orange hibiscus by summerfield

orange hibiscus

"Where does the violet tint end and the orange tint begins? Distinctly we see the difference of the colors, but where exactly does the one first blending enter into the other. So with sanity and insanity." - Herman Melville

-o0o-

if i were to be a flower, i'd want to be a hibiscus, not necessarily an orange one, but perhaps a white hibiscus. which is not a colour found on a rainbow. i found this hibiscus flower in a planter along one of the streets in downtown toronto. it is actually dark peach but with a little tweaking in ribbet, it now has an orange colour. which suits the thumbnail challenge just fine.

if you want to join in and catch up, here's the link to the challenge: http://365project.org/discuss/themes-competitions/13208/july-thumbnail-challenge

my july-movie post for today is here: http://365project.org/summerfield/365-again/2012-07-03
Stunning colors and a very hot. point of view
July 4th, 2012  
LOVE these colors ...really depicts our hot weather here!! Beautiful macro and pov. Love the Melville quote. :)
July 4th, 2012  
Sue
love the focus of light on the stem..I like that quote too!
July 4th, 2012  
wonderful color, texture and tones! Love it!
July 4th, 2012  
Great colors and focus! Excellent lighting for this as well!
July 4th, 2012  
Fabulous photo!
July 4th, 2012  
Fantastic orange colours in this pretty flower :) Great capture :)
July 4th, 2012  
@vaugdds - haha! thank you, saskia.

@karenann - yes, i do like the melville quote, too. it makes me think about my own sanity (or insanity for that matter). i remember when i was much younger, i've been called an odd duck. now i'm just called worse. hahaha! thank you, my friend.
July 4th, 2012  
@roth - thank you, sue. sometimes i don't know if it is i who's brilliant or the camera :-) i think it's the camera. the canon doesn't want to get retired, it's still my main camera because obviously i can't carry the big one with me all the time.

@cscecil - thank you, CS. i have been amiss with visiting your album but i know you understand. mwah!
July 4th, 2012  
@mikegifford - thank you, mike.

@boogie - thank you, mags. long time no see!

@alia_801 - thank you, alia. i can't wait till the week is finished so i can see my rainbow thumbnails. i find myself thinking of what i can and shall photograph next for the colours. my insanity is taking over, i think!
July 4th, 2012  
WOW this is stunning!!
July 4th, 2012  
Glorious, stunning color! Awesome shot! And I think the hibiscus becomes you. I can totally see you as one. But a brightly colored one. 8)
July 4th, 2012  
@danig - you got stunned, eh? thank you, matey.

@myautofocuslife - you got stunned, too? hehehe. if i'm brightly coloured, i won't be a hibiscus. i'd be something else! thank you, livia.
July 4th, 2012  
Wow- that is ORANGE!!!!!
July 5th, 2012  
@olivetreeann - thank you, ann. am getting used to processing my darn photos - that is not good! :-)
July 5th, 2012  
Beautiful photo. Like how you captured the little veins that run along the inside of the petals. Great color and pov.
August 4th, 2012  
Leave a Comment
Sign up for a free account or Sign in to post a comment.