Beauty by Sheila

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22-MAR-2013

This is a Belladonna flower
Bella donna translates from the Italian as Beautiful Woman

Canon EOS 5D Mark II ,Canon EF 135mm f/2.8 Soft Focus , -soft focus off
1/400s f/4.0 at 135.0mm iso100 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto

Tricia		28-Mar-2013 23:09
Very beautiful indeed!

Todd Owlett		23-Mar-2013 19:23
Nice composition and Inlike the dark backgeound and shallow DOF. Really "pops"

Guest		23-Mar-2013 17:48
That is a real beauty,Sheila!:>))

LynnH		23-Mar-2013 17:13
Amazing beauty! V+

Terry Sprague		23-Mar-2013 12:58
Wow, gorgeous! V

Mairéad		23-Mar-2013 12:21
It is beautiful indeed. Here Bella Donna is another name for Deadly Nightshade.

Bill Miller		23-Mar-2013 10:19
\|Intricate flower, very pretty indeed.

Irene Wehrli		23-Mar-2013 08:43
Belladonna - what a great name for this beauty! Irene

Mieke WA Minkjan		23-Mar-2013 06:22
indeed beautiful!!! V

Mary Beamond		23-Mar-2013 04:07
Really beautiful Sheila- lovely dof :)

Janice Dunn		23-Mar-2013 01:54
Beautiful Naked Ladies - mine are flowering now too

Tom Munson		23-Mar-2013 01:02
This is awesome, Sheila! Beautiful!!

godro		22-Mar-2013 23:50
Nice composition!

Karen Stuebing		22-Mar-2013 21:23
Wow, I'll say. These colorful, showy flowers really pop with the dark background. Wonderful detail and focus. V.

Brian Samuel		22-Mar-2013 20:59
She is a beaut! Lovely details and contrasting so well with the background colours.

Brenda		22-Mar-2013 20:42
Beautiful colors and dof. V

Susan Leigh		22-Mar-2013 20:37
Bellisimo V

laine		22-Mar-2013 20:32
Very bella indeed....an excellent shot

Johnny JAG		22-Mar-2013 20:09
Beautiful indeed

Colin Storey		22-Mar-2013 19:42
Very apt name for this wonderful flower, great detailed and colourful close up of it. v

Helen Betts		22-Mar-2013 19:22
Such a beautiful composition, with the blossoms appearing to be floating in air!

Barbara Heide		22-Mar-2013 16:20
such a beauty!

Martin Lamoon		22-Mar-2013 14:52
This was named so well. A stunning flower. v

Máire Uí Mhaicín		22-Mar-2013 14:27
Beautifully named and beautifully captured.

borisalex		22-Mar-2013 14:14
The name is right, a beautiful shot with the bokeh and composition! v.

Carol Rollins		22-Mar-2013 13:02
Beautifully shot and presented, Sheila. Pure Beauty.

Gary Hebert		22-Mar-2013 12:26
title is correct Sheila... very bright, sharp and beautiful...:)

Stephanie		22-Mar-2013 11:37
Wow!!! This is a gorgeous flower! BV

joanteno		22-Mar-2013 11:31
Gorgeous.. frame it

Yvonne		22-Mar-2013 10:35
So gorgeous with the markings on each petal Sheila1 v

Milan Vogrin		22-Mar-2013 09:27
Beautiful! V!

Karin Doeling		22-Mar-2013 09:27
That's really a beautie! V