[Leica] Friday Flowers- SonC

[phamard at numericable.fr (Philippe Amard)]

Sonny,
Very nice rendition under challenging  contrast conditions - flowers are 
wonderful to look at, but sometimes terrible to photograph.
Very nice indeed - the original file must best smashing if as I suspect 
it the petals have lost a wee-bit of shine in the transfer to web size.
Congratulations and thanks for sharing
Phil...x
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Sonny Carter wrote:

> Today's flower comes from my side yard, under the tea rose.  A 
> volunteer or
> maybe a leftover,  it  never bloomed  since 1991, when we moved back to
> Natchitoches.
>
> We probably mowed it over, as it is in an inconvenient place.
>
> This year, we are using a yard service, and they are careful with plants
> that may look like flowers.
>
> In short, on Wednesday, this proud bloom popped out.  The bees have not
> found it yet as it is laden with pollen.
> Sometimes nice surprises happen; enjoy the surprise with me.
>
> http://www.sonc.com/friday_may_18_2007.htm
>