Nature's own “skyward-pointing dish”

Yeah, sorry; another flower. This is a neighbor's hollyhock late in the day.

Genus page at PhytoImages, http://phytoimages.siu.edu/cgi-bin/dol/dol_terminal.pl?taxon_name=Alcea&rank=genus

[Rick Schies]

Wow, that is picture perfect. A lovely shot.

[Ramona]

Beautiful shot!

[Michelle]

Delicately beautiful

[Thom Mitchell]

@digitalrn Thanks, Rick! It caught my attention when it was back-lit, but I just couldn't quite capture that effect.

@snipsnap Thank you, Ramona! It was a semi-desperation choice at the end of the day…

@michelleyoung Hmm. Maybe I did get some of the back-lit effect; I think that's what gives the blossom a more delicate look. Thank you, Michelle!