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Post by bixaorellana on Sept 14, 2011 18:51:33 GMT
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Sept 14, 2011 20:13:23 GMT
Excellent Bixa dearie....the 2nd shot is particularly spectacular....
oh I do so love a challenge..... ;D
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Sept 14, 2011 20:31:14 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Sept 14, 2011 20:38:48 GMT
Fantastic, Cheery! I love looking deep inside that verbena, the elegance of the banana leaf, and the gentle beauty of the fading zinnia.
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Post by bixaorellana on Sept 14, 2011 20:48:18 GMT
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Post by nycgirl on Sept 15, 2011 4:24:35 GMT
Wow, these are spectacular! Fantastic, Cheery! I love looking deep inside that verbena, the elegance of the banana leaf, and the gentle beauty of the fading zinnia. Me too, me too! Except I have no idea what verbanas and zinnias are.
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Post by bixaorellana on Sept 15, 2011 4:54:21 GMT
Thanks, NYCGirl! Cheery & I both happen to be gardeners, but as you point out, you don't need a name to appreciate something.
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Post by mickthecactus on Sept 15, 2011 14:55:34 GMT
Is the last Agave titanota? It's superb.
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Post by tod2 on Sept 15, 2011 15:07:36 GMT
Wow! That first shot of the purple flower is fantastic! That's not taking away anything from all the super photos from Cheery as well!
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Sept 16, 2011 17:40:48 GMT
cosmos dahlia bud opening coboea scandens.... 1. Flower (and a bud) 2. after the flower has fallen 3. the fruit... scabious
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Post by bixaorellana on Sept 16, 2011 18:42:40 GMT
Thanks, Mick and yes, A. titonota.
Oh, thanks so much Tod -- I am particularly proud of that picture!
Super, super group of pics, Cheery. I want the dreamy dahlia bud framed, on my wall.
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Post by bixaorellana on Sept 17, 2011 20:30:24 GMT
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Post by mickthecactus on Sept 19, 2011 16:21:37 GMT
You're all such superb photographers................
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Post by nycgirl on Sept 20, 2011 2:23:41 GMT
Yes.. and gardeners!
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Post by bixaorellana on Sept 22, 2011 21:13:21 GMT
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Post by tod2 on Sept 23, 2011 8:02:42 GMT
All so incredibly clear and in perfect focus! Bixa, Your new camera is doing a fantastic job (guided by it's owner) I just adore the raindrops on the petals! Cheery - Your photos in sequence of coboea scandens.... just fanatstic!
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Sept 23, 2011 17:58:22 GMT
That osteospermum is amazing Bixa...I love the way that you've captured it's delicacy.....and the spiral growth of the cactus is splendid too...what a clever girl... ;D
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Post by bixaorellana on Sept 27, 2011 7:33:55 GMT
Thanks, Cheery and thank you for being a person who really looks. You, too, Tod! And I so agree with you about Cheery's coboea pictures. But maybe you all should stop encouraging me! ;D
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Sept 28, 2011 11:31:34 GMT
;D
I dunno why...but the second pic reminds me of a little tree frog....or an alien.
splendid....
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Post by bixaorellana on Oct 4, 2011 6:25:18 GMT
I see what you mean -- it does look like little grasping froggy hands.
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Post by nycgirl on Oct 5, 2011 2:33:12 GMT
Wow, what a pretty little pinwheel. I love that this photo is so detailed you can see every mote of pollen.
Cheery, I love the vibrant pink cosmos. Also the big royal purple blossom. What's the name of that plant? It even looks stunning without the flower.
These are all exquisite, keep 'em coming!
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Oct 5, 2011 16:54:17 GMT
Cheers medears....it's coboea scandens NYCgirl....very easy to grow from seed.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2011 17:56:16 GMT
Shouldn't there by a tiny little cleaning lady to vacuum the fallen pollen?
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Post by bixaorellana on Oct 6, 2011 6:18:04 GMT
Not yet. More pollen is going to be spilled. Thanks for the compliment, NYCGirl. I think that pinwheel one is a HollyhockGirl. So this must be a HollyhockBoy:
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Post by Deleted on Oct 8, 2011 5:40:12 GMT
These pictures are all so incredible that I can never think of a clever comment to make.
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Post by frenchmystiquetour on Oct 8, 2011 20:08:56 GMT
Ditto what kerouac said. The only thing I can think of saying is that camera technology is pretty amazing these days.
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Oct 9, 2011 16:01:38 GMT
I love the fact that digital photography makes creating glorious images more accessible for everybody. I do think that Bixa has a good eye and that many of the posters on here take considerable time to present their photographs well. The bearded iris is a case in point, the clarity of the image is astonishing.
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Post by nycgirl on Oct 9, 2011 16:09:23 GMT
Amazing photos. The iris petals look so textured, almost velvety.
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Oct 10, 2011 15:43:12 GMT
canna dahlia
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Post by Kimby on Oct 11, 2011 5:40:02 GMT
Wow, these images are splendiferous, scrumptious and outrageously gorgeous. Thanks!
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