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Himalayan Blue Poppy Bud

Posted by
Anita (West Nottingham, Pennsylvania, United States) on 19 March 2013 in Plant & Nature.

The display of Himalayan Blue Poppies in the Longwood Gardens Conservatory this year is spectacular. A whole wall is lined with them. I took this photo yesterday morning. Texture by Joel Olives.

NIKON D300 1/20 second F/3.5 ISO 160 185 mm

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Brenda from Canton, United States

Amazing detail - each little hair, so defined. I love how the overall color scheme is spring green - which only makes the emerging blue of the bud so much more dramatic.

19 Mar 2013 11:55am

Michelle Billetta from Elverson, United States

Great shot! Love the colors and detail.

19 Mar 2013 12:19pm

Mariana Maoduš from Waterloo, Canada

Gorgeous ! Never seen a blue Poppy !

19 Mar 2013 12:44pm

Hossein Saharnaz from Ahvaz, Iran

excellent work...nice color...

19 Mar 2013 3:32pm

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ Isa from Vaucluse, France

Magnifique cliché, j'adore !

19 Mar 2013 7:05pm

jean pierre from paris, France

magnifique!! amitié

19 Mar 2013 7:08pm

Arnd from Basel, Switzerland

I love your artistic rendering of this unique poppy bud, very eye-catching and beautiful.

19 Mar 2013 8:12pm

omid from mashhad, Iran

wooow!
very nice!!!
so beautiful colors, detail & treatment!
Lovely!

19 Mar 2013 8:33pm

DULCIE from Danville, CA, United States

So unusual to see blue...love the hairy covering. Beautifully captured !!

19 Mar 2013 11:06pm

Larry Lefever from Lititz, United States

Beautifully done, Anita.

19 Mar 2013 11:10pm

DarkElf from Perth, Australia

this is just beautiful! wonderful focus and detail and that bit of blue colour of the petal is fantastic!

20 Mar 2013 1:03am

Betsy Barron from Philadelphia, PA, United States

GORGEOUS!

20 Mar 2013 1:36am

Shaahin Bahremand from Tehran, Iran

excellent work

20 Mar 2013 7:01am

L'angevine from Angers, France

super le calque de vert que tu as choisi et ce bleu qui domine

20 Mar 2013 8:46am

Ronnie 2¢ from Atlantic Shores, United Kingdom

So lovingly presented and full of expectation. I cannot remember ever seeing a blue poppy so I do hope we see one fully emerge !

