Nothing for the gallery, but I just want to share my fascination for the texture of the withering tulip. Some of my shots with my new Minolta begins to be acceptable.

Nice texture indeed. The vessels become more pronounced and ridgy!

Kort Kramer - Kramer Kreations

Nicely captured you have picked up superb detail on the petals and the lovely golden colour :)

And every one said, 'If we only live,
We too will go to sea in a Sieve,---
To the hills of the Chankly Bore!'
Far and few, far and few, Are the lands where the Jumblies live;
Their heads are green, and their hands are blue, And they went to sea in a Sieve.

Edward Lear
http://www.nonsenselit.org/Lear/ns/jumblies.html

Lovely image! I have taken some of withering blossoms without this success. Pity the images are generally the perfect blooms...this is nature and beautiful as presented. Thanks. TomDart.

Lovely capture Gun, the tulip jumps from the screen excellent DOF.

organza! really shows the petal texture & you've got the dof down! :]

Thanks, not so much skil as good luck :-)

Not sure how I missed this earlier. Really nice shot!

Beautiful shot...I recently posted a similar one..http://www.renderosity.com/viewed.ez?galleryid=942611 Yours is a bit more withered and fitting for such a title, but thought I'd let you know..mine is just "Tulip", but it's starting to whither... -Peace :-)

Your tulip is gorgeous, I especially love the curled petal and the vibrant spring feeling of your photo.

Thanks for looking...I love yours too, esp. the golden color. :-)

Oh fantastic details here Gun! I don't see why u don't want to use it in ur gallery!! I think it's a really beautiful shot!!!