Amaryllis
by itsaghostcar

Comment by ohsmom:
Too much flash and too much zoom. Would probably be a nice shot if you pulled it back a little.

Amaryllis
by itsaghostcar

Comment by cinnamon:
Too bright...

Amaryllis
by itsaghostcar

Comment by itsaghostcar:
Thanx for the comments

I agree that the focus was slightly off ... I think I should wear my glasses when I'm shooting :)

As for the questions regarding flash and blacklight ... the shot was taken with the internal flash of the camera (thus the shadows) - I don't own an external flash. No, it wasn't blacklight photography.

I'd started taking shots of the flower by itself (which as one voter commented can be rather boring). The real colour of the whole flower was probably something like the red colour in the centre. I found that with the sun behind the flower that parts of the petals became orange. On adding the flash, the ring of purplish-white appeared.

I thought the effect was rather 'Warholesque'

Results were probably what I'd expected ... a mix of everything!!!

Thanx again for the comments and votes

Amaryllis
by itsaghostcar

Comment by jsgf:
This looks almost false colour. I like the nicely focussed detail.

Amaryllis
by itsaghostcar

Comment by dilbert:
nice i like the colour's

Amaryllis
by itsaghostcar

Comment by Reuben:
I've commented on all the flower shots that you have to do something more impressive with a flower shot than with a more original subject. I think you did that here. Maybe the shadows are too hard, though.

Amaryllis
by itsaghostcar

Comment by iban:
Looks like a nice hot pussy to me.

Amaryllis
by itsaghostcar

Comment by michaeldebruyn:
The flash (or something) really blew out the highlights which too bad, it would have been a really cool picture

Amaryllis
by itsaghostcar

Comment by irae:
I don't really get into flower photography, but this has an abstract appeal. The levels look to have been pushed pretty hard to get those wild colors. Sure you didn't play with the saturation? ;-) Sure, it could use a little more DOF, and the flash shadows are pretty harsh, but as a flower macro that's not really a flower macro, it's appealing and fits the challenge.

Amaryllis
by itsaghostcar

Comment by maknbacon:
nice