Plant Photos – Page 11

Stones covered with raindrops on spiderweb

Help me pick photos for my 2014 water theme calendar… and maybe win a calendar?

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I want to thank everyone who gave me such positive feedback on my post earlier this week regarding themes for my 2014 photo calendars. Today, I’d like to showcase a selection of water theme photos and ask you to choose which ones should make it into the calendar. It might be easier to tell me which ones you’d really want to see, and which ones I should definitely keep. Just give me your honest feedback and help me make great choices.

Now, here’s the catch. Everyone who comments on one of my 2014 photo calendar related posts will be entered in a drawing to win one of my calendars (you can pick your favorite theme). The only requirement I have for the winner is to be located within the U.S., mostly because the calendar will contain U.S. holidays and it will be more helpful to that person. For every calendar post that you comment on, you will earn one drawing entry (one entry per blog post, not per comment). I’m planning to give away one calendar to a lucky winner, and possibly another one to the person who comes in second, depending on the number of participants.

Sell me which photos I should include, or not, in this water theme 2014 photo calendar. You can click on any photo below to open the slideshow and view everything in a larger format. Please include your comments into the post comment section directly, not on individual photos, to make it easier for everyone to see your feedback. I know some of the photos are in portrait instead of landscape format, but I’d go back to the original and crop it the right way if it’s a favorite.

Are you ready? Go!

Pink waterlily reflecting in the water

Floral Friday Fotos: Pink water lilies and lily pads

Three waterlilies

Travel theme: Light pink rose petals

WordPress weekly photo challenge: Sea – seagull looking for food

Female mallard duck

Macro Monday: close-up of raindrops on yellow rose

WordPress weekly photo challenge: From above – Raindrops on a spider web

Travel theme: delicate rain drop on grass

A word a week – violet wildflowers with dew drops

Let’s Be Wild Weekly Photo Challenge – Scent of wet dirt after the rain

Wordpress weekly photo challenge: Saturated – yellow lemon against blue sky

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Earth – San Diego sandy beach

Cee's fun foto challenge: raindrops on green branches

Three raindrops

Travel theme: a river runs through it

Raindrops hanging from a thuja tree branch

Frost on ice plants in San Diego

Frosty ice crystals on a leaf

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Winter – Frosty ice crystals on twigs

WordPress weekly photo challenge: Sea – the waves at Coronado Beach

Wordpress weekly photo challenge: horizon at Coronado Beach

Travel theme: a river runs through it

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Winter – texture of frost on grass

Delicate dew drops on spider web

Sunday Post: Concept – close-up of raindrops on spider webs on green grass

Stones covered with raindrops on spiderweb

Travel theme: Stones with rain drops on spiderweb

Rain drops on a spider web over river rocks

Let’s be wild weekly photo challenge – water – wet branch after the rain

Three wet lemons on the tree

Macro Monday: Ice plant flower

WordPress weekly photo challenge: Sea – colorful sea star

Travel theme: delicate frost on leaves

Macro Monday: close-up of pink grass and its seeds

Today I’m taking part in the Macro Monday photo challenge. You can click on each photo for a larger view.

If you like what you see, I encourage you to subscribe so you can enjoy the new photos I post a few times a week.

I love the look of pink grass, with its long hairy stems and its bright colors. I’ve featured pink grass before but today I wanted to show you a few close-ups. Here’s what decorative pink grass (and not pink) looks like as a whole. This is technically called Pennisetum setaceum ‘Fireworks’ (Variegated Purple Fountain Grass).

And here it is closer. Best use I’ve found for it? Tickling people’s necks. Works every time.

September 29, 2013February 7, 2020 by Milka Pejovic Categories: Photography, Plant PhotosTags: close-up of pink grass, hairy pink grass, Macro Monday, nature photography, Pennisetum setaceum, photography, photos, pink grass seed pods, pink grass seeds, Variegated Purple Fountain Grass 22 Comments

Travel theme: Through

Today I’m participating in Where’s My Backpack’s Travel Theme photo challenge. This week’s theme is “through”. Remember you can click on each photo for a larger view. If you like what you see, feel free to subscribe and receive nature photography updates a few times a week.

Let me take you on a tour through the forest, one of my favorite activities. Sometimes the trail going through is pretty narrow.

And sometimes it is quite wide.

Pine trees have so many thick branches that it can be hard to see the blue sky through them.

Travel theme: the blue sky through the branches

Pine tree sap is see through, although it tends to reflect a lot of its surroundings too.

Sometimes when you hike in a park, a river runs through it.

All the way through.

Forests are full of plants and animals, including insects. Insect wings are usually see through, including the wings of this blue dragonfly.

Travel theme: see through wings of a dragonfly

September 24, 2013February 7, 2020 by Milka Pejovic Categories: Animal Photos, Forest Photos, Landscape Photos, Photography, Plant Photos, Tree Photos, Water photos, Woods PhotosTags: blue dragonfly wings, blurry water photos, hiking trail, nature photography, photography, photos, photos of trees, pine tree branches, pine tree sap, river photos, Travel theme photo challenge, Travel theme: Through, where's my backpack travel theme 17 Comments

WordPress weekly photo challenge: from lines to patterns

Today I’m participating in the WordPress weekly photo challenge and this week’s theme is “from lines to patterns”. You can click on the photos below for a larger view. If you like what you see, feel free to subscribe and receive nature photography updates a few times a week.

I love the color patterns created by the lines on this monarch caterpillar.

Wordpress weekly photo challenge: from lines to patterns - monarch caterpillar — WordPress weekly photo challenge: from lines to patterns – monarch caterpillar

Take a look at the intricate lines and patterns that make up the wings of a dragonfly. No wonder this is the fastest flying insect in the world.

Wordpress weekly photo challenge: from lines to patterns - wings of an orange dragonfly — WordPress weekly photo challenge: from lines to patterns – wings of an orange dragonfly

The leaves of the bloodleaf plant (Iresine herbstii) display some beautiful lines all across.

I love the beautiful patterns and lines on the wood duck.

Wordpress weekly photo challenge: from lines to patterns - wood duck — WordPress weekly photo challenge: from lines to patterns – wood duck

Waves create lines and patterns, even if it’s just the small ripples of a lake.

Lines and patterns of a lake's waves — Lines and patterns of a lake’s waves

Dandelions in seeds displays a lot of lines sorted by clusters.

Lines and patterns of a dandelion in seed

I chose the lines of the paper kite butterfly (Idea Leuconoe) for last. I hope you enjoy them!

Lines and patterns of the paper kite butterfly (Idea Leuconoe)

September 20, 2013February 7, 2020 by Milka Pejovic Categories: Animal Photos, Bird photos, Bloom Photos, Photography, Plant Photos, Water photosTags: Bloodleaf plant, dandelion in seed, dragonfly wings, Idea Leuconoe butterfly, Iresine herbstii, monarch caterpillar, nature photography, orange dragonfly, paper kite butterfly, wood duck, Wordpress weekly photo challenge, Wordpress weekly photo challenge: from lines to patterns 23 Comments

Floral Friday Fotos: lotus flower and lotus seed head

Today I’m participating in Floral Friday Fotos. Remember you can click on the photos below to see them in a larger format. If you enjoy my images, I encourage you to subscribe and receive updates when I post new photos, usually 3 to 5 times a week.

This is the first time I’ve photographed lotus flowers. They were standing next to the water lilies in the pond but definitely look different with their much taller stems. The light was quite challenging that day, especially when it came to photographing mostly white petals.

I love this next shot, which shows what a lotus seed head looks like once the petals come off. If you look inside the flower, you can see the seed area in an earlier stage. Pretty cool flowers!