A Golden Opportunity
by Janet Marie
Title
A Golden Opportunity
Artist
Janet Marie
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
The underside of a flower is usually not what attracts us to a flower, but I love to view it that way, all the many intricacies in the design of the flower. Kind of like that saying, it's what you are on the inside that counts.
The sun is catching the petals of this desert marigold (Baileya multiradiata) just right. Creating a golden opportunity for me to capture that different side, to how marvelously they are made.
It has a wooly, hairy look to the foliage and stems as you can see. For a good reason too, as these hairs are important to desert plants, as they increase light reflection, resulting in lower leaf temperatures, and they block ultraviolet light. Giving this bloom their hardiness in the face of the hostile desert climate.
A Golden Opportunity © 2021 Janet Marie Photography, all rights reserved.
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Comments (12)
Constance Lowery
pretty picture. l
Janet Marie replied:
Thank you, Constance for sharing thoughts about this piece. How can I possibly pass up an opportunity like this, to photograph flowers that are wild and free. Dazzling even from this perspective.
Rick Hansen
Beautiful!! L/F Pinterest @ https://www.pinterest.com/r3hansen/favorites-from-fine-art-america/
Janet Marie replied:
Thank you Rick for the Pin and Fave. I am glad you this and feel as you have expressed. Simple beauty for sure, adding joy to our lives.
Sharon W
Gorgeous the view of this pretty flower and how it is perfectly sunlit. Wonderful capture!!
Janet Marie replied:
Sharon! Thank you for visiting my gallery and sharing your wonderful thoughts about my photography. I really appreciate it!
OBT Imaging
golden surprise indeed, lovely against the blue L/F
Janet Marie replied:
Thank you Gordy for participating in the For the Love of Flowers promotion thread, and sharing such a nice comment. A shallow depth of field shot always produces such a lovely, natural background. In this case, the vegetation in the background giving that blue hue. I appreciate you sharing on Twitter and Facebook, too.
Debby Pueschel
What a beauty. So often we miss the amazing beauty of the flowers from the back. Promoting in For the Love of Flowers! FLTw
Janet Marie replied:
Debby! Thank you for checking out my photography gallery, and sharing such a nice comment. I really appreciate that, the Tweet, and supporting the discussion threads. I shot it from this perspective to showcase the sunlit petals and the protective fuzzy-wuzziness on the back of the plants, acting as a protection from the heat, as per my description.
Marilyn DeBlock
Beautiful - I love the underside of flowers, too!
Janet Marie replied:
Marilyn! Aren't you sweet. Thank you for checking out my photography gallery, and sharing such a nice comment. I really appreciate it! The underside of desert wildflowers have that interesting fuzziness, which is a protection from the heat.
Janet Marie
Featured in "Beauty of Arizona" Art Group, 05/07/2021. Appreciating the opportunity to showcase my photography, in this special way. Janet💕
Janet Marie
Featured in "FOR THE LOVE OF FLOWERS" Art Group, 04/12/2021. Appreciating the opportunity to showcase my photography, in this special way. Janet💕
Cathy MONNIER
Wonderful !! The background is perfect with this yellow flower, delicate details !!
Janet Marie replied:
Cathy! You are too kind. Thank you for visiting my gallery and sharing your awesome comment about, "A Golden Opportunity." It's what I like about a shallow depth of field shot, the natural background it creates.
Larisa Fedotova
Stunning work! Fantastic l/f/tw
Janet Marie replied:
Wow, Larisa! Thank you for visiting my gallery of work and sharing such an awesome comment about my photography. I am glad you like it and have chosen it as one of your favorites and sharing this on Twitter, too. I really appreciate it! Janet💕
Alida M Haslett
Beautiful capture, Janet Marie- lovely shadows, light and layers- LF
Janet Marie replied:
Alida! Aren't you sweet! Thank you for visiting my gallery of work and sharing such an awesome comment about my photography. I am glad you like it and have chosen it as one of your favorites. I really appreciate it! Janet💕
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