Sweet William #2 by goodoleboy
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Will wonders never cease? While doing an archaeological dig into my old files last night, I came upon a dusty folder of Sweet William photos that I had captured way back in May of 2006.
Dianthus barbatus (Sweet William) is a species of Dianthus native to southern Europe and parts of Asia which has become a popular ornamental garden plant. It is a herbaceous biennial or short-lived perennial plant growing to 30 to 75 cm tall, with flowers in a dense cluster of up to 30 at the top of the stems. Each flower is 2 to 3 cm diameter with five petals displaying serrated edges. Wild plants produce red flowers with a white base, but colors in cultivars range from white, pink, red, and purple to variegated patterns. The exact origin of its English common name is unknown but first appears in 1596 in botanist John Gerard's garden catalog. The flowers are edible and may have medicinal properties. Sweet William attracts bees, birds, and butterflies.
Source: Wikipedia free encyclopedia.
This species comes in a wide variety of blooms, some of which were in the folder.
Don't bother to ZOOM, it comes out the same size.
Au revoir.
Comments (7)
MrsRatbag
Marvelous closeup of these beauties, Harry; they look happy and healthy!
Mulltipass
Beautiful flowers!! The colors are great!!
claude19
superb multicolored flowers !!! wonderful closeup !!!
magnus073
Great work on this cool and colorful presentation, Harry.
Cyve
WOW... Marvelous colors and marvelous flowers... It's an awesome image my friend !!!
debbielove
Always liked these and I see very few around me now, odd that.. Super dig up Harry, well posted. Rob
anahata.c
2006??? Well the fact that it's not zoomable (it was small) attests to the earlier time. (As you know, my first camera was a 2 MP point and shoot, and if you made a pic too big, it looked like a pixellated nightmare.) A capture of bursts, and I like the composition, because while there's order present---3 or 4 rows of flower---there's also a 'chaotic' feeling, with each starburst (each flower) vying for attention. The pinks are so grainy, it gives real character to these beauties. And your crop makes the crowdedness stand out: Ie, if you'd allowed a lot more around the flowers, they'd seem less intense. A beautiful group photo, and some beautiful "bouquet leaves" in the background (like this were assembled in a florist's shop) and a patch of orange which really sets it all off. An eye popper. Incidentally, it has to be said that your postwork on these older photos has been a labor of love. I assume you brought a number of them to greater life, once you found them; and you've done so without trespassing the original at all; yet transforming it, coaxing forth the 'inner shot', correcting what I assume were the defects that came with the earlier camera (lower resolutions, for example, as you've pointed out), and bringing them up to your current day levels. I assume this is a slow labor of love, and I bow for all you've done with these to make them burst off the page. Fine work.