Showing posts with label Macro Saturday and Camera Critters. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Macro Saturday and Camera Critters. Show all posts

Friday, September 3, 2010

Close Up After The Rain

We has a good downpour today so I took the camera out after to see what was looking good for a close up.  My white zinnias that I have grown from seed are just showing signs of blooming.  I like seedheads and buds as much as I like the flowe bloom.   There is a lot of detail in a macro shot of an emerging bloom.  Look at the edge of the sepals with the dark colouration. Then the petals emerge and the stamens are just a white fluff inside.  
This photo shows the bud looking similar to SpiderMan with the dark edges on the sepals hugging the bud tightly.
Just as I was walking on the deck I noticed on the edge of the licorise vine a dragonfly.  I identified him as a red-veined meadowhawk or sympetrum madidum.  I could be wrong as he is not supposed to be here but he sure looks like the picture so I will go out on a limb.

I am posting to Macro Saturday and Camera Critters.   Have a great long weekend.  Valerie

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