Very nice, Doug.. the red in the middle of white.. What i personally dont like about this is how blurry the rest is.. Kinda destracting. And i would make the red more centered.

Stian

Very beautiful flowers, amazing colours. I really like the focus on the red flower. The softness is different, but nice

wow Doug...this one is astonishing....
Love the soft background against the red

like the bg. a red rose in in white flowers

nice shot... good use this soft filter for a surround but IMO somethink bad happen with a composition... beneral theme look like will be too much move to the left part of capture... what do U think about it ?

regards!

LIke the flower my favorite flower actually... Great colors and depth. Not sure about the composotion, I think the space on the left serves no purpose towards the composition, but thats me its still a beautiful shot.

The selective focus...works very well for me!!
Beautiful splash of red and excellent details...very well done Doug!!!
Carlos

Nice~
I like the soft filter effect for the bg.... so soft and smooth....
the red is reallys stand out well from the bg... good composition~

Thanks to everyone for your comments. The off-center composition is on purpose. I wanted the red tulip to be surrounded on all sides with some lighter flowers. If I would have centered the red flower there would be no white on the right side of the frame. Also, many people are of the opinion that a centered composition is less interesting than a non-centered one (it's called the rule of thirds) - not a hard and fast rule, and one which I violate sometimes, but I wanted to abide by it for this shot.

You should be in the elite galleries....

now i understand Your point in case this non centr. composition.
THX for response... regards !

Very Good +8

I really like this one. The red works well against the white flowers in the background. Great details and focus - it's so soft and lovely. Nice work!

- Rene