Showgirl! by myautofocuslife

Showgirl!

I believe, if the flower of a red torch ginger plant were a person, she'd be a showgirl. It's a wildly attractive flower, big and colorful and showy. You see the fringe here but the entire flower was the size of my fist, blooming at the end of a thick and upright stalk that was shoulder-height, and looked like a flaming torch. Maybe that's why it's called the torch ginger. 8D
i know and love this plant. great shot!
March 15th, 2012  
You should re-name her "The Ziegfeld Flower". :-)
March 15th, 2012  
Showy and spectacular colors! Love it Livia!
March 15th, 2012  
Stunning vibrant colours! Beautiful!
March 15th, 2012  
gorgeous Livia
March 15th, 2012  
Love your description!!
March 15th, 2012  
What a lovely shot, just love the description
March 15th, 2012  
This is one beautiful shot! Love the angle! =)
March 15th, 2012  
Wow! What a sexy stunner it is! Fab shot, Livia, love the colours and composition!
March 15th, 2012  
oooh lovely! Great pov :)
March 15th, 2012  
Creative description of a gorgeous flower.
March 15th, 2012  
A show girl for sure! Very pretty!
March 15th, 2012  
Very nice description. And a great shot!
March 15th, 2012  
Gorgeous picture and description!
March 15th, 2012  
The colours are gorgeous! Fantastic shot!
March 15th, 2012  
Jo
Most definitely! Beautiful
March 15th, 2012  
Very nice shot, makes me think of can-can dancers!
March 15th, 2012  
Amazing looking flower. Such a beautiful colour and texture. Ir would have been great to really see it all. Lovely shot.
March 15th, 2012  
Colorfully charming. Nice shot.
March 15th, 2012  
Pretty in pink! Great capture!
March 15th, 2012  
Definately the showgirl of the flower world! very vibrant and lovely =)
March 15th, 2012  
stunting . great colors and micro. Wish I could grow flowers like this in our garden
March 15th, 2012  
Wonderful colours. Love that yellow rim. Good capture. :)
March 15th, 2012  
Wow - what colors!
March 15th, 2012  
Fantastic colors - very eye-catching. Your description is a great as the picture - always a pleasure to come to your place :-).
March 15th, 2012  
I love ginger flowers (all tropical flowers, really). Great comp.
March 15th, 2012  
Such a beautiful vibrant pink!
March 15th, 2012  
Lovely vibrant shot. Definitely a showgirl!
March 15th, 2012  
Amazing colors and details! Great capture, Livia! Outstanding find and shot!
March 15th, 2012  
Rob
Lovely shot. Nice composition and colour
March 15th, 2012  
yay! gorgeous picture
March 15th, 2012  
love the colours!
March 15th, 2012  
I've never seen anything like it! A show-stopper for sure! Love your composition and detail!
March 15th, 2012  
How wonderful. I love the clash of the hot pink and the deep red xx
March 15th, 2012  
Such stunning colour!
March 15th, 2012  
Oh how lovely! I love those tones of pink and red.
March 15th, 2012  
Love this. Love the colors and your composition. Fav
March 15th, 2012  
Jim
Love tat you focused in where you did
March 15th, 2012  
Gorgeous colors! I love the yellow on pink!
March 15th, 2012  
Beautiful close-up and colors!
March 15th, 2012  
just beautiful! great colors and framing.
March 15th, 2012  
Beautiful as always Livia !! I love these flowers and you are right about them being 'showgirls' !!
March 15th, 2012  
The gingers are stunning, arent they?
March 15th, 2012  
So beautiful!
March 15th, 2012  
You're right! I love the way you described and of course shot this beautiful showy flower!!!
March 15th, 2012  
For sure she is a show off, but when you got it, flaunt it.
March 16th, 2012  
very nice macro and cool color i loved it
March 16th, 2012  
Great details on this, Livia! I've seen tons of these blooms back home!
March 16th, 2012  
What a beauty!
March 16th, 2012  
Very beautiful. I've never heard about this plant before
March 16th, 2012  
Love this! Gorgeous colors, Livia!
March 16th, 2012  
great closeup, beautiful colours
March 16th, 2012  
this is nice!!! love those colors ;)
March 16th, 2012  
i thought it was the lining of a healthy stomach. hehehe! am still thinking about that blue pepper seeds shot. hahaha! great macro. you never disappoint.
March 16th, 2012  
Interesting flower! I really like the touch of yellow.
March 16th, 2012  
Kim
Pretty!
March 16th, 2012  
It's gorgeous. Sounds like it would be quite a sight!
March 16th, 2012  
Love the color
March 16th, 2012  
wow stunning flower
March 16th, 2012  
Love your description of this fantastic photo. Nicely done, Livia.
March 16th, 2012  
colour of this photo is very nice......
March 16th, 2012  
Gorgeous pink! Beautifully done!
March 16th, 2012  
wow so much intense pinks!
March 16th, 2012  
Beautiful rhythm and hue to the flower. Awesome focus and pov.
March 16th, 2012  
Stunning color and depth Livia.
March 16th, 2012  
Love your description and imagination :) Beautiful flower and shot!
March 16th, 2012  
As always, gorgeous shot and lovely description!
March 16th, 2012  
Gorgeous!
March 16th, 2012  
Beautiful colours, patterns, textures! Love your composition here, and the title is perfect :)
March 16th, 2012  
Splendid capture and flower! Beautifully composed.
March 16th, 2012  
Gorgeous showgirl shot~
March 16th, 2012  
Great colour great capture
March 16th, 2012  
Fabulous shot. She should be in the follies
March 16th, 2012  
Gorgeous shapes and colours in this shot! :)
March 16th, 2012  
Nice shot!
March 16th, 2012  
I think so! Beautiful close-up and I really like your crop/framing
March 16th, 2012  
Beautiful Livia! The colours, textures and comp are wonderful! Fav!
March 16th, 2012  
Love this so much. The colours are spectacular and the detail in the petals is gorgeous. It looks almost like velvet.
March 16th, 2012  
Beautiful! the colors and composition are fabulous and textures are beautiful as well :D
March 16th, 2012  
Oh, so pink and just gorgeous!
March 16th, 2012  
fantastic description of this beautiful flower, great shot:)
March 16th, 2012  
Neat shot and a FAV for me. I love the colors and your composition.
March 16th, 2012  
Beautiful capture. I love how those petals are outline in white and yellow.
March 16th, 2012  
She is a flashy lady:)
March 16th, 2012  
Great focus and colour! Great find.
March 16th, 2012  
oh wow, this is really super. i need a macro lens lah!!!
March 16th, 2012  
wow, stunning in color, focus and great angle!
March 16th, 2012  
Beautiful!!! and when I saw the title I started singing: Her name was Lola.. you familiar with the song? :) Here it is: Her name was Lola, she was a showgirl
With yellow feathers in her hair and a dress cut down to there
She would meringue and do the cha-cha
And while she tried to be a star, Tony always tended bar
Across a crowded floor, they worked from 8 till 4
They were young and they had each other
Who could ask for more?

