In different cultures, yellow means different things. In Japan, it signifies courage and nobility. In France, in the 10th century, the doors of traitors and criminals were painted yellow. If someone is said to have a “yellow streak” that person is considered a coward. "Yellow journalism" means irresponsible reporting. In Egypt and Burma, yellow is a color of mourning. Yellow is seen before other colors when placed against black, so this combination is often used to denote a warning. In China, yellow is a color of royalty. "Yellow Submarine" is a song by the Beatles. In Singapore, double yellow lines on the sides of the road indicate no parking at all times. The yellowhammer is a bird and a yellow jacket is a wasp.
Thank you for sharing abit of Yellow history. Its a lovely shot and good commentary to go with it. Don't forget, at Hogwarts, the house of Hufflepuff is Yellow and Black. BTW, I am so enjoying all your photos over past week. Gorgeous!
A few more : To us , yellow stands for hate or modern love.
Wonderful capture of this beautiful flower.
The plant is familiar to me. we can buy theme in flower shops
Fav! I love the colour yellow and I loved your commentary too. Isn't it funny how things like colours can mean so much and be perceived in so many ways.
Love the way it really pops out! Great focus. Interesting info....I knew that yellow and purple are complimentary colours but didn't know it is seen first before others on black! Fav
Amazingly beautiful yellow color and pattern on the flower. Also I really love reading all the different meanings for yellow. Never thought about that before!
stunning colour, and lovely focus on it! I was watching some program or other about food in Singapore which reminded me of you :) Perhaps some picks of the lovely food there sometime as an idea ?:))) Thanks darling for the info on your gorgeous dolls, sourcing the material in the next few days :))))
Your focus makes this feel 3-D. I love it, and don't forget the Yellow-bellied sap sucker or yellow-bellied marmot, and "yeh yellah bellied cur" growled in a pirate voice.
A great, big, bright and cheerful "THANK YOU!" to everyone for being so supportive! I love flower shots and take every opportunity to make them. Flowers always have such great colors. Again, thank you, I am grateful for your encouragement.
I liked reading through the varying uses/meanings of the color yellow. This a beautiful photo of yellow, lovely depth of field to accentuate the flowers.
Simply beautiful. Love the composition and the color pops perfectly against the background. Love the facts too. "Yellow Ledbetter" by Pearl Jam is a song that till this day, no one knows what is actually sung lyric-wise or what the song is even about. But its still a great song. Odd
October 24th, 2012
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Wonderful capture of this beautiful flower.
The plant is familiar to me. we can buy theme in flower shops
This is a beautiful shot