Tulip Up Close #1
by Bruce Bley
Title
Tulip Up Close #1
Artist
Bruce Bley
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
This macro photograph of a pale melon colored tulip was taken while visiting a friend and her garden in Rock Falls, Illinois.
I love taking macro shoots of flowers demonstrating the interesting detail and colors that nature has to offer.
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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May 10th, 2015
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Comments (19)
Linda Covino
You have such an amazing flower collection l/t
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the wonderful compliment and L, Linda. I am glad you enjoy the gallery.
Bruce Bley
Neal, Thank you so much for the feature in the group "Macro Photography Group". I truly appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
Denyse, I am very grateful for the feature in the group "Amazing FAA Photographers". I sincerely appreciate the honor.
Chrisann Ellis
Bruce, Your Work has been Featured On The Home Page of Weekly Fun For All Mediums..Happy Days..Congrats!!!
Bruce Bley replied:
Chrisann, I want to thank you again for the feature in the group "Weekly Fun For All Mediums". I appreciate your support.
Jean OKeeffe Macro Abundance Art
Gorgeous color! pfltg+
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the kind comment Jean. I truly appreciate it and thank you for the promotions.
Sandi OReilly
Fabulous macro image of this tulip, gorgeous color and detail, Bruce, F/L/P
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the nice comment and your support, Sandi. I sincerely appreciate it. I also want to thank you for the promos.
Geoff Crego
Bruce, outstanding macro; stunning color and detail. f/v
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you Jeff, You kind comment means a lot tome. Thank you for visiting and thank you for the v.
Jeannie Rhode Photography
Bruce, Sharing my Congratulations on your recent Feature in Flora ! Bruce, Nice macro capture of this Beautiful color Tulip with nice details. L
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the nice comment and for the congrats, Jeannie I sincerely appreciate it and thank you for the L.
Bruce Bley
James, I am very grateful for the feature in the group "Beauty". Thank you for your support and the honor.
Bruce Bley
Doug, I am very grateful for the feature in the group "Macro Marvels". I appreciate it very much.
Bruce Bley
Doug, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "Tulip Macros". I appreciate the honor.
Gabriella Weninger - David
Simply AWESOME Macro Image and so Beautiful flower Bruce!
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you again for the kind and gracious comment, Gabriella. I sincerely appreciate it.
Celestial Images
Amazingly Stunning, l/f.
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the wonderful comment and L, Celestial Images. I sincerely appreciate it.
Randy Rosenberger
It is with great pride and pleasure that I am FEATURING your artwork this week on our Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery Homepage. Your work shows expertise and love in the presentation of this fine art piece. Thanks much for sharing your works with us and being a member of our family of friends and fine artists in our WFS group. Liked & Faved Forever, Elvis
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the kind comment and feature in the group "Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery, Randy. I truly appreciate the honor.