Very nice. I like the different treatment of the oft-photographed subject.

Was there dew on the petals? If yes, then it might have looked good if it was
more obvious. Right now I am confused about what is there on the red
petals.

Gaurav

On 12/19/05, David Mann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Soon after graduating my partner went over to Texas for a few months
> to assist in some research at one of the universities.  She brought
> home some poppy seeds and after planting a few in the garden we soon
> found the things sprouting all over the place.  Poppies are nice so
> we just let them grow.  This is one of many plants that grew between
> the cracks in the paving stones.
>
> Most of them were black in the centre but occasionally we'd have a
> white one, as shown here.
>
> http://www.bluemoon.net.nz/photo/printsdb/view.php?p=166&t=1
>
> They're very interesting to photograph, particularly as the flowers
> are coming out of the buds.  The slightest hint of wind sends them
> swaying all over the place so you need a very still day.
>
> We've since moved house but we still have a good crop of poppies in
> our herb garden because some seeds somehow hitched a ride with a
> parsley plant we brought with us.
>
> Cheers,
>
> - Dave
>
>
>

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