When we had our trees trimmed this summer, they did an EXTREME trim of the branches of the magnolia tree by our deck- too extreme! When you look at it straight on, all you see is trunk. With my 300mm lens, I was able to capture a magnolia blossom today- about 30-40 feet up! I liked it as a black and white conversion and added a pink overlay for fun (yes, I’m still playing with Photoshop- but could have done it in Aperture too).
f/5.6, 1/1600, ISO 320, 300mm
melinda anderson photography 
NICE! I love that bokeh
This is beautiful. The black and white wiht the color overlay is very effective. Looks like something good came out of the extreme pruning!