sky blue

dinghysailor1

sky blue

Another himalayan poppy… they really have been superb this year in the warm scottish spring and just wanted to get one in the sunshine…

Nikon compact coolpix 4800

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sky blue by dinghysailor1
sky blue by dinghysailor1
  • Simon Gladwin

    Simon Gladwin

    Bloody Gorgeous!

  • Anthony Hedger

    Anthony Hedger

    WOW! Stunning work

  • Trudi's Images

    Trudi's Images

    Stunning Maggie !!

  • Georgie Hart

    Georgie Hart

    Exquisite beauty

  • reflector

    reflector

    Simply amazing colour and crisp detail ! I’ll bet those leaves glow in the dark. :-)

  • PhotoAvenue

    PhotoAvenue

    Gorgeous rich colours- a fantastic image Maggie !

  • Brandie1

    Brandie1

    Stunning.
    The colours are wonderful

  • lozzar

    lozzar

    Its a great photo. Love the flower.

  • Juilee  Pryor

    Juilee Pryor

    this is just gorgeous ... you really have done a fantastic job with this…. beautiful

  • dinghysailor1 replied

    thanks juilee really appreciate that.. Have chased it around the garden for a few weeks now with different cameras .. but this one stood out for me.. tried cloning out the trees but they seem to anchor it somehow..
    cheers :))))

  • Denis Molodkin

    Denis Molodkin

    Wonderful capture! Well done!

  • cieloverde

    cieloverde

    Excellent. Wonderful for you to look!....Magnífica …....Ding !

  • dinghysailor1 replied

    :)))))

  • Christopher  Ewing

    Christopher E...

    this is a beautiful flower!! love that color of blue

  • MattTworkowski

    MattTworkowski

    Beautiful shot mate

  • dinghysailor1 replied

    cheers my friend – glad you came up for air…lovely to see you and thanks heaps

    :)

  • Anthony Mancuso

    Anthony Mancuso

    beautiful work Maggie, great colour and perspective!

  • david campbell

    david campbell

    wow wow wow fantastic

  • JennyDean

    JennyDean

    wonderful Maggie.

  • Shaun Whiteman

    Shaun Whiteman

    Wonderful shot, the compositon and colours are stunning….great detail!!!

  • dinghysailor1 replied

    thanks shaun they have these colourfully hairy leaves and stems which catch the light too….really appreciate your visit!
    :))

  • jadeast

    jadeast

    Wow Stunning Maggie, we don’t have anything like that here.

  • dinghysailor1 replied

    thanks JD theyre definite showoffs arent they..lol
    :))

  • GerryMac

    GerryMac

    what an amazing shade of blue Maggie! excellent capture!

  • nadine henley

    nadine henley

    wow maggi! you’ve outdone yourself! this is fabulous

  • Sue Buckingham

    Sue Buckingham

    What an amazing colour and fantastic against the sky. Sensational shot Ding xx

  • Steve  Taylor

    Steve Taylor

    Great use of color.

  • Kristina K

    Kristina K

    what a fab colour dinghy…great shot :)) k

  • RhondaR

    RhondaR

    Wow Maggie, this is just beutiful. Fabulous colour.

  • Joanne  Bradley

    Joanne Bradley

    Spectacular shot Maggie! Excellent pov and the color is outstanding! What a fresh delightful image!

  • Kim  Calvert

    Kim Calvert

    Very beautiful shot !! love that color.

  • kibishipaul

    kibishipaul

    Is this the actual color? It’s amazing! Wonderful image.

  • dinghysailor1 replied

    thanks paul… yes it is..not a blue paintbrush in sight..LOL … and such a charismatic plant… poppies are vivid enough but this is a real stunner! It likes partial shade… and seems to survive a scottish winter in a moist sheltered spot…
    cheers my friend and thanks again
    :)

  • cherylc1

    cherylc1

    WOW~ What beauties!!!!!! Awesome capture!!!!!

  • Marilyn Harris

    Marilyn Harris

    Absolutely superb! The colour is amazing! x :o)

  • macro magnon

    macro magnon

    Just magnificent !... What a nice card !!!

  • dinghysailor1 replied

    aw thanks so much .. thrilled you like it..cheers :)))))

  • Tom Gomez

    Tom Gomez

    Beautiful Maggie, perfect against that blue sky …

  • Tainia Finlay

    Tainia Finlay

    Stand out gorgeous Maggie!! My fave colours too .. a fave for me, beautiful :D

  • Sandy Stewart

    Sandy Stewart

    Beautifully taken Maggie! The camera perspective used to place the flowers against the sky is wonderful! The sky compliments the blues shades of the flowers and yet does not compete! Very nice work! : )

  • dinghysailor1 replied

    thanks loads sandy ! youre very kind… clear backdrops are not easy to find in my wildish garden….lol…so was lucky with the sky that day!!

