Taken in a place with no name (See more photos here)
A tropical vine, this flower does look like it has captured a bit of the sky. Photographed in the Bolz Conservatory in Madison, Wisconsin’s Olbrich Gardens. The Bolz houses a tropical oasis in the midst of vicious winter just beyond its glass panes. Today you can go from a balmy 80˙amongst the flowers to -4˙F outside.
I’m still considering a move to a desert – maybe Death Valley would be warm enough!
Visit the Green Thumb Sunday for garden and nature lovers at http://feverishthoughts.com/garden/join-green-thumb-sunday/
classic
Comment by jpt — February 10, 2008 @ 8:35 am
I love the deep, deep blue and the detailed light outlining the flower…and the lovely green bud next to the flower.
I noticed your weather girl bundled up and it shows -8F. Yikes! And I’m complaining at 13 degrees F! (We do have a roaring, whipping, freezing wind going on.)
We are going to a huge garden show the first week in March and I will have my new macro lens. Flowers! Ahhh! I can’t wait!
Barbara, did you hand hold your camera or use a monopod while photographing flowers at the Bolz Conservatory?
Just love your macros!
Comment by Anna Surface — February 10, 2008 @ 9:50 am
I don’t feel so bad now. Temps here are just below freezing and not as cold as yours. Going to Death Valley might be a bit extreme but I’ll pack my bags and go visit “Water When Dry” with ya.
Comment by wiseacre — February 10, 2008 @ 9:52 am
Very pretty! -4º! You are having much colder weather than we are!
Comment by montucky — February 10, 2008 @ 10:45 am
This is a beautiful flower, and a wonderful photo. I love blue flowers. Perhaps this could be called a periwinkle color, but on my computer monitor it looks definitley blue!
Happy GTS,
Aiyana
Comment by Aiyana — February 10, 2008 @ 11:14 am
jpt ~ thnks for lokking
Anna ~ I did hand hold with a lots of bracing against fences, walls, etc. Tripods aren’t allowed except for certain hours during the week. The p atha are narrow and crowded on weekends. But the displays are always spectacular. I’m thinking of getting one of those little wirey tripods that look like they are made out of balls. I think I could take that anywhere, especially for macros, but I don’t know anyone who has used one.
wiseacre ~ Death Valley too hot??? It finally hit FIFTEEN BELOW early this morning, so I’m not too sure about that.
montucky ~ you are supposed to be the one with those temps in the high mountains. What’s wrong with this picture?
Aiyana ~ Thanks. This is a favorite color of mine, and I was pretty happy with it.
Comment by barbara — February 10, 2008 @ 11:56 am
now isn’t that brilliant? in composition. in color. I love the blackness in the background that forces the eye to focus on what the eye wants to see – the brilliant petals. In my opinion that is meaning behind wonderful nature photography – to give the eye exactly what it wants. Your nature photography does not condemn the eye for being greedy – it simply gives and that’s wonderful.
Comment by aullori — February 10, 2008 @ 1:08 pm
but a very very Blue!
niiice
Comment by tirandofotos — February 10, 2008 @ 4:21 pm
I like the deep blue color of the flower. Good work.
Comment by ladypercy — February 10, 2008 @ 5:06 pm
Love me some skyflowers. They are so gorgeous! You did a wonderful job capturing their intense blue color.
Comment by HeyJules — February 10, 2008 @ 6:12 pm
i love how the flower looks almost sculpted – the petals are so thick and brilliant! love the macro.
Comment by jeanabaena — February 10, 2008 @ 7:23 pm
I love that color!
Great!
(Btw. do you have an RSS feed somewhere?
Can’t find it)
Comment by Nicole — February 10, 2008 @ 8:27 pm
amazing blue colors you captured here! WOW
Comment by mon@rch — February 10, 2008 @ 8:48 pm
I missed this one. Very nice detail. It almost makes me wish for Spring. But not quite.
Comment by Gandalf — February 11, 2008 @ 9:09 am
Very detailed and very beautiful shot.
Comment by Robin — February 11, 2008 @ 10:12 am
I’ve never been there but almost went the weekend of the Flake out in the Dells.
Comment by Lisa's Chaos — February 11, 2008 @ 9:46 pm
love the wavy edges of the petals
Comment by ankush — February 12, 2008 @ 4:28 pm
I’m saying gorgeous, but like those fabulous old dames who have lunch at the ritz every friday… with a trill. “Gorrrrrrr-geous!”
Comment by amuirin — February 12, 2008 @ 6:00 pm
aullori ~ when looking at these beautiful flowers, eyes can be as greedy as they want.
tiran, lady ~ definitely blue!
jules ~ thanks
jeanne, mon@rch, robin, ankush ~ macros do make a flower, yes?
gandalf ~ spring will be coming in its own good time
lisa ~ just visited your blog. what fun!
amuirin ~ with a trill? a thrill, I’m sure
Comment by barbara — February 20, 2008 @ 4:35 pm
I am an artist, Oil paintings, but have been looking for a sky vine for 11 years!!!!! Your photo, is breathtaking, those I have seen & had in Fla. were covered with those waxy wonderful blue flowers ….I found a vine here in Ohio, going to try & raise it and keep it…..May even put a heat lamp over it for the winter…. Great job, Thanks Sally
Comment by Sally — May 23, 2008 @ 10:05 am
Awesome colours!
Comment by Nicole — July 18, 2008 @ 4:58 am