From a visit to the English Gardens in Assiniboine Park after a rain produced some vivid colors along with an interesting textural feel. I like the way the daisy (and correct me if this is the wrong name for this flower) stood out against the background.

Nik classical soft focus

Nikon D7100
AF Micro Nikkor 60mm
f6.3 1/640 60mm

Taken June 11, 2015.

Posted by Jan Bjorklund on Sun, 06/21/15 22:15
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Comments by Jan Bjorklund on Sun, 06/21/15 22:16 Taken the same day as this flower was labeled as a rose named distant drums. Comments by Jan Bjorklund on Sun, 06/21/15 22:16 Now I need to find some bees... this is a bumblebee from an earlier year. Comments by Jan Bjorklund on Sun, 06/21/15 22:18 An abstractive treatment of the stamens of another rose variety called livin' easy. Flaming Pear flood CS3 rough pastel Comments by Paul Bracey on Sun, 06/21/15 23:39 Wowzers! You're killin' it Jan! :) Comments by S Roter on Mon, 06/22/15 00:05 Interesting illusion with the OP, when you scroll up and down it looks like the petals are moving. Like them all Jan. Comments by noseykate on Mon, 06/22/15 07:52 ZOW! The OP brings me back to the 60's :) Fresh and pretty, an unwavering gaze into the flower-eye. (I'm going to step away from my wish to only critique OP's and not follow-up images, to say a word about the last image. As I scrolled down, revealing the image in increments, I was really delighted by the mad red abstract of the stamens wriggling with fiery life. Then the water part - IMO not at all needed and even a little distracting from the fireworks above. Try it without the water?) Comments by Jan Bjorklund on Mon, 06/22/15 13:33 Kate: Thank you Kate for viewing and commenting. Luckily I do have the last image in the comment without water but I find the reflective feel of the flood effect adds to the image for me. I didn't think that this image would turn but I liked the result of the stamens being framed by the softness of the rose petals. Jan janper77@mymts.net Comments by Ernest Cadegan on Mon, 06/22/15 13:35 Kapow! for the original. Nice series. I rather like the last one, perhaps better with the saturation dialed back. Comments by Linda Frey on Mon, 06/22/15 14:16 A very nice series, Jan. All are lovely. I like the combination of softness and sharpness in the OP, the unusual colouration of the Rose and the bud in the second, the sharpness of the Rose with the bee, and the fiery look of the final rose. The OP is an Osteospermum (a name I have to look up every time) a native of South Africa. Common names are Cape Daisy, and African Daisy. Comments by Michael Meek on Thu, 06/25/15 03:12 That OP is a great beauty! Comments by Jan Bjorklund on Fri, 06/26/15 19:24 Here is the original image for the last picture in the comment section. Comments by noseykate on Fri, 06/26/15 21:41 I like that last one quite a lot. Life, movement, fire, the suggestion of form,. Comments by Paul Bracey on Fri, 06/26/15 22:09 Oh yeah! I like that one too! Comments by Jan Bjorklund on Sat, 06/27/15 12:06 Kate: Thank you Kate. It does have a certain appeal to it and without that appeal I would never have moved on to the next step. Jan janper77@mymts.net Comments by Anna Permyakova on Sun, 06/28/15 14:39 Love the OP and that last one. Wonderful pictures!