I took this photo in the backyard where this red peony is just starting to bloom. Even though I took this photo with an 85mm macro lens, it is a close-up. I chose to include a bit of the green leaves in the photo in addition to the flower. As you can see, it was beautiful sunny spring weather when I took this photo. This photo consists mainly of 2 colours, namely the red of the flower and the green of the leaves.
Welcome to my shop. My name is Gerard de Zwaan and I was born in 1983 in the Veluwe town of Harderwijk where I grew up and still live. I started photography in 2013. My first camera was a Nikon D3200 which I still own and is now as a.. Read more…