It's a bit late in the day (but it's still Monday!) and our red poppies just burst into bloom today... so I wanted to enter this close-up of one of the opened flowers in @kalemandra's photography #colorchallenge
This is, of course an unusual view-- a super close-up, showing the dark veins in the petals, taking from the outside of the flower. With the sun lighting it up from within, the red was strikingly bright.
Extreme close-up of the outside of a large red poppy
If you're interested in this photo and others like it, I also suggest checking out the supporting @colorchallenge page!
Camera used: Fuji Finepix HS20 EXR, macro setting; 100mm equivalent; shot in natural daylight on a sunny evening.
How about YOU? Do you enjoy macro photography? Do you like seeing everyday objects from unusual angles and/or magnified like this one? Leave a comment!
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Posted 20170703 22:41PST
This is really beautiful. I've never seen the up close details of a poppy before! Thank you for sharing
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Thank you @fayehalliday! They were just so smooth and interesting looking... and I remembered artist Georgia O'Keefe's HUGE flower paintings... so I decided to get super "up-close and personal" with them.
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Remember being introduced to the painting of Georgia O'Keefe when I was studying art. Instant resonance with her work, as I was painting enlargements of 'Mother of Pearl' shells at that time.
LOVE your close up of the red poppy now @denmarkguy. The beauty of macro is when you can no longer recognize the source and the image speaks for itself, as what it IS ~ Colour, shape and form.
Beautifully captured 'wave of vibrant energy' ~ Didn't realize till now that I wasn't following you. Am now and resteeming this beauty. 🐋🍁🐋
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Thanks for the follow, and for your kind words!
I enjoy macro precisely for the reason that it allows me to get up close and see items in ways I cannot with the naked eye... not only is it beautiful, it also teaches and informs of the unseen world.
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Pleasure @denmarkguy. Yes we have so much to learn from the 'little things' all around us. Especially those in the natural world. 🐋🍁🐋
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Wow, this is beautiful!
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Thank you! I had a couple of shots that turned out more like pieces of art than photographs... this was the best one.
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This is really something must have been nice to take enjoy your photography.
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I really enjoy taking a really close look at the tings around us... what do they LOOK like when we get down to a level of detail I cannot see with my eyes?
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That's a lovely picture and such bright red colors :D
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Thank you!
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Good idea:)
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Thank you!
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Great macro shot!
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Thank you!
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