Just for the colors

Gms9810 · **Posted:** Tue May 10, 2011 7:12 pm **(#1)**

No gimpery was involved in these, I just thought I'd post them just because of the colors. I think a major crime these days is that people think they can improve on nature by punching up the saturation to the point of nausea. Nature doesn't need our help, it's magnificent as it is.

2-ton · **Posted:** Tue May 10, 2011 9:06 pm **(#2)**

The columbine is especially nice....the sunlight really makes the colors pop

Gms9810 · **Posted:** Tue May 10, 2011 10:19 pm **(#3)**

So does a little rain.

PhotoComix · **Joined:** Apr 12, 2010 **Posts:** 5870

really beautiful flowers and colours !

Oregonian · **Posted:** Wed May 11, 2011 12:16 am **(#5)**

Those are great photos, gms!

Gms9810 · **Posted:** Wed May 11, 2011 7:34 am **(#6)**

I've been thinking about making a palette of flower colors, if I get over this lazy spell and make it I'll submit it here should anyone want it. i've seen various palettes that claim to be flowers and grass and nature stuff but none of them really seem to be accurate to me.

cecilia · **Posted:** Wed May 11, 2011 8:57 am **(#7)**

I agree! nothing can top nature! here's some pictures I took with a Blackberry phone:

North Hempstead-20110503-00137 by cecilia fx, on Flickr

North Hempstead-20110503-00135 by cecilia fx, on Flickr

North Hempstead-20110503-00132 by cecilia fx, on Flickr

North Hempstead-20110503-00123 by cecilia fx, on Flickr

North Hempstead-20110503-00122 by cecilia fx, on Flickr

20110502-00116 by cecilia fx, on Flickr

IMG-20110429-00107 by cecilia fx, on Flickr

Willy · **Posted:** Wed May 11, 2011 2:49 pm **(#8)**

Wow those BlackBerry's have a nice camera

Nice Photos Both of you

akky · **Joined:** Apr 09, 2011 **Posts:** 1764

those are all great...I decided to add from my garden if thats ok....

Willy · **Posted:** Wed May 11, 2011 4:33 pm **(#10)**

Akky what is that second flower! That is really cool looking

akky · **Joined:** Apr 09, 2011 **Posts:** 1764

some more

akky · **Joined:** Apr 09, 2011 **Posts:** 1764

We have Australian natives as well

akky · **Joined:** Apr 09, 2011 **Posts:** 1764

These large frogs are regular visitors as well...sometimes the are huge!

akky · **Joined:** Apr 09, 2011 **Posts:** 1764

Willy wrote:

Akky what is that second flower! That is really cool looking

The first two are variations of Bird of Paradise...The yellow one is a dwarf variety.

akky · **Joined:** Apr 09, 2011 **Posts:** 1764

these are some grevilleas

akky · **Joined:** Apr 09, 2011 **Posts:** 1764

just two more I'll stop now!! the grevilleas and the bottle brush are favorites with native birds...full of nectar...so our yard is always busy with them as we try to supply as much natural food for them in our small domain...the white flower in thsi last lot is a cactus flower. My boy likes to grow succulents as a diversion...he is 16yo grandson living with me.

akky · **Joined:** Apr 09, 2011 **Posts:** 1764

I like to take loads of photos of the garden as I sometimes use them as misted tubes and backgrounds for what I do with GIMP.

Willy · **Posted:** Wed May 11, 2011 5:10 pm **(#18)**

Wow missed the Attachment Description my bad

I love your Bird of Paradise, and the Blood Lily, and the Desert Rose just has amazing Colors

Those Double Petunias are cool looking

Gms9810 · **Posted:** Wed May 11, 2011 5:14 pm **(#19)**

The blood lillies are magnificent, all of them are but I particularly like those.

akky · **Joined:** Apr 09, 2011 **Posts:** 1764

blood lilys grow like a weed really and they are stunning....
the petunias look like a rose almost.
Bird of Paradise is much sought after by florists but we dont sell ours...
The yellow one is very unusual because the colour more common is orange.