Purple Majesty
by Bruce Bley
Title
Purple Majesty
Artist
Bruce Bley
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
This photograph of a purple Columbine blossom was taken while visiting a local greenhouse in my area.
Aquilegia caerulea is a species of Aquilegia flower native to the Rocky Mountains from Montana south to New Mexico and west to Idaho and Arizona. Its common name is Colorado Blue Columbine; sometimes it is called "Rocky Mountain Columbine", but this properly refers to Aquilegia saximontana. .
It is a herbaceous perennial plant growing to 20�60 cm tall. The flowers are very variable in color, from pale blue (as in the species name caerulea) to white, pale yellow and pinkish; very commonly the flowers are bicolored, with the sepals a different shade to the petals.
I hope you have enjoyed this photograph and will share it with others. You can see more of my work on my homepage in the various galleries I have created. Thank you for visiting and please come back.
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May 10th, 2014
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Comments (32)
Francie Davis
Truly magnificent!!! Your entire portfolio is wonderful!! v
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the lovely compliment, Francie. I sincerely appreciate it and thank you for the v.
Bruce Bley
Bruce, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "Note Cards". Thank you for the honor.
Bruce Bley
Neal, Thank you for the feature in the group "Macro Photography Group". I appreciate it very much.
Mary Lou Chmura
Absolutely, stunning, Bruce, love the clarity and details of this fabulous columbine! v/f and tweet!
Mary Lou Chmura
Bruce, I just love columbines, and you have captured this purple majesty with awesome details, clarity and coloring; Great job! v/f
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the wonderful compliment and v, Mary Lou. I really appreciate. I am glad you enjoyed this photograph.
Bruce Bley
Thank you for the feature in the group "Flowers Up Close. I appreciate the support and recognition you have given me as a member of the group. Thank you so much.
Jacqueline Athmann
Surprise & Congratulations!! Your photo has been featured on the Flowers Up Close group homepage! Thank you for sharing your beautiful work with us! F/L
Bruce Bley
Jim, Thank you so much for the feature in the group "Comfortable Art - LIMIT 2 per day". I appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
Shawn. I want to thank you for the feature in the group "Wonders of Nature Photography". I appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
Chrisann, I truly appreciate the feature in the group "Weekly FUN For ALL Mediums SPRING IS IN THE AIR". I am very grateful for the honor.
Denise Clark
A wonderful close up look and this beautiful flower. Love the composition, light and detail. Your description stating it is a native to Rocky Mountains also explains to be why it won't grow in my hopelessly optimistic sea level, sub tropical cottage garden. l/f
Bruce Bley replied:
Denise, I want to thank you for the wonderful compliment. You are probably right about growing these in your climate. I only wish I could grow some of your plants in my region. Winters are awfully cold here in Illinois. Thank you for the L.
Ioanna Papanikolaou
Such a beautiful macro !!! Love its light and colors !!! l/f
Bruce Bley replied:
Ioanna, Thank you for the kind and gracious comment on this photograph. I appreciate it very much and thank you for the L.
Mark Ashkenazi
Love this! Congrats v f l
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you, Mark. I am glad you enjoyed this photograph and thank you for the v/f/l.
Mary Lou Chmura
Bruce, This is just gorgeous. Love the colors. v/f
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the kind and gracious comment, Mary Lou. I sincerely appreciate it and thank you for the v.
Bruce Bley
I am very grateful for the feature in the group "Flowers", Ron and Iris. Thank you very much.
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