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I like the clarity of the photos but I feel the flash probably gets rid of petal texture. I can turn off my flash off for any photos I take. Mine was cheap around £200 saving £150 by buying from 7 Day Shop. What camera are you using?
I don't think the outer segment bases of your flowers will become much more unguiculate as they age, but they might a little, so keep an eye on them. However, if they stay non-unguiculate (as I suspect they will) then it's not Gerard Parker and will have to be just plicatus.
I went out for another look today and took a pic for the fun of it. I then compared the pic to earlier examples of 'Gerard Parker' on this thread, suddenly there seems to be a little more of a resemblance....