Saturday, September 4, 2010

SOOC #13 painted petals

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I am just in love with these flowers! It's the first year I've had them in my garden and I think they will stay. I love how it looks like the red is painted on, starting dark then fading away.

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And I could not resist this partially opened bloomed. I love the curly petals.

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17 comments:

  1. Like the 1st pic. It looks so bright and sunny!

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  2. Such a striking flower! Yes! The design does seem painted on the petals! Beautiful photos!

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  3. I agree, the flower sure looks painted
    the second one is lovely and the blurry background is great!

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  4. Simply stunning! I love the colors on the first flower.

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  5. Flowers are God's canvas for color. Beautiful flower.

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  6. both painted and curly petals are beautiful. hope you're having a great time on your trip.

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  7. What kind of flower is this? I'm in love with that shot!

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  8. Love seeing flowers in different states of bloom, and your photos are beautiful. Love the buttery bokeh in the second one and the color in the first.

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  9. It looks like the painted sun...so beautiful, so full of cheer!

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  10. Wow, so so beautiful! I just love that first photo :)

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  11. Amazing, I love that second photo!

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  12. This is a gorgeous flower! I love the colors!

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  13. Love the last photo…it’s beautiful!

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  14. They are gorgeous and they really do look hand-painted!

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