20 Mar 2013 9:06am

~~~Ann~~~ from Nelson, New Zealand

fabulous colour

20 Mar 2013 9:26am

Marcie from Newton Highlands, United States

First - I've never seen a blue poppy...and second - what an exquisitely detailed image. Love those little hairs standing up straight like that.

20 Mar 2013 12:02pm

Tede from Aubenas 07, France

SPLENDID!!! Congrats on the Color Spotlight. Nice day.

20 Mar 2013 4:21pm

Lewis from Ljouwert, Netherlands

Congratulations! beautiful & powerful

20 Mar 2013 4:37pm

Ronnie 2¢ from Atlantic Shores, United Kingdom

. . and, soooooo pleased to see this in the Color Spotlight - very well-deserved, Anita.

20 Mar 2013 5:27pm

@Ronnie 2¢: THANK YOU!!!!! It was a pleasant surprise.

Mariana Maoduš from Waterloo, Canada

Congratulation on the Color Spotlight, Anita !

20 Mar 2013 5:38pm

Ana Lúcia from Leiria, Portugal

This is a beauty.

20 Mar 2013 5:42pm

marceline from tournai, Belgium

fantastic !! beautiful color ! congratulations on the spotlight !

20 Mar 2013 6:04pm

Enzo from Lausanne, Switzerland

Gorgeous! Congratulation on the Color Spotlight!

20 Mar 2013 7:19pm

flo from udine, Italy

excellent

20 Mar 2013 7:34pm

omid from mashhad, Iran

Congratulation! :)

20 Mar 2013 7:37pm

destani from mashhad, Iran

Congratulations on the Spotlight !

20 Mar 2013 7:56pm

Eric C. from Un peu partout, France

Extra & congrats !

20 Mar 2013 8:00pm

Ruthiebear from Titusville, NJ, United States

Congratulations on your SPOTLIGHT!

20 Mar 2013 8:11pm

john4jack from Corvallis, Oregon, United States

excellent. congratulations

20 Mar 2013 8:32pm

Mireille T. from Ribérac, France

Congratulations! This is fabulous!

20 Mar 2013 8:41pm

Ellebelle from Mosquito Town, Netherlands

SO pretty!!!
Congratulations on this amazing Color Spotlight :-))

20 Mar 2013 10:47pm

rian from vestavia hills, United States

it looks creepy & fascinating at the same time.. it's like a carnivorous plant devouring a blue butterfly.. :)

20 Mar 2013 10:52pm

Elaine Hancock from Rockville, United States

Absolutely beautiful! Congratulations on the Spotlight!

21 Mar 2013 12:01am

my-ky from Ontario, Canada

Beautifully captured and presented...congratulations!

21 Mar 2013 3:41am

Jules from Drayton, United Kingdom

Beautiful - vibrant yet fragile

21 Mar 2013 5:04am

Aubélia from Kortrijk, Belgium

Congratulations on the color spotlight

21 Mar 2013 7:47am

PATRICK from miramas, France

Congratulations on your SPOTLIGHT! 5****

21 Mar 2013 8:08am

Sterre from Utrecht, Netherlands

Congratulatins on you spotlight.
Its a beautiful photo from the bleu poppy.

21 Mar 2013 8:33am

Babzy from Besançon, France

gorgeous blue ! :)

21 Mar 2013 8:48am

Laurette from Johannesburg - Fourways, South Africa

A very beautiful capture of this unique and truly very beautiful flower. The colour combinations are gorgeous. Congratulations on your Spotlight !

21 Mar 2013 10:43am

Mhelene from Villiers-sur-Marne, France

Splendid photo ! Congratulations on the color spotlight !

21 Mar 2013 11:06am

Monik from PARIS, France

Incroyable...Du jamais vu pour moi. Superbe macro, Anita!

21 Mar 2013 11:06am

Dimitrios from ATHENS, Greece

mmmm bravoooo

21 Mar 2013 11:11am

Helen from Melbourne, Australia

Gorgeous

21 Mar 2013 11:22am

Judy aka L@dybug from Brooksville, FL, United States

This is absolutely beautiful, Anita, so well-deserving of the Spotlight.
I thoroughly enjoyed your interview on Photogeneralist!

21 Mar 2013 2:27pm

franz from Baden, Austria

stunning closeup with gorgeous details and a very appealing bokeh !!!
i saw these blue poppies for the first time in a botanical garden in iceland last summer, and since then i have been in love with them ... ;-)
congrats on the well-deserved spotlight !!!

21 Mar 2013 2:40pm

Curly from South Shields, United Kingdom

Really sharp shot from a sharp eye!
Congratulations.

21 Mar 2013 3:46pm

LauraS from Chico, United States

Stunning photograph. I love your composition. Wonderful that you received Spotlight.

21 Mar 2013 5:00pm

yvan from Bled, Slovenia

Excellent macro, even a bit scarry though ;)

21 Mar 2013 7:34pm

RBL from Oxford, United States

Very beautiful emerging bud ... the background, colors, light and textures are spectacular! Congratulations on the spotlight and I could see this in Longwood Garden's brochures and website!

22 Mar 2013 12:00am

Monique from Koh Samui, Thailand

Gorgeous Anita! Love all the greens and that purple/blue flower unfolding from the bud!

22 Mar 2013 4:00am

anjana from mumbai, India

Beautiful colours.

22 Mar 2013 7:31am

shooter from United Kingdom

Stunningly beautiful

22 Mar 2013 10:02am

ɅTLɅNTIS from Iran

Very nice

Edith is so wonderful

Congratulations

22 Mar 2013 1:36pm

Marilla from Turku, Finland

Fantastic! Congratulations!

22 Mar 2013 6:52pm

Denise from granby, québec, Canada

Congratulations on this Color Spotlight!

23 Mar 2013 12:12am

Loner from Wörgl, Austria

An excellent macro !!! Congratulation to the spotlight !
5 Stars *****

23 Mar 2013 6:29am

rick from brisbane, Australia

Very striking image - terrific work.

23 Mar 2013 8:19am

Vert Pomme from Montreuil Sous Bois, France

Felicitations pour le spotlight aplement merité avec cette merveille d'un bleu de rêve.

23 Mar 2013 8:34pm

Julie L. Brown from Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Just gorgeous!

25 Mar 2013 5:01pm

bernie kasper from United States

Awesome detail in this Anita, nicely done !!

26 Mar 2013 7:39pm

Véro from Savoie, France

Spuberbe espèce , le bleu est si intense ! bravo !

29 Mar 2013 5:41am

Roland theys from Gerpinnes, Belgium

Great i like!

11 Apr 2013 11:16am

NIKON D300
1/20 second
F/3.5
ISO 160
185 mm

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