Begonia

Shot with the Olympus 60 macro, from about 4 inches away, hand held, ISO 5000. I even added some additional blurring to the stamens which were already a bit blurred anyway. I remember Fred Picker saying - take things the way they want to go - instead of opening shadows, make them richer an deeper, make highlights glow off the paper. It can be hard not keep detail while driving towards the limits.