Red flowers have more boldness than any other flower. They’re rich and dramatic. If there’s just one in a scene or an arrangement, that’s where our eyes are drawn.
I’ve always found them a challenge to photograph, as the colour the camera captures tends not to match the colour our eyes see, but I have these to offer.
Shared for Life In Colour: Red.
I’d drafted this floral post ready to link in, and was feeling pleased with myself until I discovered that Jude is requesting forms of transport. I prepared to improvise.
Let me try out a few ideas. Flowers, by their very nature are a form of transport – they will produce seeds designed to go somewhere else to sprout? The sweet peas had been transported from the garden to get in the dinky vase at the flower show? I had travelled in a train, plane and car to see the passion flower (though not just for that, attractive though it was)?
I reckon I could have got away with it, but am adding an insurance policy:
Now all I have to do is work out a way to contend that a neon car can be a red flower, in order to suit the title.
Susan Rushton 
Wow..beautiful gallery Susan. They say when in doubt, wear red, but red blooms certainly has a way to perk up our moods, rights. Bright, passionate color, I love it.
That passion flower is quite exotic, ours over here is purple so I find that one really catching.
I hadn’t heard when in doubt wear red. That would be a good thought for today’s prompt.
As you know, I have the same difficulty with red flowers. You have done very well here – and with the improvisation
Most shots don’t work, but I keep on trying.
Your flower images are vibrant & artististically composed – I really enjoyed them.
Thanks, Ju-Lyn.
I so love these flowers that you shared!
I’m glad you liked them.
Such vibrant images.
Thanks, Rupali.
I love red flowers. Don’t grow any of these you have here. My favorites are bee balm and cardinal flower, though cardinal flower is challenging to grow.
Bee balm is a bit hit and miss here, but is wonderful when it is happy and clumps up. We saw quite a lot of it in flower at the new RHS garden, but it was a greyish colour.
hee hee – hope she forgave you. I got told off for not linking my red transport to her read transport – she’s an adorable but tough woman to please sometimes!!!
She did. All the best of us are tough to please. I believe I have noticed your good self questioning the squareness of a square.
maybe!!!!
Digital camera reds have improved a lot since the early days. Still tricky when the light is very bright, but better than the cringe-worthy reds of 2005 or so.
That ‘form of transport’ is fun, and the beauty of the Dianthus transports, too.