beautiful capture!

Absolutely wonderful, Maggie!!! Great macro and lovely colours!!!

Beautifully delicate and pretty, great detail maggie

Lovely macro …

Very nice macro !

Very pretty. Great Macro BTW!

Simply beautiful Maggie, great detail and beauty, lovely light, well done.

Perfection my dear Maggie; beautiful in every aspect!!!!!

Beautiful composition!

gorgeous shot,,, the lighting and detail is perfect,,, well done

stunning capture Maggie ~ bravo!!

Simply amazing!!!

A beautifully detailed macros.

wow maggie, there are many flower shots, this has impact!!!!

Beautifully shot Dinghy…............ gorgeous detail xx

Just beautiful.

Beautifully photographed, love the light and colours.   :-)

where is the bumble bee .. nice detail

Fantastic detail and color you have captured!

Stunning. Wondeful detail and delicacy:)

Great work Maggie

OH my. So frilly and delicate with soft pink colors and rich yellows… Lovely Macro … Superbly done Dinghy.

Thanks for your lovely words everyone! I really appreciate all your encouragement and support !!! This really was a quick lucky shot and handheld too as i tried to take advantage of the briefest of sunny intervals … but am soo happy with how it turned out – they really are beautiful flowers and seem to withstand the excessive rainfall we’ve been having with good grace (unlike me…)

cheers
;)))))))

Oh Maggie – this is just the most exquisite shot! The delicacy of color, the beautiful details, just an awesome macro. This is just perfection!

What an absolutely beautiful close-up! Great shot!!

I love the colors and the shimmer affect on the petals.

Beautiful work Maggie!!!!!!!!!

I like the lighting and the details in this macro. absolutely Stunning!!

Holy Smokes!! Thats a FABULOUS macro!!! Well done d!

A super capture Maggie ! Excellent, speedy macro work of a very high standard !!!

Superb!!!!!!!

Lovely capture Maggie.

This is gorgeous maggie – love the light!

Wow…........Gorgeous shot maggie!!!!

Magic shot Maggie! Macro all the way..

wow lovely dingy

they must have chilly weather in Japan!! love the light in this one

WOW…What a delicate shade of pink!!! Beautiful flower…excellent capture!! *-)

Hello Salor!

great photo.

A beautiful capture and flower

well done

Sharp and bibrant Ding. Well done.

Wow, a beauty !!

or vibrant !

Not only lucky then Maggie but showing your talent for macro-photography … gorgeous!

Stunning!

Beautiful capture

extremely well done! laurie

Very nice capture of this pretty plant – lovely detail

beautiful,well done

Beautyful capture!!!!!

What a beautiful capture, great (lucky) lighting and delicate color.

WHOA! Love your shot so much more than mine!!!!

Simply beautiful Ding, great detail and colours

Fabulous photo!

Beautiful ding! Gorgeous colour & detail!!

a perfect macro!

what avery beautiful image..great details

A truly beautiful shot..

Very good shot!

stunning macro ding

stunning portrait and stunning composition-I have just discovered this flower and think they are beautiful!

Spectacular image…..wonderful detail and colour!

What a beautiful macro shot Ding!! This is really great : ))))

exceeeeeeeellent detail!! wow!! amazing shot

What a very beautfiul macro of a flower

Wow, this is so beautiful, brilliant work…the colours, the detail…magic;)

Beautiful macro of the Japonese Anemone, such a lovely heart! Great job!!!

Clarity and focus on this macro are superb!

Excellent work Maggie and I love the pastel colors and the centre is like a hat from ascot….

Oh Maggie, this is perfect!!!!

Nice light and focus

great capture – these are great flowers – we get a variety in johannesburg south africa – i have a similar shot but i prefer your framing. cheers

Excellent macro shot…..detail and color are perfect!

Great pink and just perfect macro

the details here are superb! Love how magnificent flowers look thru macro…it is sad that we rarely get to appreciate their inner beauty and hidden secrets, except when someone like you honours them this way

excellent work

Yummy closeup – like the tones in it :)

Maggie this is a stunning shot a real credit to your talents well done.

This is gorgeous!

So fresh and vibrant and lovely. Wonderful light and detail. Superb shot!

Wow!! Fantastic light and detail, excellent work!

This is a superb macro Dinghy, I can see this macro & grow & grow. Clear as crystal & packed with detail. xx

Wonderful detail and lighting used here!

This is a wonderful image…the clarity and sharpness are so good..I think I will go in the garden and photograph one mine!!!

Awesome macro!

Great capture

Stunning just stunning!!!

It is hard to make MACRO shot go beyond cliche, but you did it here.

Beautiful shot, lovely

WOW!! WOW this is triply thrilling!! happy sailor jig here!! this is so kind of you and the group!! huge thanks for this – i’m over the moon!! ;))))))))

This has the WOW factor in bucketfuls – especially love the sheen on the petals!

SUCH GREAT CAPTURE

Beautiful capture!!

Stunning

Beautiful, delicate.
Ciao. Barbara

Gorgeous image…beautiful clarity!

Congratulations this image has been featured this
week in the group Backyard Close-ups and Macros!

on your feature well done it is a wonderful picture !!!!

You are very welcome, Well deserved.

Stunning macro! Don’t know how I missed this one. Congrats on your feature and on making it in the top ten in the Pink and Yellow challenge. A fave, Yippeee!

Fantastic macro!! This is beautiful!

Fantastic capture, so beautiful, i have been trying to get a good image of my plant that has to fend for its self in my garden, im not a good gardner but love plants, but not managed it yet, this gives mt inspiration to have another go. love both the images and very well done on your features. : )

very beautiful

lovely,congradulations on your feature

This is so wonderful…..like a dancer on stage….love it….Congratulations on being featured in Post Card Style!!

Congratulations on your PostCard Feature. Truly excellent image.
-Linda

how gorgeous !.. I have planted these .. and have had not one pop up:) ,lol.. so this a treat for my eyes!. truly marvelous shot .. congratz on your features as well.