White Satin
by Bruce Bley
Title
White Satin
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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May 10th, 2015
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Comments (41)
Marsha Heiken
Bruce,what a wonderful Macro.The details show how some are so different then others,inside. Awesome! Marsha F/L
Bruce Bley
Robert, I am grateful for the feature in the group ""Your Very Best Photography". I sincerely appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
Robert, I am grateful for the feature in the group "The Niche. I sincerely appreciate the honor.
Luther Fine Art
Congratulations on your wonderful artwork being 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:
Pamela, I am grateful for the feature in the group "Camera Art". Thank you for the honor.
Maria Urso
Congratulations on your 1st Place win and March's Logo of the Month 2018. What a stunning piece Bruce, such clarity and detail. Perfection!
Bruce Bley replied:
Maria, Thank you for the wonderful comment and the honor of be chosen as the March Logo for the month of 2018. I sincerely appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
Mariola, I am grateful for the feature in the group "500 Views -1 Image a Day". I sincerely appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
Johanna, Thank you so much for the feature in the group "Photography and Nature 101". I sincerely appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
Judy, I am grateful for the feature in the group "USA Photographers ONLY". I sincerely appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
Doug, Thank you so much for the feature in the group "Canon Full Frame Cameras". I sincerely appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
Patricia, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "Art Submissions to PKA". I sincerely appreciate it.
Alana Thrower
Beautiful macro image! Very elegant! l/f/g+
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the kind and gracious comment, Alana. I truly appreciate it and thank you for the promotions.
Jeannie Rhode Photography
Bruce, Sharing my Congratulations on your recent Feature in Floral Photography and Art ★
Bruce Bley
Kim, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "Floral Photography and Art". I appreciate the honor and your continued support.
Bruce Bley
Jenn, I am very grateful for the feature in the group "Bath and Spa Prints". Thank you so much.
Bruce Bley
Rona, I sincerely appreciate the feature in the group "Art of the Tulip". Thank you for the honor.
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
Bruce Bley
Neal, I sincerely appreciate the feature in the group Macro Photography Group. Thank you so much for your support.
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