Loner
by MaryO

Comment:
It's a treat to see the wildflower shots--you have made the wind visible in this one, I can almost feel the sun on my skin.

Thistle
by quiche

Comment:
The light on this is just too cool for school. Sweet! The blue BG is perfect.

day19.jpg
by Maggye

Comment:
so sweet, looks like it'd taste of pepermint

CactusFl-CU_IMG_5199-DPC-8.jpg
by GeneralE

Comment:
The perfectly white petals against that bright-cloudy sky are beautiful.

Reach for the Sky
by GeneralE

Comment:
Aren't cactus flowers amazing. Especially coming from something as forbidding as a cactus. Those lovely delicate green/yellow colors are very eye-catching. The only cactus flower I know is the night-blooming Cereus & while this bears an intereresting resemblance...it's not that. It looks Tall, Arizona-tall.

Lavender Phlox
by patio127

Comment:
The best thing about shooting outdoors is that awesome natural light & the green BG. WOW. This is beautiful. BTW, if you're going to be out for a while, it pays to take a double dose of vitamin B an hour or so ahead of time. Your body will get rid of the excess vitamin B in sweat & it makes your skin smell terrible to mosquitoes, gnats, flies, fleas, & ticks. FYI.

11-august 08 flowers. dance of the very small insects
by roz

Comment:
A very believable fantasy, greatly entertaining to look at. I spent most of the afternoon today researching your workflow. That was fun! Thank you so much for posting it!

Puffy_IMG_5184-DPC8.jpg
by GeneralE

Comment:
These are so appealling, I love good detail. And the color is lovely. I wonder what they are? I think I've seen them at the botanical garden, I will look for them next time.

Datura-V_IMG_5176-DPC8.jpg
by GeneralE

Comment:
Sweet shot! We have these in the botanical garden here, in various colors, they are so pretty. A challenge to get a nice BG, though. The best bet is usually the deep shade behind them, as you captured here.

If this is a hanging flower, as it looks, it's an Angels Trumpet or Brugmansia. Datura, or loco weed, flowers open rightside up. The Angels Trumpet seed pod is smooth. The seed pod of loco weed is extremely prickly, called a 'thorn apple.' These flowers are so interesting. You can find datura growing in the boiling sun & brick-hard earth at the edge of a road or ditch--the flowers open up in the late afternoon, stay open all night for moths to pollinate, & are gone by noon the next day. The two are related, both are considered poisonous. Lots of info if you google.

IMG_7545Hasta-Painting.jpg
by drydoc

Comment:
3 for the emotion and motion in this