If you occasionally visit some of my other blogs – particularly my gardening blog or my photo blog, you’ve probably realized that I love plants, flowers, gardening and of course photography.
I’ve always been interested in all stages of plant growth, from that first little sprout that comes up after you’ve planted a seed, to the first leaf, first flower buds, flowers in bloom and even dying flowers and the seed heads that develop once the flower has died down.
One of my flowers that produces lovely seed heads in the Maltese Cross. Now, since I don’t have any winter pictures (ie frozen flowers, snow covered garden etc) because I’ve been hiding from the cold and snow, I decided to go back one season and show you what the Maltese cross seed head looks like in Autumn or late summer when the flowers die down.
Aren’t they lovely? To me, even dead flowers can be beautiful. In this photograph it almost looks like I’ve caught the reflection of the one seed head, but that seed head in the background is actually a different one no matter how much it looks like I’ve done some kind of mirror technique.
Do you also enjoy the look of dried flowers, seed heads, trees without leaves and other similar sights?
Happy New Year!!! I can never keep flowers living. But I never seen a flower like in your picture that is dead and still looks nice. Mind seem to have rolled over in their grave at least twice..lol Be reading more this year so keep posting.
I see what you mean. Few people look at dead flowers very long.
I love flowers but I can’t make them beautiful enough as yours..
Great picture, did you use any special setting or just plain macro?
Just a Macro setting.
hmm..very sharp shot, nice picture
I love flowers but I can’t make them beautiful enough as yours..
I was amazed. It is beautiful indeed though it was dead. Nice shoot.
Nice picture. Unfortunately we can’t have flowers at home – The cats simply eat them:(