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kayandjay100 — Crepe Myrtle in Summer
Published: 2013-03-11 02:53:16 +0000 UTC; Views: 726; Favourites: 47; Downloads: 0
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The long, hot Summers here in Oz sometimes seem endless ~ but there is much floral beauty to be found when venturing outside and away from the airconditioners! This large and lovely bush flowers heavily every year in my garden and I wanted to capture the top buds with my new camera.
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very beautiful flowers! wonderful blue background! great composition and photo!
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dear Lyudmila ~ for your sweet comments and all the 
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wonderful! the contrast between flowers and sky is beautiful
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Thank you so much for your lovely comments, Laura ~ they're most appreciated! 
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Wonderful red colors up against the ever blue sky ........here it is so freezing cold .. that it is almost a miracle looking at this picture
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Thank you so much, sweetie ~ for your lovely comments and the 
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I know from my time in Florida how the summer could drive me mad.
It was like endless and you never felt you could breathe properly -
so I do understand how it must be. Florida always having very
high humidity too.
But now being back in Denmark it's the winters that drags on and
on with cold cold winds. The last week it has been blowing so hard
that being outside was like minus 22 (C).
Both is bad - so let us hope for you getting a cool autumn and
us getting a somewhat warm spring
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I'm from Melbourne, Australia ~ and I recall that Florida also has a Melbourne ~ both cities seem to have very hot Summers! 
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Yes that is true - Florida has its Melbourne too -
it was spelled a bit different - but do not remember now.
Well the weather here in Denmark is slowly warming up -
today we have 1 C in the plus - but yesterday it snowed
all day. Snow can be beautiful - but now we have had so
much of it since November - so you can hardly see the
beauty here in March - LOL ! Regarding iceblocks - lol -
I have felt like one for months now - always freezing
all into the bones.
I am glad to hear the temps at your place in the world
is cooling down even just a bit - at least it is bearable.
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Yes, hon ~ cooling down a little, but just till next week and then it warms up again. I believe Melbourne is spelled the same in both places, but both as humid as each other, in season. I can sure understand how you are frozen to the bone, you poor thing ~ if it gets below 17C here, I put the heaters on!
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LOL at the snow being what is inside the freezer
Well .. today it has been sunny and kind of
pre-springy . . but still minus 1 -- it should
warm up a little in the coming week - one degree
at a time. Still that is better than the snow -
the birds were chipping a lot today I bet they
are looking forward to the real spring too
I just checked - and yes Melbourne in Florida is
spelled the same way as yours. It is a bit south
of Cape Canaveral - you know where the rockets
take off from.
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Yes, sweetie ~ cooling down and warming up ~ YAY!!! 
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Very many thanks, dearest Andrey ~ and I always appreciate the
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Coco - you've certainly got the idea with these flower photographs. I think you have mastered the basic techniques with the camera - exposure, light and shade, sharpness, depth of field, and your usual flair for composition shines through - triple heads against single blue background, clever little "repoussoir" of out of focus buds at the bottom left with open space on the right for your signature. The colour balance of pink versus blue with green leaves (and dashes of yellow) is classic. Varying textures add to the image with smooth sky, veined leaves and detailed flower heads. I can't think of any major point of criticism. A niggle might be a slight lack of sharpness in the pinks, and perhaps the use of a spray to add some water droplets.
One technique that can be very effective if there is plenty of Sun and shadow is to get, say, the stamen of a flower head with its shadow against a leaf. That would not be easy here, but might be something to look for.
Really Impressive.
David
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It will come, Coco, levitation will come. I'm so good at it that sometimes I get as high as a kite!!
Cheers
David
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Thanks so much, dear Roz! Coco
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Thank you so much, dearest Erene ~ and for the
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Crepe Myrtle is an amazing plant, and with magnificent blooms, in a rainbow of colors too! You captured its essence too! Your camera has done you justice!
Well done!
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We have them allover the place here. They are used as street and highway decorations. The white ones look like snow when they start shedding their snowflake sized blooms. WOW! 
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That must look awesome! I had a lovely white one in my previous garden and was sorry to leave it behind ~ in fact, I drove past there recently just to check it out ~ it's bigger than ever! Coco
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Wonderful! I though I bought a white one, but it is sort of a lavender-pink. I have been able to vary the color shades by using some different fertilizers. Plus, as they blooms age, the color begins to fade a bit. I also love the peeling bark on them.
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Yes, the peeling bark is great ~ and when you peel it, the trunk is silky smooth underneath! Coco
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Tree hugger!
Have fresh and brand new week to create! 
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