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Exposure Program: Aperature Priority
Exposure Time 1/160 sec FNumber: f 5.6 File Source: Digital Still Camera Flash: No Flash Focal length: 200 mm 
i think this is an orchid of sorts Exposure Program: Aperature Priority Exposure Time: 1/60 sec FNumber: f 14 File Source: Digital Still Camera Flash: Return light detected Focal length: 28 mm Focus Mode: MANUAL 
c&C welcome cheers pa
The first one looks like a weed, although an appealing-to-the-eye variety. You've got a nice contrast of colours there.
The orchid is unusual but has what seems to be a shadow reducing the impact of the left-hand-side flower and the light is too intense at the top, dropping away towards the bottom of the image. I assume you used the inbuilt camera flash? If you crop out the left flower, the image is changed dramatically. Just my thoughts. Steve.
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Hi Pa.
Hate thistles - but they do have a lovely colourful flower. I always used to get myself stuck by those things (when trying to eradicate them on the farm I used to have). You have nice nice DOF for the primary objects. Nice colours too. In the first shot IMHO the OOF bud in the shot is distracting - IMO would be better to shoot just the flowering part by itself. In the second shot I agree with Steve - crop the left flower and you have a lovely shot. Cheers, Mick 
Re: scotch thistle
I'm pretty sure its a Violet Fringe Lily D70, D200, CP5700
Thysanotus
"This member of the lily family has most delicate 3-petalled, mauve to purple flowers with each of the petals attractively fringed. The leaves are narrow and usually at ground level or may be absent. These perennial herbs with slender stems are erect or twinning. There are 18 species with representatives in each state" From "What Wildflower Is That?" by A.M.Blombery ISBN 582 13 0994 Sound about right? (The photo in the book was a different species and nowhere good as yours.)
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