Will you be my Valentine

Gallery: FloraPosted February 12, 20121,010 views19 comments

Strelitzia reginae / african crane that's the one of the many nicknames for that beautiful flowers. I took this picture in early January this year in Longwood Gardens in Pennsylvania, hope you will like it and enjoy the Valentine's Day!

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19 comments

Comment posted by Ken Smith on February 13, 2012 at 12:40 AM

Striking photo! Colors and shapes are captured in this balanced presentation. No nits.

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on February 13, 2012 at 1:00 AM

Verdon:
Dramatic! Great colors and pose in the flowers like a pair of dancing birds. Very engaging image

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Comment posted by Shrinivas Sharma on February 13, 2012 at 1:49 AM

Fantastic theme. I loved the colors & also a neat BG. Good work, Verdon.

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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on February 13, 2012 at 6:29 AM

Awesome image! Love the interaction and unusual shape of the stem. Great find.

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Comment posted by Fabio Giarrizzo on February 13, 2012 at 7:19 AM

A picture of a great chromatic impact indeed- Awesome shapes, striking colors and an excellent composition on this one- My congrats, Fabio

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on February 13, 2012 at 7:37 AM

Superbly composed. Opposing diagonals are pleasing as are the shapes and colors. Lovely, Verdon

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Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on February 13, 2012 at 11:52 AM

Very dramatic, Verdon! Like the interaction of the flowers; as others mentioned they look like dancing birds.

Beautiful colors show off well against the neutral BG.

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Comment posted by Bob Duff on February 13, 2012 at 12:26 PM

Excellent capture Verdon. Great job.

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Comment posted by Brigitte Lorenz on February 13, 2012 at 1:24 PM

very elegant...they look like birds...beautiful work!

Brigitte

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Comment posted by scott lanz on February 13, 2012 at 4:05 PM

A fun, clever, and technically excellent image.

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Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on February 13, 2012 at 9:29 PM

This is beautiful Verdon, it truly does look like to flowers involved in a matting dance.!!!

Wonderful composition and colours, you really pulled off a great shot !

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Comment posted by Sindy Burk on February 14, 2012 at 3:09 PM

how lovely, are they flirting?
Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Michael Lowe on February 14, 2012 at 6:16 PM

This is way cool. One of the best "bird" shots I've seen.

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on February 14, 2012 at 7:18 PM

Love it! Two exotic bids.

Ray

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on February 14, 2012 at 10:09 PM

Hi Verdun

You captured the superb color , and marvelous lines of this awesome flower perfectly

Albert Darmo Canada

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on February 15, 2012 at 12:29 PM

Verdon: One of my very favorite subjects and a striking capture of these superb specimens. Superb shot. >=))>

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Comment posted by Benjamin Olson on February 15, 2012 at 4:57 PM

Beautiful flowers! I wish it was a tad brighter, but that's just me! I love how they are facing each other, and the background is exceptional!

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on February 22, 2012 at 10:44 AM

Exquisite colours in this tough-to-capture "Bird of Paradise">
Congrats on the WP!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on February 23, 2012 at 1:05 AM

Gary said it for me-- the pose of the flowers makes them looks like birds in a courtship dance. That along with the colors and shapes make this nice and exotic. Congrats.

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