Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Beauty, wide and close

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I have walked by this tall flowering shrub for two springtimes now, on my way to the morning bus or at the beginning of my walk to the second bus, a little over a mile away. I think it's a camellia, but I'm not certain. I do know for sure that it is beautiful and difficult to photograph because the flowers are so white and the leaves are so green.
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12 comments:

  1. AVCr8teurApril 21, 2008 at 10:25 PM

    I think you did a great job photographing it. It's like a flower within a flower.

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  2. AnnaApril 22, 2008 at 12:07 AM

    What a fascinating flower! I've never seen one where the petals lined up like that, layer after layer. Beautifully photographed.

    A.

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  3. AnonymousApril 22, 2008 at 3:15 AM

    You did a great job on this flower and it is soft enough to see the details and not hard enough to make the edges vivid. Nice work.

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  4. Jim KlenkeApril 22, 2008 at 4:52 AM

    Are you sure this isnt from the top of a cake? It looks perfect.

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  5. isaApril 22, 2008 at 7:08 AM

    Perfection! Both the flower and your photo!

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  6. smilnsighApril 22, 2008 at 1:12 PM

    I salute you! A white flower is soooo hard to photograph! What a wonderful job you did though.

    And look at the symmetry! Wow...

    Mari-Nanci
    Photos-City-Mine
    Smilnsigh

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  7. Troop 1309April 22, 2008 at 4:08 PM

    Beautiful photo! The petals are perfectly aligned.

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  8. NevaApril 22, 2008 at 4:18 PM

    I love the macro shots.....I am just trying some.....this is a beautiful flower.

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  9. George TownboyApril 22, 2008 at 7:57 PM

    Gorgeous photo ... nobody has answered what it is, so I googled it and can't answer either!! Beautiful shots!

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  10. Current EventsTeesApril 22, 2008 at 8:31 PM

    Judging from the leaves, it does look like a camellia, which are in full bloom in the Pacific NW right now. The pointy petals are a little unusual, but beautiful!!!

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  11. artisblissApril 23, 2008 at 7:38 AM

    It's a camellia, all right. I found your blog through Mrs. Nesbitt's and am particularly interested because my husband is from Portland and we lived there from 1985-97. It's fun to see photos of places I recognize!

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  12. DragonstarApril 23, 2008 at 8:41 AM

    Oh wow! What beautiful photos - particularly that second one!

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