I highly admire you as a photographer! You have taken shots that I could only dream of taking. I know a lot of it is having the right equipment (which I don't have as much as you do) but too, a lot of it is having that eye for a good shot...and you have that! I know you will go far some day with those photos. Keep up the good work!
I love your B&W self portrait of you standing...that's just awesome!
I've never seen a flower like this before either...it's really awesome