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| 10 am Yesterday |
Ok, I admit it, I'm fascinated by the growth and development of plants, particularly their flowers. A week ago I planted out two punnets of gazania seedlings, some of which already had buds. Most days I wander around our garden at least once, camera around my neck, observing and recording on camera what is or isn't happening.
Each day this week I have checked this gazania bud, looking carefully for any perceptible changes and finding none. Then yesterday morning the action started! Every time I looked there was further opening and development, much to my excitement and amazement.
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| 9:40 Yesterday |
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| 10am |
No man can make anything of such intricate design and beauty, only God can create something as marvellous and alive! Look at the brilliant colours and structure of each unfolding "petal".
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| 11:20 |
Tigerland gazania, open to the sunshine. Look at the tiny true flowers beginning to pop open in the centre - aren't they stunning!
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| 11:20 Yesterday |
Such a large flower for a tiny, growing plant!
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| 12:20 Yesterday |
Only an hour later and the whole ring of outer flowers has burst into life. Mid-afternoon the sky clouded over and showers came. The gazania half closed and continued to tighten overnight........
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| 8:30am Today |
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| 11am Today |
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| 11:40 Today |
...... only to unwind and spring back into full bloom by mid-morning today.
Thank you for watching with me.
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95 comments:
Your photos are stunning! I enjoy watching the changes in my garden, too. I love the way you have captured the beauty in these changes.
Wow Karen, more lovely macros. Such vivid reproductions.Gazanias have been so well presented. :)
Rosie
Such a remarkable set of photos! You always amaze me!
Oh my, these are stunning shots. Love that bloom!
I've never seen this flower and your photography is just stunning!
Thanks for stopping by and enjoying my Devil's Trumpet painting process!
Fantastic macro work!!
these making some wonderful photos
Amazing colors. Beyond gorgeous :)
Stunning!
Gazanias are very beautiful photo subject and these macros are amazing.
The first one took my breath away, as the page loaded.
Stunning macro! I just love the colour.
BEAUTIFUL!!!!!
beautiful
I like a lot the last shot
Awesome captures. So detail.
So beautiful :)
You have got some spectacular blossoms !
I love, love, love your photos! i enjoyed going through your posts and your wonderful blog!!
Blumenbilder der besonderen Art. GROSSARTIG!
Viele Grüsse aus der Schweiz
Hans-Peter
What a fabulous flower and your images are so sharp. I love the different stages and various crops. A real treat.
stunning! amazing photos. thanks for sharing!
~ANGEL~
so beautiful :) your garden is a little paradise for sure. xo
Fantastisch ♥ ♥
Oh my goodness! what a gorgeous flower and stunning photography! wow!
Absolutely beautiful photos! The light is gorgeous!
Gorgeous - love those close crops.
Beautiful color, stunning shots!
You have captured incredible beauty in your garden. They look like paintings. So amazing!
Oh such beauty hand painted and designed by our Lord. An you have shared it all with us. Thank you.
Blessings
Fabulous shots!
My entry.
Right then - off you go back down to the photo processing shop! That first 10am shot has such an impact.
Hi Renee, the lovely thing about it is I only increased definition a little and sharpened it. Nothing else at all. It was just beautiful as it was. I was amazed!
WOW, your macro shots look like a kaleidoscope!
I adore your 10am shot ~ and the your record of the whole process is fantastic! Thanks for stopping by and commenting on my blog, so nice to meet you :)
This is an amazing series! What an outstanding flower -- the colors just burst!
Thanks so much for joining in at YSB this week. I am so appreciative. :)
I can understand your excitement and amazement as I feel both looking at these stunning photographs. Thank you so much for sharing them with Today's Flowers.
What an amazing series!
Oh my, Betty!!! It's bursting with beauty. Love this.
These are really beautiful and big flower for such a tiny plant. pics are so stunning.
You have left me almost speechless, all I can say is gorgeous macro shots!
fantastic flowers ...... great shots ... I'm excited
LG: Karin
These are just beautiful. What camera and lenses do you use?
Hi Bec, thank you for your lovely comment. I do not had an SLR and don't have any extra lenses, although some are available for my camera.
