First bloom

My sempervivum plant has one open flower on it plus a lot more buds. A giant stalk has risen out of the middle of this thing and it's starting to scare me. Before it takes over my kitchen, I figured I'd shoot this first flower and then will stand back. I wish I could tell you what lens/extension tube setup I used for these shots, but I was changing things constantly. The only thing I know for sure is that a 100mm macro lens was used throughout. ©Carol Leigh