May 11, 2015

Hibiscus and other blooms

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Yellow Orange Hibiscus

Blooms are what I love to look at to perk up my day. There were so many different flowers which I managed to view lately. Here is a collection of random flowers which I captured.

Light pink bloom

I can’t remember where I spotted this but it was during one of my trips to Taiwan.

purple bloom

I spotted these at a small plot during the Rose Festival exhibit that we visited in February this year. They were certainly lovely blooms to have in a mini garden and I do hope to plan such flowers if I do get the opportunity .

Gnomes in the garden

I love these little statues of gnomes in the garden. They surely give the garden some character.

Another garden gnome

This one had a sign which said ” Home Sweet Home”. They really brighten up the garden and make it more cherry.

Butterfly on a plant

I saw this butterfly which had settled on the edge of a plant. I think it was savoring the nectar from the tiny purple flower.

White blooms

These white blooms were not on bushes but on trees. It was an amazing sight to see.

An electrifying purple bloom

This particular flower was certainly eye catching. The last time I saw something similar was in Jeju island, South Korea 3 years ago.

Have you been admiring any flowers lately?

April 13, 2015

Of Shades of Pink and White Roses

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Light pink rose

Roses are one of my favourite subjects for photography. The last time I took pictures of Roses was during a visit to the Flower dome at Garden at the bay 2 years ago. Prior to that we saw Roses when we visited Everland back in 2012 as there was a Rose exhibition when we were there in South Korea.

Light pink bloom

During our Valentines Weekend trip I managed to snap many pictures of Roses as there happened to be a Rose exhibition in one of the parks that we visited.

Pale pink rose

There were roses in many different shades of pink. They also came in assortment of sizes and varieties.

Cluster of pink roses

There were easily 50 different types of roses in that small enclosure and it set me off on a frenzy taking photos almost every 2 meters or so when I spotted a bloom of different color or texture.

A cluster of baby pink roses

This cluster of roses had a really lovely hue of baby pink. It certainly would make a great center piece in a crystal vase.

Light pink roses

The same bunch of roses at a different angle and processed differently .

Dark Pink Bloom

Another shot of the same bloom from a different angle

I tried getting different shots of the same flower by adjusting the focal length and my position while capturing the bloom. As you can see it does look very different from the two shots captured above.

A purple pink rose

I love this shade of pink/purple. It’s really pleasant to the eyes and I wouldn’t mind having a whole vase of this color rose to adorn my dining table at home.

Pink Rose

The roses in the garden were regularly sprayed with water so that they were kept in their pristine condition.

A white rose

This was not your traditional shaped rose. I don’t know what the specific name is as the roses in the garden didn’t have any labels next to them so it was hard for me to identify them.