Natures Beauty.
Visiting some beautiful gardens today and came across this little Bromeliad flower hidden in the shadows.
Proved to me yet again the beauty and design that can be found in nature.

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Alf Caruana
it certainly is a beauty!!
Sharon Hammond
landscapes, seascapes….flowers. Is there anything you can’t photograph beautifully?
This is stunning
Cheri McEachin
OMG this is brilliant-
the touch of blur with the clarity of the stem is fantastic-looks like its speeding out of itself..nice one!!!Susan van Zyl
Stunning flower, ditto for the capture!
Dave Hartley
Very Nice Steve – would look great on anyones wall!
Karen Cook
Whoa … love this Stephen! I tried to photograph some of these a while ago, but wasn’t successful. You’ve done it beautifully :o)
Raquel Bourne
Simply stunning
Judi Corrigan
Absolutely love this capture Stephen. Well done
Angel Gold
What a beauty. Colour is fantastic
velveteagle
So well captured…
Tracey Mac
Stunning image….the petals appear like ribbons…..so beautiful….
Alison Cornfor...
This is just beautful!
Michelle *
Fantastic !
Peter Hodgson
Now this is something different, looks fantastic Stephen.
pene
beautiful shot !!!
Lesley Hill
This is just Stunning Stephen, a Fav. Beautiful detail and colours, nice find!
justimagine
Spectacular! This flower demands attention.
eXposure
superb macro …
AngieBel
Wow Stephen…this is unlike anything I’ve seen you do before…except that you’ve done it with the same brilliance as always!
Obsidian
Stunning!
midzing
stunning shot Stephen,,,, well done
Mick Smith
Fantastic. I couldnt agree more with Cheri. It really does look like its been shot out. Awesome.
Mick.
Jennifer Prome...
wonderful!!
aglaia b
wow, colours are amazing.
so love the blur, it reminds me of when you curl wrapping ribbon with scissors.
stunning. ;-) xox
Maximus
masterful Stephen. :)
Basia McAuley
Just stunning! Love the clarity, dof and colour.
Charles Dobbs ...
Dark background, vibrant colors, who could ask for anything more!
GerryMac
stunning close up!
RhondaR
Just beautiful.
Ann Rodriquez
INCREDIBLE! Amazing DOF here, gorgeous colors and background. Do you mind telling me what lens you were using?
Sharon Johnstone
Wow…...Stunning shot Stephen! Lovely detail!
MelanieSpeaks
Just stunning…Melanie
Kelly J
Glorious!
Elana Bailey
What a cracker of a macro shot. Fab depth of field, colour and detail. An instant fav. Well done.
Anthony Mancuso
spectacular work Stephen!
Curtiss Simpson
Stunning !
LYNETTE EVANS
Really fabulous
Kristin N. Hamm
this is simply stunning! What an amazing shot and how great the colors are… Nice work! : )
Denis Dalby
Sharp shot Steve!
Antanas
Striking….......
Paulette x
Lovely depth of field and colour
Marcus Grant
Superb Macro
frozenfa
oooO!!! beautiful!!! beautiful!!! love it!! =D
blamo
Sublime …......... stunning image
Scott Ward
I really like the shallow depth of field on this. Nice job.
Steven Agius
Fantastic !
Katie Marie
Wow thats amazing!
cdwork
Brilliant find and capture! Love your different pov
Anne Staub
Stunning image!
Catherine Davis
Gorgeous and I love that curl!!!
mmersphotos
Beautiful ! Excellent work !
Lois Bryan
congratz on your beautiful feature in Flowers in Macro!!
Rosy Kueng
Wonderful! Congratulations on your feature!!!
ccwri
Oh Yeah, Natures Beautiful Art! Wonderful!! I Love This!! Congratulations on it Feature!!
Sensiworld
Wow, stunning !!!!!!!
davidmilne
Top notch macro work!!
Elaine Harriott
Wow, this is beautiful – what increadible detail. Lovely :)
Al Bourassa
WOW!!! Great work.
Andy Smylie
wonderful colour and detail
Quigi
Beautiful colours and contrast. Great macro.
Jennifer Prome...
wonderful image!!
Rosalie Scanlon
Stunning image and a wonderful composition.
Harvey Schiller
Beautiful Stephen.
JimFilmer
wonderful detail Steve
joolz
wow – absolutely striking
rosedew
Brilliant image
John Edwards
Simply stunning!
AnnieD
Outstanding! Such lovely colours and clarity!!
pictorials :)
you captured a perfect
shot”:)
kcranmer
Nature’s Beauty it certainly is Stephen…gorgeous imagery!
invisible
And I love it ! thank you Stephen !
jlynn
Perfect beauty!!
