A bucket of Calla Lilies and me with a camera...what more to ask for?

Cropped these from the bunch and converted to B&W. This image has many layers including over-exposure, gaussian blur on top of the original then a sharp layer placed on top at about 50% opacity. I used the Orton Effect (google it) as a starting point. It gives a somewhat dreamy painterly effect without losing the sharpness on the edges.