Today I was taking pictures and saw a most amazing sight. I found a bud of white prickly poppy. I took a picture of it with my 18-50 mm lens. Then I decided I wanted to compare this picture to one taken with my 100 mm macro. I had to walk about 50 steps back to the car, change out lenses and come back. But when I returned, the flower had changed and was partly open. Then, while I took pictures, I saw it give a little shake and a push and open further. Finally, after about 5 rounds of this within in about a minute, it was open. It's last motion was to shake off a little piece of green covering that had been on the side the bud when I started taking pictures.
This is the bud. Notice that it has already broken out of the green covering and only a little piece is left.
The bud was already somewhat flat when I got back and went to thiis by the time I composed and focused the shot.
The next movement got it this much open.
Another shiver and push got it to here.
The next to last motion that I saw got it to fully open but the piece of green, seen on the bud was still attached.
The last shiver made the little piece of green drop off. I didn't see any more motion after that.
Is that a bug that has found it already, or a dark part of the flower? Excellent timing. Those sure are pretty flowers.
ReplyDeleteOops, should have put my reading glasses on - that's a part of the flower. Great photos!
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Poppies are my favorite flowers, and the best way for me to enjoy them is if kind people take great photos and let me see. Because this place is the Garden of Death for poppies. So thanks!
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