Gardenia

The first bloom of gardenia in our garden. I love the smell.

[Laurie]

Such beautiful composition and softness!

[Issi Bannerman]

Thanks Laurie - I felt bad picking it from the plant, but I couldn't get a decent shot of it!

[Clare]

Lovely shot. Beautiful composition. I just love the smell of them, too. :-)

[Graham Thresher]

Quite wonderful.

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Lovely shot!

[Simply Amanda]

Oh this is so pretty. Love the galvanized can.

[Chrissie]

Just beautiful! Fantastic composition.

[Julie Duncan]

Perfect composition! So pretty!

[Al Perry]

Me too love those flowers, nice shot.

[Stephanie Swift]

Love that beautiful gardenia and your composition. I also like the contrast between the metal watering can (if that's what it is) and the soft delicacy of the flower.

[Mauricio Rodriguez]

Ohhh, what a great composition !!! Delicate, sharp focus, nice blurring. Very nice.

[Steff]

Great composition - there is almost a story waiting to be told

[Deb]

Fantastic composition Issi! I love the focus on the flower but the simplicity of the composition works great.

[Cathie]

Beautiful shot, Issi. Wonderful composition, and just mentioning the smell, brings it all back in my imagination. Thanks for that!

[Judith Johnson]

Lovely composition.

[Issi Bannerman]

@cailts @thresheg @elisasaeter @amandal @chrissieh @juliedduncan @hollandcrew @mauriciorodriguez @steff @dgrynn @cathieg Thanks everyone for the nice comments on my gardenia. @tristansmum Yes, a watering can it is! :-)

[Issi Bannerman]

@busylady Thanks Judith. :-)

[🐞Lucy Dolittle]

Me too, beautiful shot, lovely composition.

[Milanie]

High very nicely composed! The soft white against the watering can is lovely and love the touch of bokeh in the background.

[Vega]

so pretty I can almost smell this - FAV - great shot :)

[Paula W]

This is so beautiful Issi why hasn't it got more favs? I love it. FAV

[Kathy]

Beautiful composition. The gardenia is perfect and looks lovely against the tin ___(bucket, cup, pail, watering can).

[Teresa]

Nice study in contrasts!

[Nita]

I really like the way you composed this image, very lovely.

[Carolyn]

Gardenias, one of my favorites. I love this shot of a single one against the watering can. I tried growing one here in the NW and it did not do well.

[Shepherdman's Wife]

This is beautiful Issi.

[Issi Bannerman]

@lucypics @vega @paulaw @randystreat @wordsmith @sansjuan @carolyns @shepherdmanswife Thank you ladies for the kind words and favs. Very much appreciated.