Beauty in the Market
by Bruce Bley
Title
Beauty in the Market
Artist
Bruce Bley
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
"Beauty in the Market" was taken while strolling through Pikes Market in Seattle, Washington. 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 and will share it with others. You can see more of my work on my homepage. Thank you for visiting and please come back.
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November 14th, 2015
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Comments (33)
Marsha Heiken
Bruce,I think this dahlia is a gorgous flower.It is unique and a great photo shot. You are a great Photographer! Marsha FL
Jacqueline Athmann
Surprise & Congratulations!! Your photo has been featured on Flowers Up Close group homepage! Thank you for sharing your beautiful work with us! F/L 12.23.15
Bruce Bley replied:
Jacqueline, I am very grateful for the feature in the group "Flowers Up Close". Thank you so much.
Bruce Bley
Jacqueline, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for the feature in the group "The Art Shoppe Café". I sincerely appreciate the honor.
Jacqueline Athmann
Congrats! Your image has been featured on The Art Shoppe Cafe group homepage! Thank you for sharing your beautiful work with us! F/L 12.16.15
Bruce Bley
Lilia, I am very grateful for the feature in the group "Fine Nature Photography". I sincerely appreciate the honor.
TN Fairey
WOW Breathtaking image Bruce! The colors are exquisite! l/f/t/p
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the kind and gracious compliment, TN. I sincerely appreciate it and thank you for the promotions.
Janis Knight
very nicely photographed, Bruce. happy to feature on ITS A SMALL WORLD!
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you so much for the feature in the group "ITS A SMALL WORLD", Janis. I sincerely appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
Clare, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "Interior Design. I sincerely appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
Dora, I sincerely appreciate the feature in the group "World of Dahlias". Thank you for the honor.
Lisa Phillips
Your beautiful image has been featured in the FAA group "Thoughts of Flowers". http://fineartamerica.com/groups/thoughts-of-flowers.html 11/16/15
Bruce Bley replied:
I am very grateful for the feature in the group " Thoughts of Flowers". Thank you for the honor.
John Bailey
Congratulations on being featured in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Bruce Bley replied:
I want to thank you for the feature in the group "Images That Excite You". I sincerely appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
Martin I sincerely appreciate the feature in the group "Flower Mania". Thank you so much.
Bruce Bley
Doug, I am very grateful for the feature in the groups "Dahlias and Macro Marvels. I want to thank you for your support of my work.