Dahlia Sensation
by Bruce Bley
Title
Dahlia Sensation
Artist
Bruce Bley
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
"Dahlia Sensation" 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. You can see more of my work on my homepage. Thank you for visiting and please come back.
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April 16th, 2018
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Luther Fine Art
Congratulations on your wonderful photographic art is featured in Camera Art! You are invited to archive your work in the Features Archive thread! group as well as any other thread in which it would fit! ! LF
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the feature in the group "Camera Art", Pam. I sincerely appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
Steve, Thank you so much for the feature in the group "Artists Favorite Photograph". I truly appreciate it.
Johanna Hurmerinta
Congratulations for the feature in Photography And Nature 101!
Bruce Bley replied:
Johanna, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "Photography And Nature 101". I truly appreciate it.
Marsha Heiken
Bruce,this is a gorgous Dahlia. I would be thrilled to run across it! Your gallery of flowers is devine. Friend,Marsha F/L !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the kind and gracious comment, Marsha. I am glad you enjoyed this work. Friend, Bruce.
Bruce Bley
Rebecca, Thank you for the feature in the group "Pin Me - Daily". I appreciate it very much.
Bruce Bley
Robert, Thank you for the feature in the group "New FAA Uploads Limit One Per Day". I sincerely appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
Johanna, I am grateful for the feature in the group "Beautiful Flowers". I truly appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
Rebecca, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "Pin Me - Daily". I truly appreciate it.
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
Johanna, Thank you for the feature in the group "Beautiful Flowers", I sincerely appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
John, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "Images That Excite You". I sincerely appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
Romuald, I am grateful for the feature in the group "Arts Fantastic World". I sincerely appreciate it.
Randy Rosenberger
I am happy to announce your artwork is being featured on the homepage of the Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery group. It is with great pleasure for me to show recognition to our active members of our family of friends and fine artists. Congratulations on your feature!
Bruce Bley replied:
Randy, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery". I truly appreciate the honor.
Dawn Currie
Bruce, Congratulations, your exceptional photographic artwork has been featured in our group, Artistic Photography! You are invited to archive it in the Featured Work Part II discussion thread for more visibility.
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you so much for the feature in the group "Artistic Photography", Dawn. I sincerely appreciate it.
Kelley Freel-Ebner
Congratulations! Your extraordinary work has been Featured in the Fine Art America group “The Earth Is Art”! You are invited to archive your featured image for permanent storage and for viewing on the Discussions Page in: “2018 Member's Extraordinary Features Images Archive!” theme. Simply copy your image’s Embed URL on your image’s profile page, and paste it into the Discussion Topic site: https://fineartamerica.com/groups/the-earth-is-art-.html?showmessage=true&messageid=4025037
Bruce Bley replied:
Kelly, I am grateful for the feature in the group "The Earth is Art". I sincerely appreciate the honor.
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