Rosalie Scanlon
Congratulations on your feature in Live,Love, Dream. Well deserved Stephen.
barkeypf
Very well done and unique.
amarica
Stephen, your work is awsome!!!!!!!
LisaEwingArt
Beautiful image! Love the soft colors. Perfect.
Sean Farragher
beautiful image
Andrew Bosman
This is just about perfecto Stephen.
Karen Cougan
Awesome work,
how inspiring
xkc
Joanne Bradley
Exceptional macro with unique composition!
Jennifer Darrow
Incredible beauty!
mackimages
Exceptional use of depth of field that really makes the image, love it!
AnaCBStudio
beautiful composition…great work!
BornToRoam
Nice image
Kathie Nichols
Exquisite macro Stephen….wow!!
LindaR
exquisite shot ~ !! xx
Nicole Goggins
lovely
josiem
stunning macro!!!
reykasha
it is really beautiful
Steven Maynard
Beaut shot Stephen what lens were you using
Steve Chapple
Thanks Steve, using the 18 – 55 with a two stage extension tube set.
Steve Chapple
Thanks Steve, using the 18 – 55 with a two stage extension tube set.
Helene Kippert
Excellent work steve
LindaMcCarthy
Dynamic and stunningly beautiful!
Brian Carey
Beautiful Stephen!
Stzar
superb photography ~ it is so precious and beautiful
Sara Lamond
Fantastic – I love the color and composition in this one
clickychick
It certainly is beautiful … wonderful colours and composition, Stephen. A beauty!
Damienne Bingham
Wow this is really beautiful. The mix of colours is lovely and great clarity!
Kathryn Potempski
better than anything I have seen in a long time Stephen,stunning work
Ellen
Beautiful close-up with very nice colors! (Thanks for your comment)
Louise Cooke
wonderful lines, shapes and colours….those swirls of blue are magic!
Patricia Gibson
This one is beautiful no doubt but the first thing that popped to mind was that it almost looks like a lit up match with blue flame half way through!!! or maybe I just need more sleep and less time on RB!!! Its an amazing image regardless!!!!
Kimberley Davitt
Congratulations on being featured in flowers in macro today 18th October 2008
Yool
Congratulations on being featured in flowers in macro group .
It is a stunning image well done !!!!
Meeli Sonn
Congratulations
LindaR
congrats on getting featured ~ this deserves all the glory and then some! xx
I have add a feeling of a matchstick flame ~ the golden tips to the curling blue of heat a the stem ~ just love this one!! xx
Byron Gates Jr
One more piece of positive feed back my friend, this is a great image. It’s one of those I wish I had seen and clicked. Thanx for sharing.
Byron Gates Jr
leann55
Beautiful! Congratulations!
Evita
Beautiful!! Congratulations on your feature! :D
Jess Rodda
Lovely soft focus in the background! Beautiful colours too.
Michael Matthews
Congratulations on your feature. I found this fascinating as well & have a similar photo on my page.
Rosalie Scanlon
Wonderful image Stephen, and congrats on your feature.
FelicityB
Congratulations, and what a beauty!
Stephen Denham
like wow…breathtaking
Larry Llewellyn
Congratulations well done!
Wendi Donaldson
Congrats!!! this is a striking image….. unusual angle makes it too!
Laurie Search
What beautiful color!!! Love your DOF, too!!!
Patricial
I love this as well!!!!
Janine Hewlett
I can honestly say that there is not one of your images which does not grab my attention..well done!! You have an amazing portfolio!!
Prasad
Fine work!
AnnieD
Such a wonderful image! Lovely colours and detail!
CATNIPMEOW
Gorgeous dof on the curled petals…........really beautiful !!!
Ken Boxsell
Absolutely magnificent
i l d i l a z...
Awesome macro!
Bob Wickham
Incredible image, well done
Bob
DawsonImages
Brilliant lighting and use of narrow DOF
ruxique
That’s simply gorgeous! I love it :)
Stephen Mitchell
Geezus. That is amazing.
( Looks like a bullet coming out of a sawn-off shot-gun )
Sylvia Wu
gorgeous macro!!... fantastic colours, yummy dof & focus… =)
degbotta
The out of focus blue petals looks like a flame ! Nice macro !
Nuh Sarche
this is a great macro!
OZZREBELXTI
AAA+ :)
lizalady
This is so beautiful.
chefjen137
so unusual and perfectly shot
KcranmerArt
So beautiful and elegant Steve…love the colors!!!!!!!!
maka1967
Beautiful, poetic work! Inspiring!
dimsim
different composition! :) well done!
Earthmonster
Simply Magnificent!
micmac
Stunning macro,I love it!!
RockyWalley
This is a nice shot…Great Job.
CarolM
Wonderf depth of field. Gorgeous image.
David Clarke
Fabulous shot, Steve