Red Pepper

 

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Vegetable art. This was an example of some still life practice topped off with photoshop.

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Gardenia

 

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Gardenia

Taken: May 2005

Somewhere in Hawaii

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Lavender Orchids

   

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Orchids

Taken: May 2005

On the Big Island

I don't know much about orchids, but I obviously thought these were pretty. 

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Unknown - Macro Flowers Saturday

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Unknown

Taken: May 2005

On the Big Island of Hawaii at the nut farm. 

I found a website with Hawaiian flora, but they did not have a shot of this.

I do like the texture of the orbs and the colors.

Any ideas?

This is my submission for Macro Flowers Saturday

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Post post comment: Thanks to Kebeni. Her comment led me to Lychee on Google and I found my answer. Ripe fruit would be a rosy-peachy red. Want to read more?

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Bird of Paradise

 

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Bird of Paradise; Strelitzia (aka Crane Flower)

Taken: May 2005

At the Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut farm on the Big Island

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Vintage Advertisement - Landreth Seed Company (4)

 

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Vintage Seed Catalog Cover

Landreth Seed Company

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Ohi'a Tree - Macro Flowers Saturday

 

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Ohia Tree; Metrosideros polymorpha

Taken: May 2005

Volcanoes National Park, The Big Island

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In Hawaiian mythology, ʻŌhiʻa and Lehua were two young lovers. The volcano goddess Pele fell in love with the handsome ʻŌhiʻa and approached him, but he turned down her advances. In a fit of jealousy, Pele transformed ʻŌhiʻa into a tree. Lehua was devastated by this transformation and out of pity the other gods turned her into a flower and placed her upon the ʻōhiʻa tree.[7](Other versions state that Pele felt guilty but was unable to reverse the change, so she turned Lehua into a flower herself.)[8] Separating these united lovers is not encouraged, and it is said that when a lehua flower is plucked from an ʻōhiʻa tree, the sky fills with rain representing the lovers' tears.

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The red Ohia is the official flower of the Big Island. It is actually a blossom of the native Ohia Tree. Besides red, the blossom can also be yellow, orange or white. It is said that the Ohia presents the goddess Pele. Pele is the hot-headed, bad-tempered and violent goddess of fire and volcanoes and violence. Pele is frequently encountered in the world of the mortals, where she attends social dancings and parties. She loves dancing, but gets furious if she can’t get a man. She is notorious for her jealousy and vengeance.

Interested? Click here to read more.

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Passion Flower Fruit

 

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Passion Flower Fruit

Taken: 10/4/2010

Near Goat Rock Dam on the Alabama side of the Chattahochee River.

Apparently sweet and tasty when ripe, I left these on the vine.

You can see the Passion Flower here.

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Orchid at Fresh Market

 

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An orchid at the Fresh Market

Taken: 10/9/2010

I don't know much about orchids, but I though this was really pretty. 

I like the striations in the petals and the soft pink color. 

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Gulf Fruitilary

 

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Gulf Fruitilary; Agraulis vanillae

Taken: 10/4/2010

Near Goat Rock Dam within a field of goldenrod.

Click here for more information.

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Fun Guy at Goat Rock Dam - Macro Flowers Saturday

 

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Fungi

Taken: 10/4/2010

Goat Rock Dam Park, Lee County, AL

Macro Flowers Saturday

Interested in reading more, click here.

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Sunset on St. George Island

 

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St. George Sunset

Taken: 5/12/2010

Not taken during the fall, but the colors are right.

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Golden Rod

 

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Goldenrod; Solidago

Taken: 10/3/2010

Nominated as the state flower of Alabama in 1927, but it was rejected in favor of the Camellia.

Goldenrod is the state flower for Nebraska and Kentucky.

Known as a companion plant, as evidenced by the bug in this shot. 

For more information, click here or here.

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Red Torch Ginger - Macro Flowers Saturday

 

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Red Torch Ginger; Etlingera elatior

Taken: 5/2005

On the Big Island of Hawaii.

For more information, click here.

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Interesting in more beautiful macros? Click here.

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