Morning Glow #3
by Bruce Bley
Title
Morning Glow #3
Artist
Bruce Bley
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
I found this yellow dahlia while strolling through the flower gardens of the Chicago Botanical Gardens in Glencoe, Illinois this last summer. I am always looking for flowers to illustrate color, detail, and beautiful lighting.
This is a dahlia which is one of 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.
I hope you have enjoyed this work. You can see more of my work on my homepage. Thank you for visiting and please come back.
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June 28th, 2017
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Comments (28)
Bruce Bley
Doug, Thank you so much for the feature in the group "Dahlias". I sincerely appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
David, I am grateful for the feature in the group "Midwest America Photography". I sincerely appreciate it.
RC DeWinter
Gorgeous, congrats on your special feature in Visions of Spring - Glances of Summer, l/f
Regina Geoghan
Congratulations Bruce on your special feature in Visions of Spring-Glances of Summer.
Malanda Warner
Beautiful, Bruce, congratulations on your special feature in Visions of Spring-Glances of Summer! LF
Kay Brewer
Bruce, congratulations on your beautiful art being featured in the Special Featured Artists of the Week Section of the Visions of Spring - Glances of Summer homepage, July 16! lf
Patrice Zinck
Bruce, beautiful work! Congrats on your Special Featured Artist of the week in the Visions of Spring and Glances of Summer group.
Sandi OReilly
Gorgeous, Bruce, congrats on your Special Feature in Visions of Spring - Glances of Summer F/L
HH Photography of Florida
What a gorgeous golden yellow dahlia, Bruce, beautifully capture and processed. Congratulations on your Special Feature Artist of the Week in the Visions of Spring - Glances of Summer group. l/fv/g+
Dora Sofia Caputo Photographic Art and Design
Congratulations, Bruce! Your outstanding artwork is being featured in the Special Featured Artists of the Week Section of the Visions of Spring - Glances of Summer Homepage! Thank you for sharing your amazing artwork with our Group. F/L.
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 am grateful for the feature in the group "ILLINOIS ART PHOTOGRAPHY". I sincerely appreciate it.
Frank J Casella
CONGRATULATIONS!! Your beautiful artwork has been Featured by the - CHICAGOLAND ART GALLERY - group on Fine Art America / PIXELS! Thank you for sharing it !! http://tinyurl.com/ChicagolandArt
Bruce Bley replied:
Frank, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "CHICAGOLAND ART GALLERY". Thank you so much for the honor.
Bruce Bley
Frozen in Time Fine Art Photography, Thank you for the feature in the group "Your Very Best Photography". I sincerely appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
Maria, Thank you so much for the feature in the group "Exquisite Florals". I appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
Dora, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "Visions Of Spring - Glances Of Summer". I sincerely appreciate the honor.
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