Rose tipped Succulent

What is it about succulents that makes them such interesting specimens to photograph?!  Not sure if it's the

shape, colours or even the various textures - but they sure make for pretty pics and even greater abstract 

shots.  This one lives on a friend's patio amidst a whole lot of others from the species...

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Succlent Rose

To me the gorgeous Echevaria looks like another form of a rose.  In fact I'm convinced

that some people refer to these succulents as "desert rose" but, I may be wrong ....

 ...the shape and almost delicate look about them ....

 and not only do they remind me of a rose, I think they go well with roses too, even 

through technically speaking they are on opposite ends of the plant spectrum .... 

I was "playing" around, as I like to do... and put this collage together ..... now tell me

they don't look good together!?

A macro Monday post here and here

Flowers Today post

Mosaic Monday post

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Small things made big

 a selection of close up images ....

 A Nature's Notes post

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Bottle Brush

The bottle brush flower is truly amazing .... it starts off as these little "balls" tightly

wrapped, on a 'stalk" and slowly they start opening, stretching, as it were, in order

to open up into the specimen above.

Below are a few images of different stages of growth and of the  detail.

  

 A Macro Monday post here and here

a Flowers today post

Ruby Tuesday post here

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Wonders from a vegetable garden

would you believe that this selection of images were all taken in

mom's garden in Portugal (June this year)

I am always in awe of how the simplest things in the right lighting

can create an amazing image.

{simple things like onion, garlic, parsely, cabbage and green beans...}

This is a Macro Monday post here and here

and Today's Flowers here

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Agapanthus Seedhead

For those of us who know the agapanthus flower, we normally associate it with a

vibrant tall spike of purpley blue flowers, or occassionally white also.  

But today I grace you with the remains of the agapanthus flower head... the last

few seed pods and seeds (black bits) of the season.  

I'm a bit of a sucker for abstract forms in nature, I find the shape, texture

 and colour of seedheads/ seed pods, truly fascinating....  

I also attempted to play around with exposure on this image - above is a

slightly underexposed version, whilst below is the slightly over exposed

version - which to you prefer?

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Through the Aloes

a simple country setting .... vibrant terracotta wall and spiky aloes

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Cedar Cone

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Dew II

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Aloe II

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Aloe Garden

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Spiky

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Cycad Trunk

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Bamboo

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Autumn Berries

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Aloe

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Leaves

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Evening Primrose

In my mind's eye, I visualize how a particular . . . sight and feeling will appear on a print. If it excites me, there is a good chance it will make a good photograph. It is an intuitive sense, an ability that comes from a lot of practice. - Ansel Adams

Evening Primrose

another herbal plant (see last Monday's post)

One of the many varieties - with the simple yellow flower and velvety leaves

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and more Today's Flowers here

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