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GLORY BE!

© Michelle Alton

GLORY BE!

Uploaded: October 19, 2009

Description


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At the end of the summer, this plant started producing small, pale blue blooms, just as it had done on the windowsill in March before I transplanted it. In the interim, the flowers had been sparse, but large, and showy - magenta, with white centers.
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The seeds had been a gift from a fellow BP-er.
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Mother Nature was surely having a nostalgic, romantic moment.

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Exif: F Number: 5.6, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/100 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 500, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 105.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 5D

Comments

Avril Young October 19, 2009

Morning Glory with all its glory, beautifully captured, great composition and light...too beautiful! #1193897

Michelle Alton October 19, 2009

Carolyn Fletcher

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member since: 10/6/2001 I've seen some of these around here, but only blue little ones.
10/19/2009 2:45:01 AM


Lynn M. Whitt

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member since: 4/15/2007 beautiful composition Michelle...

10/19/2009

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Douglas Pignet October 19, 2009

Funny Michelle we botho were thinking of the passing of our floral time...Nive capture and comp on this morning glory. #8049021

Tammy M. Anderson level-deluxe October 19, 2009

Simply beautiful, Michelle. #8049064

Tess L. Yee October 19, 2009

Wonderful color and comp, Michelle! #8049090

Nadya Johnson October 19, 2009

Just exquisite! What a mood this has! A Fave for me. Absolutely stunning! #8049173

Gord MacEachern October 19, 2009

Stunning in every way Michelle!! Love it!! #8049177

Colette M. Metcalf October 19, 2009

Love it!!! #8049239

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe October 19, 2009

Wonderful verticle comp, lighting and capture Michelle! Jeff #8049382

Amy M. Wilson October 19, 2009

Beautiful comp, colors and mood to this lovely capture, Michelle! #8049413

Alan L. Borror October 19, 2009

Beautiful in its simplicity, Michelle! Great job. #8049616

Deb Koskovich October 19, 2009

What a perfect image to represent stamina and fortitude...maybe something we could all use right about now? #8049659

Jack Ryan October 19, 2009

Nicely composed...quite beautiful. Well done. #8049720

ALLEN O. HOWARD October 19, 2009

Great capture, Michelle! A well composed and beautiful image! #8050288

Kirsten Kiki Kjaer October 19, 2009

I love the way this delicate and lovely flower embrasses the metal. There's great beauty in this image and great contrasts too, Michelle. Well done. #8050549

MELODIE C. ROBERTS October 19, 2009

Simply Beautiful Mickey #8050566

Lynne Morris October 19, 2009

This is beautiful Michelle. #8050606

Mike Clime October 19, 2009

Beautiful capture! Like the soft glow it has. #8050630

John Connolly October 19, 2009

What a beautifully composed floral image Michelle! Your color and lighting are fantastic, and I really like the vertical format! #8050748

Carrie M. Groseclose October 19, 2009

Such a beautiful image, Michelle! I really like the vertical comp, the lighting, and the lines! #8050952

Joseph N. DiGilio October 19, 2009

Very lovely Michelle. Well photographed and presented. The color is captivating and as delicate as the bloom. Well done. #8051074

Shelly A. Van Camp level-classic October 19, 2009

Beautiful!! #8051390

Patrick Rouzes level-classic October 19, 2009

Michelle, again you have captrued a mood that I feel is one of your trademarks! The focus & lighting on the flower is phenomenal! #8051396

Barbara Waldoch October 19, 2009

Wonderful image, Michelle! #8051631

Stefania Barbier level-classic October 19, 2009

simple and exquisite... a beauty, Michelle!!! #8051750

Manuel Barrera October 20, 2009

like your work, a glory to behold #8052003

Tiia Vissak October 20, 2009

a lovely close-up! #8052210

Jim Baines level-classic October 20, 2009

Such a delicate shining light in that surrounding darkness, Michelle! Such a sharp eye and soft touch you have. To me this resembles Ipomoea lindheimeri, the white throat being a giveaway. I have had little success with these in our harsh caliche soil but have had quite a degree of success with the Texas Cotton Morning Glory, Ipomoea cordatotriloba. They will grow where no others will. If I had your "mail to" I'd be happy to send you seed from this years crop, which is now in its second growth spurt following hard drought relieved by well timed rains. I also have some Ipomoea carnea, a bush morning glory with pink flowers. If you submit your request in a timely manner I will throw in a bonus of Osage Orange (Maclura pomifera) and some Antelope Horn Milkweed (Asclepias viridis). Don't miss out on the bonus!
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Becky J. Parkinson level-deluxe October 20, 2009

Simple, beautiful,elegant...Wonderful image, Michelle! #8054521

Brett Dolsen October 21, 2009

Beautifull nature capture Michelle!!Great use of light!Brett #8055069

Laura E. Swan level-classic October 21, 2009

Usually if I open an image and say WOW, it AT LEAST ends up in the FINALS...

Double WOW for this one Michelle! It's so very beautiful and you composed this so well, too.

BRAVO!

-Laura #8055071

Mitch Spence level-classic October 21, 2009

My, that's a lovely, gentle study of this single bloom. #8056256

Sheila D. Robertson October 21, 2009

Simple and winsome. Your description adds to the waning of this elegant little flower. #8056836

Laurie Daily level-deluxe October 21, 2009

Beautiful, soft, and dreamy...so simply composed...perfect! #8056845

Nancyj E. Hovey level-classic October 21, 2009

This is outstanding....simple and beautiful... 8o) #8056867

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna October 21, 2009

This is one gorgeous image, Michelle!!! Perfect color, lighting, clarity and POV!!!! WOW!!! :-) k #8057087

Ivan Chacon October 24, 2009

Gorgeous! :) #8069072

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