- This one is special! - Fransen CR
May She Will
Scatter the seeds over bare soil in full sun in late fall. Dragging a rake over the seed bed will provide adequate preparation for the seed. When seeding a large area, mix the tiny seeds with sand to facilitate even sowing. Keep the seed bed moist. Germination occurs in about a week. Poppies will self sow if allowed to go to seed, so you may only have to plant them once. On the other hand, they will bloom more profusely and for a longer period if you remove old flowers when they drop their petals. Volunteers can be transplanted to suitable locations if you dig them carefully when they are small, taking a full spade of soil to protect their roots. Space them about one foot apart.
Comments and faves
LightSpectral | Ismanah photography, Tom Q, Babak (Babaky), leosagnotti, and 260 other people added this photo to their favorites.
Valerio Boncompagni. (26 months ago | reply)
wow
so soft
forestblue factory (26 months ago | reply)
oh, this is too beautifull! love it, love the tones
LightSpectral | Ismanah photography (26 months ago | reply)
This is wonderful.... a sea of colour and softness.
Did you saw these in your garden...?
Have a wonderful and light-filled weekend, Luís!
Guðný Pálína (26 months ago | reply)
Beautiful picture.
Tom Q (26 months ago | reply)
Great DoF
Babak (Babaky) (26 months ago | reply)
Terrific image of spring and life.
@quamirena (26 months ago | reply)
a light- filled sea of poppies.. dreamy DoF, Luis.. makes me want to lie down and take a nap like Dorothy in the Wizard! :-))
leosagnotti (26 months ago | reply)
an artistic desaturated interpretation of spring.....
May it shine in full colors, nevertheless....
Pavel M (26 months ago | reply)
Very pleasing Louis. Great sense of depth. Of course narrow DOF is the secret to this success, as is the vantage point. I would have preferred a slightly more pronounced vignetting.
clay.wells (26 months ago | reply)
beautiful result! a real springtime beauty!
U2bear (26 months ago | reply)
No words... just beautiful.
Sonja Müller (26 months ago | reply)
How will she not? :)
Gorgeous beauty!
Sonja Blanco (26 months ago | reply)
Bellísima!!!!
Muy buen desenfoque.
greenka2000 (26 months ago | reply)
very beautiful!!
SSyyRR (26 months ago | reply)
Wonderful !!
dougchinnery.com (26 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Natural Landscapes, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
EstherK Borneo (26 months ago | reply)
OMG! So pretty!
Sheepycow (26 months ago | reply)
So pretty!! I would love to see this.
TonyAglio (26 months ago | reply)
Una auténtica belleza. Beautiful shot!!
Saludos.
sakura love (26 months ago | reply)
very beautiful color
xeno(x) (26 months ago | reply)
Soft spring dream of wilderness , with it the note it's out of sync and left me with a smile :-) . Excellent light handling .
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wandalouzy (26 months ago | reply)
The short DOF suggest depth, although the focal length should compress the mass of the many flowers, but it doesn't. Interesting. Finally pretty and nices tones :)
Selca (26 months ago | reply)
great shot. I love the focusing
molineli (26 months ago | reply)
Very nice!
cappyw (26 months ago | reply)
So beautiful!
=Я|Rod= (26 months ago | reply)
Excellent DoF, wonderful soft tones.
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Dean Forbes (26 months ago | reply)
lovely colors and DOF.
foxybagga (26 months ago | reply)
wow - what a beauty!
lakewentworth (26 months ago | reply)
Interesting poppy facts.
the_arindam (26 months ago | reply)
this is absolute beauty !
Rick Elkins (26 months ago | reply)
Impressionistic beauty...
♥Willemke♥ {always working} (26 months ago | reply)
Nice colours and DOF...
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Jessicaa.Mariee(: (26 months ago | reply)
beautiful focus!
cgullz (26 months ago | reply)
so very very beautiful, a wonderful giving title and image. instant fav, poppy fan x
Cracas (26 months ago | reply)
Afeganistão? Foto muito narcotizante eheh agora a sério, excelente o efeito blur, os tons e a contraluz rasante...
Quanto à minha "sleeping woman", se voltares lá vês no background uma montanha cujo perfil parece a cabeça de uma mulher deitada eheh
jojofotografia (26 months ago | reply)
very nice shot :-)
david.gill12 (26 months ago | reply)
Great art, like the selective DOF in this shot.
~joe payne~ (26 months ago | reply)
Very nice. Love the golden soft backlighting.
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marinela 2008 (26 months ago | reply)
Congrats on Explore !
NYC.andre (26 months ago | reply)
lovely - thanks for the info .. i'm having poppies planted in the countryside . this year . .will make sure to let some go to seed in the wild ..
andrew c ko (26 months ago | reply)
very nice......and thanks for the planting manual to go along with it !
Chee Seong (26 months ago | reply)
Love the DOF here.
andrew evans. (26 months ago | reply)
very nice. love the soft colors.
cord1964 (26 months ago | reply)
Beautiful........oh the awesome light.
Cracas (26 months ago | reply)
haha "o efeito das poppies" lol se começas a postar fotos cheias de blur começo a desconfiar lol
gailpiland (26 months ago | reply)
So lovely and thanks for the information so simple and easy to create beauty!
Handromeda (26 months ago | reply)
wow amazing!
Just Russ Today (26 months ago | reply)
Thats no poppy-cock! Just add cool breeze !
Chessiekitty (26 months ago | reply)
Wow, what beautiful colors. Instant fave!
Fransen CR (26 months ago | reply)
These are beautiful. I can't imagine a field of poppies like ths... would love to see one. Love the very soft feel to this.