  • MountainHawk

    MountainHawk

    Nice perspective. Great shot!

  • Rhonda  Thomassen

    Rhonda Thomassen

    That is gorgeous Maggie. Love the blues!

  • Adam Bykowski

    Adam Bykowski

    The blue of the poppies almost match the blue of the sky perfectly. Nice one ding.

  • kathy s gillentine

    kathy s gillen...

    perfect shot

  • arvyart

    arvyart

    Wow! :)))

  • Jan Timmons

    Jan Timmons

    I love the way you composed this shot, Maggie. The Himalayan poppy’s blue still shows up beautifully against that Scottish sky!

  • dinghysailor1 replied

    oops replied in the box below…. :)

  • dinghysailor1

    dinghysailor1

    hi jan thanks for your lovely vist and comments… not a typical scottish sky mind… lol…. and do take a seat lol …only joking … the bench is about 2 miles away…...

    :))

  • emanon

    emanon

    instant fav, this is fantastic, I never knew you could get blue poppies, superb x

  • dinghysailor1 replied

    thanks so much.. kailzie gardens nearby are full of them in may and we’ve managed to get some established here too…
    cheers
    ;)

  • debsphotos

    debsphotos

    Unique image Maggie!!! I’m with Simon..bloody gorgeous!!!!!! *-)

  • Eva and Klaus Weber-Wanjek

    Eva and Klaus ...

    Maggie! What a sizzling blue!!!!
    FANTABULOUS!!!

  • LudaNayvelt

    LudaNayvelt

    wow, poppies in blue, have not seen this colors around, wonderful

  • Jan Timmons

    Jan Timmons

    Hey, I’d already admired that bench! But thanks for the link, again. (Show off ;)

  • dinghysailor1 replied

    teehee,... giggling here…
    :))

  • Evita

    Evita

    Absolutely Stunning !!! :D

  • dinghysailor1 replied

    wow thanks !!
    ;)))

  • dougie1

    dougie1

    beautiful maggie!

  • Robin Brown

    Robin Brown

    Now this will look great in our Tent Dinghy, where shall we pitch tonight!! Fabulous floral!! xx

  • dinghysailor1 replied

    LOL.. thanks
    :))

  • Robin Brown

    Robin Brown

    We should have a proper tent ‘a’ tent soon!! xx :0)

  • dinghysailor1 replied

    :))

  • FelicityB

    FelicityB

    Fabulous!!

  • Gerry Myers

    Gerry Myers

    this is just beautiful

  • terezadelpilar

    terezadelpilar

    wonderful ding!

  • Agnes McGuinness

    Agnes McGuinness

    Maggie, this is really stunning work. Divine blues! Agnes xx

  • dinghysailor1 replied

    thanks agnes.. petals against the sky just seemed to intensify the colour… a real stroke of luck..
    :)

  • kalaryder

    kalaryder

    Terrific persepctive and such a delightful flower

  • Heloisa Castro

    Heloisa Castro

    excellent

  • David  McLean

    David McLean

    stunning work,love the colours

  • Freda Surgenor

    Freda Surgenor

    That is beautiful, so extremely blue!!!

  • Lori Peters

    Lori Peters

    I love the composition and colors. Beautiful! x

  • Pamela Jayne Smith

    Pamela Jayne S...

    Gorgeous capture another fave flower of mine – but sadly haven’t managed to ever grow them – this is a beautiful capture :)

  • Sonya Byrne

    Sonya Byrne

    WOW! The colour is beautiful

  • Kelly  J

    Kelly J

    Bloody beautiful!!! Instant fave – I love this!!!!!!!!!!

  • dinghysailor1 replied

    bloody marvellous to hear that kell!! hoping alls well with you!! it certainly was my lucky day to get a colourmatch sky like that…LOL

    :))

  • ltruskett

    ltruskett

    eyepopping colour dings, how well do they match the sky for goodness sake????? lol ….......superb pov too….........

  • LindaR

    LindaR

    maggie ~ this is making my morning ~ just so beautiful ~ !!! xx

  • Alessandro Pinto

    Alessandro Pinto

    Gorgeous…

  • Gabby87

    Gabby87

    WOW…................................................................ I love the color’s in this shot and nice work and nice shot too!!!!!
    =D

  • Béla Török

    Béla Török

    Amazing capture, great perspective!

  • Lorena Maria

    Lorena Maria

    (O.o) !!!!!!!!!!

  • AnnieSnel

    AnnieSnel

    Beautiful capture!

  • CinB

    CinB

    stunning image and such a striking blue!

  • micmac

    micmac

    Super beautiful,love the blue on blue!!