At the Copa (CO!), Copacabana (Copacabana)
The hottest spot north of Havana (here)
At the Copa (CO!), Copacabana
Music and passion were always the fashion
At the Copa, they fell in love

(Copa Copacabana)

His name was Rico, he wore a diamond
He was escorted to his chair, he saw Lola dancin' there
And when she finished, he called her over
But Rico went a bit too far, Tony sailed across the bar
And then the punches flew and chairs were smashed in two
There was blood and a single gun shot
But just who shot who?

At the Copa (CO!), Copacabana (Copacabana)
The hottest spot north of Havana (here)
At the Copa (CO!), Copacabana
Music and passion were always the fashion
At the Copa, she lost her love
March 16th, 2012  
I love torch flowers. Fav.
March 16th, 2012  
Gorgeous capture, she sure does look like a torch~!
March 17th, 2012  
Excellent colors!
March 17th, 2012  
Lovely clarity and detail and DOF. Well done, I aspire to this at the moment!
March 17th, 2012  
Striking flower, great shot.
March 17th, 2012  
@elizabeth264 The song was so popular back in the day! Ah, Barry Manilow, he had some great songs. 8D
March 17th, 2012  
Gorgeous colours!
March 17th, 2012  
This is just so amazing! I really like how you offset the flower in the photo!
March 17th, 2012  
This is very pretty, I like how the red petals seem to be stepping up. Great picture.
March 17th, 2012  
This is so lovely!
March 17th, 2012  
A great, big, showgirl-inspired, colorful, bigger-than-life "THANK YOU!" to everyone!

Thank you for visiting my album. Thank you for sharing my love of flowers. Thank you for being so encouraging and kind in your comments. I am very grateful. 8)
March 17th, 2012  
I love the colors in this! Beautiful!
March 17th, 2012  
so frilly!
March 18th, 2012  
fav for me.awesome photo@@:D
March 18th, 2012  
Just stumbled upon this gorgeous photo! Had to comment. Stunning!
March 20th, 2012  
Gorgeous!
March 20th, 2012  
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