Bad Hair Daylia

Hi, Bill, and Merry Christmas!
I am jealous of your crop of Dahlias at this time of year. This is a colorful one in hottest pink. Love the 'hairdo' in the center nestled into the curled petal. I think I could see this brightened up a bit, though. Not a lot; it looks deeply saturated to me. Perhaps it was on the shadow side of the light? Great comp as usual. With the dof you chose, I would expect everything to be in focus, but this is something I regularly do, too, is to focus a little too far into the flower such that the nearest petals go oof a tad (or a more, depending on how absent-minded I was in my setup!). I see that here, lower left of center…

I envy you your still blooming dahlias, Bill. Ours have been gone for well over two months. Fine image of this wild looking specimen. Looks something like a Christmas bow in honor of the season.

I love the detail in the center, and the wonderful color rendition, I don't have a problem with the out of focus petals - in fact, I tend to think that it adds realism - that is the way one sees things up close!
Here in NE Georgia I don't remember ever seeing a dahlia after mid September or thereabouts, we are not that far, but the Gulf makes all the difference!

Bill, I like those curled petals and the vivid pink colour. Beautiful frame filling capture of this wild looking dahlia.

Really nice, Bill. No suggestions for improvement. I've always loved the culy- curly shapes the inner petals take on.

Glorious chaos! I am envious. All of our dahlias are long gone.

Chaos personified ! And yet all somehow under control with a fine composition, Bill. Like Catherine, I wonder how this would look with the centre a shade brighter - but lovely as is.