Barrel Blooms That Shine
by Janet Marie
Title
Barrel Blooms That Shine
Artist
Janet Marie
Medium
Photograph - Photography Selective Color
Description
After the Arizona Summer Monsoon rain in the Sonoran Desert begins, a variety of barrel cactus begin to bloom. The flowers can vary in size, shape, color, and texture. This is a Fish Hook Barrel Cactus.
The blooms were glorious the summer of 2017. I had so much fun capturing all wondrous ways to present them. I like this close-up perspective of them, all perked up, reaching for the cloud-filled blue sky. I really wanted to present that feeling, desaturating what's around them, leaving the clouded blue sky and barrel blooms to shine or stand out. I would say that they are "Barrel Blooms That Shine!"
Barrel Blooms That Shine © 2018 Janet Marie Photography, all rights reserved.
đź’ś HEARTFELT GRATITUDE TO FAA GROUP ADMINISTRATORS FOR THE HOMEPAGE "FEATURE" OF HIS IMAGE IN THEIR GROUP:
*Exquisite Florals~Thanks Maria 02/16/18
*First Friday Gallery Group Ffgg 1x Day~Thanks Robert 02/16/18
*Beauty Of Arizona~Thanks Lucinda 02/16/18
*Macro Marvels~Thanks Doug 02/16/18
*Nikon Full Frame Cameras~Thanks Doug 02/16/18
*Visions Of Spring-Glances Of Summer~Thanks Dora 02/16/18
*Art For Close Ups And Macro~Thanks Bruce 02/17/18
*Arts Fantastic World~Thanks Romuald 02/18/18
*USA Photographers Only~Thanks Judy 02/21/18
*Floral Photography and Art~Thanks Kim 02/23/18
*Lady Photographers And Artists~Thanks Karen 02/23/18
*Creative Black and White Fine Art Photographs~Thanks Jan 02/24/18
*Images That Excite You~Thanks John 02/28/18
*American Desert Southwest~Thanks Jane 03/02/18
*The Earth Is Art~Thanks Kelley 03/15/18
*10 Plus~Thanks Stefano 03/18/18
*Your Very Best Photography~Thank Bob 04/10/18
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Comments (45)
John Rivera
Gorgeous photo!!!
Janet Marie replied:
John! That is awfully nice of you to say. I appreciate your enthusiastic comment. Thank you!
Michael May
There's nothing quite like the iridescence of a cactus flower, you've captured it so well!
Janet Marie replied:
Wow, Michael! Thank you for visiting my gallery and sharing your thoughts about my photography. I really appreciate it! Janetđź’•
Dana Hardy
Congratulations on reaching 500+ views!
Janet Marie replied:
Dana! Thank you so much for the Congrats on reach 500+ views and the graduation. I really appreciate it! đź’•Janet
Luther Fine Art
Congratulations on reaching 500 views!
Janet Marie replied:
Thank you so much for the Congrats on reach 500+ views and the graduation. I really appreciate it! đź’•Janet
Linda Howes
Oh so sweet and pretty, I love that color and you captured them with such beautiful light Marie! l/f/g+
Janet Marie replied:
Linda dear! Somehow I missed this comment. I am so sorry. Thank you so much for your visit, and sharing your lovely thoughts about my artwork. I am glad you love the color and light, and feel it's sweet, pretty. I also appreciate you choosing this as one of your favorites, and sharing it on Google+ đź’•Janet
Janet Marie
Giuseppe Milo! Thank you for visiting my gallery and choosing this as one of your favorites. I really appreciate your continued support! đź’•Janet
Bob Christopher
Hi Janet... I like your image. A wonderful subject and nicely photographed... Cheers Bob fv
Janet Marie replied:
Thank you Bob, for stopping by my gallery and sharing your impressions about my artwork. I am glad you like it, and feel it’s wonderful and nicely photographed. I appreciate you choosing this as one of your favorites too. 💕Janet
Janet Marie
Thank you so much Bob, for "FEATURING" this image on the HOMEPAGE of your Art Group "YOUR VERY BEST PHOTOGRAPHY!" I am honored, grateful, and appreciative for this feature, and the opportunity to showcase my fine art photography.
Marilyn Smith
Janet, your desert photography is just outstanding and I am loving browsing through all your photos. This one is a gem! L/F
Janet Marie replied:
Marilyn!! So sweet of you to visit my gallery and share your lovely thoughts about my artwork! I am honored and humbled that you feel my desert artwork is outstanding, and I am delighted that you loved browsing through my gallery. I am glad you like this one, and feel it's a gem. I also appreciate you choosing this as one of your favorites! đź’•Janet
Beverly Guilliams
Revisiting................tweet
Janet Marie replied:
Beverly, thank you. I am glad you like so much to want to view it again. I appreciate the tweet! đź’•Janet
Janet Marie
Thank you so much Stefano, for "FEATURING" this image on the HOMEPAGE of your Art Group "10 PLUS!" I am grateful, and appreciative for this feature!!
