Got Any Good Bud III

[Robert Apple]

Flowers, Buds and Blooms

Looking up into a Yucca Bloom in High Key.

[Tobie]

Nice Robert!

[Robert Apple]

Thanks Tobie

[Dahlia Ambrose]

I like the subtle edit on this image Robert 🙂

[Robert Apple]

Thanks Dahlia,

The original bloom was actually quite ugly dirty pale yellow and lacking any color variation, I almost trashed it .Black and White with High key made all the difference.

[JasenkaG]

Very subtle way to use a high key approach, I find it quite beautiful!

[Robert Apple]

Thanks Jasenka

[davidc]

This is a don’t know what. I have tried to find it’s name but have seen about four different names for it.

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[Tersha]

Just spotted this David, lovely shot, its Borage, I used to grow it. 🙂

[davidc]

Thanks Tersha. I can add this to my list now.

[Graham Hart]

I just downloaded an app called ‘Plantsnap’ for this very reason. Took a pic of your flower on my monitor and it came up with….Borago Officinalis! Amazing.

[davidc]

Thanks Graham just what I needed.

[Robert Apple]

Looks pretty cool David, haven’t seen that one before.

 

[davidc]

Thanks Robert. I had seen them but not a clue what they were but thanks to Tersha i do now.

[Robert Apple]

Mountain Wild flowers

[Graham Hart]

Thingamy whatsit fluff balls;

[Robert Apple]

Interesting Graham, we have a invasive species of thistle here from Canada that looks very similar.

[Tom M]

Nice Graham. Almost look like fireworks…

 

[Pamela Winter]

This looks like a variation of bottlebrush!  Very nice!

 

[Robert Apple]

Seeds n Sticks

[davidc]

Lonesome but not a pine.

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[Robert Apple]

Cool how the bokehed leaves  behind it radiate out. It would be interesting to center it in a square crop because of that.

[Tom M]

African Violet.

[Robert Apple]

My wife has one of these in the house she has been trying to kill for years,come to think of it ,I haven’t seen it for a while, maybe she finally succeeded.

[Pamela Winter]

This is exquisite, Robert!

[Robert Apple]

Thanks Pamela

[Graham Hart]

Buddies

[Tersha]

Interesting macro and composition Graham. Looks like Cranesbill.

[Graham Hart]

Thanks Diane. As usual I have absolutely no idea what it is I am photographing botanically speaking and I have never heard of Cranesbill but I’m happy to go with that. I just likes the ray effect emanating from the buds created by some background leaves.

[Robert Apple]

Mountain Clover

[Tersha]

The last rose of the year …., and a few buds…

[Dave Watkins]

Strawflower.

[LeanneC]

Love these flower! They keep their colour and look beautiful years later. I have a bundle of them from two summers ago and continue to photograph them (although once in awhile I have to do dust removal). Nice capture.

[Dave Watkins]

My wife Carol has used Strawflowers for years in making dry flower wreaths. Statice was another flower that keeps it’s color when dry that she’s used a lot as well.

[Dave Watkins]

I’ve spent quite a bit of time shooting what was available in our yard the last couple of years. I really enjoy it so have plenty of images to draw from. I’ll do my best to keep it to these two. Well, maybe just one more. 🙂

[LeanneC]

I agree, Dave! The backyard has lots to offer. And as the seasons change, new opportunities are presented. Great shots! I love the opening sunflower – you can almost feel the petals and leaves unfurling.

[Dave Watkins]

Thanks for your comments Leanne. I believe that many photographic opportunities exist in most peoples yards and neighborhoods. Now that I’m older and my life has slowed down somewhat I’ve been seeing a lot more.  🙂

[Dave Watkins]

Last one.

[Robert Apple]

Good ones Dave

[Dave Watkins]

Thank you Robert. 🙂

[Graham Hart]

All great shots Dave. Very crisp and detailed textures. You’re right about the backyard. It’s my go-to place when I need to get my shutter button fix and don’t have the time to head off somewhere remote. The backyard tends to pull one’s focus in tighter and get the macro out 🙂

[Dave Watkins]

Thanks for the comment Graham. 🙂  We’ve recently moved and our “new” yard had been neglected for quite a while it seems. The time spent renovating has given me ample opportunities to photograph what is right here at home. And I completely agree. My macro lens has been putting in quite a bit of overtime. 🙂

[John Thompson]

This was growing in my front lawn this spring.  It was all my itself.  Just one small flower.  I do not have any others like this on my property.

[Graham Hart]

Good story John. Conjures images of a lone seed travelling the wind currents to settle on your land and start a family. Bit like the pioneers of days gone by 🙂

[Robert Apple]

I like it John

[Bruce Gordon]

Next year’s buds…

[Bruce Gordon]

Next year’s buds…

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[Bruce Gordon]

Sorry, I don’t know why the previous post came up twice; I was trying to post some more of next years buds.

[Robert Apple]

Good examples Bruce.

[Bruce Gordon]

I was thinking of photographing some of the ‘buds’ they have here in Colorado now, but I thought it might not be too cool. lol

[Lynne Guenther]

A fairy I made with two flowers and wire

[Robert Apple]

The Fairy of the Bud, think there are a few of those running around the west coast and Colorado.

Great photo Ebby.

[Lynne Guenther]

Lol ?

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