Flower Photo Competition 4 2014 : Entry Number 85

Seeing blue flowers in nature is something that doesn’t happen too often. This capture is superb! Great composition, the depth of field and how colour is being treated in this image makes this one of our favourites.

Thanks for the mark of excellence and the inspiring comments! I am Johann Papendorf, a retired South African schoolteacher. I took this photograph in April this year at the Johannesburg Zoo with my Nikon D3100. I was photographing reptiles when I happened to look up and saw this flower. I just had to photograph it!