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Pink Hibiscus


Pink Hibiscus
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Copyright: Fran King (sugah_bear69) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 600 W: 62 N: 1227] (4362)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-04-24
Categories: Nature
Camera: Canon PowerShot A70, Canon Zoom Lens 3X 5.4-16.2mm 1.2 8-4.8
Exposure: f/4.5, 1/1000 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes (Fill) Flash: Yes
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-04-27 16:07
Viewed: 608
Points: 42
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Hibiscus or Rosemallow is a large genus of about 200-220 species of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae, native to warm temperate, subtropical and tropical regions throughout the world. The genus includes both annual and perennial herbaceous plants, and woody shrubs and small trees. The leaves are alternate, simple, ovate to lanceolate, often with a toothed or lobed margin. The flowers are large, conspicuous, trumpet-shaped, with five petals, ranging from white to pink, red, purple or yellow, and from 4-15 cm broad. The fruit is a dry five-lobed capsule, containing several seeds in each lobe, which are released when the capsule splits open at maturity. This hibiscus is showing its stamin and pistils.

Many of these species are grown for their showy flowers and many are used as landscape shrubs. The Mugunghwa or "Rose of Sharon" is the national flower of South Korea, while Bunga Raya or "Chinese hibiscus" is the national flower of Malaysia. The ma‘o hau hele (Hibiscus brackenridgei) is the state flower of Hawai‘i.

In temperate zones, probably the most commonly grown ornamental species is Hibiscus syriacus, the common garden Hibiscus, also known in some areas as the "Rose of Althea" or "Rose of Sharon" (but not to be confused with the unrelated Hypericum calycinum, also called "Rose of Sharon"). In tropical and subtropical areas, the Chinese hibiscus (H. rosa-sinensis), with its many showy hybrids, is the most popular hibiscus.

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Framed...but found innocent!!!

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Fran
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  • Great 
  • SkyF Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1666 W: 136 N: 1263] (6138)
  • [2006-04-27 16:09]
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Hi Fran,
Lovely shot of the hibiscus, good light wexcellent colors and nice POV. Good job on the framing.
TFS..Sky

Ah pink, pink and more pink! Your macro's images are getting better every day!
Have you ever seen the flower shots done by
Georgia O'Keefe? Not so innocent!

TFS

Marie-Lise

School of Fine Art of Photograrhy

- introduction to macro photography
- advanced course in macro photography
- extreme and dangerous course in macro photography
- course start monday may 1st,hours 2:15pm to 2:30pm
- refreshments served with a smile.
- cost = priceless
- teacher: Fran the King and Queen of macro photography
======================

PS hope this is not overdone LLOL
Paul

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  • Dawn Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1134 W: 100 N: 3363] (17532)
  • [2006-04-27 20:32]
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Keep up the excellent work Fran.. Lovely presentation of this lovely pink Hibiscus.

When do the classes start.. ( lol Paul)..can you book me in.. but give me plenty of advance warning.. might take me a while to get there..LOL.

thanks for sharing Fran.
Warms Wishes
Dawn

Looks like it is bursting out all over! Super shot Fran, lovely colours and so CLOSE too! Doesn't the pink look so pretty with the sun shining on it? Just beautiful...
Janice

Nice Fran. Good to let it pop out : Nice colors!
Have a good weekend and bye bye :-)
Rob

Hi Fran
A really great great image.
Thanks for share.

Hi Fran.
What a wonderful flower!
Great close-up capture, well done.
Very good focus, colours, sharpness, details, point of view and DOF.
I like it frame.
Thanks for sharing, best wihses.

Yasin.

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  • james Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 159 W: 2 N: 91] (392)
  • [2006-04-28 5:39]
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great job i like how you have it coing out of the frame. well done. TFS...james

Hi Fran, did you say you were new at macros? :)) well you are doing great! The texture is very clear and sharp and the pink colour is well saturated but not overdone.

And you do very well in making pop out the pistills of the border.

Great work! Have a great day! Yan :)
p.s, yes you can drink the models after shooting them, that's the whole idea! :D

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  • sufi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 720 W: 7 N: 106] (1336)
  • [2006-04-28 9:48]
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Hi Fran...
It's another wonderful flower, macro shot, composition and frame, my friend... The colors, details and clarity are also wonderful... And very educational note...
TFS...
Stay well..
Salim.
PS: Thank you very much for your comment on Angry

Innocent my *$#@:). Absolutely lovely Fran. Beautiful colours, well composed, fine focus and great PP work. TFS and hugsssssss,
David
PS Many thanks for your comment on Princes Square III
Finish the theme? I have only just started :)

Hello Fran. Girl I like this, always do with flowers!
Very color and meaning full. Bye bye
Josine

Hi Fran,

That's a fantastic close up!
So lovely in colour and so warm in light! It makes you feel happy just by looking at it. :)
Very well done and TFS :)

Constantinos

Hi Fran,
I really like the composition and framing on this shot. Beautiful colors and sharp detail. I just planted a bunch of these. I love them for their color, and the amount of humming birds they attract.
Scott

fran,
hibiscus in india is called jaba (jaw-ba), it is used for offering s to the gods and goddesses specially for goddess kali. of course they use red hibiscus.
great macro and good focus.

Hi Fran,

Big!! beautiful presentation
I adore hibiscus, a beautiful flower.
the colors are wonderful.
Congratulations, I loved that!

Sérgio

And soon to be seen on my balcony after overwintering and dropping leaves all over the place in my apartment. This is a beautiful macro photo, sharply focused, interestingly framed. Add to this, your very informative note and it's a definite winner in my book!
Regards,
Lois

Hello Fran!

Lovely macro indeed. I just love those colorful bushes of hibiscus. In Cuba you can see them every where.

And Yes I took some shots of them..... to come!

Great note as always.
Cheers!
Robert

hey Fran I missed this beauty, wow, that is stunning, thanx, M, (*_*)

what a fantastic pink! lovely shot great frame.
christine.

merhaba dear fran
beautiful pink flower and colours.
best regards.
gürkan akçakır.

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