Lilly stamens

I think they look wonderful but was told by the person who has to be obeyed not to nudge them as they do make a mess. Think that the reference was to the flowers!!!

[Graham Thresher]

A really beautiful capture. Fav

[Jan Hall]

Gorgeous colours

[Heidi Parnell]

thats true they are messy but very pretty and smell wonderful- worth the risk!

[Phil Cameron]

great colours

[David]

nice composition

[Steviepix]

Good composition and focus. LOL at the narrative! :)

[Shepherdman]

Great composition and DoF.

[Phil]

Good advice. They do look wonderful though! Great focus sir

[Kimberly Rice]

Stunning!!! I love everything about this!!! The colors, awesome focus, dof, composition!!! Great job!!! FAV

[Taffy]

Fantastic capture!! Stamen are SO hard to make interesting and you've done it against a beautiful background of the leaves. And yep, they make an awful mess!

[Janet]

The best capture of stamens I have seen - beautifully focused and composed.

[Janet]

And a fav!

[Pete]

Very nice close up shot - super colour combinations too

[Fisher Family]

Lovely capture. Love the colours in this. Katharine

[Danny G.]

Instant fav

[George Jewett]

Beautiful photograph. Love the soft petals and crisp stamens. .

[Myrna O'Hara]

fAV perfectly focused!

[Amrita]

Beautiful... the person who has to be obeyed was right, as the pollen leaves stains on the surface it falls on... :-)

[Paula W]

Quite right some things make a dreadful mess.

[Padlock]

@paulaw Nice that is the flowers to blame, usually me. Now how can I get the lilly to drop shoes, jumpers coats and tools.

[Kim]

Awesome macro! Fav.

[Louise]

Love the vibrant colours. My sister used to be a florist and I think florists always snip off the pollen-y bits off - at least I assume it's pollen, there's a reason my sister was a florist and I wasn't!

[Louise Davies]

Fab shot!