Puya
This is the first time I have seen the flower of the Puya plant. It is a bromeliad and a native of South America ( I understand ) The plant only flowers every 5 years. I think the flowers are beautiful. Not only because of the very unusual colour but also because of the thick satin petals. The image does not adhere to the rule of thirds- I could have cropped it but I felt the colour balance in the overall image was worth holding on to. I quite like it
I hope you enjoy too
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coffeebean
Oh WOW!!! Stunning and every other great adjective….that colour is so glorious and the texture rich and I just want to touch them. The rich gold of the pollen is perfect with that gorgeous blue. Lovely background colours I agree nice balance. AN AWESOME IMAGE.
Irene Burdell
Absolute stunning ,the colour is magnificent and a superb shot great macro.
Scheherazade
Beautifully done. Nice work.
Alan Findlater
beautiful shot fantastic colour great as it is
funkyfacestudio
Beautiful colors, great close up shot !
Basia McAuley
How fascinating! Great capture.
Wendy Slee
what a glorious bloom….the colour is amazing…thank you for sharing this…
awoni
That is a very unusual and amazing colour!
I agree that cropping would have disrupted the colour balance, very good work!
jesika
I am sorry to say I don’t “Quite” like it at all.
I VERY MUCH like it.
The colours, composition, contrasts, textures, everything about it.
It is simply too beautiful to describe
j
Antanas
perfect capture and composition
christhepostman
I’m to into flowers and that stuff but this image is great, i can’t belive nature can produce such a vibrent colour
velveteagle
What you have done here looks just great to me.. So beautiful..
pat oubridge
What an absolutely gorgeous plant cd…...
Luis Correia
Beautiful capture,colors and contrast are amazing.
Sean Farragher
beautiful
paulevelin
splendid game of light and colours
Helene Kippert
Brilliant – I’ve never seen anything quite like it
Lynda Kerr
So many comments cdartwork, well heres another, the most beautiful cactus Ive ever seen, and so beautifully captured! Is Puya its name and is it native to NZ or availabe in Aus I wonder. My friends b’day 2moro,cactus mad,would love to find her one. Sorry 4 long comment!
Lynda Kerr
sorry, just read your info, so delete me,
J.K. York
the first thing that strikes me is the unusual color of the petals. the brilliant orange stamen stand out like 3D against them. superb DOF. well done.
Cvail73
Thanks for sharing with us so brilliantly the discovery of this plant, it’s so unusual!!
cdwork
Thankyou all so much for your wonderful coments- regards Chrissy
anaphotography
great lighting and colors…beautiful work!
George Lenz
nice close up and colors… well done…
Kimberly Palmer
What a gorgeous flower… those petals are so shiny and silky… nice shot!
Lorraine Creagh
Wow, wow, wow. I love the colour of this flower. So unusual. Great photograph of it. btw thanks for your cocmments on my Glass bricks – really appreciated. =)
Jocelyn Hyers
absolutely stunning … amazing capture …
Sabine Spiesser
You captured a tremendous image. I spotted this plant in the botanical garden last year and took lots of snaps. athe colours are so intriguing. Great shot.
Margot Kiesskalt
Gorgeous shot – and the colour of those flowers is unreal! Amazing!
Catalin Soare
Blue velvet! Love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!! fav
Jamie Lee
Gorgeous flowers thanks for sharing
Martie Venter
Wow – what a strikingly beautiful flower, it truly is an amazing colour – beautifully captured!
clarkey
Beautiful – such rich colours and great lighting. I’m glad you didn’t crop it. Lovely macro.
Robin Brown
Perfection made easy. Magnificent floral image!!
Mel Brackstone
That is a beautiful flower! Obviously it is so gorgeous it can only show up once every 5 years!
Margaret Barry
Amazing color and rich texture. Fantastic capture!
studiofascino
what an amazing flower! great shot
Andy Harris
what an unusual colour – lovely and yet almost unnatural… great capture!
PennyEdwardes
This is just incredible! I have never seen such a dark flower….amazing shot!
Daniel J. McCa...
Beautiful shot. Terrific contrast. Excellent detail. The crop works perfectly.
marieancolie
would go there only to see the flower.
What a beautiful image.. and don’t worry about the rule of 3..
Rules are what you want them to be ;)
Is it in a botanical garden or in th wild ?
How gorgeous is the colour !
petelangman
great shot. and what a beautiful plant
Maureen Bloesch
I can feel the softness of the petals, with the tip of my nose, as i lean in to enjoy the light scent, of this gorgeous bloom.
Ellen
Very beautiful flower and photo!
Rhana Griffin
These flowers look so soft and velvety. I love that you havent cropped this one in tight, because I agree on the whole colour balance thing. Great choice!
dumbomsa
Very well done. Crisp details.
midnightdreamer
stunning image!!!!
conilouz
Love it…Beautiful!
Cindy Perrinj...
Incredible shot cdwork, love the colours…never seen such amazing colours in a flower & such a beautiful sheen in the petals…WOW!!!
Lee Burgess
Stunning flowers!!! And you are totally right! The whole image needs to be seen!
Forest Friends...
First time I have seen it but its awesome! Well Done
Luuezz
very nice. vibrant colors.
Jan Landers
spectacular….and to see this….only once in 5 years….what a blessing….thank you for sharing this beautiful shot!
DawsonImages
Beautiful contrast of the stamen against the dark petals
RSart
unusual colour.. and i’ve seen nothing like it.. its a beautiful shot to say the least
cherokee
what a fantastic photo,the colour is fantastic
karenanderson
extraordinary colour … fabulous capture
Peace Mitchell
gorgeous!
LindaR
this is so amazing a find ~ the COLORS!!! spectacular!!
buddykfa
Hi, cd,
I’ve done a lot of macro flower work and it’s still my favorite but this is absolutely gorgeous~!!!!
keep rockin’
buddy
Stacey Yount
Gorgeous flower and gorgeous shot of the flower!
Anthony Hedger
amazing colour Chrissy lovely
AngelaFoster
beautiful macro image , i like the deep rich contrasting colours of the flower, well focused against a blurred back ground, fantastic work.
mawaho
Everyone has said it! I can’t get over the amazing colour.
Joanne Bradley
This is gorgeous! The color so different and outstanding. Great composition.
DWarren
Spectacular shot of this magnificent flower! I love bromeliad’s but have never seen one like this…....”teal” blue in color! Exquisite image and perfectly captured!!!
Suryani Shinta
wonderful
Damienne Bingham
Oh my goodness, I can’t get over the colour of these! I’ve never seen anything like it! I love the way that deep cobalt kind of blue contrasts with the orange in the centre.
Gorgeous stuff! Thanks for sharing it with us!
AngelaFoster
a stunning capture
CATNIPMEOW
Wow the color is heavenly Chrissy…........stunning-
Michelle Legg
Wow – I’ve never seen anything like this before. Nice work.
Rosy Kueng
Very special colour! Never seen that before too…fantastic capture Chrissy!
TarasKokovsky
amazing color!
FelicityB
OMG that colour is to die for and you can feel those petals …
tigerwings
Oh, Wow….How Gorgeous….Love This! ;)
starikarp
beautiful colors…brilliant photo.