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Blanketflower - Gaillardia aristata (Asteraceae)

Posted by Earnest (Oklahoma, United States) on 1 July 2008 in Plant & Nature and Portfolio.

This is another of a series when I got down into the wildflowers to photograph them. The unprocessed photo is actually much brighter than this but I have been enjoying the results of similar processing as my desktop background for some time. The little white stars in the background are doll's daisies.

I hope you enjoyed the viewing... Have a great day!

Comments (12)

eddy from tehran, Iran

striking colors, very nice

1 Jul 2008 8:54am

Eric Fry from Houston, TX, United States

Nice perspective on the Gaillardia. They're one of my favorites, as they're the only spring wildflower that lasts through the whole summer down here.

1 Jul 2008 9:42am

@Eric Fry: Up here they tend to seed out in mid summer and reappear in the fall.

Betty from New Jersey, United States

I love the colors here, Earnest. Nice processing!

1 Jul 2008 9:52am

shahab from Qazvin, Iran

Beautiful rich colors,but I think a little more light could be more suitable.

1 Jul 2008 10:44am

@shahab: The natural lighting on one of these comes tomorrow, Shahab.

Sandrine from Cincinnati, United States

Beautiful

1 Jul 2008 12:09pm

Helma from Tehran, Iran

nice and vivid shot !

1 Jul 2008 12:49pm

Observing from Local, United Kingdom

Ah.. great colors Earnest. It looks very slightly underexposed, but this has deepend the colors which is my preference. The green background is also good .

1 Jul 2008 1:04pm

@Observing: I darkened it like this for use on my desktop... the natural lighting comes on a bloom tomorrow...

vu@granby - Wolfgang from Granby, Québec, Canada

I like it!

1 Jul 2008 3:18pm

@vu@granby - Wolfgang: Thanks, Wolfgang.

standley from brou-sur-chantereine, France

Beautiful composition Earnest. I like the rich colours. I wish I coud see the original version!

1 Jul 2008 8:02pm

marc battault from clermont ferrand, France

still a beautiful composition in the style of the previous colors are beautiful!

1 Jul 2008 8:42pm

@marc battault: Thank you very much, Marc.

Joy from Ahmedabad, India

great photograph!!

1 Jul 2008 8:48pm

Eric Fry from Houston, TX, United States

When I was the landscaper at Deerwood Golf Club (the place Tin Cup was filmed), I had these planted in various spots along the course. They're incredibly drought resistant, and if you give them a little bit of fertilizer, they go wild with growth and blooms.

1 Jul 2008 10:31pm

@Eric Fry: If there is anything I need, it's landscaping tips -- like how to landscape with zero cost... :-)) I have some of these in my wildflower bed and as you said, they perform throughout the year with care. Some of the plants out there in that bed reputedly come from the progeny of the Lewis and Clark expedition -- My sister brought some seeds from Monticello after touring there... They are a bit more robust than our wild version.

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