making a statement by quietpurplehaze

making a statement

A friend emailed me to ask if I wanted to photograph her bird of paradise flowers. The plant is growing in a huge pot in her conservatory. Magic...............
A super composition and a Fav
March 8th, 2014  
It's a spectacular flower. I like the crop and details in this shot.
March 8th, 2014  
Super colours, wonderful plant, good close-up Hazel.
March 8th, 2014  
Just tropically, exotically amazing - and beautifully shot!
March 8th, 2014  
Good friend. Great photographer! !
March 8th, 2014  
Lovely detail and colour.
March 8th, 2014  
Magnificient capture.
March 8th, 2014  
Such exotic flowers -- great pov shows the color and detail. Nice.
March 8th, 2014  
Beautiful colours captured
March 8th, 2014  
Wow, that's spectacular. Great positioning for the shot. FAV!
March 8th, 2014  
Lovely colors, nice perspective too!
March 8th, 2014  
Incredible macro with the lines, color, and bokeh.
March 8th, 2014  
Lovely - it is almost an abstract painting!
March 8th, 2014  
Superb! Great colours and a super macro shot.
March 8th, 2014  
Glorious capture. I love "bird of paradise" FAV.
March 8th, 2014  
Wow!! fav!
March 8th, 2014  
Nature is a strange and wonderful thing!
March 8th, 2014  
Beautiful colors!
March 8th, 2014  
Great close up shot of this beautiful flower.
Next year , there will be an other carnival. Come over and enjoy it. You`re very welcome .
March 8th, 2014  
excellent shot Hazel tremendous colours fav
March 8th, 2014  
Beautiful!
March 8th, 2014  
This is brill, love the colours, fab macro
March 8th, 2014  
Beautiful macro shot with wonderful colors. Fav!
March 9th, 2014  
That is really beautiful.
March 9th, 2014  
Fantastic colors! Gorgeous!
March 9th, 2014  
Great shot. Lovely colour
March 9th, 2014  
wow
March 9th, 2014  
These are lovely plants but they always look better with Googly Eyes. http://365project.org/bulldog/365/2012-01-16
March 9th, 2014  
these are so exotic! a great subject to shoot. nice close up
March 9th, 2014  
What an amazing flower! A beautiful capture.
March 11th, 2014  
Gorgeous.
March 11th, 2014  
Fabulous close crop shot; I do like the bird of paradise flower, just one in a vase looks so gorgeous
March 11th, 2014  
@claireuk

Perhaps I'll go round to my friend and ask for one of the two on her plant!
March 11th, 2014  
Like your cropping , beautiful
March 12th, 2014  
@khirsch

Karin, the cropping was when I took the shot as there was no other way to capture the flower without either, reflections from the conservatory glass, or all the usual items one has in a house in the background.
March 12th, 2014  
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