new bud

Yesterday I saw this new bud opening on my re-flowering orchid and thought I would try to seize the moment before it opened fully.

Today it's a flower.

[Cherrill]

Classic Hazel! Love the composition. fav!

[Zeynab jalali]

Wonderful!!!!

[sally agnew]

Beautiful clarity, it looks gorgeous on the dark background :)

[Graham Thresher]

An exquisite capture. Fav.

[Dione Giorgio]

Excellent capture. The dark background brings out all the beautiful features of this lovely bloom

[Jacquie]

I like the slightly translucent nature of the petals

[Nina Ganci]

gorgeous indeed
fav

[Lin]

Gorgeous capture!

[Bep]

Amazing picture. A very big fav.

[gloria jones]

Lovely capture, details

[LTaylor]

well fone with the light

[JulieCo]

Gorgeous, special on black!

[Peter]

Simply stunning image Hazel, wonderful clarity, colour and composition:)

[Margaret Brown]

Love your light and pov, fav

[william wooderson]

The white one looks so pure and perfect!

[Catherine P]

Superb macro

[Pat Knowles]

You are a master orchid grower Hazel, looks a beauty! Such a clean looking flower with no fuzzy edges if you know what I mean?

[Lois]

Such a beauty!

[Hazel]

@happypat

It only has 3 flowers, though!

[Pyrrhula]

Great shot of this lovely orchid flower. You sure have talent for it. ( Ina won`t waith, she buy new ones. They cost about 6-9 € with two flower stems)

[Deni]

Stunning a beautiful shot. Fav.

[wendy frost]

Brilliant capture and flowers well done to get more blooms from the plant

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Great capture of the beautiful flower.

[Phil Howcroft]

nice rim lighting haze, lots of detail too

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Beautiful capture- reminds me of a Georgia O'Keeffe painting.

[Richard Hickey]

Awesome macro. Congratulations on making the Trending Page. Well deserved.

[Dawn]

Wonderful

[Sandy]

Stunning image.

[Hazel]

@pyrrhula

Ferry, I buy new ones too!

[Merrelyn]

Beautiful Hazel, I have no success at all with these orchids, fav :)

[Hazel]

@merrelyn

Thank you. My success is only spasmodic - and slow!