Blood Stained

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[Peter de Graaff]

Great splash of velvet

[Tessa]

beautiful centre capture

[judith deacon]

Wow, what an amazing colour, is this a hibiscus?

[Denise]

@judithdeacon This is a Hollyhock or Alcea. The flowers are similar to a hibiscus except they grow on very tall stalks with multiple flowers along the stock.

[Rick Schies]

That splash of red is extreme, and very pretty

[Ann Stenson]

Fantastic focus & detail Denise! : )

[Françoise]

Wow! Great shot.

[Helge Erik Storheim]

Love the "splash" of colour in the middle there.

[Carole Imes]

We don't have hollyhocks here but I remember them so well from my childhood. What a gorgeous shot and remarkable splash of color. Beautiful!

[Sheralee S]

That centre really looks like someone stood back and threw the red at it. Gorgeous shot Denise.

[Mike Warren]

Lovely splash of color is a sea of white.

[elkehochban]

Beautiful! Not a flower that is seen much in our area.

[Diana]

So pretty!

[Hillary Torrey]

Fantastic shot, the title got my attention!!

[Carolyn Sue]

exquisite!

[Diane]

What a beautiful, deep red!

[Ruth Moucharafieh]

Oh amazing!!! and what a dramatic title to go with this dramatic shot!!

[Nicole]

gorgeous macro! what an amazing flower!

[Vesna]

I like the wrinkles on his petals.

[Stephen]

Love this POV, amazing colours.

[Mrs. Smith]

Perfect title for this bright red color!

[Caz]

Wow, stunning !

[Sue Wilde]

This is gorgeous

[Vicki Dixon]

so pretty!

[Dione Giorgio]

Gorgeous!

[Jan K]

Beautiful macro and love the color contrast!

[Kathryn Marshall]

Beautiful shot

[Tiny]

beautiful flower

[Lisa Pouncy]

I love the central colour. It really looks as if it's bled out xx