Here is a link to my post about my cameras.
http://piecesofcontentment.blogspot.com/2011/07/my-cameras-and-gear.html
I love how you documented the changes. And your photography is STUNNING.
Jenni
Wonderful photos. I love to see a series of flowers at different stages. Nice job.
Lou
I love how you captured the different stages of the flower opening. Very beautiful flower and great pictures!
Wow - great photos!
The first one is just gorgeous and outstanding!
fantastic macros, bursting with color!
HOLY COW!!!!!!! Those are phenomenal!!!!!!!!!!
I simply had to vote for yours. It is unlikely to gt bettered.
Glorious works of art!!!
Oh My - Those pics are simply amazing! Amazing!!!
OMG!!! Just gorgeous!!!!
Great picture - love the strong colors!
just stunning, your pictures are beautiful
#1 & 4 - wow!! Oh and I jsut ADORE your profile pic! sooo lovely. I'm so glad I found your blog. ; )
~Monika in Canada
Wow, truly awe inspiring photographs. I love the first picture and the seventh one (12:20) and the 11:40 today photo with the droplets. All of them are fantastic though! Thank you for sharing these pictures.
Beautiful documentation of the various stages of this flower!
your photos hypnotized me! stunning shots!
Holy cow!! Those shots are just amazing!! Beautifully, beautifully done!
My gosh this is so beautiful that I drop down:) The first macro is so amazing, I really really do love it.
Wow, stunning! It feels like I never seen a strawberry flower before. At least not looked at it closley.
WOW I am absolutely blown away by your pictures. Simply amazing.
These are truly wonderful images that are filled with beauty and sunshine! So clear and colorful!
These are absolutely fabulous!!
Your photos are absolutely stunning--beyond gorgeous. The flowers are beautiful, and your shots are perfect--clear,and sharp with incredible detail. A real treat to view this lovely series. Have a great week. Mickie ;)
Your photos are absolutely stunning--beyond gorgeous. The flowers are beautiful, and your shots are perfect--clear,and sharp with incredible detail. A real treat to view this lovely series. Have a great week. Mickie ;)
Magnificent captures! Truly gorgeous photos!
So beautiful they are, I especially like the close- ups.
Your photos are simply amazing!!! The best I've seen.
Really awesome flower macro shots!
Stunning flowers and you have captured their beauty with so much details and colors.
I love the first image, I too am fascinated by the changes, I love visiting your blog :)
There have been enough to just show the first image, which was wonderful.
These photographs are simply gorgeous!
The detail you have captured is simply wonderful.
Fantastic series!
Thank you so much for sharing these today at The Creative Exchange.
Have a wonderful day!
lisa.
Yes...aren't gazanias such fascinating flowers??? I have three varieties this year, two of which are similar to the ones you photographed. Obviously, yours are much healthier than mine! I love how you've captured each transient stage!
You have such beautiful flowers and I love that you show the time progression of the flowers open. This one is stunning!
Wow, wonderful macro shots of those gorgeous flowers!!
These are absolutely fabulous!!
Phenomenal shots! The first word that came to mind was "groovy"; I don't know why. :)
Jaw-dropping! What a fabulous flower and your photos are absolutely stunning!
Breath-taking works of art!
Gorgeous reflections of a loving Creator! Thanks for sharing them with us.
I am positively speechless... your first and last photos are truly spectacular!
Wow!
A stunning series of macro images!
Wow! Just wow!
These. Are. Gorgeous. And clearly I'm not the only one that noticed.
Wow!
Wow those are beautiful!
Gorgeous! I LOVE that first shot! Simply amazing!
amazing... I've always been just a weee bit jealous fabulous marco shots like these. WOW!
What a wonderful piece of art and professionally photographed!
this is just so so beautiful! one of my favourites. xx
Whoa! my comment will get totally lost in the midst of all of these...but I just saw this post. VERY stunning but, oh, so beautiful. Indeed, what a Creator we have! Thank you so much for sharing these, put a bright spot in my cloudy day.:)
WOAH~ My eyes popped out of their sockets when the first picture popped up and they did not retract for some time afterwards. I am floored by the beauty of these flowers and GOD is truly the artist but he gave you the talent to capture them.
Outstanding.
Wow...amazing photos
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