strawflower - hmm
For Macro Mondays theme: flowers in black and white
I really couldn't decide whether to post this original version [original except for b/w conversion and square crop] or one I softened in iPiccy. The softened photo looked prettier to me, but this version seemed more "true" to the flower. I finally chose this one for the MM group, but the soft one is my previous post -
www.flickr.com/photos/58905205@N07/28234717053/in/photost...
The petals of these flowers really do look and feel like straw - shiny, hard, and somewhat crisp. I had often seen them in dried flower arrangements and bouquets in the fall and assumed their texture came from being dried. However, this nursery plant shows that their texture is natural - the flowers have the dried feel and appearance even as they bloom and grow. Interesting!
strawflower - hmm
For Macro Mondays theme: flowers in black and white
I really couldn't decide whether to post this original version [original except for b/w conversion and square crop] or one I softened in iPiccy. The softened photo looked prettier to me, but this version seemed more "true" to the flower. I finally chose this one for the MM group, but the soft one is my previous post -
www.flickr.com/photos/58905205@N07/28234717053/in/photost...
The petals of these flowers really do look and feel like straw - shiny, hard, and somewhat crisp. I had often seen them in dried flower arrangements and bouquets in the fall and assumed their texture came from being dried. However, this nursery plant shows that their texture is natural - the flowers have the dried feel and appearance even as they bloom and grow. Interesting!