Tulip Abstract #1
by Bruce Bley
Title
Tulip Abstract #1
Artist
Bruce Bley
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
This macro photograph of orange tulips, was taken while visiting the Butchart Gardens in Victoria, Canada.
The gardens of Butchart cover 55 acres of breathtaking gardens on the 130 acre estate of Robert and Jennie Butcart.
Tulips are spring-blooming perennials that grow from bulbs. Depending on the species, tulip plants are between 4 inches (10 cm) and 28 inches (71 cm) high. The tulip's large flowers usually bloom on scapes with leaves in a rosette at ground level and a single flowering stalk arising from amongst the leaves. Tulip stems have few leaves. Larger species tend to have multiple leaves. Plants typically have two to six leaves, some species up to 12. The tulip's leaf is strap-shaped, with a waxy coating, and the leaves are alternately arranged on the stem; these fleshy blades are often bluish green in color. Most tulips produce only one flower per stem, but a few species bear multiple flowers on their scapes (e.g. Tulipa turkestanica). The generally cup or star-shaped tulip flower has three petals and three sepals, which are often termed tepals because they are nearly identical. These six tepals are often marked on the interior surface near the bases with darker colorings. Tulip flowers come in a wide variety of colors, except pure blue (several tulips with "blue" in the name have a faint violet hue).
The flowers have six distinct, basifixed stamens with filaments shorter than the tepals. Each stigma has three distinct lobes, and the ovaries are superior, with three chambers. The tulip's seed is a capsule with a leathery covering and an ellipsoid to globe shape. Each capsule contains numerous flat, disc-shaped seeds in two rows per chamber.[6] These light to dark brown seeds have very thin seed coats and endosperm that does not normally fill the entire seed.
I hope you have enjoyed this photograph and will share it with others. You can see more of my work on my homepage in the various galleries I have created. Thank you for visiting and please come back.
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September 1st, 2014
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Comments (23)
Bruce Bley
Maria, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "The Photographers Café". Thank you so much.
HJBH Photography
What an amazing macro Bruce! Stunning details! f/l
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the wonderful compliment, Heidi. I sincerely appreciate it and thank you for the L.
Bruce Bley
Dave, I sincerely appreciate the feature in the group "Nature and Landscape Photography". Thank you for your support.
Bruce Bley
Neal, I appreciate the feature in the group "Macro Photography Group". Thank you for your support.
Bruce Bley
Nadine and Bob, I am very grateful for the feature in the group "Artist News". Thank you so much.
Bruce Bley
Ronald, I am very grateful for the feature in the group "In Living Color". I truly appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
Nadine and Bob, Thank you so much for the feature in the group "ALL Fine Art America Artwork". I truly appreciate the honor.
Karen Adams
Beautiful work, Bruce....sometimes it can be difficult to get much detail showing in vibrant reds and oranges, but there is plenty here...wonderful detail! great abstract!...fv
Bruce Bley replied:
Karen I sincerely appreciate your kind and gracious compliment. I find some reds and oranges are difficult to photograph, but I guess I was lucky on this one.
Bruce Bley
Doug, I sincerely appreciate the feature in the group "Macro Marvels". Thank you so much for the honor.
Bruce Bley
James. I sincerely appreciate the feature in the group "Beauty". Thank you so much and thank you for your support.
Bruce Bley
Sheree, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "Garden of Hope". I truly appreciate the honor.
Dawn Currie
Congratulations on your feature in our group The Artistic Photographer!
Bruce Bley replied:
Dawn, Thank you for the feature in the group "The Artistic Photographer". I sincerely appreciate the honor.