Nature Photography – Flowers

In June, 2005, while talking with my sister Christine on the phone, I mentioned to her how beautiful the roses were this year due to the extra rain we had received.  She asked me to send her a picture so she could see what I had been observing out the window.  Here’ are some of  the picture I sent to her.    They are pretty basic but she loved them and encouraged me to pursue photography as a hobby.

I decided to do a little touch-up with Adobe Photoshop to some of the pictures.  Much to my surprise, I learned that this software has some filters that make the photos look as if they are painted.  So I started having a blast making changes to my original photos.  Some of my photography is just straight from the camera but a good majority now have been changed to have my own artistic touch on them. 

I now have over 7,000 photos that I have taken over the past 5 years.  This hobby has opened my eyes to the incredible “architectural” design of nature.  It is with the purpose of showing people this vast array of design that I take pictures now.  Nature mirrors to us the creativity that resides within us.  I want people to be awed by possibility, if only one takes the time to ”see”.  

 

Speaking of “seeing”, here’s an example of a  flower whose inside reminds me of a symphony hall.  I called this one “At The Opera”.  I found this night blooming desert cactus flower in someone’s front yard at Alpine’s Sage and Song Festival:  

(Family Cactaceae , order Caryophyllales , native to the Americas . Many cactus species are night blooming , as they are pollinated by nocturnal insects or small animals , principally moths and bats.)  

At The Symphony

At The Symphony

  

 

 Here is another flower with incredible design.  It is called a Passion Flower. 

Passion Amidst the Chaos
Passion Amidst the Chaos

   

 
There is quite a story behind the passion flower.  Here are couple of links to learn about the Story of the Passion Flower: 

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1082/is_n5_v41/ai_19936382/ 

http://www.passiflora-uk.co.uk/passion-flower-legend.shtml
 

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