Inspiring Photo: Starfish Flower #2319062

Starfish Flower

Uploaded: June 29, 2006

Description

I have no idea what kind of flower this is. It looks like a starfish so thats what I call it. Taken at the botanical gardens in Largo, Florida. Had my macro setting on. Put in our local newspaper this morning. I just had one put in six days ago. I was really excited to see this one in there already.

Comments

Julie Robinson June 29, 2006

What a lovely macro shot Kay! Lovely colours! #474195

Linda D. Lester June 29, 2006

Wonderful macro, Kay! #2964892

Darren K. Fisher June 29, 2006

Looks like fire works and silly string. Love the colors. #2964911

Lynne Morris June 29, 2006

Gorgeous macro shot Kay, love the colours! #2964978

Anita Hogue June 29, 2006

Congratulations on your newspaper entry! Stunning image, Kay! #2965008

Jim Huffield June 29, 2006

Very pretty Kay, lovely colors. Jim #2965058

Ray Clarke June 29, 2006

Lovely macro shot Great detail Kay!!!(R) #2965059

Shirley L. Carpenter June 29, 2006

Beautiful image Kay!! #2965164

Dr Silly June 29, 2006

Beautiful marco. :O)
#2965279

Helen N. McHugh June 29, 2006

Beautiful capture , Kay! Love the title! Congrats on your newspaper entry! #2965394

Tressie Davis June 29, 2006

Beautiful colors, and congrats on it being published in your paper! #2965396

Su Sana E. P June 29, 2006

Simply gorgeous, Kay!! Beautiful capture with wonderful colors and details. #2965450

Manuel Barrera June 29, 2006

Beautiful flower #2965580

Susan T. Parady June 29, 2006

It's beautiful, Kay. I like how you've filled the frame with the flower. #2966181

Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas June 29, 2006

Beautiful Kay!,
Amalia #2966357

Kathy Reeves June 29, 2006

Absoutely lovely Kay. It is an unusual flower! The colors and details are wonderful. I see why the put it in the paper! #2966520

Carla Metzler June 29, 2006

Gorgeous shot, Kay! #2966719

Bill Wyatt June 29, 2006

Fantastic details and colors! Very well framed shot also, Kay!!! #2966909

Claudia Kuhn June 29, 2006

Cool flower, nice detail Kay! #2967030

Candy Avera June 29, 2006

Looks like a starfish flower to me as well =) Wonderful macro. The colors are amazing. #2967208

Renee Doyle June 29, 2006

Congratulations Kay!! Beautiful macro!
#2967278

Laura Clay-Ballard June 29, 2006

wow! super macro. Love the color and the design patterns. And, thanks for the birthday wish! #2967354

William C. Raco June 29, 2006

Very pretty, Kay
Love the colors, shapes and depth

Bill #2967386

Emile Abbott June 29, 2006

Beautifully detailed and selective focus on this super macro, Kay. #2968069

Darryl Wilkinson June 29, 2006

Beautiful colors and find, Kay! #2968265

Chastity Abbott June 29, 2006

Beautiful colors as well as design. Wonderful capture!!! #2968310

Glenn E. Urquhart June 30, 2006

Very beautiful composition, Kay!!! Cheers, Glenn. #2969111

Kay E. Mahoney June 30, 2006

Thank you everyone for all of your nice comments. I went on line where you can visit their website to see if they had a picture of this flower. I found out it is called a "Crinum Lily". It is one of the larger lilies in the armaryllis family. Their leaves can be 18-48 inches long. #2969963

Nancy L. Green June 30, 2006

Very beautiful Kay!! Wonderful detail and color. Very well done!! <>< #2970058

Sharon King June 30, 2006

Congratulations Kay on making the newspaper with this fantastic shot! #2970658

Amy JACKSON June 30, 2006

Beautiful image, Kay!! Congratulations on it making the paper too!! #2971105

Mary N C. Taitt June 30, 2006

Lovely image, beautiful and tabnled and exotic and cool--congratulations on being in the paper twice in a week. Mary :-D #2971657

Ronald F. Fischer June 30, 2006

Beautiful capture, Kay!! #2972152

Kay E. Mahoney July 01, 2006

Thank you very much Nancy, Sharon, Amy, Mary, and Ronald for your comments. #2973964

Kay E. Mahoney July 02, 2006

Thank you Douglas. #2978277

Manuel Barrera July 03, 2006

Thank you Kay, I found out what my plant is called. It blooms twice a year here and has the most wonderful fragrance. I bought it in a garage sale years ago. #2982580

Kay E. Mahoney July 03, 2006

Thank you Manuel. #2983032

Susie Peek-Swint July 04, 2006

Beautiful shot Kay ~ congrats on getting it published! I think it is an Allium, or Ornamental onion as commonly known .. they have rather large flower heads ~ I took some shots of these recently and will post soon.. very lovely capture!
#2983752

Kay E. Mahoney July 04, 2006

Thank you Susie. I looked on the website where I took the flower. They have it on there as a Crinum Lily. #2984033

Susie Peek-Swint July 04, 2006

You're right Kay ~ I looked them both up and the centres are different .. I think my shots are of Alliums (or Star of Persia as also known) ~ shall have to take a closer look ~ beautiful flowers! susie #2984607

ALLEN O. HOWARD July 04, 2006

Awesome! I have a few but not as macro as this. Congrats on the publishing and I thought Susie was right about the ornamental onion so that may be what mine are. Well done Kay, Allen #2985900

Kay E. Mahoney July 04, 2006

Thank you Susie, and Allen for your comments. #2986468

Lavone Vannoy July 10, 2006

Extremely pretty Kay. I love your floral shots! I enjoy coming back to see your new work. Love the colors. #3011534

Kay E. Mahoney July 11, 2006

Thank you very much Lavone. #3012710

m. schwendener July 31, 2006

Wonderful picture, Kay :-)

Do you know http://www.ubcbotanicalgarden.org/potd/ ? They publish a new botany photo each day (I never checked what it takes to get a picture included, but some of their photos are splendid, too :-) )

Manuela #3107537

DiAnna F. Paulk August 02, 2006

Great image, Kay! I love the abstract look of all those long petals going everywhere. Congratulations on being published!!!

Thank you so much for your kind comment on "Mommy's Sleepy Baby." #3114139

Kay E. Mahoney August 02, 2006

Thank you Manuela and DiAnna. Manuela, I'll have to check the site out. Thanks for telling me. Your welcome DiAnna. #3117032

anonymous A. August 26, 2006

I'm pretty sure this IS a Crinum and I think it is the Queen Emma. I am absolutely certain this is the best photo I have seen of it...and I've seen plenty! #3216484

Kay E. Mahoney August 26, 2006

Thank you very much for your nice comment David. #3216733

Remi Trepanier January 06, 2007

Wonderful color Kay, nice capture!! #3790011

Kay E. Mahoney January 07, 2007

Thank you Remi for your comment. #3793068

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