White Magic
by Bruce Bley
Title
White Magic
Artist
Bruce Bley
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
This macro photograph of a white tulip was taken while visiting a friend and her garden in Rock Falls, Illinois.
I love taking macro shoots of flowers demonstrating the interesting detail and colors that nature has to offer.
Tulips are spring-blooming perennials that grow from bulbs. Depending on the species, tulip plants are between 4 inches (10 cm) and 28 inches (71 cm) high. The tulip's large flowers usually bloom on scapes with leaves in a rosette at ground level and a single flowering stalk arising from amongst the leaves. Tulip stems have few leaves. Larger species tend to have multiple leaves. Plants typically have two to six leaves, some species up to 12. The tulip's leaf is strap-shaped, with a waxy coating, and the leaves are alternately arranged on the stem; these fleshy blades are often bluish green in color. Most tulips produce only one flower per stem, but a few species bear multiple flowers on their scapes (e.g. Tulipa turkestanica). The generally cup or star-shaped tulip flower has three petals and three sepals, which are often termed tepals because they are nearly identical. These six tepals are often marked on the interior surface near the bases with darker colorings. Tulip flowers come in a wide variety of colors, except pure blue (several tulips with "blue" in the name have a faint violet hue).
The flowers have six distinct, basifixed stamens with filaments shorter than the tepals. Each stigma has three distinct lobes, and the ovaries are superior, with three chambers. The tulip's seed is a capsule with a leathery covering and an ellipsoid to globe shape. Each capsule contains numerous flat, disc-shaped seeds in two rows per chamber.[6] These light to dark brown seeds have very thin seed coats and endosperm that does not normally fill the entire seed.
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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Comments (45)
Bruce Bley
Mariola, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "500 Views -1 Image a Day". I sincerely appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
John, I am very grateful for the feature in the group "Images That Excite You". Thank you so much for your continued support of my work.
Bruce Bley
Judy, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "USA Photographers ONLY". I appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
Nadar, Thank you for the feature in the group "Fine Arts Professional". I sincerely appreciate the honor.
Jilian Cramb - AMothersFineArt
Congratulations your image is featured in the Pixels/FAA Group Beauty in Art! 5/17/16
Bruce Bley replied:
Jilian, I am very grateful for the feature in the group "Beauty in Art". Thank you for the honor.
Jasna Dragun
Congratulations on your feature in the "Global Flowers Photography" and as "Pick For The Day" 16.05. !! l/f
Bruce Bley replied:
Jasna, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "Global Flowers Photography" and for choosing my work as your "Pick For The Day". I sincerely appreciate the honor.
Hanne Lore Koehler
Fantastic capture, Bruce! Gorgeous details and composition! Congratulations on your 1 Weekly - ALL Stars Feature L/F/T/fb
Bruce Bley
Joanna, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "All About Nature". Thank you for the honor.
Bruce Bley
Jenn, I am very grateful for the feature in the group "Bath and Spa Prints". Thank you for the honor.
Bruce Bley
Barbie, Thank you so much for the feature in the group "1 Weekly - ALL Stars". I sincerely appreciate the honor.
Maria Hunt
Bruce... this is pure magic.. Elegant composition. F/L Oh, congratulations on your 1 Weekly - ALL Stars Feature Perfect candidate!
Lucinda Walter
Gorgeous work. Congratulations on your feature in All Stars l/f
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the kind comment and congrats, Lucinda. I sincerely appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
Romuald, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "Arts Fantastic World". I truly appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
Joana, I am very grateful for the feature in the group "All About Nature", I appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
Sue, Thank you so much for the feature in the group "Anything Photographs". I truly appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
Navin, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "T100 Appreciating Quality Works From All Mediums 1 a day". I am very grateful.
Marcia Colelli
Wonderful close up with nice details and color. Nice exposure L
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the kind and gracious comment, Marcia. I sincerely appreciate it and thank you for the L.