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Wednesday, June 22, 2011

A Small Beginning





Taken this bright, breezy winter's morn. The first flower on one of our Grevillea bushes, an Australian native, is slowly beginning to open.

Sharing at Wordless Wednesday.

I took several shots of this flower, then had a look at them on the computer before heading back outside to focus on the most interesting section. I had to hold the flower stem with one hand to stop it blowing in the breeze and avoid getting the fence in the background, bringing my camera lens up to nearly touching the flower with my other hand...."and then she snapped". I cropped (I don't have an SLR or macro lens) and increased sharpness and contrast a little using iPhoto.
Joining in the fun at And Then She Snapped for the first time.
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24 comments:

  1. project aliciaJune 22, 2011 at 9:51 AM

    But what is it? lol. Such a beautiful photo!

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  2. ReenaJune 22, 2011 at 9:54 AM

    No idea what it is ... but lovely!

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  3. betty-NZJune 22, 2011 at 10:05 AM

    Wow! That is just beautiful! Can't wait to see it in full bloom!

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  4. Karen @ Pieces of ContentmentJune 22, 2011 at 10:10 AM

    I have just added that this is a Grevillea, an Australian native......about to flower. It will be slow to come into full bloom but I'm looking forward to it too.

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  5. KimJune 22, 2011 at 11:34 AM

    Oh wow! Those are beautiful. I have never seen those before. Fantastic shot!

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  6. ~ NoelleJune 22, 2011 at 11:41 AM

    that is beautiful!!!
    please, post this again as it grows!!!

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  7. TiffanyJune 22, 2011 at 1:01 PM

    Absolutely beautiful...what an amazing capture!

    Tiffany

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  8. Little HatchlingsJune 22, 2011 at 1:02 PM

    I have never seen this flower before. That's very interesting. BTW..love the music!

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  9. outofoursJune 22, 2011 at 6:51 PM

    What an awesome picture! Actually all your photo's on your blog are beautiful! Have noted "Grevillea" to look at when next at the nursery. Our aim is to have an all-Australian native plants in our garden. One day.

    Thanks for stopping over at mine!
    Robyn

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  10. Joop ZandJune 22, 2011 at 7:04 PM

    A beautiful picture Karen, very good done.

    Greetings, Joop

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  11. NancyJune 22, 2011 at 7:34 PM

    How cool. I hope you get a chance to take a photo of the flower. :)

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  12. AmandaJune 22, 2011 at 9:56 PM

    Love the texture.
    Karen you have great talent.

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  13. Gail DixonJune 23, 2011 at 2:20 AM

    Amazing detail and color! Just can't get over the clarity here.

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  14. NatureFootstepJune 23, 2011 at 3:53 AM

    beautiful macro. :)

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  15. Lisa GordonJune 23, 2011 at 4:01 AM

    This is just gorgeous!
    What amazing detail you have captured here!

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  16. KarenJune 23, 2011 at 5:56 AM

    Gorgeous flower and beautifully photographed!

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  17. Gina KleinworthJune 23, 2011 at 6:01 AM

    WOW- that is one amazing shot!

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  18. Karen @ Pieces of ContentmentJune 23, 2011 at 6:48 AM

    Thank you all for your kind words. I hope to show you this flower when in full bloom too. Hopefully it won't be picked by eager little hands or squashed by a football before then.

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  19. Lex the momJune 24, 2011 at 3:58 AM

    That is beautifully photographed! The detail is incredible!

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  20. LisaJune 24, 2011 at 5:25 AM

    Very beautiful shot! Worth the work you put into it. :)

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  21. Clare JensenJune 24, 2011 at 7:02 AM

    very cool!

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  22. Lisa June 24, 2011 at 12:14 PM

    This is just gorgeous! Love it.

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  23. Life-n-ReflectionJune 25, 2011 at 10:20 PM

    what interesting texture!

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  24. rachelJune 27, 2011 at 6:54 AM

    it looks great! that's how I do my "macro" shots too...cropping! thanks for linking up!

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