Wednesday 9 September 2009

The Birth of a Poppy


It amazed me in my hot little apartment how quickly these poppies, well, popped! It's like they have an instictual drive to open as far as they can until their petals sit flat. These images were taken within about half an hour of one another.

24 comments:

Anonymous said...

Oh wow... those are amazing pictures! I so had no idea what the first one was at first glance (brain might need green tea!)

Jen Zahigian said...

Amazing, beautiful, wonderful!

Dionne said...

This is gorgeous! What lovely details you've captured!

Chelsea said...

POPPIES are so amazing!! These photos are gorgeous.

Katie said...

Wow, these images are just amazing. I am so glad that you were able to capture the transformation so vividly. The intensity and clarity is outstanding. Thank you for sharing! :)

Jan said...

As usual your images are beautiful,I love the papery fragile petals of poppies and you've captured that.

KnockKnocking said...

Your talent with the camera is second to none. Thank you for sharing this wonderful bit of nature!
xoxo Agnes

SimplyGrove said...

How amazing! I must tweet this!!

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cathy said...

Isn't nature amazing - I love seeing shots like this. I did a post too about some little flowers that are held together by these vessels on the stem - amazing!

The Curious Cat said...

Absolutely wondrous - no man made thing could ever, ever match!

Arianna Belle said...

Wow these are amazing shots! Beautiful!

Vanilla Press said...

Gorgeous pics..very happy & positive!
Jas
Ireland

Megan said...

This is incredible, I've never seen anything like it before; wonderful images and incredible color!

Willa Kveta said...

These images are amazing! So delicate, provocative, and unique! Beautiful talent!

Unknown said...

Half an hour?! O my goodness that is really really fast. The photography is stunning. This is a gorgeous colour for a poppy. I prefer it much more than the red ones.

raquel raney said...

beautiful. what kind of camera are you using?

Elk said...

What a wonderful study of flowers, the details of this... I love how they look like such a delicate watercolour painting

Relyn Lawson said...

This post makes me swoon. Just swoon. All full up with beauty. And awe.

Gigi Thibodeau said...

Just beautiful. You've captured something very special here.

Amanda (Small Acorns) said...

Beautifully captured! So frilly & gorgeous.

Chantelle {fat mum slim} said...

They love sunlight, don't they? I have two big bunches in my place at the moment.

Lucky me! xx

5 Star Weddings said...

wow have never seen pictures likes these look amazing.

TIG said...

such a an amazing thing to watch unfold -- especially love the second -- a great photographic series!