Sunrise Dahlia #1
by Bruce Bley
Title
Sunrise Dahlia #1
Artist
Bruce Bley
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
"Sunrise Dahlia" was taken while strolling through the flower gardens of the Chicago Botanical Gardens in Glencoe, Illinois this past summer. I am always looking for flowers to illustrate color , detail, and beautiful lighting.
This dahlia is one of 42 species of dahlia, with hybrids commonly grown as garden plants. Flower forms are variable, with one head per stem; these can be as small as 2 inch in diameter or up to 1 foot. (dinner plate). This great variety results from dahlias being octoploids, that is, they have eight sets of homologous chromosomes, whereas most plants have only two. In addition, dahlias also contain many transposons (genetic pieces that move from place to place upon an allele) which contributes to their manifesting such great diversity.
The stems are leafy, ranging in height from as low as 12 inches to more than 6-8 feet. The majority of species do not produce scented flowers or cultivars. Like most plants that do not attract pollinating insects through scent, they are brightly colored, displaying most hues, with the exception of blue.
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November 22nd, 2016
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Bruce Bley
Janis, Thank you for the feature in the group "Its a Small World". I sincerely appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
Ludwig, Thank you for the feature in the group "Artist News". I sincerely appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
Dan, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "FAA Premium Artists". I sincerely appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
Robyn, Thank you so much for the feature in the group "The World We See". I appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
Colin, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "Flowers". Thank you for the honor.
Robyn King
Congratulations your beautiful work is being featured in the World We See Group:-)
Bruce Bley replied:
Robyn, thank you again for the feature in the group "The World We See". I truly appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
Jenn, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "Bath And Spa Prints". I sincerely appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
Jeff, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "Pleasing The Eye". Thank you for your continued support of my work and the honor.
Bruce Bley
Roxane, Thank you for the feature in the group "Floral Thro Pillows". I sincerely appreciate it.
Gardening Perfection
Exquisite!~ L/F
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the nice comment, Gardening Perfection. I sincerely appreciate it.
Laurie Search
Absolutely gorgeous, Bruce!!! I love the light, shadows, and color!!! :)))vf
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the kind and gracious comment, Laurie. I am glad you enjoyed this work and thank you for visiting.
Bruce Bley
Ann, Thank you so much for the feature in the group Photography for Fun". I truly appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
Judy, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "UA Photography Only". I appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
Jean, Thank you so much for the feature in the group "Greeting Cards For All Occasions". I sincerely appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
Jasna, Thank you for the feature in the group "Global Flowers Photography". I greatly appreciate it
Bruce Bley
Kim, Thank you for the feature in the group "Floral Photography and Art". I am grateful for the honor.
Bruce Bley
Dora, I am very grateful for the feature in the group "World Of Dahlias". I sincerely appreciate the honor.
Jilian Cramb - AMothersFineArt
Congratulations your work is featured on the homepage of the Pixels/FAA Group Beauty in Art! 11/23/16 - Please share your Feature in our Feature's Discussion thread!
Bruce Bley replied:
Jilian, I am very grateful for the feature in the group "Beauty in Art". I sincerely appreciate the honor.
Mesa Teresita
beautiful detailed macro!
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the wonderful comment, Mesa. I love detail when I take a photograph.
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