The Heart of a Water Lily
by Bruce Bley
Title
The Heart of a Water Lily
Artist
Bruce Bley
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
This macro capture of a the heart of a water lily is very fragrant , day-blooming, medium-sized, free-flowering, tropical water lily that features brilliant yellows, pinks, and red violet colors. Theopen star-shaped flowers (to 7-10 diameter) with yellow centers. Flowers bloom continuously from summer into fall. Each flower appears on a stalk above the water surface, opening in the morning and closing at night, and blooms for about 3-4 days. Oval-rounded, green leaves (to 10" x 12") have some purple blotching. Leaves float on the water surface. Leaf undersides are purple with well-defined green veins. Plants will spread to 5-8" wide.
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August 5th, 2016
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Comments (53)
Brian Tada
Absolutely stunning work, Bruce! Love how this glows... gorgeous colors, textures, lighting and composition. Congratulations on your multiple group feature awards and recognitions on this beauty! F/L/FB/G+/SU
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the kind and gracious comment, Brian. I sincerely appreciate it. and thank you for the promotion.
Maria Hunt
Exquisite colors, textures. Marvelous!! Congratulations, Bruce, for your selection as "Artist of the Month" for February 2017 . F/L
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the kind and gracious comment, Maria. I also want to thank you for choosing me as you "Artist of the Month" for February 2017. I sincerely appreciate the honor.
Sarah Batalka
What a dramatic and exquisite image! Love the vibrant colors and composition of this macro Bruce! l/fave
Bruce Bley
Thank you for the feature in the group "New FAA uploads limit one per day", Frozen in Time Fine Art Photography. I sincerely appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
Jim, Thank you so much for the feature in the group "Nature Photos". I sincerely appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
Maria, Thank you for the feature in the group "Beautiful Flowers Group". I am very grateful.
Bruce Bley
Kelly, I am very grateful for the feature in the group "Flowers Of The Tropics". Thank you for the honor.
Bruce Bley
David, Thank you for the feature in the group "Midwest America Photography". I appreciate the honor/