..I've gone all philosophical today: I wanted to capture what, for me, makes a Hyacinth a Hyacinth - the colours, of course, but also the the little bell-shaped florets and the way they combine to make the overall shape of the flower-head.
@judithdeacon@anazad511 Thank you ladies - very much appreciated. For Judith: taken with a Sigma 105mm F2'8 macro lens and a (cheap) ring-flash to provide the even lighting.