Well it is that time of year again! Lots of flowers blooming in my flower beds. So it was time to dust off my camera and get shooting!
I will be posting a few different flowers in the up coming weeks. Photographing the different stages of developement. From buds to blooms.
First up is “Lantana” a perennial flower in the verbena family.
The first thing I noticed was how interesting this flower looked before it was in full bloom. To start it is very flat with tiny different colored square shapes.
Over the next few days the little squares deepened in color
and they started popping open.
It just kept popping
until finally it was in full bloom.
We had a few storms so it is a bit rough around the edges.
But still a unique little beauty!
All images taken with the Olympus E620 camera and Olympus 35mm macro lens.
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Hey Viki, glad to hear from you…these are terrific!!! I look forward to seeing more of your garden!!!
Hi David. Things in my life are finally calming down. It sure felt good to get out take a few photographs. Thanks for the nice comment!