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One of my Simple Pleasures
Experimenting! ;o)
HSS!!
Playing in Photoshop - a second take on the gerbera I posted yesterday - and the final of 3 versions I made.
Here I shot 3 gerbera daisies against the window in the sunlight. This time I wanted to work from the light to a darker tone, again using textures. I do love the gerbera (Transvaal daisy) it's is such a great flower to photograph.
The first treatment of the 3 gerbera together is linked in the first comment field
Textures by 2 Lil Owls - Embrace collection
My Simple Pleasures set: Simple Pleasures
My Gerbera, Daisy set: Gerbera & Daisies
My Textured set here: Elisa Textured set
The Transvaal Daisy or Gerbera
Gerbera L. is a genus of plants in the Asteraceae. It was named in honour of German botanist and medical doctor Traugott Gerbera | who travelled extensively in Russia and was a friend of Carl Linnaeus. (Wikipedia)
One of my Simple Pleasures
And I guess it would also be one of my favourite cliché shots too.
The Transvaal daisies, or gerbera are so lovely, they are big and bright - they are so irresistible! And they hold raindrops so perfectly too. I just love to shoot them.
Textures my own and 2 Lil Owls Delicate Paints collection.
Happy Cliché Saturday ;o)
My Gerbera, Daisy set: Gerbera & Daisies
My Textured set here: Elisa Textured set
Cliche Saturday set: Cliche Saturday
At least I believe this is the Gerbera Daisy (Transvaal) the "most elegant and sophisticated of daisies"
After 13 years of Commercial Cut Flower growing, where all our flowers were in nice straight rows and all exactly the same, I can't really identify the colours in the wild (of our courtyard )......
Manual focus on a cloudy morning. At f/5.6. Might try a smaller aperture for fun, since this focus was so close to the petals that the lens wiggled them.
... or Gerbera, named after the German botanist and medical doctor, Traugott Gerber. Dutchman Jan Frederic Gronovius was responsible for naming the genus Gerbera after the physician back in the 1700s.
The flower’s earliest origins are mainly South Africa (hence my title) where you will find some native flowers growing in the wild. They also flourish in the warm parts of Asia, South America and Tasmania.
They're so beautiful, with their classic daisy shape and bold, strong colours. Love them ! Bought three of them from my local florist and took loads of pics, so I shall probably bore you to tears with the different colours.
~ Edited in Topaz Studio and textured in PicMonkey ~
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One of my Simple Pleasures
Experimenting! ;o)
Playing in Photoshop - here I tried using a black background, and working from the dark to the light using textures ... I rather liked this one. I do love the gerbera (Transvaal daisy) it's is such a great flower to photograph.
Textures by 2 Lil Owls - Crazy Flares collection
My Simple Pleasures set: Simple Pleasures
My Gerbera, Daisy set: Gerbera & Daisies
My Textured set here: Elisa Textured set
Gerbera are also known as the African daisy, Transvaal daisy or Hilton daisy. These plants are perennials and are related to the sunflower and they attract birds, bees and butterflies. It is often used as an ornamental plant when deer are a problem as they will not eat it. Gerbera are native to South Africa and are also found in the wild in Madagascar and Asia.
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ガーベラ (アフリカ千本槍)/Gerbera jamesonii キク科オオセンボンヤリ属の多年草。英名 Transvaal daisy, African daisy
京都府立植物園/Photo was taken in The Kyoto Botanical Garden
Transvaal Daisy
This orange daisy is surrounded by some deep red chrysanthemum daisies. The green flower is a pom pom button flower, also a member of the chrysanthemum family.
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Wikipedia:
Transvaal daisy (Gerber Daisy)
Gerbera L. is a genus of plants Asteraceae. It was named in honour of German botanist and medical doctor Traugott Gerber | who travelled extensively in Russia and was a friend of Carl Linnaeus. Scientific name: Gerbera
Family: Asteraceae
Order: Asterales
Higher classification: Mutisieae