Flowers in the summer
No “art” for this one kids! Tee only. This works if you think that 13 is lucky or unlucky. Kanji means: / “Beauty and Luck Seldom Go Together” see also: / and: /
... for my dad
Macro closup of a Canna lily center. Top ten Flowers in Macro challenge hosted by the Bubblers Weekly Challenge group / Featured: Bubblers’ Weekly Challenge group, September 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—--
Flowers after Rain.
It`s cherry blossom season in Japan. This beautiful flower is called “Sakura”. The blossoms only last for a week or two, usually from March to April; Sakura cherry-blossoms have come to symbolize the transience of life because their life is so short. The Japanese school year begins in April, the sakura are also seen as a sign of beginning, signaling a new stage in life. This bloom has been compared to a woman’s beauty, blossoming for a short period before withering into old age. When the Sakura start to appear, all of Japan goes crazy for these flowers. Hanami (picnics under the cherry blossom trees) is held in the parks, by rivers or on mountains. Salary men loosen their neckties and knock back sake while the blossoms fall gently to the ground. Television news carry nightly reports of the cherry blossom “front” and show whereabouts in Japan the Sakura has started to bloom. This photo was taken in Shinjuku Gyoen.
I am really sick of winter, however today I was in my yard and spotted a few blossoms opening up on the tree by the side of the road. I couldn’t help my self but take some photos and dream of spring….. The back ground is just the sky.. I actually have 2 more images that I also like so I might put them up and see how they go :o)
I shot this image today 11/28/08 at 2:00 in the afternoon…...I have never in my entire life seen a double blossom….and here in my own rose garden is a Double Beauty .........I have edited out some unsightly background and improved on the lighting just a tad….I hope you all enjoy this as much as I! This image is copyright protected and registered:MCN: C06B2-A5468-9916E / This image is copyright protected and registered. MCN:C06B2-A5468-9916F / ___ / All The Materials Contained May Not Be Reproduced, Copied, Edited, Published, Transmitted Or Uploaded In Any Way Without My Permission. My Images Do Not Belong To The Public Domain. © 2008Joyce Dickens: Using my images for any purpose and in any way, without prior permission, may lead to legal action
Early morning at Santa Cruz, California Monarch refuge, before the air temperature warms and these delicate blossoms dissipate into the winds. Canon EOS-1D, Mark II, Canon 500 f4L IS – 1/100@ f/4.5, ISO 200 Bogen 3411 w Wimberley style head. Processed in Adobe Lightroom 2. “Elegant Blossoms” FEATURED IN: The Fine Art of Photography Insects, Bugs and Creepy Crawlys Americas; Rural, Urban, Wild & Free JPG Castoffs
White snowdrop with raindrop on petal / Nikon D60 / 55mm / f/22.0 0.6(+1.33) ISO100 THE WINNER OF A HIGH KEY CHALLENGE IN THE GROUP Mood & Ambience – Strictly Photos / #5 in Mood & Ambience – Strictly Photos group in Purity challenge #3 in Embodyment of white Challenge in the group The Woman Photographer Your BEST Work Only* group
Best Viewed Large All Rights Reserved / @ Julia Wright As is straight from the camera, shot with a Nikon CoolPix Pi / ISO 50 / 8.0mm / Auto Flower & Foliage Detail / You’re Accepted / Yellow Gallery
self-portrait in natural light; shot with Nikon D80 using 50mm (f/2.5); edited using Adobe Photoshop CS3 and Lightroom 2
Rose from my garden. / / /
Nikon D60 + OE
Nikon D60 + OE / North Yorkshire fields, UK THIRD PLACE IN THE CHALLENGE Meadows
it’s nearly spring, here… / jordan busson. 15 august 2009. add elucidate on: /
Copyright © Sharon Mau 2009 / My images do not belong to the public domain. Reproduction is strictly prohibited. All rights reserved Family: Rubiaceae / Common Name: / Kula Gardenia Grandiflora / Gardenia tubifera Kula / Gardenia tubifera / Gardenia carinata / Gardenia pfordii / Some call them Malaysian Jasmine. I believe the correct name for this gardenia is Gardenia lamingtonia. / Two forms are known, a large flower and a smaller. / G. tubifera is five petaled and has wider, ovate petals with downturned tips. From sepals to bloom face its throat measures 3-4 inches. It is a small tree from up to 15 feet with infrequent, sparse blossom set. G. lamingtonia grows to 20 feet with very heavy bloom set every 2-3 months in Hawai’i. An outstanding and beautiful Gardenia from Thailand cultivated here on Maui. They open with rich creamy white single flowers which turn bright orange as they age. It is a great bloomer that is in full display twice a year on the islands. It has a beautiful fragrance. They must be kept from cold and need full sun to bloom best. These large shrub is growing naturalized in Lower Nahiku. / It is a rare collectible plant. A 4 ” pot will cost from $18.00 to $30.00. Some of the flowers are up to 4” wide. This large, rounded shrub can be trained into a small tree, maintainable to a height under 10 feet. Acid, organic and fertile soil are necessary for healthy plants They produce large, single golden yellow flowers. Flowers change colour while maturing from ivory through golden yellow to orange-yellow. The wonderful fragrance is very strong. They bloom in spring onward. A slow-growing gardenia, they are a challenge to propagate Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi / Shooting Date/Time 16 August 2009 11:41:09 / Shooting Mode Macro White Balance Cloudy / Tv Shutter Speed 1/500 Av Aperture Value 5.6 / ISO 100
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Yellow Hypericum / Nikon D300 / Nikon 18-55mm / 1/100, f/5.0, ISO100
Nikon D300 / 18-200mm / 1/400 f/13.0 ISO1600 / HDR (1 shot) in Photomatix Pro3.2 / and PP in PS CS3
Nikon D60 / Nikon 18-55mm / 1/60 f/8.0 ISO180, as is
Canon 350D / F/5.6 / 1/400seg / ISO-400
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