Flowers 2010

[Birma]

Glad that mystery is solved

[aster]

Thank you Greg and Birma,

I brought the Alpha with me today and took some shots of the Lonicera purpusii and the rest of the live December flower buds and blossoms in the garden...

Yildiz

Lonicera purpusii

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Lonicera purpusii

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December Rose Bud

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Cold-and-bug-striken

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[aster]

And two more... : )

Cyclamen

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Not Yet Named.. : )

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[Birma]

More great colours Yildiz - I am amazed that Istanbul has so much colour in the depth of winter . I really like the bokeh in first four pictures. I will have to turn to house plants to get any colour here before the end of the year.

[aster]

Thank you, Birma. : )

Looking forward to your flower shots when you can find some...You may have to start with a new topic like "Flowers 2011" though.

Yildiz

[gio67]

A single flower in a vase on our table lit by a ceiling spotlight in a rather dimly lit Italian restaurant in Manchester today, the way it was lit attracted me more than the flower itself

[Greg Beetham]

That Cyclamen is pretty Yildiz, looks sortof Frangipani-ish in style, the unnamed one has a couple of just opened buds that resemble roses but I don't know what it is though, except it's very red.
Yeah gio67 that would stand out in a dim restaurant with light shining on it, you're right, the flower probably isn't all that remarkable as flowers go but the setting is effective for sure....could be artificial maybe, they make em so good now you can't really tell first up.
Greg

[aster]

That Cyclamen is pretty Yildiz, looks sortof Frangipani-ish in style, the unnamed one has a couple of just opened buds that resemble roses but I don't know what it is though, except it's very red.
Greg

Hi Greg, : )

The red one is Azalea.
I knew the name when I posted the photo but somehow couldn't remember it in that instance. My brain must be trying to adjust to the 2011 schedule of working and priorities! : ) Azalea probably wasn't s priority for the time being which reminds me that I have a NewYear's dinner to prepare and cook / bake!

Yey! Australia will be one of the first countries /continents to welcome the new year! : ) Will be great to see the huge show in Sydney....

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Hi Gio67, : )

That's one lovely setting for a table flower...nice lighting.



Yildiz

[Birma]

I have failed miserably to get any more flower shots in to the thread before the end of 2010, but thanks to everyone who has posted flowers shots over the year. I'm very much looking forward to a whole new year of flowers, blooms, blossoms, petals, seed pods, leaves, berries, twigs and grasses .

While wondering why photographs of flowers can be so interesting and involving I came across this quote: "To analyze the charms of flowers is like dissecting music; it is one of those things which it is far better to enjoy, than to attempt to fully understand." - Henry T. Tuckerman. How very true .