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Egyptian beauty
Posted by Michael Fresh (Chester, United Kingdom) on 11 May 2012 in Plant & Nature and Portfolio.
Continuing with the selection from the archives
I took this on Elephantine Island, Egypt.
My book entitled, Looe in Cornwall a photographic tour, is on sale now.
Othersideblue from Kerman, Iran
Oh.. this reminds me of my friend .
This is capture is a beautiful combination of light and colors,. The blue sky in the background enhances the beauty.
It's called paper flower in farsi
11 May 2012 6:54am
@Othersideblue: Paper flower is a nice name
Lewis from Ljouwert, Netherlands
Yeah, the flowers look a bit like they're made out of paper indeed. Beautiful colours en light/shadow
11 May 2012 10:14am
grouser from Ludlow, United Kingdom
Some nice landscapes Mike. Yesterdays was delectable. Lovely bit of contra jour here
11 May 2012 10:53am
RBL from Oxford, United States
Very beautiful how these colored petals capture the light ~ lovely!
11 May 2012 11:39am
B.Sully from Surf City, United States
I love the way the light filters through those petals, beautiful shot!
11 May 2012 11:42am
Don from Spokane, United States
It's a beautiful shot with those blossoms against that blue sky. Very nice image.
11 May 2012 3:03pm
Steven from Chicagoland, United States
Beautiful colors with an incredible blue sky as a backdrop! Great lighting as well to reveal nice shadows.
11 May 2012 4:39pm
Baldwin VW from Bejuma, Venezuela
This plant has very showy flowers and in large clusters, and they come in many colors. Here we call them "trinitaria" . Wonderful colors and beautiful light !!! great shot
11 May 2012 5:32pm
Florence from Paris, France
Love the blue sky revealing the flowers and its colors. Summer's here.
11 May 2012 6:54pm
franz from Baden, Austria
very attractive colours against the blue sky! expert use of light !!
12 May 2012 6:17pm
Steve Rice from Olympia, United States
Beautiful colors against the blue sky. These look to be Bougainvillea which I saw a lot of in Hong Kong.
12 May 2012 6:28pm
