Flaming Water Lily
by Bruce Bley
Title
Flaming Water Lily
Artist
Bruce Bley
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
I enjoy taking macro shot of my subject matter. I like the viewer of my work to see the beauty of the subject. In this case, I loved the color of the lily and wonderful detail of lily.
This macro capture of a the heart of a water lily is very fragrant and is a day-bloomer of medium-sized, free-flowering, tropical water lily that features brilliant yellows, pinks, and red violet colors. The open star-shaped flowers (to 7-10 diameter) with yellow centers. Flowers bloom continuously from summer into fall. Each flower appears on a stalk above the water surface, opening in the morning and closing at night, and blooms for about 3-4 days. Oval-rounded, green leaves (to 10" x 12") have some purple blotching. Leaves float on the water surface. Leaf undersides are purple with well-defined green veins. Plants will spread to 5-8" wide.
I hope you have enjoyed this work and will hare it with others. You can see more of my work on my homepage. Thank you for visiting and please come back.
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August 9th, 2016
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Comments (21)
Marsha Heiken
Bruce you are giving us a treat,showing us the inside of a flower. I never knew how huge Nature could be. Marsha FV
Bruce Bley
Dan, I am very grateful for the feature in the group "Premium FAA Artists". Thank you so much.
Bruce Bley
Barbie, I am very grateful for the feature in the group "The 200 Club - Best Photos With Over 200 Views Up To 500". Thank you for the honor and your support.
Bruce Bley
David, I appreciate the feature in the group "Midwest America Photography". Thank you for the honor and your support.
Bruce Bley
Mechala, Thank you for the feature in the group "Flowerly Love-100". I truly appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
Martin, I am very grateful for the feature in the group "Flower Mania". Thank you for the honor and your support.
Bruce Bley
Roumald, Thank you for the feature in the group "Arts Fantastic World". I am grateful for the honor.
Maria Urso
Congratulation Bruce, "Flaming Water Lily" had been chosen as Administrator's pick of the weely 08-12 thru 08-19-16. Gorgeous.
Bruce Bley replied:
Maria, I am very grateful for the choosing my image as your Administrator Pick for the group. Thank you so much.
Bruce Bley
Ann, Thank you so much for the feature in the group "Flowers". I sincerely appreciate it.
Jilian Cramb - AMothersFineArt
Congratulations your work is featured on the homepage of the Pixels/FAA Group Beauty in Art! 8/10/16
Bruce Bley replied:
Jilian, Thank you for the feature in the group "Beauty in Art". I sincerely appreciate the honor.
Randy Rosenberger
This special recognition of being one of our highly FEATURED ARTISTS is very well deserving and I am so happy for you to receive the high accolades in our WFS group. It is a true honor to bestow upon you this recognition, due to the professional quality, creativity, and pure beauty of this fine piece of artwork. As administrator of the Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery group, I am very proud of you for this accomplishment. LIKED and FAVED Forever, Elvis
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the special recognition, Randy. I truly appreciate it and thank you for your support through the years that I have been a member of FAA.