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SIMBU SUNSET


SIMBU SUNSET
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Copyright: Janice Dunn (Janice) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3168 W: 214 N: 6683] (26394)
Genre: People
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-03-24
Categories: Daily Life, Nature, Artwork
Camera: Panasonic Lumix DMC TZ3
Exposure: f/3.3, 1/80 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-03-25 0:48
Viewed: 377
Points: 38
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Vireya Rhododendron

Vireya Rhododendrons have been around for overa century and are found in leading gardens of the world. But it is only in the last 15 years that this beautiful race of shrubs from the subtropical regions of Melanesia have found their way into nurseries and into our gardens.

Much hybridization has been carried out on them to produce more compact plants with larger heads or trusses of flowers. In the wild Vireya Rhododendrons tend to be tall and lanky or straggly and sprawly. What attracted plant collectors to take cuttings and seeds of these shrubs were their flowers. Large loose trusses of vibrant coloured flowers in shades of orange, scarlet, yellow, peach, apricot and pink. Also white. Many flowers were fragrant and this characteristic has been bred into many of the modern varieties of today.

Vireya Rhododendrons are superbly suited for growing in the temperate regions of New Zealand. In areas with warm summers but with cold winters Vireyas can be grown as container plants and moved indoors or under cover through winter. Areas with little or no frosts can grow them out in the garden where they are well suited growing in dappled sunlight or in areas where they receive morning sun.

Thanks to Travelcam / Martyn Peck who said that he thinks this variety might be Simbu Sunset. He grew 70 varieties of Vireya in his Auckland garden when he sold that property.

Vireyas were one of his favourite plants for the sub-tropical garden and said that they looked great planted under a canopy of palms.

SIMBU SUNSET Large showy flowers, orange lobes shading through to yellow in the throat.
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Hi Janice,
Lovely warm color of sunset on the flower, nicely matched with its simbu sunset name. Love the composition, with clarity and sharpness are nicely treated. Nice shot, Janice.
TFS
Ramdan.

Bonjour Janice
Magnifique le coeur de cette fleur.Une très belle réalisation dans le format carré.Bravo et bonne journée.
Cordialement
Gildas

Hello Janice,
very nice macro,
beautiful vivid colors and nice light, very good sharpness and depth of field, nice light and clarity, excellent composition and good details.
Angela

Hello Janice! Ideal shot. Perfect: light and shadow, sharp and texture. Wonderful capture. Great effect. Well done!

Janice

As always another great photo!

Only critigue would be to clone out the purple in the background, as it distracts the eye from the main subject.

Tracey

As all your previous photos...Superb!

Best regards,
Carla

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  • Beger Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2992 W: 556 N: 3306] (14689)
  • [2008-03-25 9:01]

Hi Janice,
Vibrant and luminous!
A close-up full of vitamns!
Bravo! Annie

Hello Janice,
Excellent close up, well suited angle of wiew.
Wonderful...wonderful...wonderful...
Selahattin E

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  • Dingo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3221 W: 368 N: 2674] (11510)
  • [2008-03-25 12:29]

Yummie, nice sunset colours in this Vireya, Janice. Nice close-up too. A shallow DoF but excellent sharpness.
TFS

Hi Janice, superb closeup of wonderful flower, splendid colors, very well done, ciao Silvio

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  • Silke Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3308 W: 276 N: 6224] (23186)
  • [2008-03-26 4:06]

This would have been fabulous for the colour palette challenge of Friday (I hope you have more!!) FAbulous colours and shades at play here
TFS
silke

Just super no other words
You are the flower lady

Hiya Janice

Absolutely beautiful shot here, wonderful detail and excellent colour tones, Nice close crop and neat framing with good notes.

TFS regards Helen

i love this Janice.. love the colours, light and detail.. simply stunning macro. well done.

regards, terry

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  • Dawn Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1221 W: 110 N: 3191] (15851)
  • [2008-03-27 12:38]

Watch you dont wear this camera out Janice..ha ha.. Caught a beauty here... lovely strong colours.. nice compo.

Cheers
Dawn

Hi Janice,
Nice crop and focus on the pistils, great light and rich orange hues of orange make this macro a wonderful composition,
like it ,bravo,
Carol

Hi Janice,

I visited your latest picture because it was part of the theme, but this one really grabbed my attention. First it is my favourite colour, but the name and presentation are just lovely.
So thanks!

Els

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  • Mitra Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1446 W: 75 N: 810] (7204)
  • [2008-04-07 8:02]

Lovely warm color of sunset on the flower & great sharpness. Well done.
Mitra

Hi Janice,

This is really a fantastic macro. Well done!

Congratulations,

Regards,

Marco

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