Viper's-bugloss Bud Close-up

A viper's-bugloss bud sits angled upward among narrow, hairy leaves. The scene is backlit into a pale cream background, showing green foliage, silvery hairs and small magenta stamens with a very shallow depth of field. Notice the dense felted hairs on the stem and the ring of magenta-tipped stamens peeking between the bracts.