The Lovely Lotus by goodoleboy
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Captured 8/15/09, around 10:45 AM, at the beautiful Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens in beautiful San Marino, California.
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The exquisite flower is depicted in various stages of development, the seedpod in picture #3 being of somewhat interesting significance because of its resemblance to a showerhead or watercan spout.
I would have taken full head-on fotos of the exotic blooms, but until I can venture onto ponds without getting my shoes, socks and pants wet, I had to settle for these telephoto shots. Of course, I could have worn waterproof hip boots, but they are much too cumbersome, and, considering I still had acres and acres of territory to cover in my photo shoot of other Huntington features, it was far too warm a day for that.
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Nelumbo nucifera, known by a number of names including Indian lotus, sacred lotus, bean of India, or simply lotus, is a plant in the Nelumbonaceae family. Botanically, Nelumbo nucifera (Gaertn.) may also be referred to by its former names, Nelumbium speciosum (Wild.) or Nymphaea nelumbo. This plant is an aquatic perennial. Under favorable circumstances its seeds may remain viable for many years, with the oldest recorded lotus germination being from that of seeds 1300 years old recovered from a dry lakebed in northeastern China.
A common misconception is referring to the lotus as a water-lily (Nymphaea), an entirely different plant as can be seen from the centre of the flower, which clearly lacks the structure that goes on to form the distinctive circular seedpod in the Nelumbo nucifera. It should also be noted that water-lilies come in various colors, whereas the lotus has flowers only in hues of pink, or white.
Source: Wikipedia encyclopedia.
Ta-ta, and tallyho.
Comments (18)
durleybeachbum
Great pics, Harry! I just love your shot of the seedhead, but they are all lovely!
GBCalls
Excellent set of photos
jocko500
wonderful shots here
babuci
Fantastic collage Harry. Excelent work to put the lotus plant together in all different stages. Gotta love the pink petals.
morningglory
Not many flowers as pretty as the Lotus. They have the most fascinating seedheads, they look almost like they are made of plastic. Lovely collage.
elfin14doaks
Really cool shots and information. Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
cmolsen2002
Absolutely gorgeous!
MrsRatbag
Excellent description & captures, these are lovely!
danapommet
Wonderful collage Harry. Like the seed pod - love the lotus flowers. Dana
auntietk
OMG --- the light is absolutely perfect. Spectacular shots, all. Beautifully done!
odie
Each photo is stunning, Harry!
myrrhluz
To me the seedheads look like a shower head, painted and stuck in the middle of a flower. Still pretty though. Beautiful pictures! I've been thinking about going to the Botanical Garden here, but I'm going to wait until the highs get out of the triple digits.
ledwolorz
Wonderful photos.
beachzz
Lovely x 5--these are absolutely gorgeous--great fotos, Harry!!
debbielove
Amazing number of views and angles.. Brilliantly lit.. Stunning work.. Even the seed heads.. Great work.. Rob.
Biffowitz
Ain't Mother Nature great, fabulous captures Harry.
mermaid
This is a truely wonderful collage, love all of them!
anahata.c
normally your montages have a journey & the journey is always guiding us gently through to the end. But the shots here are so beautiful and luminous, I have to remember this is a montage & journey: I see the journey, but boy it's hard not to just forget about it and look at the individual shots. You caught a luminous quality in the flowers, like they had light from inside. The seedpod, always one of the most fascinating in the flower kingdom, is shot directly to not only look like a watercan spout, but like the feeding-nipples of some strange creature, or a many-eyed creature from outer space. (Lotuses have always had other-worldly features.) The fourth image is like an egg, I swear; the light on it is so bold it almost seems like it's smooth as an egg. And 2 & 5 look like petals that love the sun so much they soak it up and hold it forever. Beautiful choices, beautiful shots. And if you didn't know, the Hindus see the lotus as a symbol because it grows in murky waters but its petals reach for the 'heavens'—thus a symbol for human beings. Wonderful upload of a truly strange & wonderful flower.