peony

I can't tell you the name of the variety of this peony because Ray, in charge of 'naming of parts', had got bored with my photography and wandered off!

[Gerry]

love how you have focused on the whole of this flower Hazel Fav very beautiful detail

[Hazel A]

Another of your beautiful flower shots. Love the soft swirls of colour on the petals

[👑 AnaZad]

Fantastic and beautiful capture.

[Beryl Lloyd]

Such a fabulously detailed shot Hazel --love it's delicate colour & nature --a fav

[Vanessa]

Love the tone and focus of this gorgeous capture

[Denise]

Gorgeous color and depth.

[Janette]

superb focus and beautiful detail.

[Pam Knowler]

Fabulous shot Hazel!! Fav!!

[Paula W]

Another lovely flower shot Hazel. I'm sure my husband would sympathize greatly with yours!

[Daryl O'Hare]

So delicate and frilly! Love it.

[Pat Knowles]

I love peonies, they shout out their beauty in a big way........never seen this colour!

[Nicole]

very lovely shot!

[Rosie Kind]

How dare he get bored with your photographs!!!! Lovely capture Hazel whatever variety it is

[Darren Juden]

Haha! I bet the majority of us have to deal with the boredom of partners when it comes to our photography!

Great shot - looks like it could be made of paper it's that delicate!

[Pyrrhula]

At first. It`s a wonderful capture and great close up of this lovely ponny
When I take pic.`s of flowers in shops or gardens I also take a pic afterwards of the name-label/stick. So I know it at home

[Hazel]

@pyrrhula

Yes I usually do that too but couldn't find a label for this one!

[Ivan]

Another super flower macro, Hazel. Enjoy La France!

[Hazel]

@ivan

I usually manage to, Ivan - thanks!

[Margaret Brown]

Lovely macro and very delicate, love those pale colours.

[Gena Pegg]

It is beautiful! Love it so much! The flower itself is gorgeous, but your capture of it is exquisite! The depth, texture and color are amazing. It is a FAV for me...and I love your sense of humor re: your husband!! haha!

[Sarah Munnings]

Instant fav from me.....what a gorgeous shot....my other half has limited patience too!!...but at least he carries my camera bag for me!!

[Pamela]

What a wonderful collection of flower images. You certainly have mastered how to take them to show their beauty - such great angles. the blend of colors in this is so beautiful. Fav

[mittens (Marilyn)]

What an interesting looking peony. I really like its color. Great macro, Hazel.

[Julie Duncan]

Lovely and unique!

[Mary Downing Hahn]

Beautiful -- it's like a watercolor.

[Ness Santvoort]

Such a pretty capture Hazel, I really like the pov on this and the delicate colour, gorgeous

[Hazel]

@happypat

New to me too.

[Hazel]

@pam1

Thanks - I do take lots of macro flower shots and have had a lot of practice!

[Hazel]

@pixiemac

Luckily for Ray, I don't have a camera bag, just my p&s which goes in handbag, pocket, whatever - I think I'm the original nomad photographer!!

[Hazel]

@eyesmile

Gena, thanks so much - have to keep our sense of humour!

[Carren]

I'm going to put a hibiscus on later that looks very similar. It doesn't look like any of my others. Now I am wondering... this is beautiful! Congrats on PP. And every knight needs to wander away for a few moments. :)

[Hazel]

@nana2r

Thank you for the fav and the congrats, Carren and yes every knight needs time off, I agree!

[Karin Hirsch]

Great detail , very lovely like a painting

[👑 AnaZad]

Beautiful. Really fantastic capture.

[Rohini Gupta]

Superb, what a fabulous flower. Yes, like a painting. Congrats on pp.

[🐓 Patricia Fletcher]

Congrats on the PP Hazel, so well deserved and sorry I missed it. I love its ragged swirliness! Very well done.