An unknown flower putting out its bloom.
From white strips to white balls: some really tiny fern flowers like so many little white balls.
From balls to butterflies: a butterfly orchid with arms wide open
From butterfly to jelly-fish: the petals of this one is almost transparent. Looks so unreal!
But not when they grow older, a bit like us.
A dancing kung fu master?
a purple eyed mantis with a tuft of white hair?
Looks really like the exterior of some old Chinese bowls
A tiny little begonia with just one stamen
a sea of begonia
are these really flowers?
The tip of another string of flowers blooming but with new buds still pushing to have its own moment of glory
Love these strings of purple
But when they open out, they turn blue
Tiny angels
just landing upon the branches or preparing another take-off?
This little red flower has reed like stamens
A golden coconut palm?
Love these little red flowers
Three armless dancers and two onlookers hiding behind a screen?
The stamens of the hibiscus seem to be doing the same
They make their offering of life giving pollens in a ring around the those they fancy
They seem to be able to do this under searing summer heat or chilly winter breezes
The humble lantana in purple dancing amongst the leaves seem equally active all year round.
The garden is full of these little yellow balls
From balls to bun: this one looks really like a butter soaked croissant!
I like the way its colors get progressively stronger as its petals fan out
A yellow and orange chrysanthemum like the tentacles of the sea anemone
like the way they jostle for position at the centre.
And finally a humble daisy with barely a layer or two of petals at the entrance to wish me better luck next time.
Beautiful! I would like to pluck them.
回覆刪除[版主回覆04/22/2013 22:06:18]Help yourself.. "Cut and paste" will probably serve the purpose !
Very good flower photo.
回覆刪除[版主回覆04/22/2013 22:06:36]Thank you.
紫藍色很美, 有夢幻感覺. 黃菊橙菊都有層次, 美呀.
回覆刪除[版主回覆04/23/2013 06:59:15]Yes, the flowers are quite beautiful. I just tried to do them less injustice.
並非恭維話，梭羅兄拍的花卉真的很美很精彩，前兩篇的那種玫瑰，淡黃中有紅兼有淡綠確實美絕。
回覆刪除[版主回覆04/23/2013 07:00:30]It's only since starting to do photography that I discovered that flowers etc could be so beautiful.. Glad you share my feeling.
拍得很美啊。
回覆刪除光榮花像浮了出來似的，很有動感。
[版主回覆04/23/2013 07:01:42]Thank you. It was a most unusual specimen !
I like the dancing kung fu master. In fact, it looks cute than combative.
回覆刪除It doesn't really need strong direct sunlight to take good photos. As long as the day is not too overcast, a soft lighting environment can be as promising. It's how the photographer manipulates his camera that counts.
[版主回覆04/23/2013 11:41:41]I's cute probably because the lines are wavy, and there's a light dancing quality to it instead straight and rigid which would give one the impression of great tensive strength. Thanks for your photo tips. You're probably right. It's all a matter of the manipulation of lighting effects: how much, how long, angle etc
花兒彩色繽紛、實在太美了！
回覆刪除[版主回覆04/24/2013 09:08:31]Yes, some flowers are really beautiful ! That's what attracted me to (hopefully) capture them by my photos.
Did you wear a shirt that closely resembled 18% gray on the day these pictures were taken?
回覆刪除I considered you did. Thanks for sharing.
[版主回覆04/24/2013 09:09:42]More like 98% blue black ! Fortunately, there was not much sun !
Practices make perfect ~~~
回覆刪除[版主回覆04/24/2013 09:12:24]Practices, practices, practices... a bit like how Bismarck, the hero of German Unification, advised young people: Work, Work, Work....
The "kung fu master" and the "blue-eyed mantis" are so cute! Wonderful sharing! Thank you !
回覆刪除[版主回覆04/24/2013 15:08:08]Glad you find them fun !