I think that was well worth 30 euros. Anyway laugh at your misfortune and think what a talking point you will have forever. Really nice shot. We have these lovely flowers especially in the churchyards.

Expensive shot okay, but wonderful one!!! Very nice done!

Yep, money well spent if you ask me. And wooooow what a beautiful flower...oh to be able to see those instead of muddy fields and snowpiles that slowly is melting away..whine whine whine, LOL. Gorgeous colours in this one Jeroen!!!! Have a great day #:O)

poor baby yes they are great but i feel bad for you! my daughter got a ticket while signing up for her classes at school for 20bucks, it is pathetic huh!

Beautiful ! I opened cautiously and I would have stopped if I had seen anything that looked like the half of a spiderleg ! Sorry for the fine ! LOL !

Most beautiful...and excellent shot (superb for 30 euros!)!*****!

Beautiful macro !!!

You should turn this image into postcards and sell them to get back your fine :-)

Amazing how sharp and clear those foreground flower is!

Excellent macro with nice details and colors. have a good day

Now........ that sure was a costly shot , I admit but worth it too........... and it sux when they prohibit photography even in stupid places. A couple days back even I was forbidden from taking a picture inside the hospital premisss..... at that time I was chasing a bumble bee... so when I was stoped from using the camera.... I was prompt in telling the security guy that i did have the permission to shoot the bee........go ask the bee....it has no objection......... why do you?? He thought I was nuts and emphasised that the use of camera was not permitted inside the hospital premises. Anyway as he kept arguing I had clicked 3 or 4 shots and the bumble wasn't co operating either. I was loosing my cool too.... so I turned back and asked him.......... ok mate listen........since you know the rule and u see the cam in my hand you are bugging, what about if I do something that you can't trace?? and he says.... well, you can't dodge me mister..........and i say...... oh well, i just did, I farted just now and you had no clue who did it........ if you wana make sure who did it you got to sniff my A***......... ok ok........ I stop now.;)

Great detail, and it's so hard to capture this little flower in their "simple" beauty. Congrats, you managed what I could not.

30 euro's eh? Figuring out how much that would be in Canadian dollars lol. If there were no private property signs posted, I would'nt be paying that fine. Beautiful picture all the same.

I like Drea's idea :)) And I think it's a lovely shot :)

Nice use of DOF, well done:):):):)

Ahhh.. is it time alreay for the Anemone nemerosa.. Glad you've told me.. Have to go to the woods nearby..

You didn't cull them, even though you had to pay? Hm, cruel world. But, yes, your pic is worth it.

Rules...hmmpf! I hope You stomped them all...good shot!

well I have a different stand on privacy here lol I am sure I am sure I won'y be popular but if a guard or anyone comes up to you and say's this you should leave .sounds like you handle it well camera's for a lot of reasons are not aloud and they really don't have to put signs up on private properties sorry you had to learn this the hard way but because its a lovely photo and you got caught up in the moment I am sure at least you didn't end up in jail like a friend of mine visitng she was next to the freeway pulling flowers out lol it didn't occur to her that is city property well the cop didn't arrest her for only that reasonis she mouthed off at him and you should never do that its rude and not intellgent at all: love your photo vote

After reading the caption's text I understand the title. But this capture is one of the most beautiful flower photos I've seen lately !

omg, this is beautiful. Love how you focused on one and blurred the others softly. A+ stuff !!

superb capture and colours :)

oh its beautiful absolutely beautiful..mmmmmm summer is coming ..excellent work jeroen :)...)

Do you mean we have to pay fines when we enter in "private" properties, now, in Europe? My God, we really need to change something, someday... This shot is fantastic.

Daily news: "Photographer 'shot' down while taking pictures from private flowers" ;-) Excellent capture of these beautiful flowers !

Simply beautiful ...no other words !

Sad that you get fined just for taking a picture...private property or not. Just a couple of days ago the same thing happened to me (no signs), fortunately I did not get fined. Beautiful flowers!

It really sucks!!!! But the shot is beautiful..The title..LOL fitting perfect. I have to wait for a while for "Vitsipporna" = swedish name for "Anemone nemorosa" Puss & Kram

a wonderful impression. a real pleasure to look at. !!!!!!!!! #:O) !!!!!!!!

come on now...you mean they actually fined you...all you were doing was taking pictures, could have at least told you just to get out of there...damn!!! excellent shot though, color and comp are outstanding!!! well done!!!