collared light

I found this morning glory last week at the Chattahoochee Nature Center. Here's some information about the flower.

I'm using executive privilege in inviting this into the Abstract Flower(p)art pool.

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Katiano says:

Great!
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Rosina says:

It looks beautiful and mysterious! Great composition! Love the blue, silky surface of the petals in front and the glowing center.

I invite you to post this exceptional image to
Excellence in Floral Photography
Please read the rules upon joining. Thanks.
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Heaven`s Gate (John) says:

simple and beautiful
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Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

ImageInnovation Photography says:

Great colors and textures. I love that rich blue and the hint of violet.
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

alight says:

Georgia O'Keefe... *

(such beauty, mim .. would love to crawl inside for a lovely nap.. :)
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

roddh says:

very beautiful color and central light. wonderful abstract.
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Uncle Foto says:

ei 1
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Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

_Hans van de Vorst says:

Talking about depth and capturing light :-) But there's more, this pic shows how a flower and abstract art perfectly merge together. I love it.

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I have faved and tagged your picture with BRAVO and this serves as an invitation to The Best: BRAVO.
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Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

B. Wilson says:

Mim !!

Exellent, fantastic.... leaves me breathless....

This is so much to my taste - wish I had taken it !!
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Maria_ says:

Beautiful gradient! Nice pic!
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

regularjoe says:

beautiful texture and pattern...
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

embodysoul says:

Stunning!!
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

btezra [deleted] says:

~xlnt mix of color, texture and lines~
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Photophool says:

Perfect !!
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Luv 2 Flickr says:

Interesting perspective...does look like a collar! Good one.
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

egefan - Suzan Almond says:

Glorious colour and I love the abstract composition !
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Ronile35 says:

wunderschönes Blau!!! ein perfektes Foto!
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

jonmatthew photography says:

Just stunning. Kris Kros Contacts
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

therese flanagan says:

I love it.
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Philippe Sainte-Laudy says:

Fantastic image! Superb photography.
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Gary* says:

Yes, like a fine cotton shirt, beautiful!
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

welshlady says:

Very eye-catching....super.
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

ms.lume says:

emanating light
blue furnace radiating
white hot brilliancy...

Impressive Abstraction, very painterly!
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Artista says:

Very lovely abstract-like flower indeed. Beautiful blue hues and light.
Gorgeous !
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

c.zwerg says:

This is so magnificent and wonderful - Abstract beauty at it's best!
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Anna Pagnacco says:

The beauty of simplicity....great light! Anna
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

IHP says:

Wonderful! It looks like fabric that has just come out of the dye - so smooth and silky.
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

capreolus says:

This is Rapsody in Blue from George Gershwin. Perfect!
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

B I R D says:

a light filled passageway
pulling the viewer
into the brink off morning
so brief so brief
but clutching purpose
as it fades
B I R D
Poem Copyright
©2006, Frederick Douglass Perry, All rights Reserved
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

microbophile says:

You've got the eye for composition, Mim! And the colors and use of controlled DoF are wonderful! Simple but elegant!

....I've faved and tagged this one "QUALITY" and am hoping you will join and post it to:

www.flickr.com/groups/quality_photography/

where photographic quality such as this gets the recognition it deserves and inspires others...

QUALITY!
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

J Gilbert says:

That's quite beautiful. Well done. It looks like fabric drapery.
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Isabelle Ann says:

Very lovely. I agree with J Gilbert--it looks like the kind of ethereal fabric a modern dancer would wear when performing.

Kris Kros Contacts
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Dean Forbes says:

wow! good eye for the details! It does look like a shirt collar.
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Ed Karjala says:

Really nice one, Mim. The delicate folds and textures seen close up seem like the finest of silk fabrics.
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

jon fobes says:

expert photo! so subtle yet dramatic!!!!!!!!!
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

svenkataraman says:

lovely color.. love the soft glow. so smooth and silky! lovely image.
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Jo Ann 315 says:

The beautiful blues fading into white is exquisite. The crispness and clarity is undeniably beautiful. Gorgeous shot Mim and a fav.
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Azorina says:

Gorgeous glow...
: )
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

etylee says:

Simply beautiful. Great lighting. Minimalism at its best.
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

*Agnes says:

wow, absolutely wonderful
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Rachael and Jess says:

beautiful light. Interestingly, I have impressions of a cave, with something wonderful just around the corner, from which the glow is illuminating the walls.
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Dragan Fly says:

Fantastic rendering and light/color capture. I never could have guessed this to be a flower. Very beautiful and faved.

ps ... thanks for the suggestion to post in the "Nature Wins" pool.
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Ken Blackwell says:

Wonderful light 'n color.
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

a kind of sparkle says:

Wonderful blue colour tones, great macro !
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Brenda-Starr says:

Oh wow Mim, this is exceptional!

It has such a mystery about it and a very strong pull calling you into the light. ..... I love it!

I invite you to post this exceptional image to
Excellence in Floral Photography
Please read the rules upon joining. Thanks.
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

vlad2342 says:

stunning color!!

