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Posted by
Steve Rice (Olympia, United States) on 13 October 2012 in Plant & Nature.

These small flowers are kind of cute.

Swan Island Dahlia Festival

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PATRICK from miramas, France

magnific 5***

13 Oct 2012 5:46am

Anina Botes from Auckland, New Zealand

This is beautiful. Superb detail and light.

13 Oct 2012 7:15am

jpla from St Barthélémy d, France

Une jolie fleur pour cette butineuse ! Je te souhaite une agréable journée
JP

13 Oct 2012 7:52am

Ana Lúcia from Leiria, Portugal

Beautiful light and tones - great shot!

13 Oct 2012 9:36am

Akbar&Armaghan from gorgan, Iran

Lovely image,very beautiful photo

13 Oct 2012 10:30am

VisuElle Photography from Entre montagnes et Bretagne, France

Your series on dahlia Steve is really beautiful. I love this flower and you knew beautifully photographed

13 Oct 2012 10:52am

Mariana Maoduš from Waterloo, Canada

gorgeous closeup !

13 Oct 2012 11:16am

J.R. from Urasoe City, Japan

Kind of cute my eye, these are cho-kawaii

13 Oct 2012 11:59am

k@ from Paris, France

Light is just perfect to enjoy each details !

13 Oct 2012 12:02pm

Eric Cousineau from Sherwood Park, Canada

Stunning light in this shot Steve! The bee gives a wonderful sense of perspective here! ;-)

13 Oct 2012 12:34pm

Sam from Chennai, India

Wow. So beautiful. Excellent details and lovey colours. Great. :)

13 Oct 2012 2:59pm

Heinz from Hamm, Germany

Diese Dahlien sind einfach Super.

13 Oct 2012 4:39pm

Diana from Olympia, United States

Such symmetry of color and form!

13 Oct 2012 4:50pm

Nicou from Sion, Switzerland

Avec l'abeille quelle macro ce rose superbe finesse.
amitié

13 Oct 2012 4:53pm

Slackwater - Don from Spokane, United States

A gorgeous colored flower. A very beautiful image with a little visitor as a bonus.

13 Oct 2012 6:08pm

SalSa from Tehran, Iran

another excellent flower photo

13 Oct 2012 6:59pm

Ruthiebear from Titusville, NJ, United States

WOW! This is amazing. What a stunning image!

13 Oct 2012 7:00pm

Irene from L C, France

Wonderful light, colours and details ! I love it !

13 Oct 2012 7:01pm

franz from Baden, Austria

a perfect flower ... no wonder it attracts a visitor !!!

13 Oct 2012 7:09pm

RBL from Oxford, United States

A beautifully sunlit bloom ~ a very sharp photo!

13 Oct 2012 7:39pm

Abena from Maseru, Lesotho

Oh this is so beautiful! I love the softness of this image...I believe these are my favourite flowers now I remember drawing them not so long ago...I just don't know what their called! Excellent timage :)

13 Oct 2012 8:50pm

Baldwin from Bejuma, Venezuela

Amazing closeup and excellent focus ... the details and colors are just wonderful !!!

13 Oct 2012 9:48pm

Mooie from Vancouver, Canada

This one has a bee... and I love bees! Not often you see a lavender coloured dahlia!

14 Oct 2012 2:36am

Tinx from Kuressaare, Estonia

Very good!

14 Oct 2012 8:11am

Daryl Johnson from Worcester Park, United Kingdom

That's beautiful... the contrast with the highlights on the edges of the petals,really lovely effect.

14 Oct 2012 10:12pm

Francisco Romero from Carbajal de la Legua, Spain

Very beautiful image with the presence of the bee

15 Oct 2012 7:19am

rian from vestavia hills, United States

this is just so perfect.. :D excellent shot!

16 Oct 2012 4:37pm

Japanalia from Yokohama, Japan

Spanish Collar in pink lace, even the bee finds it to its taste! Just so special!

21 Oct 2012 6:18am

janina from Australia

The light really brings out that beautiful mauve and detail. Lovely!

28 Oct 2012 3:48am

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