paeonia mlokosewitschii

I'm posting this shot today for tomorrow which may even be yesterday where you live in the world. The reason for my early post is that Ray and I are having a few days away.

All my photographic paraphernalia is coming with me and I'm planning still to post shots but I may be a bit sparse on commenting for a bit.

btw this peony is usually called Molly the Witch because most people, including me, have trouble with the pronunciation of its name. It's plant of the week in the gardens at Hinton Ampner.

[gloria jones]

Great lose up, textures, details, light

[Dawn Matthews]

Great picture!

[Frank Hymus]

Wow! That's some great sharp and clear shot. Fav. With your Sony a6000? It's a very capable camera in a nice small package.

[Sherrill]

WOW! Awesome shot Hazel

[Nick]

Nice detail

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Beautiful lighting and details.

[Lady Magpie (Heather)]

Great close-up capture, especially with the insect. FAV from me.

[Phil Howcroft]

it's the best Molly the Witch I've ever seen Hazel !!! Although I don't think I've seen one before :) Nice though :)

[Richard Creese]

A nice clear bee capture and a little bug too.

[Joyce]

Great detail Including the bee Hazel. Enjoy your few days away.

[Beryl Lloyd]

A wonderful macro shot Hazel -- Molly the Witch is an absolute stunner !!

[wendy frost]

Wonderful capture of this lovely flower and a little bee as well a great find. Have a lovely holiday.

[Penelope Ann]

This is lovely... bon voyage

[Hazel]

@frankhymus

Frank, thank you. I have to admit to a tiny bit of processing on this but yes, a fabulous camera and most of my shots are SOOC. I'm very glad I chose the a6000. This was taken with the 16-50mm zoom; my fav lens is the 1.8 50mm portrait lens which I use for all sorts of shots!

[Hazel]

@phil_howcroft

The strangest thing - I'd also never seen this before and a friend posted me a shot of one in her garden a couple of days after I took this.

[Dixie Goode]

Beautiful focus. Enjoy the trip away.

[Hazel]

@pandorasecho

Thanks for both!

[Kathy]

Superb details, clarity. lighting and composition!! Have fun while you're gone and hope to see more photos like this one!! It is stunning! FAV!

[Bep]

Beautiful clear shot. Enjoy your days.

[Rosie Kind]

I've never heard of this Hazel. Enjoy your days away - Fav

[Pyrrhula]

A beautiful shot of this lovely flower and nice insect, The Dutch name = Pioenroos . Have a pink one just planted
The peony is named after Paeon (also spelled Paean), a student of Asclepius, the Greek god of medicine and healing. Asclepius became jealous of his pupil; Zeus saved Paeon from the wrath of Asclepius by turning him into the peony flower
Enjoy you days off. Have a great time.

[Richard Hickey]

Fantastic macro. Congratulations on making the Trending Page. Well deserved.

[Denise Wood]

Terrific shot! Have a great time today, tomorrow or yesterday :)

[Tonya Browning]

Brilliant shot!

[Pam]

Nice capture.

[Rosan]

Wonderful macro and capture of the bee!

[Hazel]

@gilbertwood

Aha, yes, thank you so much!

[Nicole]

a lovely capture! have fun on your little trip!

[Margaret Brown]

Love the colour and detail, fav and the name! Enjoy your break:)

[Raymond Milsted]

love the bugs and detail