Underexposed in macro; cropped, upped gamma, negative, convert to bw, fiddle with light and colours along the way, downsized, sharpened, all in Irfanview, before compression. (Black sheet spread under and around plant, gingerly).
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I'm not a big flower nut but this is well done. In a regular entry I don't think I would have voted as high as I did here. I think the grain adds a lot to the delicate look of the flower. This is one of my top pics.