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"Bowl of Beauty" Peony
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This beautiful peony is called: "Bowl of Beauty" further along on my long walk this morning (2015, 07-11) in 28C/82.4F sunny day with high humidity. Then I went home and had a swim to cool off.

Just loved the sun shinning on this gorgeous peony showing us the lovely rich colour.

I used Adobe Photoshop Elements 10 to bring out more detail, did not touch the colour and used iPiccy.com to make it smaller.

Have a Super Day, ♥ Skates ♥

Planning on trying to catch up with commenting.

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.Joanie
07/12/15 12:15 AM GMT
The sun is shining perfectly on it and its so darn pretty!! Superb girl!!!
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ALWAYS VIEW FULL SCREEN...SO MUCH MORE BEAUTY!
::Constance52347
07/12/15 2:27 AM GMT
I can see where it got its name...it's gorgeous and you have a terrific shot here.
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::tigger3
07/12/15 3:33 AM GMT
I really like the color of this one, and the angle in which you captured it. tigs=^..^=
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Nature in all her glory is my uplift on life and so is my love of photography. sandi ♪ ♫
::Ramad
07/12/15 6:28 AM GMT
Lovely peony here Pat - slight overexposure here but when it is in the bright sunlight that cannot be helped. You could do two things: Get a CPL filter size 52 mm for Nikon D3200 (Amazon) cost about $10 or so - (to be screwed on the end of the lens) and/or change the white balance to bright sunlight in such circumstances.
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Smooth seas do not make skilful sailors.
::biffobear
07/12/15 6:32 AM GMT
You're Gonna miss that pool..White balance has nothing to do with exposure,It only controls the colour temperature..To avoid any over exposure,One can use spot metering on the brightest part of the image,In this case the center of the flower..That will bring the rest of the image exposure into line....Lovely picture....R.
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I wish I was a Glow Worm, a Glow Worm's never glum, 'cause how can you be grumpy, when the sun shines out your bum?
.Dunstickin
07/12/15 6:37 AM GMT
A little burn-out on some of those white petals

but such a lovely capture
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.GIGIBL
07/12/15 9:43 AM GMT
Excellent shot Pat well captured.
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::Jimbobedsel
07/12/15 10:28 AM GMT
You have really captured the detail in this one, Pat. Gorgeous gorgeous!
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.picardroe
07/12/15 10:44 AM GMT
Very nice shot Pat.
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::trixxie17
07/12/15 3:42 PM GMT
I agree with Richie's advice about the spot metering. I've used that before when shooting into water such as a Koi pond or on white flowers in very bright sunlight. Although honestly I try not to shoot in very bright sunlight as I prefer light and shadows in most shots. Having said all that It's a beautiful peony!!
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. . . "What a desolate place would be a world without a flower! It would be a face without a smile, a feast without a welcome." A.J. Balfour
.PatAndre
07/12/15 5:59 PM GMT
That is one of the best peony images I have seen. Gorgeous.
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::jerseygurl
07/12/15 7:36 PM GMT
It's a beauty Pat and very well photographed - perfect in every way - I wish that I could have a vase full of peonies - Excellent Capture!!!:-):-):-)!!!
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::Starglow
07/12/15 11:27 PM GMT
Very lovely.
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.susanlynn
07/13/15 3:23 PM GMT
It is so beautiful, Pat. I love peonies and this color is stunning.
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Life is a Constant Audition
::mac39
07/15/15 12:23 AM GMT
The sunshine helps this peony to fully develope its beauty.
Excellent photo.
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