You're thinking of Georgia O'Keeffe but now that you mention it...The adjective that first popped to mind is "sensual."
That was my fault. I didn't do a good job of framing the first one and wanted to blur the background and I just did a quick pair of selections with an invert before the Gaussian Blur.because it doesn't show the halo along the stem
Thanks, don't you ever sleep?Really well executed, Gary
Today's condition
I think Sony cameras are noted for their poor reds. I did try to enhance things a bit so that there was differentiation on the tightly wrapped petals.Saturated reds are often difficult to process for both cameras and editing software.
Blame my wife... I'm starting to worry that the 18" stalk is getting rather top heavy.Your room is disturbingly tidy