red... I mean RED

This close-up image was the only way I could capture the meaning of this flower. Somebody else may have been able to do better. For me, the back ground was distracting. Had I been able remove it from it's natural state and control the back ground, I might have also achieved interesting results... but it hurts me to destroy nature. This flower was part of the landscape around the Richland community club house. The picture was taken at the end of March.