Lovely detail, relaxing image

BREATH TAKING !!!

Exquisite work Brian!!

This is a really great shot – love the colors:)

Beautiful macro in every way. Great work!

Stunning detail. You have a talent with these flower images!

Stunning !!

Purr fect !!!! So very beautiful….....

Simply magnificent!

Superb!

Amazing photography, very well done!

beautiful – i love these flowers…

Beautiful macro!

Fantastic shot! Excellent close up with so much detail!

Beautiful!

really lovely shot.

This is absolutely stunning! Beautifully composed and superb detail!

WOW, this is just stunning

Wow….I mean….WOW! This is fabulous! Oh my goodness, I can’t stop staring at this. Everything about this is perfect. I’ve just been looking through your gallery and it’s utterly splendid. Your work is really wonderful.

Absolutely beautiful, I could look at this for hours, it has a calming effect :o)

This is simply stunning!

true beauty does indeed take your breath away.

wow, spectacular

So beautiful shot!

Wow! I could instantly see that you are a phenomenal photographer! I’m going to leave this same comment on all your images!

This is stunning, the light, the colour… everything, well done!!

TRULY REMARKABLE!!! I LOVE IT!!!

thats awesome, it stands out really well

STUNNING capture!!!!!

GORGEOUS! Wow wow and wow again!! This is awesome =)

outstanding close up! amazing clear detail!

A truly superb shot.

This HAS to be one of the MOST beautiful things I have EVER seen!!!! Incredible work on this!

Superb!

Great macro, superb focus control

This is gorgeous.

This is an absolutely exquisite floral macro Brian! An instant fav for me!

exquisite, yes really!

Magnificent macro!!

wonderful

Gorgeous!!!

Perfectly staged and captured .. excellent body of work .. everything pops, beautiful colours and models ….

stunning!!!!

sensational image!

Wonderful shot,amazing macro,well done on the feature too congrats

That is fabulous!

great shot! I am thinking about shooting macro what lens do you use?

Another gem. Well done.

In answer to clan51, this was taken with my EOS 5D and a 100mm. Macro lens.

Superb macro!

You certainly produce stunning macros!! Wow.

Fabulous macro!!! WOW!

gorgeous shot

Awesome depth control; superb Macro…........ Exquisite !!!

WOW, this is STUNNING!!!! Beautiful macro shot of this magnolia :)
Amazing detaisl, clarity, and capture of elegance!

excellent shot!! Many congrats on your feature!! :-))

Beautiful photo!!! I like it wery mach!

Absolute gorgeous. Love, love it.

Exquisite!

if I see not another image today ~ as I browse through others art ~ I am complete to have seen this one ~ I have special love for magnolias and this blooming of its centerpiece is something I’ve never seen like this one ~ elegant and moving ~ excellent capture ~ thank you xx

Stunning! God’s art.

So pristine and beautiful..its like a Georgia O’Keefe painting

This is amazing! Lovely capture!!

Lovely image, quite captivating.

This is an exquisite portrait of the Magnolia! Have you also rendered it as black&white, perhaps platinum or sepia-toned? Imogen Cunningham would be pleased, I’m sure.
Cheers! Rich

Beautiful macro!

great capture… its a wonder what nature concocts.

All of the above. Fantastic!!!

Absolutely gorgeous!

Ah! I love that colour!

Excellent capture of this beautiful magnolia flower..

fab

Just gorgeous !! :)

Exquisite!

this is exquisite!!! so well featured :)

Amazing macro :) Awesome capture!

Absolutely exquisite!

what an awsome shot

how incredibly gorgeous!

Your lovely image serves to remind me of the beauty our God has so intricately created in even the tiniest of things! Thank you, Brian! – Pat

this is so beautiful !

Lynda, this has to be one of your best shots ever, it’s stunning.

Beautiful composition! Lovely flower.

Wonderful.

xxxquizite….......

Simply stunning photography Brian! Wow!!!

a stunning macro – such a dignified looking flower!

Wow! A flower within a flower within a flower! Gorgeous color and detail.

Pretty much said here with all your comments..but hey..i have to add STUNNING!!

wow wow wow!

Beautiful detail and elegant, simplistic focus. Very very nice!

gorgeous. very crisp and in focus.

Have to completely agree with everyone else, this is magnificent! Absolutely stunning!

Amazingly beautiful and perfect!

this just takes my breath away, glorious magnolia!

superb macro

This is absolutely stunning

Brilliant shot

A.W.E.S.O.M.E…B.E.A.U.T.Y…! ~ amazing Macro, perfect Bloom! ~ great work!

