Yellow Dahlia #1
by Bruce Bley
Title
Yellow Dahlia #1
Artist
Bruce Bley
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
This macro capture of a yellow Dahlia was taken while visiting a friend and her flower garden. I enjoy photographing macro captures of my subject matter to allow the viewer of the work to experience the detail of what I am seeing.
The Dahlia is a genus of bushy, tuberous, herbaceous perennial plants native to Mexico. There are 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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June 20th, 2016
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Comments (16)
Jeannie Rhode Photography
Bruce, Sharing my Congratulations on your recent Feature in Floral Photography and Art !
Bruce Bley
Darren, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "3 A Day The Art Of Flowers". Thank you for the honor and your support of my artwork.
Bruce Bley
Lois, I am very grateful for the feature in the group "The Splendor Of Summer - Photography". Thank you for the honor and your support.
Guido Strambio
Superb macro, wonderful light and details, gorgeous yellow tones! l/f/Tw/G+
Bruce Bley replied:
Guido, Thank you for the wonderful compliment. I am glad you enjoyed this work and thank you for the various promotions.
Bruce Bley
Nina, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "Art - It Is Good For You". I sincerely appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
Martin, Thank you so much for the feature in the group "Flower Mania". I truly appreciate it.
Robyn King
Congratulations your beautiful work is being featured in the World We See Group:-)
Bruce Bley replied:
Robyn. I am very grateful for the feature in the group "The World We See". Thank you for the honor.
Jasna Dragun
Congratulations on your feature in the "Global Flowers Photography" and as "Pick For the Day" 21.06. !! l/f
Bruce Bley replied:
Jasna, I am very grateful for the feature in the group "Global Flowers Photography". Thank you for the honor