Purple waterlily in full bloom rises out of a Fijian pond.
For the Flower Power Project Screensaver ___ 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. / © 2007 Joyce Dickens: Using my images for any purpose and in any way, without prior permission, may lead to legal action.
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 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—--
White Calla Lily Faded to White
A Lilac Lily / All profits from the sale of this work will be donated to Wildlife-Appeal.
I thought it looked like they were dancing…
I shot this Day-Lily earlier this morning in my garden just as it was opening…..10 minutes later it was a full blossom…...... / / ___ / 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!
“These stars of earth, these golden flowers.” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow /
Made second place in the challenge The color purple In the Group Backyard Macro and Closeups. / /
This is going to be my entry into the challenge for a single flower reflected in bubbles for the Beauty N’ Bubbles group….I hope you enjoy….......Please view in large format. / / ___ / Sold to an anonymous buyer today, 11/25/08, in the form of a POSTER here on redbubble.com / ___ / 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!
I was going to add this one to my after the rain calendar…but didn’t so I thought I will try it on for size on RB!
Taken in my garden here in Northern CA on July 5th, 2008….......I can loose myself in these warm embracing colors…......hope you enjoy this unedited macro shot. / / ____ / 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!
Taken today 8th December 2008 My lovely husband bought me these beautiful flowers. ( he knew I would want to photograph them ). This one was taken from further away than the other In bloom with macro Faetured in the group the not so fine art of photography, light in the darkness and the compact group in Jan 2009 Thank you mike panasonic dcm fz18 / focal length 4.6 mm / 1/250s / f5.6 / iso 100 one flower two buds, staged against a black back groud, resting on a mirror.
Macro shot looking inside of a daylily ,capture in Estero , Florida / canon 40D / canon 100 mm macro /
This garden bloom was just catching the light beautifully… Nikon D60 / Nikkor VR 18-200 lens / UV filter f/5.6 / 1/400sec / ISO-200 / 112mm Thanks so much for looking / Cheers :))))
I am so happy to see the Lotus blooming on our 1 acre pond, planted these last year as seedlings. They are now filled with hundreds of buds, and blossoms!! / Most everything else is withering in the hot summer sun, so I find myself looking these to death! LOL! / / July 17 2009 Lotus, elumbo nucifera flower A common misconception is referring to the lotus as a water-lily (Nymphaea), an entirely different plant as can be seen from the centre of the flower, which clearly lacks the structure that goes on to form the distinctive circular seed pod in the Nelumbo nucifera. It should also be noted that water-lilies come in colors of white to yellow where as the lotus only in hues of pink. / NOW THIS IS SOMETNING I DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THE LOTUS! / When I purchased the three seedling the person at the nercery told me one was red, one white, one pink, they were all pink! So I am now just really happy I purchased a true Lotus! / The reason I purchased seedlings is because a mature plant is around $70.00! OUCH!!!!!!!!! A bit steep for this country bumpkin :O) / The roots of Nelumbo nucifera are planted in the soil of the pond or river bottom, while the leaves float on top of the water surface. The flowers are usually found on thick stems rising several centimeters above the water. The plant normally grows up to a height of about 150 cm and a horizontal spread of up to 3 meters, but some unverified reports place the height as high as over 5 meters. The leaves may be as large as 60 cm in diameter, while the showy flowers can be up to 20 cm in diameter. / The distinctive dried seed heads, which resemble the spouts of watering cansphoto, are widely sold throughout the world for decorative purposes and for dried flower arranging. MORE INTERESTING FACTS! The flowers, seeds, young leaves, and “roots” (rhizomes) are all edible. In Asia, the petals are used sometimes for garnish, while the large leaves are used as a wrap for food. In Korea, the leaves and petals are used as a tisane. Yeonkkotcha is made with dried petals of white lotus and yeonipcha is made with the leaves. The rhizome (called ǒu in pinyin Chinese, ngau in Cantonese, bhe in Hindi, renkon (in Japanese), yeongeun ( in Korean) is used as a vegetable in soups, deep-fried, stir-fried, and braised dishes. Petals, leaves, and rhizome can also all be eaten raw, but there is a risk of parasite transmission (e.g., Fasciolopsis buski): it is therefore recommended that they be cooked before eating. / Lotus rootlets are often pickled with rice vinegar, sugar, chili and/or garlic. It has a crunchy texture with sweet-tangy flavours. In Asian cuisine, it is popular with salad, prawns, seasame oil and/or coriander leaves. Lotus roots have been found to be rich in dietary fiber, vitamin C, potassium, thiamin, riboflavin, vitamin B6, phosphorus, copper, and manganese, while very low in saturated fat.[citation needed] The stamens can be dried and made into a fragrant herbal tea called liánhuā cha in Chinese, or (particularly in Vietnam)[citation needed] used to impart a scent to tea leaves. The lotus seeds or nuts (called liánzĭ, 蓮子; or xian liánzĭ, in Chinese) are quite versatile, and can be eaten raw or dried and popped like popcorn, phool makhana. They can also be boiled until soft and made into a paste, or boiled with dried longans and rock sugar to make a tong sui (sweet soup). Combined with sugar, lotus seed paste becomes one of the most common ingredients used in pastries such as mooncakes, daifuku, and rice flour pudding. Various parts of the lotus are also used in traditional Asian herbal medicine. Borrowed from: / Wikipedia on line free dictionary These are flowering by the hundreds on the pond, and I am shooting them todeath!!!!!!! / Can you ever have too many shots of such a gorgeous flower? / I had no idea I had purchased a plant with so many food, and madicinal values!!!!
...the Lily patch izza frenzy of activity this bright sunny morning..what a delight! but this lil’ chap is getting rare apparently… what a catastrophe if we lost our beautiful Peacock Butterflies.Save the Butterflies ..Love is like a butterfly ...as is straight out of the camera Olympus fe 35/30 dpi 314 iso- 100 35mm taken at the river Waveney Norfolk Broads UK…..
So striking, and so elegant – I think lilies are very special flowers. This one has the added feature of a “shadow” in the background. Pentax K20D
..depicting the Autumn time of true love…like hubby&me..44 yearz 2gether now ..a lifetime eh? lol! .loved this song in the movie Legend watched the movie over ‘n over lol! ...digital greeting card with my lily photos..Save the Butterfly ......
This is the first lily in bloom, in our garden, for spring (even though Spring hasn’t arrived yet). I have changed this to monochrome. I used a Canon DSLR EOS 350D camera and 35-70mm lens. This was featured in the Still Life Photography Group.
2010 motivational calendar series Please view LARGE version
Acrylic on Canson paper / 35×49cm / / / / / / / / / Featured – First Things Group – 27 September 2009 / Featured – Impressionism cafe – 20 Novembre 2009 / /
My Sony / Model DSC-P200 / Exposure time 1/80 s / F-number f/2.8 / ISO speed ratings ISO 100 / Focal length 7.9 mm / /
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