Purple Splendor #2
by Bruce Bley
Title
Purple Splendor #2
Artist
Bruce Bley
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
One morning I was driving on one of our local roads when I came upon a group of purple and white irises along side the road. I have always enjoyed photographing flowers for their colors and their intricate and delicate detail. I find being in nature very calming and a beautiful experience, you never know what you might see.
Iris is a genus of 260-300 species of flowering plants with showy flowers. It takes its name from the Greek word for a rainbow, referring to the wide variety of flower colors found among the many species, as well as, being the scientific name, iris is also very widely used as a common name for all Iris species, though some plants called thus belong to other closely related genera. A common name for some species is 'flags', while the plants of the subgenus Scorpiris are widely known as 'junos', particularly in horticulture. It is a popular garden flower.
Irises are perennial plants, growing from creeping rhizomes (rhizomatous irises) or, in drier climates, from bulbs (bulbous irises). They have long, erect flowering stems which may be simple or branched, solid or hollow, and flattened or have a circular cross-section. The rhizomatous species usually have 3-10 basal sword-shaped leaves growing in dense clumps. The bulbous species have cylindrical, basal leaves.
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September 29th, 2017
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Elisabeth Lucas
Fantastic floral macro, amazing detail and color! l/f
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the kind and gracious comment, Elisabeth. I am glad you enjoyed this work.
Bruce Bley
Frozen in Time Fine Art Photography, Thank you so much for the feature in the group "Your Very Best Photography". I sincerely appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
Rebecca, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "Pin Me - Daily". I appreciate the honor.
Maxine Billings
WOW, Bruce, what a beautiful capture!!! Love the vivid details!!! Breathtaking!!!
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the kind and gracious comment, Maxine. I am glad you enjoyed this work.
Johanna Hurmerinta
Congratulations! Your creative art has been featured in the “Imagination-Artistry-Creativity” group. LF! You are welcome to archive this image in: Feature Archive & Thank You Thread
Bruce Bley replied:
Johanna, Thank you for so much for the feature in the group "Imagination-Artistry-Creativity”. I sincerely appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
Romuald, I am grateful for the feature in the group "Arts Fantastic World". Thank you so much.
Frank J Casella
CONGRATULATIONS!! Your beautiful artwork has been Featured by the - ILLINOIS ART PHOTOGRAPHY - group on Fine Art America / PIXELS! Thank you for sharing it !! http://tinyurl.com/IllinoisArtPhoto
Bruce Bley replied:
Frank, I sincerely appreciate the feature in the group "ILLINOIS ART PHOTOGRAPHY". Thank you so much.
Maggie Vlazny
CONGRATULATIONS! Your awesome work has been featured in Pink Blue or Purple!
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the feature in the group "Pink Blue or Purple, Maggie. I appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
Judy, Thank you for the feature in the group "USA Photographers ONLY". Thank you so much.
Bruce Bley
Jasna, I am grateful for the feature in the group "Global Flowers Photography". I appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
Nader, Thank you so much for the feature in the group "Fine Arts Professionals". I appreciate the honor.
Chrisann Ellis
Bruce, Your Talented Work has been Featured On The Home Page of Weekly Fun For All Mediums...Congrats!!! fv/vt
Bruce Bley replied:
Chrisann, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "Weekly Fun For All Mediums New Work". I appreciate the honor.
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