Flower portraits from the garden

I set up the black background in an area to take advantage of the afternoon soft light.  Here are some photos of flowers presently growing in my garden.  Hated to cut them, but I wanted to use the black technique with the macro lens.  Hope you enjoy this series.

poppy in the garden

iris

poppy

poppy

poppy

white peony

Pink peony

pink peony

Iris

White peony

White peony

Pink peony