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Christmas In May


Christmas In May
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Copyright: Kathleen Amiee (SandPiper) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1215 W: 6 N: 1945] (7392)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-05-05
Categories: Nature, Macro
Camera: Olympus E-10, MCON-35, Compact Flash Card, Tiffen UV
Details: Tripod: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2005-05-07 14:44
Viewed: 616
Points: 20
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
I moved to the Semi-Tropics from "Up North"...Up North Mississippi from Tupelo. (Where Elvis was born, Hans!) Plants and flowers did not prosper well in the cold winters of ice and snow "up north". So I am not accustomended to the easy, showy display of glorious plants and flowers year round. But I sure love it!
This is a Christmas Cactus that the former owner of my home left befind as she said it had never bloomed. One month after I had been here it bloomed profusely...in March. These are supposed to bloom around Christmas time. Since that time it has bloomed four times, missing Christmas! Now it is budding out again and I am amazed.
This will be a short series of the life cycle of it's bloom. These are the first little tips showing and I will photo it as it progresses to its glorious beauty for you to see.
Stay tuned to watch this fabulous transformation that only nature can provide for us.
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There is little processing on either of these photos. I cloned out some distracting stuff in the lower photo.

Thanks for your visit and to all Mothers this weekend, may you be treated well by your children and have a very wonderful Mother's Day.....and to those who have lost a child, I know how you feel and we will survive the day.......:O)
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Great shots Kat, we have easter cactus here which flower around the same time, never seen a christmas cactus flower so early. Must be your green fingers that are doing the trick.

Peter

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  • Quark Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor [C: 1339 W: 10 N: 29] (66)
  • [2005-05-07 15:16]

Okay, okay, Elvis was born.....:-))
And Christmas-time, nice and funny, this flower, Christmas Cactus:-)) and what a funny story, he just like to joke with you, he doesn't know, when it is Christmas, some flowers do have that indeed.
A nice collage it is for sure, dear Kathleen, but the flower, a strange one you have here:-))
P.S. I like the May-bells....

A very beautiful little buds. I can hardly wait to see the others as they progress. A beautiful macro with astonishing detail! The DOF is great as well as the colors. Thanks for sharing your green thumb with those of us not so endowed.

Christmas in may!! Poor little cactus that keeps missing christmas :D
I like the way you chose to present this shot and the very bright and saturated colours. Well done Kath!

Ana

Excellent composition! Very fine and vivid colors! Nice idea! :)

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  • nova Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2733 W: 263 N: 864] (8653)
  • [2005-05-08 8:03]

Very nice creation and presentation,Kat! I like your Christmas cactus because they are marginal and rebel,they do not go with the flow,therefore they become very attractive and interesting for me!...A little joke,this morning! This is beautiful and very pleasant for the eyes,Kat! Congratulations! Michel

Great! Your Christmas is a lot dephased! :o) Too late for the real one.. too soon for the one is popular in summer camps! :o)
I enjoy it!
Greetings!

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  • DAM Gold Star Critiquer [C: 513 W: 67 N: 268] (1110)
  • [2005-05-08 21:38]
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Wow... this is so interesting. Happy Merry Mother's day. Thanks

DAM

I think this plants likes it new owner Kat. Blooming in May is really rare. My blooms at Christmas, and then again just a bit at Easter. These are great macros, very sharp with no details lost at all. Love the tree ornaments by the text. Lovely collage in Christmas cololurs.

Just passed by to let a simple hello and i always find your emotions and images playing their game together and loaning us your beautiful soul :) Not to wish an happy motherīs day...but to wish all the other days of the year to be equally happy too :)) kisses! YUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUPIIIIIIIIIIIIII :)))

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