Marco Ventura 5 years ago

did you used a closeup filter? around the focus point there´s a bit distortion.

Richard Tugwell 5 years ago

Sometimes photographs of flowers look just like that - photographs of flowers. Other times they have a strange quality that transcends merely the form. This is one of those for me. We can almost feel the bursting of growth in a new bloom. The lighting and composition emphasise this, concentrating attention on the dense (buds?) while the sheathing leaves gently surround them. (sorry I don't know any of the botanical terms)