Good morning, mobile photography challengers. For this week’s Sally D’s macro photography challenge, I am contributing a shot of the Alstroemeria (Peruvian lily) from a get-well bouquet for my husband. Its beautiful pink blooms completely opened after a day indoors and gave us both great pleasure.
The flower can grow singly or in clusters, called umbrels–as you can see in the photo. Not surprisingly, the word umbrel is derived from the Latin umbella meaning “parasol or sunshade.”
Alstroemeria Flower Macro. Shot with a Samsung Galaxy S5
Technical Note: This shot was taken with a Samsung Galaxy S5 and post processed with Photoshop and a high key Nik Filter.
To see this week’s submissions by other challengers, click on the links below:
- https://sustainabilitea.wordpress.com/2016/02/08/sally-ds-mobile-photography-challenge-macro-sex/
- https://decocraftsdigicrafts.wordpress.com/2016/02/09/sally-ds-mobile-photography-challenge-macro-embroidery/
- https://angelinem.wordpress.com/2016/02/08/sally-ds-mobile-photography-challengemacro-pop/
- https://piecesofstarlight.wordpress.com/2016/02/08/quince-for-sally-ds-macro-challenge/
Categories: Photography
P.A. Moed 
Patti, I hope that they cheered you up. They are deliciously eloquent and sweetly calming. Happy Photo Challenge.
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Hi Sally. I love your description of them. And they were definitely calming and gave us great pleasure! Thanks!
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Lovely!
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Thanks so much, Sarah! I hope it gave you pleasure too. Are you feeling better?
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Absolutely! One of the drops I have has stopped stinging which is excellent but my cold is gathering pace. Hope you’re in the best of health, Patti!
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Thanks, Sarah. Feel better soon.
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Exhilarating! Thanks for giving this flower an ID! I know South America has a huge flower industry because of the weather. I hope your husband is okay and all is well.
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Hi Maria. I believe this is the correct name–after doing some research! Thanks too for your kind wishes. My husband is making progress!
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I like the angle of the shot and the way it shows the ragged edges of the petals.
janet
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Hi Janet. Many thanks! I’m experimenting with taking shots from different angles. Sometimes it just looks “right” and it’s so clear that’s the best angle. Other times it takes a lot of experimenting!
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beautiful image Patti! well done!!
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Hi Cybele. Thanks so much for your kind words and making me smile!
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On Tuesday, February 9, 2016, Pilot Fish wrote:
> pattimoed posted: “Good morning, phoneography challengers. For this > week’s Sally D’s macro photography challenge, I am contributing a shot of > the Alstroemeria (Peruvian lily) from a get-well bouquet for my husband. > Its beautiful pink blooms completely opened after a day i” >
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