Ann Skelton
Gorgeous capture and color Janet! l/f
Janet Marie replied:
Ann! Always a pleasure for you to visit my gallery and share your lovely thoughts about my artwork. Thank you for that. I am glad you like it and feel it’s gorgeous. I appreciate you choosing this as one of your favorites too. 💕Janet
Kelley Freel-Ebner
Congratulations! Your extraordinary work has been Featured in the Fine Art America group “The Earth Is Art”! You are invited to archive your featured image for permanent storage and for viewing on the Discussions Page in: “2018 Member's Extraordinary Features Images Archive!” theme. Simply copy your image’s Embed URL on your image’s profile page, and paste it into the Discussion Topic site: https://fineartamerica.com/groups/the-earth-is-art-.html?showmessage=true&messageid=4025037
Janet Marie replied:
Kelley! Thank you for stopping by my gallery to CONGRATULATE me for the HOMEPAGE FEATURE in your Art Group, "THE EARTH IS ART!" I am delighted to know that you feel it's extraordinary, and for the invitation to archive this for viewing on the Discussion Page, "2018 MEMBERS' EXTRAORDINARY FEATURES IMAGES ARCHIVE!" I am grateful and honored for the opportunity to showcase my artwork! đź’•Janet
Kim Tran
Gorgeous colours and details in this wonderful shot Janet! I love the grey tones which gives a lovely contrast to the sweet flowers! l/f/pin
Janet Marie replied:
Kim, so lovely of you to visit my gallery and share your thoughts about my artwork. Exactly what I wanted to accomplish with this piece. I have had a lot of fun with my barrel bloom captures. I am glad you love the effect, and feel it's gorgeous and wonderful. I appreciate you choosing this as one of your favorites and sharing on Pinterest! đź’•Janet
Beverly Guilliams
Blessings over your Art Work Janet.....tweet
Janet Marie replied:
Beverly how sweet of you to share such lovely words about my artwork! I really appreciate that and for sharing on Twitter. đź’•Janet
Jane M Dahl
Those blooms show off such incredible color against the more muted tones that surround them. Absolutely gorgeous!! L/F Featured in American Desert Southwest.
Janet Marie replied:
Thank you Jane for sharing such lovely thoughts, and feeling this is gorgeous. So much so, that you have FEATURED it on the HOMEPAGE of your Art Group, "AMERICAN DESERT SOUTHWEST!" I am honored and grateful for the opportunity to showcase my artwork. I appreciate you choosing this as one of your favorites too! đź’•Janet
John M Bailey
Congratulations on your feature in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Janet Marie replied:
John! Thank you so very much stopping by my gallery to CONGRATULATE me for the HOMEPAGE FEATURE of this image in your Art Group "IMAGES THAT EXCITE YOU." I am so honored and grateful for the opportunity to showcase my photography in your Art Group! I appreciate you choosing this as one of your favorites too! đź’•Janet
Linda Bianic
Stunning work!
Janet Marie replied:
Linda I apologize for not getting to reply earlier. Thank you for taking the time to visit my gallery and share thought about my photography! I am glad you like it and feel it's stunning. đź’•Janet
Jan Mulherin
Congratulations!! This stunning Black and White image has been selected to be featured for the week in the "Creative Black and White Fine Art Photographs" Group’s Home Page!! You are welcome to add a preview of this featured image to the group’s discussion post titled “Stunning Group Featured Images February 2018” for a permanent display within the group, to share this achievement with others. If enabled, your image will also be posted to our group Pinterest page. Thank you for your group participation! ~Jan
Janet Marie replied:
Jan!! Thank you for stopping by my gallery to CONGRATULATE me for "Barrel Blooms That Shine," being FEATURED on the HOMEPAGE of your Art Group, CREATIVE BLACK AND WHITE FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHS!" I am honored and grateful for this opportunity, and appreciate you sharing this the group Pinterest page. đź’•Janet
Janet Marie
Thank you so much Karen for the HOMEPAGE FEATURE, in your Art Group, "LADY PHOTOGRAPHERS AND ARTISTS!" I am very honored and grateful, for this feature. I really appreciate the opportunity to showcase my photography in your wonderful Art Group! đź’•Janet
Janet Marie
Thank you so much Kim for the HOMEPAGE FEATURE, in your Art Group, "FLORAL PHOTOGRAPHY AND ART!" I am very honored and grateful, for this feature. I really appreciate the opportunity to showcase my photography, and to be in your Art Group! đź’•Janet
Toni Abdnour
Eye-catching photography as the flowers lift their faces to the sun! I like it, Janet! l/f
Janet Marie replied:
Thank you Toni for visiting my gallery and sharing your lovely comment about my photography! I am glad you like it and feel it's eye-catching. I appreciate you choosing this as one of your favorites. đź’•Janet
Johanna Hurmerinta
Gorgeous! LF FB
Janet Marie replied:
Thank you Johanna for your visit to my gallery to share your lovely comment about my photography. I am glad you like it and feel it's gorgeous. I appreciate you making a favorite of mine, a favorite of yours too, and for sharing it on Facebook. Your support means a lot. đź’•Janet
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