Vampire Hibiscus
Another shot taken on my after midnight photo shoot in the garden. This one was taken with only a flashlight for illumination. The richness combined with the deep red of the anthers brought to mind another denizen of the night.
http://ceenphotography.com/2015/10/20/flower-of-the-day-october-20-2015-tulip-bud/
I’ve never tried to take pictures of flowers at night before!!! I took a flashlight and popped out the flash as well. Kind of nippy out there in my nightgown, but it was so much fun!!!! I always thought hibiscus closed up at night, but here is proof they don’t! Tomorrow, I’ll show the color shots, but for some reason I preferred the black and whites. Ghostlier, I guess.
http://ceenphotography.com/2015/10/19/flower-of-the-day-october-19-2015-rhododendron/
Zinnia Zoom
I am constantly amazed by what happens as I zoom in on a flower. There is an entire new world revealed at each stage of the zoom! In this way, a flower is a good parallel to everything. The closer we look, the more complex everything is revealed to be. This is why I like poetry. It is the microbiology of words.
http://ceenphotography.com/2015/10/18/flower-of-the-day-october-18-2015-maran-dahlia/
Plumeria (Mixed Messages)
How to honor the last three frangipani (plumeria) blooms on a tree doomed to the axe? This tree has grown to block the view, and for 14 years I’ve suffered from its scent that others find intoxicating. Finally, weeks ago, I told Pasiano it must go. He hasn’t been swift in following requests. I haven’t been swift in asking why.
http://ceenphotography.com/2015/10/16/flower-of-the-day-october-16-2015-day-lily-in-black-and-white/
Couldn’t resist another bougainvillea!
http://ceenphotography.com/2015/10/15/flower-of-the-day-october-15-2015-dahlia/
“Brokedown” Zinnia
I don’t know why this “brokedown” zinnia appeals to me so much, but it does. It looks like it took a bite out of this little berry hanging over its shoulder a week or so ago and then just let it hang!
http://ceenphotography.com/2015/10/13/flower-of-the-day-october-13-2015-bearded-iris/
I just removed a large bush of Crown of Thorns that was becoming a hazard in both my pool and the path that were on either side of it. I took this last picture of the blooms before we did so. This particular plant is lighter in color than others and acquires a richness close up, I think.
http://ceenphotography.com/2015/10/11/flower-of-the-day-october-11-2015-columbine/
Didn’t have a spare second yesterday to post a flower, so I’m it!!! Here is a flower to atone: Oct. 9 in Arrears: Sun Rose.
http://ceenphotography.com/2015/10/09/flower-of-the-day-october-9-2015-rose/
Wallflower Bougainvillea
I love this shy little wallflower, so I’m going to let her be the star in this late post.
http://ceenphotography.com/2015/10/08/flower-of-the-day-october-8-2015-dahlia/
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