himalayan blue
Strikingly blue himalayan poppy (mecanopsis) captured in my garden (10/5/009) here in the scottish borders. It’s in the shade just outside my kitchen window.. our first one of the year.
Nikon D60, Nikkor VR 18-200, UV filter
f/5.6
1/125sec
ISO-100
130mm
cheers and thanks for looking
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cherylc1
What a little beauty!!! outstanding capture and detail and gorgeous colors!!
linifer
Wow.. amazing colour! Fave oxo
lefty1
this blue is so pretty, add the outstanding detail and clarity, you have a winner Maggie! Bravo!!
reflector
A very unusual shade of blue and a great shot ! Very nice DOF !
Tom Gomez
A lovely shade of blue Maggie …
jadeast
Stunning flower and image Maggie!
Evita
Gorgeous colour !!! Excellent capture !!! :D
Mary Ann Reilly
WOW HOW STRIKING AN IMAGE.
JKKimball
amazing colours Maggie!
LindaR
wow Maggie ~ this is a stunning shot ~love the blue and the blur ~ love poppies but never seen one this color xx how do you like your lens ~ considering getting one :) xx
dinghysailor1 replied
thanks thanks everyone.. we seem to have the right conditions locally for these and are such a striking colour as you see… thanks for asking linda I love love love my lens!! absolutely recommend it with its VR… thought it was the nearest i could get to a p&s …LOL…and wouldnt be without it! use it all the time… tho dream of a macro one one day….. :))
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Joanne Bradley
Oh the color is superb and so striking! Blue flowers are unusual and this is excellent! Great color and composition!
Lois Bryan
OOOOOOOOO!!!!! What a glorious blue!!!!!! Goodness, goodness … that color is amazing!!!!!! Beautiful image, hon!!! Joanne is right .. blue is so unusual!!!!! WOWZER!!
dinghysailor1 replied
OOOO thanks heaps lois for all your lovely enthusiasm.. yes theyre a really classy plant that seems to do well in damp! places..LOL … and while we have lots of little fiddly blue things this intensity of colour is a really striking feature of this lovely plant… only took this single shot as the sun had moved away and was surprised how it came out!! hoping alls ok with you.. sorry to hear of that pesky thing earlier… take care
xxx
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LudaNayvelt
absolutely gorgeous
Tina Longwell
Great shot Maggie!
Cheryl DeLong
Wow never seen a blue poppy before but this is gorgeous.
blamo
Quality image …....... blue is sensational
dinghysailor1 replied
wow thanks!! much appreciated!
cheers
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Daniela Weil
Beautiful!
Roslyn Lunetta
whoo hoo down here…
wow, I have never seen a blue poppy and I just love it. wonderful framing, really shows off the pretty flower.
dinghysailor1 replied
aw thanks roslyn… so glad you like it! ... they really are such stunners!!
cheers my friend
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lorilee
BEAUTIFUL!!!!
shadyuk
Absolutely Stunning !
Kelly J
Wow a blue poppy!!!! How gorgeous is it!! :)
Robin Brown
I Tibet this one will sell like bloomin hot cakes Dinghy!!
FelicityB
Great detail, so delicate, such a fantastic colour!
Denis Dalby
I’m so jealous Ding. I used to have one, but it didn’t survive. Lovely.
dinghysailor1 replied
thanks dennis and hope you have better luck next time dennis.. we had a couple of false starts but now they seem quite settled and are so worth trying again .. read that they like a cool partially shaded moist site … good Luck!
cheers
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JacquiK
Lovely shot, fantastic colour.
debsphotos
WOW…Now thats “blue’!!!!! Gorgeous capture Maggie…amazing flower!!! *-)
dinghysailor1 replied
thanks debs its that gorgeous ‘sky’ blue we dont see enough of here in scotland…LOL….
cheers
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Catherine Veal
this is such a beautiful blue Maggie what a wonderful shot.x
Linda Ridpath
beautiful, all of mine are being blown to buggery at the moment, the wind has just knocked over a maple in a pot, its at least 3ft tall!!! have a great day ding! xx
dinghysailor1 replied
aw its breezy here too but a lovely sunny day.. wish i was sailing…..
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MattTworkowski
Love that blue,great shot
dinghysailor1 replied
cheers matt! thrilled you like it!
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i l d i l a z...
Very lovely flower image!
joyousmoon
Splendid color! Beautiful!
MountainHawk
Great shot! Vivid color!
enchantedImages
Splendid bloom and shot, Maggie!
We can’t grow them here. :-(
Judi FitzPatrick
Not too many real blue flowers out there – nicely captured for all time!
Squealia
wow that is so blue
Martina Fagan
Wonderful macro Maggie & lovely detail:)
Carol Barona
Fantastic! Wow, such beautiful colors!
grimduke1
I’m not into flower pictures at all!..But this image is in 3D on my monitor, (I don’t now why!) it’s a fantastic image and the colours are amazing.
dinghysailor1 replied
hi gd – really really appreciate your lovely comments…thanks so much and i’m not sure how it came out either!! i was fed up at missing the morning sun on it so only had one go with the flower but the shade seemed to intensify the colour…
cheers shipmate!! thanks again
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annalisa56
Perfect !!!!
dougie1
nice! good crop? lol!
dinghysailor1 replied
chuckling here … photographically speaking i’m hoping so…..LOL…
Lindamell
wonderful Maggie :))
chijude
Love that vibrant blue!!
