Abstract flowers

Whenever I'm photographing flowers, in addition to more traditional shots,  I always try for the abstract.   It's all about persistance for me, what looks good on the camera LCD, doesn't always look good on the computer screen.  So I'll shoot a lot, playing with different focusing spots,  then go look at them on the big screen.   And repeat, many times, until I find one or two I'm happy with.  

I'm posting two tonight that worked for me.