Of all places to find beautiful flowers, you wouldn't think they'd grow in such abundance in the middle of a street in midtown Manhattan.

I played with the aperture of my Canon 5D to achieve this photo. Since I was shooting with my 28-135mm IS USM, I was was wishing I had the 100mm Macro 2.8L with me. These flowers are so incredibly beautiful. However what caught my eye was the new stem which was growing from within the actual flower cluster. I looked at the other surrounding flowers. This was unique among them. I think it was a good find.