Flower-Of-An-Hour Hibiscus - Stages
by Daniel Beard
Title
Flower-Of-An-Hour Hibiscus - Stages
Artist
Daniel Beard
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
This triptych (three-frame image) featuring a lovely small white bloom with its lush deep purple center showcases a weed...yes, a weed! But what a weed!!! "Flower-of-An-Hour" is a wild variant of the hibiscus family that can show up here in the Mid-Atlantic states just about anywhere there's soil. More often than not, when you see one of these plants you won't see blooms. You'll likely see plenty of buds, maybe some partially open and a pretty shade of pink, but it's not often that you'll see a partially or fully opened blossom like this one. Blooms typically last a very short time, generally in the range of an hour, thus the name. So, exercising a certain amount of stubborn determination, I set out to capture this "elusive" bloom at different stages...thus this triptych that shows a bloom in the just-starting bud stage, partially open, and then fully open. It took several days to capture these images, but this composite nicely shows the stages that these pretty blooms very rapidly go through in their short lifetime.
Featured 22 times in:
- "Mid-Atlantic States Of The USA",
- "Flower Power",
- "Showcasing The South",
- "If The Image Excites You",
- "Fine Art America Flowers Photography",
- "Macro Marvels",
- "Created By Southern Artists",
- "The Top 50 Features",
- "The Art Workshop",
- "USA Photographers Only",
- "Your Very Best Photography",
- "Your Story Of Art",
- "Bedroom Art Gallery",
- "Just Perfect",
- "Fine Art Exploration Photography",
- "Art - It Is Good For You",
- "Appalachia America",
- "Smart Phone Photography",
- "The Meandering Photographer",
- "Greatest Of All Time",
- "Serenity Inspiring Photography",
- "Emotive Art".
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August 6th, 2022
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Comments (33)
Pat Goltz
The bud is pretty by itself. I love that you shared the life cycle of the flower with us. It somewhat resembles Coulter's Hibiscus, which we see here (but rarely; they're inconspicuous and few and far between). I saw one yesterday.
Daniel Beard replied:
Thanks Pat for both favorite and comment! They really are pretty at every stage. When I discovered the name (Thank you “Picture This”) trying to capture the progression seemed natural. With weather playing a role, getting three decent shots was challenging, but worth the time and effort. ;)
Samuel HUYNH
Exciting news – Your fantastic artwork has been featured in "GREATEST OF ALL TIME" group! 🌈🎨 Feel free to spread the joy by adding it to our "2024 Featured Masterpieces Archive" in the Discussion section.
Steve Rich
Your work deserves to be featured in our group "The Meandering Photographer" Please consider adding this work to the "Feature History, The Meandering Photographer (March-April 2024)" active discussion thread. (l/f on 3-15-2024)
Dr Debra Stewart's Gallery
Congratulations, your wonderful image has been featured in The Art Workshop Group -- thanks for sharing it with us! Please feel free to add it to the most recent Feature Archive in the Discussion section (using the "embed" link on your image page). Also, if you like, please find your category in the discussion forums and embed/post the image and discuss your methods for our learning community!!!
Debby Pueschel
What a cool work! Congratulations on your feature in Macro Marvels! FLTw
Daniel Beard replied:
Thanks Debby! It took three (very impatient) days to get all three exposures, but I'm really pleased with the outcome. ;)
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