Crab claw style of carving should be that the leaves are curled and kept low. Mine, however are not curled enough so it's a bit high and straight. Atleast, this year, I did not ruin as many blossoms w/ my carving as I did in previous year. When they bloom, there is a very strong fragrant smell.
My father likes the easier carving of the 'upright' style.. it looks kinda like scallions.

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Looks like you are getting better at this. Very nice photos!
Nice photos!! I don't understand carving. What do you carve?
When you buy a narcissus blub, it's like an onion. Then you make cuts in the blub and remove some layers and cut the leaves to make them curl. Here's an article in the Star Bulletin from years ago that talks about the narcissus carving that has nice photos too..http://archives.starbulletin.com/2003/01/30/features/story1.html
I really like a soft background shots. Your first shot has such a 3D effect - the narcissus really pops out!
Wow! So interesting. Thanks!
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