Blizzard Dahlia and Friends

[Jim_Zablotny]

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The October freeze wiped out all of our flowers and I did not spend much time photographing them. This shot is of a dahlia variety named Blizzard and it can produce 20 flowers at a time. I left the insects in the photo as they add a touch of humor to a dead pan serious flower photo.

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Z9 600mm f4 Levels, Topaz DeNoise, slight adjustment to brightness, rubber stamp tool to mend some spots on the petals…Jim

[Kris_Smith (Kristen M Smith)]

Another softly lit, beautifully modeled flower. You have a way with these complex and frowsy flowers. The bug is a great detail and I’m glad you left it in. The background makes me wonder if it is those fuzzy grass things people love to plant and so maybe a bit more blur there? Subjective, totally.