Susan's Photoblog
Passion Flower #9
Posted by Susan (Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States) on 20 May 2009 in Plant & Nature and Portfolio.
Getting down to the home stretch of the presentable shots I have of the different passion flowers grown at Butterfly World.....
For anyone seriously interested in learning more about passiflora, commonly know as passion flowers, this is an excellent site:
http://www.passionflow.co.uk/index.htm
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See you there, all the best, Dimitrios from Athens Greece.
Leena from Joensuu, Finland
And once again - so fabulous!
What kind of lence do you use in these macro photos?
My success is quite "accidental" with macro :)
20 May 2009 7:09am
@Leena: Thanks Lena.....I have shot these passion flowers mostly with a 70-300 zoom that has a macro mode in it.....
Linerberry from Sumner, Christchurch, New Zealand
I love the water drops on this one!! lovely lilac colour!!!
20 May 2009 7:51am
@Linerberry: Thanks much Liners.....they had just made it "rain" in the passion flower area...so I got lucky!!!
dkc from Xanthi, Greece
oh yes this is one of the striking ones...can't wait for the second tomorrow!
20 May 2009 9:26am
@dkc: thanks D.......last one is tomorrow, and it's my favorite these days...
Ravi from Bangalore, India
loved those droplets. they just make things look pristine. very well captured
20 May 2009 11:43am
@Ravi: As i said above, they had just made it "rain" in the flower area,....they have overhead sprinklers.....so i had the benefit of freshly "rained on" flowers....thanks for visiting!!!
willow from Chelsea, United States
Wow! Your whole passion flower series is incredible! These are gorgeous flowers and you've captured and presented them well. Sorry I have been so out of touch. Hope you are well. How's your back?
20 May 2009 11:45am
@willow: Thanks Suzanne....glad you're back....I'm feeling much better-seems the combination of the epidural and celebrex and lyrica is doing it's work.....each day it's a little different.....yesterday, outside of lower leg was numb, but cleared up once I took the meds...today, knee area numb, till i take the drugs....don't know what that all means, but will find out when I see the doc next tuesday.....
Lee from Fort Frances Ontario, Canada
The water droplets are exquisite. These flowers are so unique and beautiful.
20 May 2009 12:30pm
@Lee: Glad you liked this one with the "rain" on it....as i mentioned, right before I went into the passion flower area that morning,...the overhead sprinklers had been running....lucky for me!!
Sarito from Basingstoke, United Kingdom
Another beauty :), water drops adds more interest to the flower!
20 May 2009 2:39pm
@Sarito: Thanks much....everyone seems to like the water droplets....maybe next time I go, I will bring a small spray bottle of water, and put droplets on all of them!! :)
marc battault from clermont ferrand, France
She is very beautiful this one with the little drops!
kisses, susan!
20 May 2009 3:45pm
@marc battault: Thanks much Marc........
Viewfinder from Bradenton, FL, United States
Yes, those droplets of water make this such a refreshing shot. Nice collection, Susan.
20 May 2009 5:36pm
@Viewfinder: Thanks much....glad you visited......
john4jack from Corvallis, Oregon, United States
Exquisite. Like others, I love the drops.
20 May 2009 5:38pm
@john4jack: Thanks much Jack....Lightroom book came,.....but now, there's a little hitch in the process...I'll shoot ya an email to explain.....
@Suzanne: Thanks Suzanne....
@Graham Russon: Thanks much Graham...I think I mentioned earlier that next time I go to Butterfly World to shoot the flowers, I'm gonna bring a spray bottle of water with me!!!!
@jelb: Thanks very much....Appreciate you visiting and commenting!!!
Canon EOS REBEL XT
1/200 second
F/5.6
ISO 200
190 mm