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Featured Photos of the Week, Vol. 2
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To highlight some of the great photography shared by our Flickr fans, The Huntington selects and posts several images each week that relate to a particular theme or photographic subject. Only the admin may post images here, but feel free to share your comments and feedback. Browse through the other terrific photos in The Huntington's group pools while you're here!
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October 16, 2010
Inspired by this weekend’s Orchid Show and Sale, our Featured Photos this week focus on some gorgeous shots of tropical plants seen in The Huntington’s Rose Hills Foundation Conservatory for Botanical Science. It’s a great place to spend an hour or two exploring nature’s diversity….especially with a camera!
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A big fan of tropical blooms, Van in LA shared this lovely image of an Illicium mexicanum.
Carnivorous sarracenias, or “pitcher plants,” seem to be hamming it up for the camera
in this great shot by expatriotact.
From sadja2007, a lush yellow trumpet flower, Campsis radicans.
Caught in the act of emerging from the bud, a Dillenia indica from andysae.
With its lovely, mottled, soft purple coloring, this Dyschoriste thunbergiifolia
by Van in LA is pure enchantment.
A pair of great shots from Velveteen Swirl: first, a wonderfully exotic Hoya macgillivrayi…
…and a glistening sundew. (Bugs beware! It’s a trap!)
Another hungry carnivore, a Venus Flytrap caught by sadja2007.
Sarracenia flowers look very different than their pitcher-shaped vegetation.
This great shot is by Andy Kennelly.
And we’ll end with three very different orchid photos. This beauty is by Candace Carr.
An unusual hooded orchid, shared with us by BlueStates.
And one parting shot from Van in LA, a beautiful Cattleya hybrid, lc. Angel Heart.
To see more great photos, or to upload some of your own, browse through our Flowers of The Huntington group or any of our five other Huntington group pools.
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October 23, 2010
Let’s hear it for beneficial insects! They not only play an important role in the garden, but they enliven the landscape with their industrious activity and diminutive beauty. Here are a few delightful “bug portraits” from members of our Flickr groups.
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Who can resist the graceful charm of a butterfly? This stunner (in a stunning setting) was captured by ysaleth.
Marcie Gonzalez snapped this iridescent orange dragonfly stretching its wings near the Lily Ponds. (Click to enlarge: the detail on this one is incredible!)
Camouflage has never been the ladybug’s style. This colorful and cheerful composition was snapped by mfbenedict.
This bee looks like one happy fella, literally wading through a flowery feast in another charming photo by mfbenedict.
From Marcie Gonzalez, a butterfly whose wings look as if they were painted by hand.
Do bees have facial expressions? Take a close look at this pair photographed by Tomy 11 and see what you think.
Another terrific macro close-up by Tomy 11, with the bright yellow inflorescence of an aeonium in the Desert Garden.
From Belles Images by Sandra A., an exquisite composition titled "Love."
And one last busy bee, captured by one of the newest members of our group, fotofreak84.
See more great photos, or upload some of your own, in one of our group pools, including Flowers at The Huntington, the Desert Garden, and more.
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Thank you for including me in the wonderful group.
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Always a pleasure! There's some remarkable talent in The Huntington's Flickr groups, and it's always fun to see the great images our contributors are sharing.
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October 30, 2010
Fall is in the air! This week we celebrate the beauty of autumn in the gardens as seen through the eyes of our Flickr members. Planning a visit of your own soon? Look for fall color in the gardens from now through December.
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Two old friends enjoy the long shadows and golden sunlight of late afternoon under a deciduous English oak (Quercus robur) in this lovely photo by sjb5.
Colorful foliage glows like stained glass in this image by Don Baird
The Jade Ribbon Bridge in the Chinese Garden is as luminous as its namesake in this beautiful late afternoon scene from d_rod
From Nate the Mate, a sunset portrait of the Terrace of the Jade Mirror.
This artful autumn still-life of ginkgo leaves on rain-wet stones was captured by Tee Why
From Blue States, a landscape scene of jewel-toned hues is framed by a flower-shaped gateway in the Chinese Garden.
In this serene view captured by sjb5, the last rays of afternoon sunlight illuminate the leaves of the wisteria vine as shadows descend across the Japanese Garden canyon.
And when Daylight Savings Time ends (on Nov. 7 this year), an earlier sunset will provide visitors with some beautiful opportunities for dramatic shots, like this one by Tee Why of the Rose Hills Foundation Conservatory for Botanical Science. 
To see more great photos, or to upload some of your own, browse through The Huntington’s group pools. You’ll find a complete list of them here.
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Wonderful photos from everyone! Congrats and thank you for sharing your beautiful work. Have a great weekend!
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November 7, 2010
One of the things visitors love about the Desert Garden is that it’s as breathtaking without flowers as it is when they’re in bloom. Everywhere you look, an astonishing array of marvelous shapes, colors, textures, and patterns greets the eye. It’s a photographer’s paradise! Here are some outstanding examples of photos without flowers from our Desert Garden group.
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From nowhereonearth, a stunning close-up of an Agave parryi var. truncata that looks like a chocolate-dipped confection.
Where else but in the Desert Garden would you see color (and texture) like this? A lovely shot by mfbenedict.
Nature uses the artistic medium of succulent plants to show off her sculpting talents, as seen in this terrific image by serialplantfetishist
Aloes can be seen in many different sizes and colors. This luminous portrait of a dainty pastel-hued species was taken by Marcie Gonzales.
Agaves, with their bold and graceful forms, are a frequent source of inspiration for photographers. Here are two very different interpretations: A dramatic black and white image by darkside…
… and a digitally manipulated color treatment by johncorney. (Check out his notes on how he did it.)
This photo by rmeadors underscores the delightful contrast between the soft gray and pink coloring of a dyckia and its sharp “teeth.”
From nowhereonearth, a lovely and almost abstract composition featuring a Bromelia ballansae, or “Heart of Flame.”
A cluster of small cacti have an almost whimsical appearance in this delightful shot by mfbenedict. And note the “flower petal” patterns that are formed on their crowns by the converging rows of spines.
Rosette-form succulents are some of the most photogenic plants in the Desert Garden, and this image by Richard- is a wonderful example.
“Do Not Touch” is the title of this shot by Jeffrey T. Baker. These Euphorbia atrispina plants may do a good job of discouraging predators, but their impressive array of barbs are irresistibly attractive to shutterbugs.
And we conclude with a dazzling macro close-up of a “pincushion” cacti by riverwalker.
See more outstanding images in our Desert Garden Favorites Gallery or upload some of your own in our Desert Garden group pool.
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Thank you for including my picture with all of these wonderful pictures. Fantastic!!!!!! I think it might be time to visit soon. ;-)
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I think you're right, Marcie!
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Beautiful work, Everyone! You inspire me. :D
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Thanks for including me, and bringing such a great collection together! I'm humbled to have my shot included among such great images.
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The desert garden is so sculptural, so rhythmical--this collection shows these qualities really well. You can never take enough pictures in the Desert Garden.
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Thanks so much for including two of my photos;the Desert Garden is an incredible muse, always changing and full of surprises. It's a delight to see the other wonderful photographs that it inspires, too.
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