You are my winner!
Please add this photo to
www.flickr.com/groups/mywinners/
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

fouram java says:

Wonderful perspective, Mim. Nice to see BLUE again. Mine are gone for the year. :-(
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

0 W8ing says:

MMmm Mmmm MMMM! MIM.
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

noahg. says:

Beautiful!

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Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

JBAT says:

It is a flower? Wow I thought it was fabric.

Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

jude says:

blue beacon beckons
we're ships passing in the night
let's talk tomorrow ...
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Sergio Lubezky says:

Fabulous.... as all your work!
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

<CALI> [deleted] says:

Great abstract composition
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

CharlieBrown8989 says:

Excellent.....
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

flowergirl2005 says:

Beautiful shot!
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Fort Photo says:

Love this, just outstanding!

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Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Rettop says:

Excellent work and Abstract Flower(p)art pool is its real home.

Cheers,

Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

nahlinse says:

A beautiful smooth blue. Good sharpnes and composition. Really great flower pic. Excellence in Floral Photography
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Vanda's Pictures says:

I love the use of light, and the colour is stunning!
Excellence in Floral Photography
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

JennyHuang says:

Elegant colour.
Love this shot.
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

neloqua says:

A mix of blue nuance!Beautiful detail closeup!
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

kaleidoscope says:

Stunning!
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Imapix says:

This is a marvelous picture!

For me this is .....................ART!

It looks like wonderful curtains opening on a theatrical stage!

You have an artistic sixth sense for beauty!

(Hope my words make sense to you!)
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

aumbody images says:

Outstanding!
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Juavenita ♥ says:

awesome stuff
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Sabinche says:

awesome!
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Shari DeAngelo says:

Oh Mim, this is simply gorgeous!! Proof positive that it's the simple pleasures that are often the most satisfying....
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

hearman says:

Beautiful.
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Sao Esquillon ( pro account will expire on Oct 18 says:

this is nice
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Christine Lebrasseur says:

Outstanding Shots Outstanding Shot! Please add this to our pool!
(Join Outstanding Shot group and give awards!)
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Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

nj dodge says:

Yeah, baby! Oooh, I'm sorry, this is Mim's stream. Lovely colors and variations in light and texture. Wonderful shot, Mim.
Yeah, baby.
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

nature55 says:

This is great, the lighting and clarity are superb!
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

LynchburgVirginia says:

wonderfully beautiful, and glad that it has found a place in the MagicMonkey group.
seen in MagicDonkey
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

AA PhotoBoy says:

Beautiful lighting!
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Pink Hibiscus says:

What a special start to the day. Perfectly lovely!
The Best: BRAVO
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Ard's photos says:

absolutely wonderful...
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

alonsodr says:

Nice textures and lighting!
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

barryed says:

Outstanding shot!, beautiful lighting & color. Elegant work!
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Cat Faery Shari says:

Morning glories are so unique because of that "inner light" and you captured it perfectly!
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Creativity+ Timothy K Hamilton says:

Fantastic abstraction. . .I love everything about it ! faved
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

booboo1604 says:

Superb Mim!
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

algo says:

Beautiful colours and textures.
One of my favourite flowers -- only I didn't grow any this year.

Thanks for your lovely comment
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Kris Kros says:

Love it.

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Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

LouVile says:

This is awesome - you've captured the different tones excellently. An instant fave.
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Giovanni88Ant says:

Great macro! Beautiful blue!
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Chesil says:

Fine abstract macro
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

redmann says:

THis is so beautifully done. Excellent!

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Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Christine Lebrasseur says:

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This Masterpiece would deserve to appear in :
" Art Libre - Free Art - Arte Libre - Freie Kunst" (invite only) group .
tag with : "ArtLibre" and consider to join us :o)
"There is no must in art because art is free"
[Wassily Kandinsky] - Russian and French painter and art theorist[?]
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

mimbrava says:

Thank you, Chris, for this and your other kind invitations to Art Libre. I appreciate it very much. I must wait a week to post this one.

And thank you, all, so much for visiting and saying such nice things. I wish I could thank you all one by one.
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

melby says:

Beautiful!
Thank you for posting in the Canon PowerShot S2 IS: macro and super macro pool.
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

The Pack says:

How very mysterious, lovely.
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guyscoop [deleted] says:

Original framing , but great render
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Liamfm . says:

beautiful.
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

jiaren777 says:

fantastic....love all of your flowers photos...it is amazing beautiful :)
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

The Renaissance says:

I have no idea how I missed this one Mim - must have been during one of my flickr-absences ...

It is stunning!
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Creativity+ Timothy K Hamilton says:

As I suspected, I already had faved this. . .

Congratulations! This photo has been
blogged by Creativity+ blog
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

mimbrava says:

Many thanks, dear Tim.
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

chlorophilie says:

very fine picture. morning glory indeed!
like a mise-en-scène in theatre or a mountain chain at first dawn.

NaturesFinest
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macropoulos says:

Wonderful macro art!
NaturesFinest
This is really one of Natures Finest!!>
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stellantocontact says:

semplicemente fantastica ! :)

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Sandy Su says:

Your photo is superb! Please post this beautiful picture at
Aller à Experimentation Group .
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