I finally have a few blooms . Forgive my hazy photos. Will be taking more as I get more blooms. My favorites are the doubles, but my favorites to PHOTOGRAPH are the singles !!! They are just so delicate looking (as David said) and the centers are so interesting.
I have trouble taking a photo ( I just have a point and shoot camera) of two poppies and keeping them both in focus. Any suggestions ???
this one seemed to be dancing - although if it had been it wouldn't had been in focus at all !!!!
beautiful poppies... I just love them. Have had success with them by just scattering seed. Have lots of tiny plants emerging all over my property. Can't wait to see which ones made it this year or ones
that reseed from last year.
Your photo's are clear when the picture is enlarged.Great detail.
I find the double hard to photograph - the light reflects off each petal so much and I just don't know how to set my camera for that
Your poppies are gorgeous. Here are a few on mine blooming today.
Arlene
Orange.
Tangerine.
all are beautiful , but I especially love the tangerine color !!!
they are all beautiful
Not a fancy one..but found my first Ca poppy of the season cuddling up to his blue little friends.
BeaHive, I am anxiously awaiting the pic that goes with that statement !
Silly me.. forgot the picture ... here it is.
Good morning all..
oh, blue and gold - that was worth the wait ! ( I've done that plenty of times so don't feel silly - I just had to tease ya !)
this has been my darkest red one so far, it just doesn't show it in the picture. Excuse my fat hand but the wind has been blowing so hard these last few days I couldn't get a picture of it.
Corgimom,
Your poppies are pretty!I noticed today I have some poppy sprouts.hopefuly!the poppies will grow well and will be able to share some photos in the summer.I like your red peony poppy.
corgimom- that is one beautiful poppy. Do you have the name..need to put that one on my must have seed list. Terrific!
no, all of these came up as volunteers from last year's crop ! ( and those seeds were bought at our Master Gardener's sale - so not even a name last year !!! They came out with the ones you see on this thread as well as ones I posted on last year's thread here ( which I have looked for and cannot find now), which included pinks and lavenders. I am still hoping for some more colors to bloom !!!!
I had singles, doubles, semi doubles of all colors and just let the doubles drop their seeds. I collected seeds from a lot of the other doubles,too, but just didn't plant them. Although they are the prettiest to look at in person, I love to photograph the singles.
keep on doing what you are doing..they are terriffic!
thanks to Elphaba, of the Roses forum, I have better photos to share with you ! She sent me a dmail, encouraging me to keep trying with my photography and sent me what she did. I took these this morning. Hope to do better in the future ! ( don't get fooled - I took some real lousey ones ,too !! You WON'T be seeing those !)
Thanks Elphaba !
center of poppy
red double poppy trying to open
single red one dancing
pink with lavender petals inside
Corgi, you are too kind to me and my meager advice! Just so the rest of you know, Corgi asked me about a photo. Otherwise, I would never presume to give photo advice! I'm about the worst one out there, but in a way that's good b/c I talk about photography in kindergarten terms!
All of y'alls poppies are stunning! I wish I could grow them. I've thrown seeds out and gotten zip. I've even planted some hoping they would come back the next year, but alas, no.
stages of the poppy
bud
bud begins to open
to reveal a lovely ( or not so lovely sometimes) poppy
poppy pod after petals have dropped off
( I don't have a dried seed pod yet, so that is to come....)
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single lavender poppy
single pink with red one in the background
Have a look at this poppy garden from last year.
http://s241.photobucket.com/albums/ff134/blaamand/Poppies%202007/
cowgirl..Wow! I must start looking for some seed. I loved # 33 Queens poppies & # 46 Red-cut-petal single.
Thanks for sharing.
Wow is right !! Both last year and year before that I had many more colors but I didn't plant any this year. All of mine are volunteers !
What pretty poppies! I think this one may have come from you corgimom. Looks like one above, except more shaggy..
susan
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If you like the California poppies...check this out..
Poppies everywhere! I love them!!
A bee enjoying the poppies..
Macro shot of poppy.
