Posted by Earnest (Oklahoma, United States) on 21 April 2008 in Plants & Nature and Portfolio.
Blue-eyed Mary, sports a lavender coloration. This is a closeup of a single flower. The plant blooms shortly after the earliest flowers and has bell-shaped flowers arranged in tiers around a central stem. As the display is quite pretty to the naked eye, it's very hard to capture a good photo of the entire plant configuration so I concentrated on a single bloom.
Nice shot.
21 Apr 2008 5:24am
Beautiful Earnest, I feel like I could almost reach into the screen and touch the petals, the textures and colour are wonderful.
21 Apr 2008 5:59am
magnifique !
21 Apr 2008 6:47am
@Marie: Thank you... and your blog... True art!
Fantastic image
21 Apr 2008 9:38am
Wonderful macro image, the colors and textures are stunning.
21 Apr 2008 11:12am
nice colors
21 Apr 2008 12:04pm
I know what you mean about the overall impression of a flowering plant not easily lending itself to a photograph. It must be something to do with the three-dimensional space the plant takes up . . but you treat us to a lovely detail here.
21 Apr 2008 1:18pm
@Ronnie 2¢: Yes, it makes the phrase... "You had to be there," ring true. Thanks.
There are some wildflowers down here that are constructed similar to what you have described. And you're right, it's quite difficult to adequately capture the whole blossom spike with the power that you get when seeing it with the eye. This is a great macro, Earnest. It looks a lot like a miniaturized orchid bloom.
21 Apr 2008 1:37pm
@Eric Fry: Thanks and yes, I prefer to represent the beauty rather than the taxonomy.. Maybe that'll come later.
Superb Earnest. Great lighting and texture. I love the colour!
21 Apr 2008 3:54pm
It looks like an open mouth!
21 Apr 2008 4:19pm
Pretty impressive macro work.
21 Apr 2008 5:30pm
great shot....
21 Apr 2008 5:45pm
Lovely lovely lovely... FABulous macro, Earnest!
21 Apr 2008 9:05pm
@amy: Thanks, Amy.
Wonderful macro of this lovely flower!
21 Apr 2008 11:54pm
Oh, this is beautiful!
23 Apr 2008 5:36am
@Kerri: Thanks for your comment, Kerri. Really appreciated!
Very nice. Looks a little grainy but that adds to the appeal
26 Apr 2008 4:57am
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