Ecstasy
by Connie Handscomb
Title
Ecstasy
Artist
Connie Handscomb
Medium
Photograph - Photography - Fine Art
Description
In an instant, her mind is alert to so much at once, that the intellect and imagination could never list a tiny part of it all.
~ Teresa of Avila [The Inner Castle]
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Rocky Mountain Bee Plant ; Pink Bee-Plant (Cleome serrulata)
Family - Caper
Spider Flower (Cleome hassleriana)
Family - Cleome (Capparaceae)
I'm not at all fond of spiders, so calling it a spider flower doesn't stir me at all (apparently so called due to the similarity of a harvest spider unfolding its legs). I do, however, like bees so my preference is to call it the bee plant, which is the North American wild version. (The spider flower is the garden version).
The plant is very intriguing - particularly the coiled springlike stamens that spring open to reveal a petal. They look like the strings of a harp to me. The seedpods are especially long.
This plant, a native to South America, is a favorite locally; it is easy to spot it about. It can grow grow to 5 ft (1.5 m) tall.
Source:
Clay Perry's Fantastic Flowers [Text M. Perry]
Wildflowers Across The Prairies [Vance;Jowsey;McLean]
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Captured in natural light ; unaltered ; on a bit of a windy day: Nature in all its natural splendour.
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♥ Heartfelt Gratitude to The Artistic Forager for featuring this image
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October 21st, 2014
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Comments (11)
Sharon Nelson-Bianco
Hi Connie, I love your images page - it just glows with color. I love this image which is very soft, elegant and so very interesting. Your work is very special. Best regards, Sharon
Connie Handscomb replied:
Sharon, what a beautiful message you have left me; thank you so much! & so very nice to meet you. I love colours, yes, I do .. so very, very pleased you do, too :))
RussianArtists NewWave
Love your delightful play with depth of fields, Connie! So charming shapes and colors!
Connie Handscomb replied:
Thank you for noticing the fun I have with the lens .. yes, exploring the shapes & colours :)))
Linda Lees
So very beautiful! Connie, I would never have picked that it was a windy day, your focus is so sharp that I can see the tiny fibers on the sepals. L/F
Connie Handscomb
Thank you so very much, Alexandra,for featuring this image in The Artistic Forager; truly grateful :)))
Nick Boren
You sure have a wonderful eye for macro work Connie... here is another perfect example of what I am talking about. ;-)) fv