Midnight Madness

Gallery: FloraPosted March 29, 2017350 views6 comments

I love hibiscus, and have photographed them for probably 25 years on our Hawaii and Southern Cal trips.
I have NEVER seen another one with these colours.
The owners said it had no specific name; this is what *I* would call it if asked.

Kauai, Hawaii, private plantation
2017:01:28 16:21:15
D800
70-180mm macro @ 82mm
1/100 sec, f/8
Mode: Av
Metering: Multi-segment
ISO: 400
White balance: Auto
Flash: Off

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on March 29, 2017 at 7:51 PM

This is quite a blend of petal colors! Unique, certainly; exquisite and interesting. cool

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on March 29, 2017 at 10:20 PM

Sandy: What spectacular flowers! And an equally fine capture. If Chrissy sees this shot I know she'll be scouring the internet to find some to plant in our garden. I might even encourage her enlightened

. Beautifully rendered>=))>

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments

Comment posted by Skip Layman on March 30, 2017 at 2:15 PM

Although I'm not a fan of black background shots, this is well done. Not being negative about your shot, but I doubt I'd ever plant this Hibiscus because to me the flowers have the appearance of frost damage.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 558 Posts, 1704 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on March 30, 2017 at 4:46 PM

Definitely different ! Can't say I particularly like it, but it sure is unique!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on March 30, 2017 at 9:16 PM

So beautiful. I'm glad you posted this.

Registered on July 27, 2010, 1310 Posts, 5035 Comments

Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on March 31, 2017 at 2:08 PM

A spectacularly over the top presentation of some over the top flowers, Sandy !! The large version really hits you in the eye !

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