Alium
Back to basics shot of an Alium in my garden – no processing other than a resize and crop.
Used black mounting board as background and natural light
Alium belongs to the following groups:
Fabulous Flowers, Happy Haven and United KingdomAvailable for sale as Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints, Framed Prints and Posters
Brian Beckett, 3 months ago
Nice shot Meach well done
Irene Burdell, 3 months ago
Gorgeous shot.
gypsygirl, 3 months ago
Beautiful Meach, love the colour too!
Meach in reply to Irene Burdell’s comment, 3 months ago
Thanks Irene very kind of you
Meach in reply to gypsygirl’s comment, 3 months ago
Many thanks Gypsygirl XX
Tigger, 3 months ago
Love the colour meachy peach
Meach in reply to Tigger’s comment, 3 months ago
Why thank you Tiggy Wiggy
Ladydi, 3 months ago
Super grape lollipop!
Meach in reply to Ladydi’s comment, 3 months ago
LOL – does look a bit like a lolli – think it would be a bit oniony though
TrEaSuReDiMaGeS, 3 months ago
Beautiful shot David….. love the contrast of the color against the black background, makes it really stand out!!! :-)) Well done
Meach in reply to TrEaSuReDiMaGeS’s comment, 3 months ago
Thanks Debs XXXXX
Nikki Mulkern, 3 months ago
Another stunning shot, amazing colour
Meach in reply to Nikki Mulkern’s comment, 3 months ago
Cheers Nikki :-)
Cheri McEachin, 3 months ago
lovely shot here—-love the black background
Meach in reply to Cheri McEachin’s comment, 3 months ago
Cheers Cheri – black background £3 in WH Smith – plus two clothes pegs and a couple of old garden canes – budget photography!
Sean Farragher, 3 months ago
beautiful image
Sean Farragher, 3 months ago
thats a great tip,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,WHsmiths
Meach in reply to Sean Farragher’s comment, 3 months ago
To be honest I don’t find WH Smith that useful these day, they seem to have gone very down market – the books are all celebrity this that and the other and the range of CDs is pretty poor too. A piece of black card was their best stock item!
Deborah H. Ben..., 3 months ago
Meach this is excellent!!
PhotogeniquE IPA, 3 months ago
dazzling!
Gilberte, 3 months ago
Hi Meach..again a perfect shot.I love the shape and colour of Aliums.Lately I received a big bouquet of pink roses, alstroemeria and alium.It was a dream.As the aliums lost their purple petals, they were like balls of green bubbles and I used them in a flower composition.Next day, as I was writing at the table, I found there was such a strange smell in the room and could not think what it was .There was a very clean cloth on the table but I thought maybe something has been spilled on it and doesn’t show.I’ll wash it .So I did.
Entering the living-room next morning, there was a repulsing smell and yes..it was ..the alium.Threw it away but I still have to iron that clean tablecloth!!
lesson: don’t recuperate Alium, they don’t dry, they st…
Lucindawind, 3 months ago
wonderful and a very pretty flower
Meach in reply to Gilberte’s comment, 3 months ago
Yes they area bit stinky – best left outside in the wind!
wdavies285, 3 months ago
brilliant
Helen Bascom, 3 months ago
Great shot. Love the color and composition.