Backlit Iris:

[AB26]

Shot this one early this morning. Was cold and I had to spend a lot of time outside waiting for the right moment.

[Sergio M.]

Andre, I like the purple color and being able to see the veins in the petals due to the back-lighting. I also find it interesting how the foreground petal is only partially shadowed. I think your cold wait was well worth it.

Sergio

[AB26]

Thank you Sergio.

With the next one, shot like this, I might just use a tad of fill flash or maybe a reflector will be better. It is not sharp enough to my liking, resizing seems to make it look a bit OOF.
I appreciate your comment.

[FootLoose]

You must be older than you appear in your photo, Andre, if you are whinging about the early morning cold . Apart from the detail in the petals Sergio mentioned, what I like about this image is the contrast between the purple and green.

There are a couple of white/light blobs you might want to attend to: upper right border and the tip of the leaf on the left

[NorthernFocus]

Love the backlit portions of the bloom. The BG is distracting with patterns of shadow and light. Did you consider isolating only a portion of the bloom? Sometimes less is more.

[AB26]

Thanks Greg,

More bokeh on this one but maybe more natural.

[NorthernFocus]

Second one is better IMO. BG much less distracting.

[teokf]

I prefer the second one.

This is my first time seeing an Iris so I could not make out the shape from the strong shadows of the first pix.

[AB26]

Second one is better IMO.

Thanks Dan.

[AB26]

I prefer the second one.

This is my first time seeing an Iris so I could not make out the shape from the strong shadows of the first pix.

Steven I really appreciate that comment, it just opened another door for me.
Much appreciated!