AMAZING GEOMETRY AND TEXTURE !

Fantastic.

FABULOUS

Absolutely Stunning

so beautiful!

Simply Beautiful!!!

Gorgeous work.

Outstanding capture and work! I am in awe!
Carrie

wow stunning capture, love the colors

Perfection!

Beautiful image Brian.

Beautiful and perfect bloom!

Wonderful image well captured , congrats on a beautiful photo , I enjoyed viewing you photography today you have an amazing body of work.

Awesome shot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)
Thank you for the fav on quit smoking :)

Love the detail!

The best magnolia image I have ever seen! I really like the focus on to the stamens and that the petals have not completely unfolded.

Very, very nice.

Very cool

wonderful capture!!

nice high key

Congratulations!!! this is a very striking image…well done.

Simply stunning!

Perfect in every way!

It’s fantastic! Great translation and creatively done.

outstanding macro

Exquisite beauty, there are no adequate words to describe how wonderfully pure this image is!! Beautiful camera work!

WOW THIS IS REALLY BEAUTIFUL.

Gorgeous Brian.

Thanks for sharing this again I love it :-)

This is absolutely beautiful! Wonderful Macro!

Exqisite shot Brian! =)

Your work is amazing !!!

This is stunning!!!!

An absolutely superb macro shot Brian.

Really gorgeous macro, Brian!

Simply stunning image Brian, one of the best :)

Simply Brilliant! What camera do you use?

Canon EOS 5D and 100mm Macro.

Awesome macro… very pretty!!!

I have one similar that looks like an angel. Beautiful work.

Spellbounding….exceptional…wow

Breathtaking macro – superb shot.

This brilliant picture is FEATURED at RedBubble Treasures

greetings

Nuh Sarche

It is so pure and beautiful, great photo.

Love the intimate view you have shared. PERFECT!!

fantastic work!

Exquisite work <3>

just perfect in every way!!!!!!!

the best magnolia picture EVER!

Excellent macro image. A fave for me

Absolutely amazing shot!

Beautiful

Great uses of form and textures. Wonderful work.

Excellent work!

Debra

Stunning work!

Wonderful Macro!

Amazing shot. The flower is a flawless beauty.

wow, stunning shot.

This looks Fantatsic!!!Beautiful….

Aloha my dearest friend, your exquisite image is featured in the Art category on the homepage! Congratulations Brian!

Powerful image!

the clarity is astounding

unbelievable.. this is sooo soothin.. stunning i must say

your work is great! what an amazing shot!

Exquisite! Your flower images are magnificent…

Brilliant!

great capture, lovely shot

Beautiful, the colour and detail in the image is great.

oh my – that’s beautiful – perfection!!

Excellent image!!Love it.

So delicate.

ok….ALL of the above! :))

Magnolias are intense from any distance… this is lovely Brian

Congrats on the feature…gorgeous image

Beautiful macro – amazing detail and high key effect

wow!! its so beautiful!!
amezing!

Very nice and attractive

Truly Magnificant

Just beautiful. Great focus and depth.

beautiful image!!!

Beautiful! :)

Beautiful ….. simply breath taking!

Check this poem on Magnolia I found on the net …. and thanks for sharting.

~Ari

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THE MAGNOLIA
by Mary McNeil Fenollosa

O flowers of the garden, of skilled and human care,
Sweet heliotrope, and violet, and orchid frail and fair,
Pour out your love to happier hearts; the woodland flowers for me,
The pallid, creamy blossoms of the dark magnolia tree!

I close my eyes; my soul lifts up to float with their perfume,
And dull the body lying in this narrow city room.
Again I am a happy child. I leap and joy to see
The great curved petals wavering slip from out the gleaming tree.

As holy grail, or pearl inwrought, or carven ivory cup,
They stand on bronze and emerald bough, and brim their sweetness up;
And underneath a happy child! - O days that used to be!
In distant land, the flowers still stand upon the dark green tree.

Fenollosa, Mary McNeil. The Magnolia. Out of the Nest: A Flight of Verses. Boston: Little, Brown, and Company. 1899. Pages 78 – 79. Available online at Google Fullview Books.

I love the soft tones and subtle contrast of colors and most of all the sheer crispness. Fantastic!

Is this a photograph or a painting? Really nice whichever it is.

Congrats on the feature!

So beautiful!!!

truly specatacular

This picture really moves me. Love it.

very beautiful great balance and sensitivity to the subject.

This mixture of different colors and shapes … beautiful!

