Magnolia

We went out to Westonbirt, and because it was Tiny Tuesday and for the exercise I took only the 90mm f2.8 macro. It was a beautiful day and the bees were all over the rhododendron, and brimstone butterflies all over the primroses, but the magnolias... 

I've kind of slipped into Abstract Thursday and Flower Friday with this one, which is top down into the flower looking into the carpels and the anemone-like stamens all around. Backlit and flash-free, I've obviously pushed the exposure a lot - about three stops.

Now we're on the other side of equinox it really feels like the good weather is with us - I may even take a layer off... Mind, it can snow in April.