Andrew Ness
Wow, how blue. Great macro!
Neophytos
Maggie , this is the most BEAUTIFUL poppy I have seen in my life, and I Love it !!
dinghysailor1 replied
thanks my friend – theyre stunning and such an unusual colour… lovely at this time of year… and they take on pinkish hues as they mature …
Shaun Whiteman
Great shot, lovely blue hues!!
Christopher E...
amazing shot, great detail, love that lighting
dinghysailor1 replied
hi chris it was a one off try as i was kicking myself i’d missed a sunlit capture … but it was amazing how the intense colour came out in this shady one..
thanks so much indeed!!
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Finbarr Reilly
lovely shot
Jellybean720
WOW… I want blue poppys .. GREAT CAPTURE :))
Antanas
lovely capture
presbi
Absolutely stunning macro, and what a gloriuos and gorgeous blue! Very well done!
jacqi
Gorgeous Maggie and they don’t like my garden, boo hoo!
richiedean
Spectacular bloom maggie, professionally taken, may I say …............... :))
Eugenio
:))) amazing shot !!!
artisandelimage
beautiful flower, lovely color, great capture !
my best, francis.
James Corley
Beautiful macro shot Maggie! Stunning colors.
DawsonImages
Nice color
Erwin G. Kotzab
What a blue….!
Babbler
beautiful !
Lucindawind
it is a striking blue.. just lovely !
Kathryn Potempski
this is striking Maggie what a wonderful sight well done.
Anne Staub
Beautiful!!
natalia martin...
beautiful
cdudak
Stunning, I have never seen a poppy in this color, simply beautiful….Kay
dinghysailor1 replied
thanks kay – we’ve been struggling to establish them in our garden for a few years now… and seem to have a few clumps now.. they really are stunning and can have wonderful purple tinge at some stages… but this is fresh and really blue.. the first one out!!
cdudak
Makes a beautiful card.
dinghysailor1 replied
and thanks so much for going to this trouble!! how lovely of you and yes it does look rather nice…lol… cheersl
maggie
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macro magnon
Magnificent macro shot !.. Great colors and details !!!
Shell59
Amazing color!!
starikarp
the blue is awesome. good shot.
cieloverde
Flower spectacular clarity and a heart that enhances your beauty! Ding…..
dinghysailor1
muchas gracias amiga mia.. muy muy amable!
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Eva and Klaus ...
Maggie, you lucky thing!!!
You have captured that fantastic colour so well!!!! Beautiful!
I would love to have a go at growing them in my garden, is there anything special I have to observe?
Lovely, lovely shot!
XX
Eva
dinghysailor1 replied
thanks so much eva :))) the colour seems to vary over time.. fresh blue and then tinges of purple with very hairy stems and leaves like this – they take a while to establish here in our scottish gardens and seem to love moist partial shade…
good luck! they are so stunning when they take hold and thrive its well worth trying!
cheers and thanks
maggie
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Eva and Klaus ...
Thanks for that Maggie! I can imagine that the climate in my garden is similar to that of the Scottish highlands and moist, shady places are not difficult to find in my neck of the woods ;o)
I will let you know how things work out!
dinghysailor1 replied
yes even better if the sun reaches it for some brief times.. long enough to really enjoy the lovely colours and hopefully get some photographs..LOL
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ys-eye
Beautiful in blue! :)
presbi
You are really lucky, Maggie, having such breathtaking flowers in your garden! I’d never seen one of them here in Italy. The shot is, obviously, FANTASTIC!!!!!! Hugs, Sergio
dinghysailor1 replied
wow thanks sergio – yes we do feel lucky .. they have incredible colour when the sun shines through… even more spectacular than this one taken on a grey day… and they have taken a while to establish … but am so glad to share them with you!! enjoy my friend…!
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Jan Timmons
I just discovers that we have these, too, Maggie, at our latitude and longitude. This is a beautiful shot – and with your new camera and lens! That really is a striking colour!
dinghysailor1 replied
oh goodie… . hope you get to enjoy some too… was surprised how this came out as i remember feeling disappointed iI’d missed the sun on it…lol
thanks again
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Scott d'Almeida
outstanding,
dinghysailor1 replied
cheers scott!! really appreciate your lovely visit! thanks
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Kathy Reid
Just gorgeous!!!!
A.M. Ruttle
You’re killing me… I have one of these in the garden and it has barely produced 9 leaves in two years, and certainly no flowers! Gorgeous!
dinghysailor1 replied
don’t lose heart my friend.. they take quite a few attempts and a few years to get established (partial shade seems to work for ours).. hang on in there…lol and thanks
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