- EXPLORE, 403 on Thursday, December 8, 2011.

- Displayed on Front Page [ January 2012 ] of "Crème de la Crème" group.

- GOLD Medalist - Round 4 - "OUR WORLD" SERIES: MACROS Perpetual Contest - 2012 and displayed on Front Page of Color Photo Award - PREMIER Group.

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Fullerton Arboretum

panasonic lumix g20mm f1.7 Ii with HOLGA Macro converter

Gallardia "Blanket Flower"

Irvine Arboretum

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A Brief History:

This image was taken in my side yard in Winter Park, Florida..

azalea [Gr.,=dry], any species of the genus Rhododendron, North American and Asian shrubs of the family Ericaceae ( heath family) that are distinguished by the usually deciduous leaves. Azaleas are handsome shrubs with large clusters of pink, red, orange, yellow, purple, or white flowers. The better-known native American azaleas, often cultivated, include the flame azalea ( R. calendulacea ) of the Appalachians; the pinxter flower ( R. nudiflora ) and the fragrant white azalea, or swamp honeysuckle ( R. viscosa ), of the E United States; and the Western azalea ( R. occidentalis ) of California and Oregon. Most azaleas grow in damp, acid soils of hills or mountains. The rose-purple R. canadense, a rare species with an unusually northerly range (from Pennsylvania to Newfoundland) is the rhodora immortalized by Emerson. Many of the brilliantly flowered garden varieties are native to China and Japan, where the genus is most abundantly represented. The popular Ghent azaleas are hybrids. Dwarf azaleas are grown by florists as pot plants. Azaleas are classified in the division Magnoliophyta , class Magnoliopsida, order Ericales, family Ericaceae.

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I discovered the UNsharpen mask

For some reasons one of the tulips dropped her petals just like that and so the pistil and stamens were the remains and still fresh, as you can see ;-))

Fleur violette, parc de Montreuil, Juin 2013.

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Rhododendron flower

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Pistil d'Ancolie

Lilly Bloom

I spot a white sheet behind the flower. daylight

Jai placé une feuille blanche derrière la fleur.

Lumière naturelle

A close-up of the pistil and stamens of a lily in a bouquet given to us. The smell from the lilies permeated the whole house! (10-08-05-2545)

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Closeup capture of the same white beauty posted earlier flic.kr/p/dypkmF

Cleveland Botanical Garden

Macro of Lily

Olympus Zuiko 50mm f3.5 Macro on Panasonic Lumix GF1

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Took my handy dandy little nifty fifty, 6mm extension tube and remote flash to the backyard around dusk last night messing around with different lighting angles #3

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