A Touch of Beauty
by Bruce Bley
Title
A Touch of Beauty
Artist
Bruce Bley
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
"Beauty in the Gardens" was taken while visiting the Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe, Illinois. 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. You can see more of my work on my homepage. Thank you for visiting and please come back.
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October 15th, 2018
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Rainbow Artist Orlando L
Absolutely a stunning and exquisite capture of this glorious dahlia Bruce!! the glowing light and colours are splendid and sensational!! Sharing!! L/F/FB
Marsha Heiken
Bruce,this flower is so gorgous ! I wish it would live forever in a vase in my bathroom. Marsha !!!!!! FL
Frank J Casella
Please share this Feature with the November 2018 Contest for Chicagoland Art Gallery - Artist Group features! Congratulations!
Frank J Casella
CONGRATULATIONS!! Your beautiful artwork has been Featured by the - CHICAGOLAND ART GALLERY - Artist Group on Fine Art America / PIXELS! Thank you for sharing it !! http://tinyurl.com/ChicagolandArt
Bruce Bley
Robert, I am grateful for the feature in the group "New FAA Uploads Limit One Per Day". Thank you so much.
Bruce Bley
Pam, I am grateful for the feature in the group "Camera Art". I sincerely appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
David, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "Midwest America Photography". I truly appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
Pamela, Thank you for the feature in the group "Art District". I sincerely appreciate it.
Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your fantastic photographic art has been chosen as a Camera Art feature! You are invited to archive your work in the Features Archive discussion as well as any other discussion in which it would fit!
Bruce Bley
Robert, Thank you so much for the feature in the group "Your Very Best Photography". I truly appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
Ludwig, Thank you so much for the feature in the group "Artist News". I sincerely appreciate it.
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