i disabled fade-in but i think its good for vewrs who visit ur page once a day...i found it a pain because every time i responded to a comment my page took longer to re-load...
its a lovely shot, goes to my likeys...great tones and softness...
Did you use a soft focus filter or Photoshop ? Doesn't matter which as I really like this and I have to agree with you about the fade-in for this. Hope I haven't repeated what the others have already said as I'm at work and don't have time to read them all.
Deb, this is gorgeous. Beautiful composition, light and colours you've captured here, although I suspect that there's an element of expert processing in here too!
This is an inspirational shot and you've certainly raised the bar for shutterrchance flower shots!