

[Terry]

what a cool POV on this one

[Sally Ings]

I love your persective on this one, great lighting too! Your thumbnails look cool :-)

[Bev]

What a lovely plant. The angle is great. Excellent detail. Well done.

[summerfield]

i'm so glad you didn't crop it. the blue background added to the wonderful images in this shot and the whole photo just blended with the rainbow. it's fantastic!

[MaryBeth Dailey]

I think your rainbow view looks very "rainbow-ish" haha And those are pretty fuzzy buds lit up by the sun. Nice!

[Juanita]

Wonderful shot - love the deep colour purple - great detail! And yes you succeeded in the challenge.

[bernadette mcelligott]

Great shot and I love your thumbnail colours. fab

[Michelle]

That is really stunning

[Lani 🌺]

Beautiful flower, I like the way the light brings out silvery "hairs" on the buds lovely composition. Your rainbow is gonna be fantastic!

[Margaret Pengelly]

Yes those furry buds are too good to exclude. Great rainbow...now for numbers!

[Laura]

Gorgeous.

[petra]

beautiful colors!

[Pyrrhula]

Awesome stunting purple, great lighting and beautiful details, A fav

[Corine Wernsen]

Wonderful rainbow!!

[Patty J]

That is a beautiful flower - with really cool buds. I see why you didn't want to crop. The rainbow looks awesome!

[Humphrey Hippo]

It's a beautiful colour. Congrats on a good rainbow week. :)

[mittens (Marilyn)]

This is beautiful with wonderful color.

[Shirley Chetwynd]

It's a beautiful colour, and i like the buds being left in the photo.

[Julie Bolding]

nice perspective

[Ann H. LeFevre]

What a beautiful purple Alia- yes it would look great cropped closely- but I love the blue in this shot just as much as the buds. Nice job on the rainbow!! Now it's on to the numbers. Hmm... which way and what to shoot this week????

[Livia]

I love the purple, and the texture on the buds! Great light, and a beautiful capture!

[Linda Torrence]

Okay, you are just to good! This purple flower is just beautiful.

[Terri]

This is so beautiful! Love the colors.

[Ron White]

I too love it - would have been hard for me to kill it to fill the thumbnail with purple.

[Michael Elliott]

Fab lighting, detail and color!

[Oleta Clouse]

This is lovely.. Such wonderful color

[Kylie Martin]

beautiful shot, picked it up on the roygbiv thread

[Ellen E]

Masterful! I wouldn't have cropped it either.

[Kayley]

Stunning!!!