No Orange, You Say?Trust me,
there's plenty of orange below:
I was almost literally floating
above a bed of orange canna
that circles the fountain in the
Rose Garden!
The steeples of the Votive Church,
the roof of Vienna University and
the parapet statues on the roof of
the Burgtheater, the
Austrian National Theater,
all vying for attention with
the spectacular clouds.
A solitary rose petal,carried off by the night winds,
left alone to decry her fate
in the wet grass
in the shade.
Canna leaves,coasting in the
morning sun.
Canna blossomstaking a dive amongst
the water lily leaves.
Water lily leavesgallivanting in the shady side
of the fountain,
oblivious of colour and time.
Orange feet?Alright,
says the Mallard duck,
go ahead, shoot them,
but then go,
we want to nap!
CannaOrange.
Not enough orange,
you say?
Please,
click on that
Canna blossom then! ;-)
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Rose Garden Fountain
Volksgarten Park
Photographs and Text
October 2009
© by Merisi
I love your photos of NATURE . The colors are gorgeous
ReplyDeleteThank you! :-)
ReplyDeleteMay I ask my dear readers one question, please?
Looking at my pictures, the way they appear in my photo album, is different from what I see them here on the blog. The original colours are more vivid. What is your impression? Maybe I need to adjust something with my blog, but what? Questions, questions .... ;-)
A wonderful day to all of you!
Merisi
My fave is the canna...wow!! Just wow.
ReplyDeleteOh Cannas are my favorite flower! My Orange ones are about 8 feet tall right now! Great shots! :)
ReplyDeleteoh, wonderful...
ReplyDeletea world-wind of orange
before breakfast!
yummmmy...
:-)
{{ i have always, always loved
the duck feet color!
is that strange?
as a child i would think
it was painted on! }}
about your colors over here--->
they are delicately cast
on my screen.
i would not change a thing ♥
pop over
and see what you find on my blog...
mine seem more saturated
but most times that is happenstance...
bright florida sun?
my inability to see my camera settings?
and
sometimes
i simply PLAY...
I love the colors -- and the canna leaf shot is my favorite -- a lovely abstract.
ReplyDeleteDon't know why the blog should change the colors of the original -- an annoying puzzlement.
Merisi,
ReplyDeleteEach of these pictures is a poem. To see them is to have extra happiness enter this day.
The colors are exquisite. I know nothing technical so cannot offer any suggestion on color correction. The colors seem quite perfect on the blog screen.
Best wishes. xo
I saw the colours instantly! Such a lovely time of year, isn't it?
ReplyDeleteSandi
I love the almost liquic flow of the petals.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful images, beautiful words. The rose petal, maybe, enjoyed her ride down. She flew through the cool night air, not knowing where she was going, nor fearing where she may end up, until she landed onto a pillow of grass.
ReplyDeleteThe Canna leaves are so lovely. I love how you captured the edge.
ReplyDeleteThe sleeping ducks are great too. In fact I can't pick out a favorite. I enjoyed looking at them all.
I had this problem constantly with Picasa! I thought it was ME. I wonder if you use Picasa? Now I use Photobucket. It is VERY slow, but the results are MUCH better.
ReplyDeleteThe female Mallard seems to have her beady eye on your lens!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos, but I see what you are talking about with the colors. When I click on your pictures to enlarge them they are much more vivid than they appear in the blog. I'm not sure what would cause this though. I have had trouble with photos on my blog sometimes too. It had to do with how the color was processed.
ReplyDeleteHere are two sites that might help:
http://www.zanzig.com/blog/?p=559
http://karenrussell.typepad.com/my_lifejust_not_on_the_ro/2007/11/adobe-rgb-vs-sr.html
Good luck!
I see the orange! I see the orange! And I'm loving it!
ReplyDeletePaz
The abstract Canna Leaves reminds me of Georgia O'Keefe! Re the differences seen in transition of photos from album to monitor - if you have an iMac you can experiment at the editing stage before uploading. I see adjusting what you want to show the world is an aesthetic matter, the final touch to your 'painting' in the creative process of producing a work of art.
ReplyDeleteI like this muted orange that I see in your photos on the blog...it is definitely orange, but not of the bright version.
ReplyDeleteI love the color of the larger version of the cannas. It is more how they are up close in real life.
ReplyDeleteI do love them so much. We will be leaving Washington in the spring, moving someplace where they have never seen a canna...oh well. Thank you for the lovely picture to keep my memory fresh.
Betty
Love that rose petal.. it's PERFECT!
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