Love Rests on No Foundation
“Love Rests on No Foundation ~ It is an endless ocean, with no beginning or end. Imagine, a suspended ocean, riding on a cushion of ancient secrets. All souls have drowned in it, and now dwell there. One drop of that ocean is hope, and the rest is fear.” ~ Quatrains of Rumi
Plumeria Blossom on Lava Rocks
Hamoa Beach Maui Hawai`i
Copyright © Sharon Mau
All Rights Reserved
Featured in Natural Colour and Light group 25 December 2008
Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi
This lovely Plumeria blossom floated from the tree which arches overhead as I was walking down the stone steps to the luxurious black sand beach of Hamoa, one of my favourite beaches on Maui. I was captivated with the beauty of it resting softly on the lichen blanketed lava rock and the contrasts of soft sensual beauty with the rough textures of the hardened magma. Of course I instantly stopped and photographed it. It is one of my favourites and I am happy you enjoy it
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WinGz
Beautiful, love the colors and D.O.F.
cthans
Great photo! I love the contrast and different textures.
Stzar
amazing clarity and composition ~ absolutely precious!
PurePhotography
Great contrast of the sharpness and the softness of the different textures, well done.
Renee Dawson
This looks gorgeous framed Sharon. Love it!
Alison Cornfor...
Lovely composition and lighting!
CATNIPMEOW
This is so very pretty …......love the rocky texture with the soft silky flower-
AND I absolutely love RUMI ….....you are the first person I have seen on here quote him…...and such an excellent and fitting one !!!!!
Sharon Mau replied
Mahalo! Thank you so much! I also love the Quatrains of Rumi and have his beautiful poetry quoted throughout my collections. I wish you a sparkling day! Thank you so much for your visit and kind note.
alaskaman53
Hello Sharon, nice flower, good to find you here.
Rich
Béla Török
Simply beautiful!
jerry alcantara
yes beautiful indeed
Hank Rodriguez
Watching…Learning…Registering…. Loving the lessons….
Angie McKenzie
stunning!
niggle
beautiful shot, well captured
Sharon Davey
Stunning image and message, Well Done
Tolik
May I add a comment Princess Sharon, this photo give hope of a better future !!
Angie McKenzie
let me comment again because i clicked on it and still love love love this shot!!!! gorgeous!!
Ken Kusaka
awesome shot! never seen a plumeria looking so good.
Sharon Mau replied
Mahalo! Thank you so much Ken, I am delighted you enjoy it!
PurePhotography
Good eye, nice finding
DanaMS
Wonderful mix of textures and colors! Awesome job!
Ann7f
so sensitively Beautiful…just like you!! :.)
Sharon Mau replied
Mahalo darling girl, you are so sweet!!
amarica
Beautiful work Sharon!!!
Sharon Mau replied
Mahalo sweetheart! Thank you so much!
Sharon Davey
STUNNING color and image GREAT Floral ART WELL DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!
DawsonImages
Nice contrast
Tibby Steedly
Perfection! And as always, your lovely spiritual and magical images are accompanied by such beautiful quotes. I love this!
Dave Corn
This shot is so delicate and SoooooooooWell Done! Lovely colors and warm tones!
Excellent!
Bruce Dickson
I have always known the flower by its common name frangipani – which I understand originated with its fragrance … and along with that of the gardenia I think it has the best of all perfumes. Constantly reminds me of my years spent living in the tropics. Very nice image.
ienemien
I love this little flower, nice photo… bye ien
Ann7f
with affectionate applause,Annie :.)
Cora Wandel
Sharon, looks like you are going to fit in very well here, this is another work that is great both in image and words. – Cora
Eleni Hadjikir...
i love this flower!!!
John Edwards
Beautiful colour and contrasting textures
Sensiworld
Lovely !
KiimiG
so beautiful !
Etienne RUGGER...
Nice frangipa flower ! Now we just need the incredible smell of it.
Dawne Olson
This is so warm.. beautiful.. inviting.
clizzio
What a beautiful flower and poem to go with it. Living on Maui must be a real treat for a photographer.
danapace
A composition with wonderful colour-effect.Best regards.
Lynda McDonald
oh Sharon, this is beautiful and the contrast of the lava rock sets it off perfectly
CarolM
Lovely image, Sharon. Wonderful detail, color and texture. The flower is just gorgeous! Such a pretty image.
chijude
Simple and yet so beautiful. Appropriate words!!
pmarella
beautiful !!!!!
rodsfotos
A very beautiful detailed close-up of this gorgeous Plumeria bloom Sharon and I was so impressed at how you described it falling on the lichen textures steps and how it contrasted them so well, you have an eye for seeing beauty in so many ways my friend and the resulting image more than does justice to how you described it, beautiful work,
Regards, Rod.
Sharon Mau replied
You are so sweet, thank you so much Rod! I am always delighted to hear from you. I hope you are well and happy. I am only online for a couple of minutes tonight to upload an image and will be over to see your new work tomorrow morning. This note to you will be the only one I write tonight. I wish you a peaceful evening my dear friend.
Jan Timmons
What a good title and quote for such a beautiful photo. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a Plumeria blossom.
Cadence Gamache
Love the concept and all the contrasting textures! All your nature photography is awesome! I’m off to check out more… :)
LudaNayvelt
absolutely gourgeous, giving me warm felling Sharon
Jokus
Such a wonderful flower dear Sharon, the whole photo is superb, so lovely the Plumeria blossom is!
Wish you A Happy Weekend & Hugs from Holland, _Joke ;-)
Gyuri Nagy
Beautiful, my dearest friend!
Tibby Steedly
So beautiful, dear friend. Fragile and strong both.
Mia1
So very lovely. :o)
Maria Medeiros
Beautiful! Thanks for adding me to your watch! :)
Veikko Suikkanen
Fantastic, really beautiful work!
Rick & Deb Larson
Beautiful!! Take Care ~ Rick & Deb ~ :)
Clio3
Lovely, so delicate. Great work.
kalaryder
Always photogenic :)
BigD 8 days ago
Beautiful
Sandy Stewart 4 days ago
Lovely simple composition with lovely color and contrasts! : )