brilliant, a real 'Labarynth' feel to it.

beautifully soft - and great colors.

Great colour on it. It almost looks like a computer generated art, it's so geometric; very nice.

I love the depth, but I prefer orange.

this is also really cool but im a bigger fan of yesterdays post. this looks more unnatural

Only just but I would go for this one to, both absolutely beautiful.

I hope you bought the flowers Dave and poor Libby did not buy them for herself? ;-) Mal

This one. By a mile.

I prefer this one. Without the picture yesterday i wonder if i would have thought this was a rose? It is the abstract spiral triangles, receding into the centre, that catch the eye.

This is so good, so c h r o m a s i a, so you. I like it much, much better than yesterday's. Its form is so different, triangles instead of circles. I saw this one first and didn't expect a rose. It suggested rose but with the blur and focus, I couldn't know for sure. There is the suggestion of someone looking, a peeking quality, that really makes the shot. The pink animates it even more. And the 1x1 framing is the perfect choice, giving balance to everying vantage.

Like Sharla above it looks like an eye peeping and it is even more accentuated after 4 pints of Stella Artois.

The contrast is better on this for me Dave. It draws you into the centre and that spooky eye.

Simple photuo that works well in my opinion

Yup...this is alot better for me.

Thanks for answering my question yesterday. I wasn't too sure if it was just a trick or a real flower. Nice work.

awesome rose. really like the beautiful soft tones.

I like the red from yesterday better, but the geometry and lighting of this image.

Bonjour,
Both are very-well done! This one seems better for me! Always, great shots on your blog! Bravo! ( sorry for incorrect English !... French!)

I think this one is a bit better than yesterday. So hard to believe that it's lit just from an overhead light!

I would love to hear more about this "selective blurring" technique. Anyone talking about it on the forums?

Wow! This is beautiful! Great perspective and I really like the selective focus. I agree...I like yesterday's post as well, but of the two, this one is my favorite. Great job!

Just an excellent shot.

Yes, I love this one...purple! I love purple...and you can get a sense of depth, surprisingly. I do like it.

Personally I prefer yesterday's; the colour seems a bit overdone on this one (it makes me think of skin tissue more than a rose). That said, I do love the 'tunnel' effect the gradual blurring gives.

i would like today's shot better if it wasn't for the blinding purple colour lol

I liked yesterdays and like this one just as much. Awesome shot!

I see pink, not purple (may be cerise, is yr picky) is my monitor off?! I like this best - make a great canvas.

I prefer the spiraling and color of yesterday's shot more. :o)

It's funny, I do the same thing when I ofer flower to my wife ! But unfortunately I don't make so beautiful shot as you. Anyway, maybe when I will be older :-)

This has a more abstract softer 'fall into the image' feel to it. I like the tone. Just a gently enveloping image.

Both are exquisite; each colour evokes a different feeling - colour therapy in action!

Yep, prefer this to yesterday's. Note to self - buy Lab colour book.

Excellent, love the abstract swirls.

you do lovely work.

The shape of today and the colour of yesterday. This one is too agressiv for me.

A soft welvet-pink would have been even better.

These look great, however I'm not sure how you lit it. Did your camera not block the overhead light?

Like it, but prefer yesterdays

Thanks everyone :-)

I like both shots - i like the tones featured in both of them
In this shot, I find myself looking into the center and seeing an eye staring back at me. Really cool effect. Great job with the selective blurring.