This one reminds me of a sea creature. I really like how the appears to be a haze at the base of the tentacles. I converted this to monochrome in PS.

model   Canon EOS 5D
aperture   f/8
focal length   180 mm
exposure   0.017 sec (1/60)
iso speed   640
flash   Flash did not fire
exposure program   Aperture priority

Very cool! I love the white center and the textures surrounding it. Was the center actually red?? Yellow?

Posted by: Luminous Lens on may 7, 2006 at 11:33 pm

The center was actually an off/yellow white, and the flower was sorta blue. Thanks for your comments!

Posted by: pdm on may 8, 2006 at 12:02 am

I like this conversion - makes me think sea anemone. You don't see a whole lot of B&W flowers, but this one is excellent! -/\/

Posted by: Norby on may 8, 2006 at 1:44 am

Wonderful macro!!! From theFlower macroismgroup.

Posted by: taro@flickr on may 12, 2006 at 4:19 am

VERY nice. "Flower Macroism" pool.

Posted by: welshlady on may 12, 2006 at 4:49 am

superb bokeh. The World Through My Eyes

Posted by: * etoile on may 12, 2006 at 8:43 am

Very nice, looks fantastic in the B&W. The World Through My Eyes

Posted by: *Micky on may 12, 2006 at 9:00 am

Beautiful!!!! The World Through My Eyes

Posted by: Ran_d6 on may 12, 2006 at 9:39 am

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