2012, Day 243 - Trumpets

I look at this flower and see dozens a little trumpets raised into the air and giving a blast heralding summer's arrival.  I found the colors distracting so I eliminated them and crafted what you see here to emphasize the myriad of textures present on the flower.

Canon 1D X, Canon 100/f2.8L IS
100mm, f5.6, 1/500 sec @ 200 ISO