Thursday, August 31, 2006

Zoom, Zoom!

Marigold. Photo by Bruce SpencerSometimes when I shoot photos of small objects I can see detail on my computer that’s difficult to see on a Web page. Here are a couple of examples.

French marigolds: These flowers were first cultivated in France but the species is not native to the country. They are of the genus Tagetes – which includes about sixty species of the daisy family (Asteraceae). For a zoomed look, click on the image.


Blue Salvia. Photo by Bruce SpencerBlue Salvia also Blue Sage (Salvia azurea)

Salvia is a genus in the mint family (Lamiaceae) - which includes shrubs, herbaceous perennials, and annuals. This particular flower is about the size of your index finger – almost three inches tall an half an inch at it’s widest. This Blue Salvia has a secret of a type that I've found on several plant photos. Look at this image closely and then click it to see the flower's secret.

2 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

One of my earliest childhood memories was planting seeds and growing a flower garden when I was five. My favorites were the Blue Salvia. I could not remember the name and wanted to grow them now many, many years later. Thanks for a wonderful discovery and a walk down a very young memory lane!
Loved the surprise, too. How did you ... ?

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