Flowers of the Wild

Water Lily

noreply@blogger.com (Delson R.) — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:58:00 +0000

A pretty water Lily at Bangalore's Lalbagh Lake.

Candy Stripe Cosmos

noreply@blogger.com (Delson R.) — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 11:52:00 +0000

This is a new variety of cosmos with deep pink petal edges and veins blushed with light pink and golden a yellow eye. Cosmos gracefully balance on long slender stems, and lacy foliage. It is a plant that's easy to grow and thrives even on poor soil.
Botanical name: Cosmos bipinnatus

Yellow Beauty

noreply@blogger.com (Delson R.) — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:32:00 +0000

A yellow blossom from my garden. I don't know the name for this flower, but all I have noticed it that it folds in the evening and opens up at about 8 in the morning. Tiny dew drops decorate this flower well.

Blossoms in my Garden

noreply@blogger.com (Delson R.) — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 16:05:00 +0000

Pistils and Stamen of a Hibiscus
Ixora Coccenia in closeup

Its raining and the garden is in its majestic best.Just thought Ill post closeups of a few of those flowers. Its been months since I posted any flowers in this blog.

Bee and the Flowers

noreply@blogger.com (Delson R.) — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 03:48:00 +0000

When I showed these photographs to my friends, many felt that it was retouched in photoshop; How wrong where they! Honestly it may look like it has been retouched in photoshop, especially the first one, but that is not the case. Its just proper use of the camera settings.
Firstly I spotted a bee, hovering around the vicinity of these flowers, I quickly set my tripod near one of the flowers, anticipating that the bee would soon land on it. The Photograph was a macro shot and I first focused on the flower on which the bee is sitting and reframed the shot and then waited for the bee to come. Sure enough the bee did land on the flower and I went click click click.... The Blur of the other flowers is due to the large aperture and the macro mode setting of the camera,. Now in the Lower photograph, I have used the same technique, but increased the sharpness level on the camera.

White Lotus

noreply@blogger.com (Delson R.) — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 09:04:00 +0000

This small flower blossomed for about 5 hours in the morning before closing again, perfect time to enjoy the aroma and photograph the beauty.
The upper two photographs are macro photography, but I had a problem with the lowest photograph. When I was over the flower to take the photograph, my image and camera was reflected over the water surface and also I was casting a shadow on the lotus. To overcome this I stood at a distance above the lotus and zoomed in on the flower.

Ixora Coccinea

noreply@blogger.com (Delson R.) — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 13:12:00 +0000

Photograph of Ixora Coccinea, clicked early in the morning, when the dew was still present. You can see the reflections on the water droplets and this gives the photograph a fresh feel. Well sometimes when photographing flowers, sprinkling a few drops of water on the flower is advisable. This gives the flowers a " Just bloomed " feel and makes the photograph more lively.
The plant is commonly called as "Flame of the woods"
Photograph details: 5mm , f/3.2 , 1/160

P.S.: The differences between the widely cultivated I. chinensis and I. coccinea are sometimes obscure as a result of selection for rare or extreme forms. Accidental or deliberate hybridization appears to occur.Warning, this may be the Ixora chinensis instead of I. coccinea. The former has rounded petals and smoother leaves, the latter sharp pointed petals and more 'hilly' leaves.

Red Bell

noreply@blogger.com (Delson R.) — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 07:46:00 +0000

Macro Photograph with 1cm focal Length and 1/125 sec (.008 sec) exposure.The early morning dew drops reflect the fence surrounding the plant. If you closely observe you can even see the camera tripod.
The photograph was taken at maximum aperture to achieve a shallow depth of field.

Caterpillar

noreply@blogger.com (Delson R.) — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 16:15:00 +0000

A caterpillar with its defensive Urticating hair, Macro Photograph.

Pink Blossoms

noreply@blogger.com (Delson R.) — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 10:31:00 +0000

New arrivals in my garden. Photographed in Macro mode.

Flower of the Coconut tree

noreply@blogger.com (Delson R.) — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 01:44:00 +0000

Although the Coconut tree is Tall and its fruit big , its flowers are tiny in comaprison, this photograph was taken with Macro Mode,as it layed on some moss.

Red Triplets

noreply@blogger.com (Delson R.) — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 14:05:00 +0000

Flowers being beautiful are easy to photograph, but making the photograph look unique is a challenge.

Pink Magic

noreply@blogger.com (Delson R.) — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 11:33:00 +0000

Spotted these lovely flowers in Korea , the sun rays just enhanced their colour for this beautiful photograph.

Rays of Hope

noreply@blogger.com (Delson R.) — Sat, 30 Dec 2006 07:36:00 +0000

Rays shine through the blossoms

Gleaming Through

noreply@blogger.com (Delson R.) — Sat, 30 Dec 2006 07:33:00 +0000

Sunrays and flowers combine to form a memorable image, we just have to look out for it.

Burning Bright

noreply@blogger.com (Delson R.) — Sat, 30 Dec 2006 07:30:00 +0000

Sunflower

noreply@blogger.com (Delson R.) — Sat, 30 Dec 2006 07:28:00 +0000

The glowing yellow of this sunflower parallels the sun.

Bunched up

noreply@blogger.com (Delson R.) — Sat, 30 Dec 2006 07:13:00 +0000

Came very close to get such a large image of these small flowers

Lonely

noreply@blogger.com (Delson R.) — Sat, 30 Dec 2006 07:11:00 +0000

A lonely flower seeking the sun. Provides a nice contrast.

Riot of colours

noreply@blogger.com (Delson R.) — Sat, 30 Dec 2006 07:06:00 +0000

The white boundry of these flowers, give a impression as thought the flowers have been digitally added, which is not hte case Well but they do look beautiful when viewed full screen.

Facing the Sun

noreply@blogger.com (Delson R.) — Sat, 30 Dec 2006 07:03:00 +0000

A flower in full bloom, a photographers delight.

Flowering Community

noreply@blogger.com (Delson R.) — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 16:02:00 +0000

This Photograph was clicked during the wee end of the evening twilight. The flash was not used and the night settings were applied.

Spring Blossoms

noreply@blogger.com (Delson R.) — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 05:03:00 +0000

This Photograph was clicked mid Morning when the flowers had just blossomed in the cool winter climate. The photograph was cropped a bit and was the best of the three, taken from various angles.

Lovely Red Rose

noreply@blogger.com (Delson R.) — Sun, 17 Dec 2006 18:06:00 +0000

The black and white background was done with Photoshop.

Lovely Yellow

noreply@blogger.com (Delson R.) — Sun, 17 Dec 2006 17:55:00 +0000

This photograph, will make a lovey wallpaper on your desktop. Thankfully the sun provided a brief respite and correct amount of light for this picture