Flower and plant photography

[rolex]

Grown some hybrid sunflowers this year. This one is called Solar eclipse.

[DibblyDobbler]

Some shots from Edinburgh Botanic Gardens with Sony RX10iii


Flower (3) by Mike Smith, on Flickr


Flower (2) by Mike Smith, on Flickr


Flower (1) by Mike Smith, on Flickr

[seanyfez]

Hadn’t seen this subject previously so here’s a flock of mine......




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Most taken with a Sony A7 and Minolta 50mm f1.4 or Helios 44m 50mm

[DibblyDobbler]

Good work Sean

[seanyfez]

DibblyDobbler said:

Good work Sean

Most kind

[nre]

Grown from seed, it's about 9ft tall.

Sunflower by Nigel Eite, on Flickr

[Drogo]

Nigel, Like the abstractness of your Sunflower.

Only just come across this thread.

[nre]

Drogo said:

Nigel, Like the abstractness of your Sunflower.

Cheers, I've always been a bit abstract.

[eharding]

2020-08-11 Mystery Flower by RollingCircle, on Flickr

As an aside, does anyone know what sort of flower this is? Planted by my late father, no idea what it is - the flowers are quite striking, and they only last a few hours before curling up and withering away.

[Nimby]

eharding said:

2020-08-11 Mystery Flower by RollingCircle, on Flickr

As an aside, does anyone know what sort of flower this is? Planted by my late father, no idea what it is - the flowers are quite striking, and they only last a few hours before curling up and withering away.

tigridia pavonia

[eharding]

Nimby said:

tigridia pavonia

Thank you!

[Simpo Two]

eharding said:

As an aside, does anyone know what sort of flower this is? Planted by my late father, no idea what it is - the flowers are quite striking, and they only last a few hours before curling up and withering away.

By great coincidence, this was posted today in H&G: https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

[eharding]

Simpo Two said:

eharding said:

As an aside, does anyone know what sort of flower this is? Planted by my late father, no idea what it is - the flowers are quite striking, and they only last a few hours before curling up and withering away.

By great coincidence, this was posted today in H&G: https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

Must be that time of year!

Amazing how quickly they bloom and die back.

[DibblyDobbler]

Another from Edinburgh Royal Botanic Gardens shot with Sony RX10iii


Japanese Meadowsweet by Mike Smith, on Flickr

Edited by DibblyDobbler on Friday 14th August 13:47

[seanyfez]

Popped out into the garden after the rain stopped to capture these...




Sony A7 with Minolta MD 50mm F2.8 Macro

[springfan62]

DSC08234 by Springfan62, on Flickr
DSC08255 by Springfan62, on Flickr DSC04353 by Springfan62, on Flickr

Sony A7RII

[DailyHack]

I did a few macro style plant series, at the height of the lockdown (March), amazing what you can find on a eerily quiet local golf course on my morning walks...here is a few

EmptyName 20 by United Kingdom, on Flickr

EmptyName 22 by United Kingdom, on Flickr

EmptyName 15 by United Kingdom, on Flickr

EmptyName 14 by United Kingdom, on Flickr

EmptyName 9 by United Kingdom, on Flickr

EmptyName 6 by United Kingdom, on Flickr

[DibblyDobbler]

Anemone by Mike Smith, on Flickr

[DibblyDobbler]

Passion Flower (with visitor) by Mike Smith, on Flickr

[DibblyDobbler]

Dhalia by Mike Smith, on Flickr