Rose Geranium (Pelargonium graveolens) ‘Lady Plymouth’, photographed in the Conservatory at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden in Richmond, VA
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Garden Muse 
wonderful flower, wonderful photo.
I have been using the same Nikkor 105mm lens… I love the way it captures an image. but it needs a photographer with a good eye like you to make that image into a great photo.
Thank you, Maggie. Practice makes perfect!