Himalayan Blue Poppy

Posted by Anita (West Nottingham, Pennsylvania, United States) on 19 March 2009 in Plant & Nature and Portfolio.

This unusual flower is forced at Longwood and planted in the Conservatory in March. Photographers were clustering around them like bees to flowers.

For the same image turned 180 degrees and slightly cropped, go to flickr

Three of my photos are being shown at the Oxford Arts Alliance Gallery and two at Eagle Gallery.

Konica Minolta MAXXUM 5D 1/80 second F/2.8 ISO 200 100 mm

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Comments (38)

Terri from Portland, United States

Stunning. Your flower photos are unique and beautiful!

19 Mar 2009 5:45am

Didier DE ZAN from somewhere, France

Very beautiful macro

19 Mar 2009 6:24am

Yvonne S. from Tilburg, Netherlands

Wow!! splendid!!

19 Mar 2009 6:59am

MARIE from Australia

Utterly gorgeous. Absolutely stunning, you have taken a real beauty here. Love it.

19 Mar 2009 7:50am

Arnd from Basel, Switzerland

Awesome image section, composition and colors. Very beautiful!

19 Mar 2009 7:58am

Paul Michko from Exton, PA, United States

Oh my, this is stunning, Anita. Very elegant and beautiful.

19 Mar 2009 10:11am

Sarito from Basingstoke, United Kingdom

Beautiful macro!

19 Mar 2009 10:21am

Sue from Paducah, United States

My first thought was "Looks like a ballerina!" So graceful and delicate.

19 Mar 2009 11:30am

GJC from Kyoto, Japan

I really love this one! The colors are breathtaking.

19 Mar 2009 11:32am

Marie LC from Voiron, France

Beautiful sweet macro

19 Mar 2009 11:32am

zOOm from Paris, France

Anita, this is such a beauty... exquisite macro... aren't flowers beautiful !

19 Mar 2009 11:40am

Kerri from United States

Wow....I believe this may make the all time favorite list of mine! WONDERFUL image.
I looked at the on on Flikr too....that one is Fabulous as well!!

Also - you commented about the blossom on my last post....I do believe it is a Maple....but am unsure what Type of Maple...do you know?

19 Mar 2009 11:52am

Mary from Exton, United States

Outstanding image!!

19 Mar 2009 12:02pm

Elora from Genoa, Italy

Wow! Your choice of selective focus makes this image unique!

19 Mar 2009 12:09pm

Monte Stevens from Fort Collins, United States

Another beautiful image and work of art.

19 Mar 2009 1:22pm

Betsy Barron from Chester Springs, PA, United States

and she said she had a hard time getting a good shot - this is great Anita - wonderful ability to get up underneath and preserve and make use of the natural light!!

19 Mar 2009 1:52pm

@Betsy Barron: Thanks Betsy. I used a reflector.

PShorten from West Chester, United States

So I went to the Flickr photo and went back and forth between the two to see which one I like better. They are both lovely with wonderful color and compostion as well as perfect focus. What I found was that I feel more positive and at peace with the flower on flickr - just works better for me. I think my eye is going in a more natural direction.

19 Mar 2009 1:59pm

@PShorten: Pat: Thanks for looking at both images. The one here is how the flower looks at Longwood, but the version on flickr is how we are more used to seeing flowers--looking up. I don't know which I prefer, hence, I value your input.

Francesc B. from région parisienne, France

Exquisite macro !

19 Mar 2009 2:31pm

Chris from South Jersey, United States

the colors really pop in this - looks like something out of a sci-fi movie.....

19 Mar 2009 2:32pm

john4jack from Corvallis, United States

Wow! What a stunner!

19 Mar 2009 2:54pm

Mia from Cleveland, United States

Lovely lovely LOVELY macro Anita! This is so delicate and beautifully presented... its fit for a huge poster, postcard or even a desktop background

19 Mar 2009 3:34pm

Marcie from United States

Exquisite detail. This one is among your best. Love it!!!

19 Mar 2009 3:39pm

manel from Girona, Spain

Excelente, Anita. Me encanta la composición, color y el enfoque selectivo. Enhorabuena.

19 Mar 2009 4:49pm

alireza from tehran, Iran

beautiful macro..

19 Mar 2009 5:10pm

Vinay from Bangalore, India

Lovely macro.. and superb colors too... :)

19 Mar 2009 7:13pm

Sergei Z from Türi, Estonia

Beautiful! So soft and gentle colours!

19 Mar 2009 8:47pm

jamesy from christchurch, New Zealand

they are such beautiful flowers Anita and you have done a great job with this

19 Mar 2009 10:38pm

Photosanity from Folsom, United States

What a gorgeous capture!

20 Mar 2009 2:32am

Laurie from New Jersey, United States

This is just so lovely. Very nice.

20 Mar 2009 2:20pm

Ronnie 2¢ from London, United Kingdom

What sheer delight this is . . the delicacy of the center seems to know no bounds . . layer upon layer of golden wonder within the blue.

20 Mar 2009 2:49pm

ABW from Colorado, United States

Outstanding! I love the focus and the vivid color!

20 Mar 2009 5:13pm

Jen from St. George, United States

Oh, I love it! The composition, the dof, the colors, everything! Beautifully done! I prefer this one over the flickr one, but they're both great, and we all see things differently.

20 Mar 2009 11:38pm

edvatza from Lehigh Valley, PA, United States

I commented on the other forum so all I will say is that it is a beautiful flower captured beautifully.

21 Mar 2009 12:24am

Vert Pomme from Montreuil sous bois, France

Superbe

22 Mar 2009 7:32am

Mark from United States

Isn't it amazing the dynamic nature of blues and violets. They seem to create such a rhythm in this shot.

22 Mar 2009 10:45pm

Earnest from Oklahoma, United States

I certainly do like this one!

24 Mar 2009 12:52am

Nadia from Fairfax, United States

Love this shot. I'm hoping to get to this year's blue poppies.

9 Mar 2010 4:19pm

Michael from Chester, United Kingdom

I think this is beautiful.

18 Oct 2010 11:57pm