Soft Peony Petals

A macro capture of some Peony petals photographed with a selective focus and shallow depth of field and a little over exposed for a soft elegant... more

by Darren Fisher

Title

Soft Peony Petals

Artist

Darren Fisher

Medium

Photograph - Photography/ Digital Art

Description

A macro capture of some Peony petals photographed with a selective focus and shallow depth of field and a little over exposed for a soft elegant look. I then used a texture to add a painterly feel to the photo.
The peony is named after Paeon (also spelled Paean), a student of Asclepius, the Greek god of medicine and healing. Asclepius became jealous of his pupil; Zeus saved Paeon from the wrath of Asclepius by turning him into the peony flower.

The family name "Paeoniaceae" was first used by Friedrich K.L. Rudolphi in 1830, following a suggestion by Friedrich Gottlieb Bartling that same year. The family had been given other names a few years earlier. The composition of the family has varied, but it has always consisted of Paeonia and one or more genera that are now placed in Ranunculales. It has been widely believed that Paeonia is closest to Glaucidium, and this idea has been followed in some recent works. Molecular phylogenetic studies, however, have demonstrated conclusively that Glaucidium belongs in Ranunculaceae,but that Paeonia belongs in the unrelated order Saxifragales.

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May 24th, 2014