Awesome!!!

this is really beautiful, the flower and the shot!!!

Very beautiful

how on earth did you do that?

Wow how pretty!
Beautiful shot :o)

Absolutely stunning! The details, light, all perfect!! ;o)

this is stunning. The details are amazing.

I just love this image well done .

congratulations on winning thw challenge in the group flowers in macro

This will be the groups avatar until the next challenge finishes, well done

Well deserved win!! This is an extraordinarily beautiful magnolia and you have captured it perfectly!! Well done!!!

Brian, many congratulations on your well deserved challenge win. Fantastic!

A breath taking shot ! Congratz on your win !

on your challenge win great job and well deserved!!!

Incredibly beautiful… rich color and stunning clarity! Superb composition!

Fabulous macro! Congrats on all your features!

Wow This is simply stunning…..Brian!! Such amazing details and colors !! outstanding job on this!! And I just look at some of your other photos …You do such Magnificent work !!

well done! great perspective and great color.

very nice…

Wonderful work such clear detail. you have a great portfolio

BEAUTIFUL I could easily see this on a huge piece of canvas

Amazing!

An absolute stunner, Brian, congrats and keep up the good work!

your work is absolutely beautiful!

THIS IS TRULY AMAZING..
JUST LOVE IT.
YOU HAVE A SPLENDID PORTFOLIO..
I’LL VISIT MORE, FOR SURE.

now that, is the best foto ive seen all night. congrats. your camera must have fantastic megapixles.

A most beautiful Magnolia you have captured so elegantly~

Beautiful Macro!

cool shot

gorgeous image

on making it in to the top 10 in our Flowers in Macro Group challenge with this stunning picture!!

WOW WHAT A BEAUTY

A shrine to beauty
DebraHannan

wonderful!

You have some wonderful floral work Brian, this is stunning.

Fantastic image, Love this..

stunning image..

This is beautiful, the detail is amazing!

It’s a great shot! I am sorry when I ask… but I see this picture (or similar) in nearly every competition. I had a look in your collection. There are so many great pictures! Why don’t you use one of these shots?

I am honoured because I am just the second one who has the privilege to get an answer on a comment here. ;)

Excellent definition! A real attention grabber!

I love this so much…wonderful image.

Simply Stunning!!!! WOW!!! Beyond gorgeous!!

Amazing image.

Fantastic image! Totally irresistible…instant FAVE!

Fantastic image -so clean

Stunning! Very beautiful!

Outstanding! Love the soft colors, that vivid white is so breathtaking! Gorgeous macro, well done!

Absolutely stunning!! Nice work!!

Perfection!

Super stunning!!

Glorious flower, Brian, brilliantly captured.

Truely STUNNING image Brian, photography perfection mate!

Absolutely stunning.

Over the Top! BRAVO

Debra

i love the colors.

Exquisite macro.

please consider one of your artworks for our Patterns in Flowers – MACRO ~ 4 days left

Exquisite piece of artwork, what an amazing talent you have, instant favourite

That coral color against the white is so striking in such a soft dreamy way.

WOW! Your macro work is stunning!

It is very beautiful! Congratulations on your winning entry in the creative challenge Patterns in Flowers

this is sooooooooooooo stunning!! amezing colours!!

One of the most beautiful florals I have seen anywhere. Congrats on your challenge win. Beautiful indeed~

incredibly beautiful !!
i like this very much

Very bold and eyecatching image. Great shot.

Superb capture!

Exquisite…. the detail is amazing!

WOW!!! Awesome macro!!

Splendid, very beautiful work

This image makes me green with envy. ;-) Really, it’s breath-taking.

Perfect portrait of a perfect flower…

Completely stunning…I’m really impressed.

Beautiful work.

So beautiful Brian!! ..Jozef

Hello Brian! I took the liberty of putting a link to this on my Fan Page, as I sometimes do with redbubble artists who take shots of flowers. It looks like someone wants to buy it … So here is the link if you want to follow it up http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bloomin-Arty/126636435728?v=wall&viewas=1342090617

I have tried to answer the comment as best I coudl, but you might be more successful if you do it. I rarely sell form the fan page as when people indicate desire to buy they often fail to, however, this one looks quite promising! Good Luck!!!!!!!!!!!

Just sublime!

Gorgeous macro!

Wow, this is stunning Brian!

Fantastic clarity and colors.

Perfectly created !

Just came across this while looking at some other photographs, what an absolutely stunning image, the colour the detail every thing about this is just perfect. A shot i am sure you are very proud of.

Cheers Dee