Flower and Plant Photographers

I have always enjoyed flowers.....photographing, smelling, marveling at, and in some cases, eating them. On PictureSocial there must be several thousand images of flowers. So......why not a group and a place to show your most treasured images of flowers. I'm very lucky, my wife plants them, feeds them, waters them, trims them and even starts them with her magical green thumb. I on the other hand,...........(. - )

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Permalink Reply by Elmer on June 2, 2008 at 6:27pm: Mike, the first photo, absolutely stunning job. Your composition on it is quite astounding for a natural growth flower.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Richard on June 2, 2008 at 5:49pm

Image 1968 appears to be blue flax. Here's a lighter colored version I took out in the sticks. Lotz of nice photos showing up...

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Permalink Reply by Elmer on July 13, 2008 at 7:30pm: Richard, all of your posts are very well done. Naming them makes it easy for all to learn.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Elmer on June 2, 2008 at 6:18pm: Tim, absolutely great photos. Flowers have so much color and texture, no wonder I like to photograph them. Thanks.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by sjasis on June 2, 2008 at 5:47pm: Thanks for the invite, Elmer, this looks like a great group!

Snapdragon:

Purple clematis:

Pink Rosebud:

Red Columbine:; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Elmer on June 2, 2008 at 6:22pm: You have two of my favorites The Clematis and the columbine. Great photos.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Patricia on June 2, 2008 at 6:18pm: Here's a rhododendron bloom I cut for my kitchen window. This is my favorite time of year mostly because of these blooms. I just read somewhere that wild rhododendron are considered an invasive species in some parts of our world.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Elmer on June 2, 2008 at 6:46pm: Patrica I don't know about that but in Pennsylvania they are wild and are throughout the forest. Now, for your photo of one. I am familiar with the wild ones and they are the same color but yours are very frilly.

As an added: I was going through my wifes flower catalogs and came across a Clematis called Pink Parasol. Have you ever seen one? I'm just wondering if it would grow up here in Maine?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Patricia on June 2, 2008 at 6:55pm: I have a pic of a clematis but I am not at all familiar with their growth patterns.

As I drove through the forest in BC last week I saw a huge pink cluster of Rhododendron growing just off the road in a gully. My guess it that the bush was 12 feet high and 15 feet across. Didn't bother to stop and investigate.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Elmer on June 2, 2008 at 7:04pm: The one in the catalog is very frilly like the iris you uploaded, not at all like the above picture.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by vjekoslav antic on June 3, 2008 at 10:24am

after rain

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Permalink Reply by David Gordon on June 10, 2008 at 9:19am: What great picturesalready here, will have to post some of mine to join you, great idea Elmer, always an encouragement to the rest of us.; ▶ Reply to This