This is one of those bizarre serendipitous things that happen every so often...
We've been feeding our wild birds for a couple of years now, and one of those feeders contains birdseed.
One day this beautiful flower popped up beneath the feeder! Whilst it rained most of that day, the sun broke through the clouds just before sunset lighting up this poppy perfectly! I happened to be looking out of the window at the time, so I grabbed the camera and tripod and rushed out to photograph it!
I believe, but can't guarantee, this is Papaver somniferum; the same type of poppy that is used to make Opium. It's an interesting irony that something so beautiful can be deadly in the wrong hands...
Enjoy!
Tech:
Canon EOS 400D, Canon EF100mm f/2.8 Macro USM, RAW converted with DPP.
f/32 1.5s @ ISO100
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clickMYworld 64 months ago | reply
What a great detailed beauty. Great shot !!!
AdrianWarren 64 months ago | reply
Thankyou clickMYworld; glad you liked it :D
regina_austria 62 months ago | reply
They are my favourite flowers .... and such a fabulous shot of it.
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AdrianWarren 62 months ago | reply
Thankyou Regina, I think you have some wonderful shots of them yourself!