Photography has pretty much changed my life, in that, I look at every little thing differently now. I get so much pleasure being outdoors and finding new things to photograph. It gives me a tickle inside! I love the birds and flowers and all of nature so much. Sharing these treasures with all of you is very much a pleasure too. I hope you enjoy my photos as much as I enjoy taking them! This has been one of the most fun things I ever done... joining this community, it's given me more courage and confidence to explore what I really love to do... A BIG HUGE THANKS to all my friends here!!!!!!
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 "Photographers deal in things which are continually vanishing and when they have vanished  there is no contrivance on earth which can make them come back again."
 Sometimes when we are generous in small, barely detectable ways it can change someone else's life forever...
                                                            August 2006
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Comments (17)
DJB
Akemi...this looks real. Exclnt clarity.
sharky_
Wow! Such a beautiful flower with white Santa Claus trimmings. I've seen these flowers in shops before, very decorative. You're so nice to dedi this flower to me. Thank you very much. Now I'm off to search for the name of this flower, lol. Aloha
thevolunteer
I believe it is a "King Protea" flower Nongo. Very nice capture. Love the colors and fuzziness of these beauties. Nice dedi to Errol. Aloha
nongo
You might be on to something Stella??? Sounds about right... king protea??????
blacq_nyght_vampyre
This is a Protea!! My dad used to grow these. Lovely pic of this huge flower!! Nice dedication.
Zacko
What the....??? Where did you find these things Akemi??? At "Weirdos R Us"??? Never seen such a thing before, but Errols description suits it rather well...Santa Claus trimmings...LOL!!! Wonderful find and capture! Have a beautiful day...again. #:O)
Tedz
A South African Native I believe....grows here profusely too...a fine Image and Deddi!
Lledeline
amazing close up.
jcv2
Oh wow, what a fantastic floral dedi! :) Whew! Seems a bit related to a protea but I might be way wrong! Very impressive work, Akemi!
kansas
I've never seen one before. It is a beauty.
kimariehere
totaly beautiful fuzzy wonder this flower.. GORGEOUS!!!
Akinom
Like the others I thought of any kind of Protea. Looks fantastic! Excellently captured, Akemi! ***** Have a wonderful evening, my friend!
logiloglu
an excellent photography of this fascinating plant. great dedication. !!!!!!!! #:O) !!!!!!!
Punaguy
A stunning Protea! Sharky will love this beauty as he does all flowers~ Aloha!
cynlee
an alien pod for sure!!! :]
maggiemai
Never seen anything like this before either!! What planet are you taking these pics on Akemi?? LOL This looks like some kind of giant fluffy dandylion to me.. ;-) Bravo at finding these rare creatures and plants lately!! :-)
keeneye
Wow, fuzzy wuzzy was a cool flower!!!!!! excellent macro Akemi!!!!!!!