  • Stephanie Rachel Seely

    Stephanie Rach...

    these would be awesome to see for real. I never knew poppies could be blue! SImply gorgeous!

  • ldeiter78

    ldeiter78

    Stunning blues Maggie!!! So beautiful!

  • Misti Hymas

    Misti Hymas

    What a pretty flower! I have never seen a flower of that color before! Awesome

  • dinghysailor1 replied

    thanks misti – yes its wonderful to have a clump finally established in our garden here in scotland… its taken a few years but they looked sensational in our early summer sunshine..
    :)

  • jeffrae

    jeffrae

    Fantastic image…the color is heavenly!!

  • fezoj64

    fezoj64

    What a fantastic shot, splendid great.

  • Kathy Reid

    Kathy Reid

    Gorgeous clear colours, awesome capture!

  • Helene Kippert

    Helene Kippert

    Love the angle maggie – great work!

  • Robert Elliott

    Robert Elliott

    simply stunning

  • Ken Boxsell

    Ken Boxsell

    An absolute stunner dinghysailor1

  • Fran0723

    Fran0723

    Simply fantastic!!

  • Bruce  Dickson

    Bruce Dickson

    Beautiful … are they really this blue shade?

  • dinghysailor1 replied

    thanks bruce and yes they are this amazing colour…hard to believe isnt it…
    :)))

  • Scott  d'Almeida

    Scott d'Almeida

    stunning,

  • brian pendrey

    brian pendrey

    awesome colour and shot beautiful maggie beautiful

  • rodsfotos

    rodsfotos

    You must have green fingers for them to be thriving so well Maggie, beautifully captured in the sunlight and I’m surprised at how well they are separated from the blue sky backdrop,
    Regards, Rod.

  • dinghysailor1 replied

    Thanks so much Rod.. I was trying for an uncluttered composition… but what a thrill when i saw it on screen.. those petals have a great texture and the tones in the veining can vary from bud to maturity…like the darker backs of the lower flowers…
    So glad you like it.. its taken a few years to get a couple of clumps established…
    cheers my friend and thanks again for your lovely thoughtful comments
    :))

  • reflector

    reflector

    Wow ! Congrats on being on page 1 of the Popular pages [ for 7 days ] ! :))

  • Laurie Search

    Laurie Search

    What gorgeous color!!

  • Gene Praag

    Gene Praag

    How beautiful this is….The blue flowers against that blue sky! Well seen and captured my friend!

  • Luca Renoldi

    Luca Renoldi

    Stunning!!!
    istant fav for me

  • James Corley

    James Corley

    Beautiful colors and wonderful perspective.

  • JUSTART

    JUSTART

    beautiful shot
    great colors

  • sendao

    sendao

    superb;...great beautiful colours!

  • dinghysailor1 replied

    thanks so much my friend
    :))))

  • Lois  Bryan

    Lois Bryan

    So many amazing shades of the blue, Maggie!!!!! Rod hit the nail on the head when he noticed the blue against the blue being so wonderfully defined!!!!! WOWZER!!!!

  • dinghysailor1 replied

    aw blush – thanks lois – nature has a wonderful talent for getting it right with a little help from nikon ..just glad i didnt mess it up lol..
    :))

  • Teresa Zieba

    Teresa Zieba

    Spectacular flower and your capture Maggie. Holeeee, what an incredible flower. Instant fave.

  • blamo

    blamo

    Delightful Display of colour

  • Starz

    Starz

    OMG it’s like a combination of a Hibiscus and a Poppy
    Incredibly beautiful WOW what a lovely capture !!

  • dinghysailor1 replied

    yes i can so see what you mean…. and thanks for your lovely comment.. cheers
    maggie
    :))

  • gerrardt

    gerrardt

    STUNNING~!!

  • Tatiana R

    Tatiana R

    Wow, Maggi, this is so magical! I didn’t know blue poppies existed! Is it from your garden? Are you a magician?
    Excellent shot!

  • dinghysailor1 replied

    lol thanks tanya this is just outside my kitchen window! but it was the nikon compact that did the abracadabra thing…LOL….

    cheers and thanks for your so lovely comment…really appreciate it! (they like partial shade we’ve discovered after a few years of trying..)

  • Glenda  Remaklus

    Glenda Remaklus

    Wow …. this is magnificent! great work.

  • Dyle Warren

    Dyle Warren

    Gorgeous image and such wonderful colors!!

  • Aleksander

    Aleksander

    Maggie, it is a stunning flower, never knew that a blue variety exists; you captured it really well!

  • dinghysailor1 replied

    thanks aleks… so glad you like them… they’ve have been great this year.. in stunning bloom for about a month but are getting very faded and nibbled now!

  • Roka

    Roka

    Fabulous detail! Amazing shot! Love the blue on blue. Another fave!

