sunflowers and chrysanthemums

i walked to the market during lunch trying to get inspired but all i did was pig out. i had Chinese food - fish stewed in black bean sauce with steamed rice, then a baklava that was ultra sweet i'm pretty sure all my teeth would fall by morning, and yet i had a good serving of a banana split with three scoops of ice cream and all the bells and whistles! and i wondered why i wasn't in the mood to eat supper. :-)

i saw this bouquet for only $5.99 (there's more chrysanthemums and sunflowers not included in the shot) and thought would make for a good photo study on the weekend. but as i was taking this shot tonight, a horrible thought occurred to me. what if i wake up in the morning and there are tarantulas all over the living room! i've read that at one time from one of those chain e-mails. yowsers!

thank you for your kind visits and comments; know that they are truly appreciated.

[Brianna]

Ah, I remember those chain mails about tarantula's! Any signs of tarantula's? Haha! A wonderful shot of these beautiful flowers! x

[Nia]

Squirm, tarantulas in flowers! Let's hope that's just an urban legend! I'm liking this dark side of yours although it's not helping dispel the thought that spiders could be lurking.

[Elizabeth]

I like the composition and lighting!

[Sally Ings]

I really like the lighting. I like how the purple colour seems to dominate.

[alia_801]

Beautiful shot! At first I thought they were fireworks :) Love the light.

[alta]

Looks nice against the black.

[☠northy]

Tarantulas???? Love the dark moodiness of this

[Claire]

I am with northy, Tarantulas? Don't know the connection; wonderful light you used

[June]

Never heard the story about tarantulas coming out of flowers before! I love how you have done this photo, the composition, background , lighting, all great!

[Francoise]

love the dark drama of this with the great lighting. We're get-pushed partners again this week. The dragon descends picture caught my eye in the thumbnails and I read the story. Challenge: How about a story about a child and a purple pillow (or insert suitable color)? When my son Liam was very young he loved the "story game," which involved a prompt and the other person told a story. I wish I had written down his amazing stories. Not sure why the amazing dragon picture reminded me of this passtime, but I hope you enjoy the challenge.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Very pretty! I really like the darker lighting of the shot. One time Judy had me pick a cluster of Peonies to put on her dining room table but before we stuck them in the vase, she had me put the heads in a bowl of water- that way any little insect visitors were promptly "executed". If tarantulas ride in on sunflowers and chrysanthemums, perhaps this method would work on them too. (o: