Jem - I can see how you'd have trouble choosing!  Your technique intrigues me.

I too would be interested in themed galleries.  :)

Carole - lovely!  (Welcome to Zenfolio!)

Ah, h*ll, I should have done what John did and combined all of my remarks into one comment instead of spamming the discussion.

Apologies, all!

Wow, lots of beautiful flowers have been posted! Here are some of my best flowers:

Forest Pansy Redbud
http://janisherdphoto.com/new/e3fd0379a

Moonflower
http://janisherdphoto.com/new/e1d828bdb

Coral Bougainvillea
http://janisherdphoto.com/flowers/e9b86672

Desert Rose
http://janisherdphoto.com/flowers/e3148ca76

White Orchids
http://janisherdphoto.com/flowers/e367b588a

Prickly Pear and wildflowers
http://janisherdphoto.com/wildflowers/e1a9a58e3

 Great images!! Here is the link to my theme

http://ESCapade.zenfolio.com/p453456996

Probably my favourite so far -  haven't got many up but cherry blossom season's very popular here so you've got to have some!

Sakura Sky Photo

Tanny

Snif! Snif! is my favorite. Nice Close up. The bee on the flower is very sharp. Effective use of Bokeh

Hale,

The cheery blossom flowers against the blue shy produce a beautifully fresh image. Sharp.  Nice detail. Pleasing bokeh.

There's a new one from the 'Flowers: Surrender Deeply' series

There are many wonderful images being posted; please keep sharing!

Amazing series.  So, I am not in the same league here, and I guess I have a different approach but here are some of my best;

http://grenville.zenfolio.com/p760467987/h19de73ad#hc2f399f

http://jacekfortunaphotography.zenfolio.com/p683059464/h3058eb1f#h3058eb1f

Wow Grenville, what a great flower image!  The foreground flower echoed by the background flower which blurred by bokeh is very effective and original.  Good layout.  Nice work.  I wish I had taken it.

There are some really nice photos on this thread.  Here is a link to one of our favorite flower pictures that was taken in Hawaii.  Look around our galleries and let us know what you think and if you have any favorites.

Thanks,

Zickler Photography

http://zickler.zenfolio.com/flora/h22d9f76c#h22d9f76c

Three pink flowers 1

Three pink flowers 2

I stand in awe of the rest of the flower photos that have been posted!

It's a tough call for me...

But "Sunbathing Beauty" might be a winner :)

http://timestop.zenfolio.com/p236990142/haf756c2#haf756c2

The quality of the images posted so far have been very high.

Zickler,  I love your Tropical Nectar close up: bold colors, eye catching shape and effective layout.

Marriedin79, Simple layout yet beautifully effective.  The white backgrond illuminates the flower colors very nicely.

Timestop, Another beautiful yet simple flower image.

I'm fear mine are anything but simple.  Here is one for the 'Both Sides' series I have recently started working on.

Both Sides

Thank you.  It was taken while in Hawaii.  I really love your use of mirrors and water to capture your images.