Last Bloom of Camellias

Typically, we get the last flowers from our Camellia shrubs, here in Southern Califiornia, towards the end of January. Here are two photos showing the last blooms taken with my favorite lens - the 31mm Limited. Photos shot RAW at f/6.7 and ISO 400 with the K20D. Images processed by CS3 with no post processing. The 31mm is one of my "must-have" lenses due to it's very accurate and well behaved handling of colors. The flowers are sharp with great color and not overly saturated. Just as the blooms appeared to my eye when taking the photograph.