Right now, there are over 20 magnificent blooms on the plant, each close to 4 inches in length. I took these pictures with a macro lens and tripod during the afternoon light. I think they look delicious!
This blog shares my progress in digital photography and production of photo montages of flowers, architecture, Cornell buildings and sculptures, and travels.
Showing posts with label May. Show all posts
Showing posts with label May. Show all posts
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Flowering Cactus in May!
This plant would be absolutely stunning at the holiday season, but blooms in April and May. My friend from Cornell Institute for Biology Teacher Days, Rita, gave me a cutting of this plant a few years ago. Time passes and I do lose track of such events. After rooting the cutting, it was several years before a flower was produced. Well worth it, however!
Right now, there are over 20 magnificent blooms on the plant, each close to 4 inches in length. I took these pictures with a macro lens and tripod during the afternoon light. I think they look delicious!
Right now, there are over 20 magnificent blooms on the plant, each close to 4 inches in length. I took these pictures with a macro lens and tripod during the afternoon light. I think they look delicious!
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
May Montages
The first weekend for the Garden Conservancy was May 8th and opened in a garden near Trumansburg for those of us living in this area of Central New York. The garden contained many specimens of fragrant lilacs and a collection of tulips and small tree peonies scattered in gardens behind the farm home. I photographed the flowers and then manipulated them to produce several montages pictured here.
I also produced a montage from tulips growing in the Cornell Plantations Young Garden, which is a portion of the Botanical Garden that is devoted to how we use flowers in our own lives, such as for births, weddings, deaths, Mother's Day, etc. The garden changes throughout the season and is well worth a visit.
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