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7Jun/120

Overtop and Underwhelmed

It's been cloudy and raining for months it seems. Hard to believe Vancouver would see sun yet this summer, or even warm up for that matter. It's June and people are still wearing winter clothes - depressing and sad just like these old gerberas.

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2Mar/123

Orange You Glad

Sunlight is an excellent mood-improver. Tulips brighten a day. Combine sunlight and tulips, and you can't help but smile.

Tagged as: backlit, centre, closeup, colourful, Flowers, inner, inside, isolated, Macro, middle, orange, petals, sunlight, tulip, vibrant 3 Comments

27Jul/112

Grandi-rose

A sample of some of the most beautiful roses in a natural setting that you'll ever see. Courtesy of the Stanley Park Rose Garden and a summer day. These are a Grandiflora variety of rose - tall growing and sturdy. Grand indeed!

Tagged as: blooms, blue sky, cultivate, Flowers, garden, grandiflora, natural light, Nature, orange, outdoors, red, roses, stanley park rose garden, stunning, yellow 2 Comments

6Jul/110

Gazania Droplets

Gazania flowers open and close with the daylight and are a drought-resistant flower. After a light morning sprinkle and before the heat of the day evaporated them, water droplets settled on Gazania petals in the back garden.

Tagged as: Asteraceae, droplets, Flowers, garden, gazania, Macro, Nature, orange, outdoors, pattern, petal, rain, row, vibrant, water No Comments

4Jul/111

Perennial Daylilies

Daylilies come up every year in the garden, serving as a popular rest stop for butterflies, bees and anyone else seeking pollen.

Tagged as: blooming, blooms, botany, butterfly, daylily, Flowers, garden, Hemerocallis, lily, Nature, orange, petals, pollen, stamen 1 Comment

5Feb/111

Land of the Rising Sun

This is the Vancouver Convention Centre reflecting some early morning rays from the rising run. It's so golden and warm-looking and reminds me of watching one of those Living Fireplace videos. The Living Fireplace is essentially eternal though if you loop the video. This scene is much more ephemeral than that.

Tagged as: building, camera phone, early, glass, glow, glowing, iphone photo, landmark, light, meetings, morning, orange, rays, reflection, scene, sun, sunrise, tourism, vancouver convention centre, water, windows, yellow 1 Comment

6Dec/102

Half

The colours of this gerbera daisy make it look sugary and sweet, just like a can of Orange Crush pop.

Tagged as: center, circle, close-up, daisy, Flowers, gerbera, half, lighting, Macro, Nature, orange, petals, round 2 Comments

27Nov/104

Springboard

The curve to these daisy petals remind me of springboards, making it appear as though you could jump off these ends into a sea of blue.

Tagged as: close-up, curved, daisy, ends, Flowers, Macro, Nature, orange, petals, soft, tips, yellow 4 Comments

9Nov/100

Orange Delight

Fooling around with the macro lens, some natural light and an orange lily.

Tagged as: botany, close-up, Flowers, lily, Macro, natural light, Nature, orange, petals, pollen, stamen, stem No Comments

3Sep/101

Doppleganger Lily

In playing with lighting for this photo I was entertained by the shadowy version that resulted at one point. It reminded me of a doppleganger. Lily on the left panel is the dark and brooding evil one that lurks in the shadows of alleyways. Lily on the right is the personable counterpart who's valedictorian of the class and a ham for attention.

Tagged as: backlit, bloom, Flowers, lighting, lily, Nature, orange, petals, shadows, stem 1 Comment

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