  • bleep

    bleep

    stunning!

  • Roddy Atkinson

    Roddy Atkinson

    Beautiful capture, great colour!

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    NatureGreeting...

    When I grow up I wanta be just like you!! Breathtaking!!!!!

  • AnnDixon

    AnnDixon

    This is a stunning image,

  • Kathryn Potempski

    Kathryn Potempski

    I am lost for words, this is special Fran brilliant in everyday possible my friend , How I am graving spring

  • Ronald Rockman

    Ronald Rockman

    Spectacular flower Maggie, what a fabulous eye catching image you have created, see not just a sailor but a creatie artist.
    Cheers,
    Rock

  • Baynanno1

    Baynanno1

    Fantastic colour!

  • Rick & Deb Larson

    Rick & Deb Larson

    Oh Maggie, you have some of your Himalyan Poppies on display … great shot against the beautiful sky blue backdrop … just lovely!! Take Care ~ Rick & Deb ~ :)

  • dinghysailor1 replied

    teehee i was peeking over the fence at yours too yesterday! arent they lovely flowers

  • Rick & Deb Larson

    Rick & Deb Larson

    Yes they are…but yours have such a lovely view….while ours are stuck behind a fence < sigh > the poor things. Take Care Maggie. ~ Rick & Deb ~ :)

  • Dragan Petrovic

    Dragan Petrovic

    I am speechless. Fave!

  • David Clark

    David Clark

    Hi Maggie - this is amazing - it makes me want to get up and dance in the cool sunshine (we have lots of sunshine here but little cool) – dave

  • Brian Downs

    Brian Downs

    oh this is so good Maggie

  • nishagandhi
  • Marianne  Venegoni

    Marianne Vene...

    The blue on blue is gorgeous! Well done.

  • dinghysailor1 replied

    thanks so much marianne – it came out better than i dreamt..
    cheers

    :))

  • Antanas

    Antanas

    lovely colors and composition

  • dinghysailor1 replied

    thanks so much indeed for the lovely compliment

    :))))

  • Charuhas  Images

    Charuhas Images

    Fabulous capture. So beautiful.

  • i l d i  l a z a r

    i l d i l a z...

    Fantastic image,fabulous rich colours!

  • EverChanging1

    EverChanging1

    Stunning colour….I don’t think we get these over here in Western Australia :-(
    Beautiful…well done :o))

  • dinghysailor1 replied

    so glad you like them .. i suspect they like damp partial shade… thanks for the lovely comment
    :))

  • Quinn Blackburn

    Quinn Blackburn

    wow… beautiful capture

    :) wishing you laughter

  • AuntDot

    AuntDot

    Beautiful! I love the colors and it makes a beautiful card.

  • Gene Praag
  • dinghysailor1 replied

    wow thanks my friend – this is a real honour in your lovely group! cheers
    :))))))

  • LouJay

    LouJay

    Wowee! Wonderful work, and I am envious of you being able to grow these! Meconopsis would not be at all happy in wheatbelt Western Australia – so I have to make do with other (not blue!) poppies!
    Brilliant shot.

  • dinghysailor1 replied

    aw thanks loujay.. dampish semishade seems to work here.. tho may be a bit of a struggle down your way…LOL – but so happy to share a glimpse and so look forward to seeing your varieties too..
    :))

  • sendao

    sendao 27 days ago

    An amazing capture my friend,very beautiful color!

  • dinghysailor1 replied 27 days ago

    thanks heaps – it still amazes me.. and we’ve been growing them for a few years now..LOL
    :))

  • Laurie Search

    Laurie Search 10 days ago

    Oh, what gorgeous color!!!

  • Joyce Dickens, IPA

    Joyce Dickens,... 6 days ago

    Maggie – how did I ever miss this incredible image???!!! Beautiful and a sheer joy to view….love the blues! xoxo JD

  • dinghysailor1 replied 2 days ago

    wow thanks my friend – it’s been a super year for them too.. a couple have really settled in to the garden now – its only taken 10-12 years…LOL

  • Nedim Bosnic

    Nedim Bosnic 2 days ago

    wonderful wonderful …........ flowers look so clear like I can touch this

  • dinghysailor1 replied 2 days ago

    what a wonderful comment coming from you nedim – your art has incredible immediacy and beauty – a real inspiration

    cheers and thanks so so much
    maggie
    :))))

  • Caterpillar

    Caterpillar 2 days ago

    Incredible colours! Fantastic picture Maggie! :)

  • dinghysailor1 replied 2 days ago

    cheers my friend
    :)))

  • Hans Kawitzki

    Hans Kawitzki 2 days ago

    Great capture and amazing colours

  • dinghysailor1 replied 2 days ago

    thanks heaps hans – so thrilled you like this
    cheers
    :))

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