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Blooms and Braids
August 6, 2009 | 13 Comments

Onion flower bud
“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” ~ Anais Nin

Half bloom

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Photographer: Jai
Camera: Canon 5D Mark II
Lens: 100 mm macro
Shutter speed: 1/125 sec
ISO Speed: 200
F-stop: f/3.2

DEADLINE: Aug 30, 2009

Full bloom (Peas in the background)

Braid
The size of the onion bulb is dependent upon the number and size of the green leaves or tops at the time of bulb maturity. For each leaf there will be a ring of onion; the larger the leaf, the larger the ring will be. (Growing Onions)

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Wow! Lovely!
What fabulous shots!
Cheers,
Rosa
Was that a drawing you had in the previous post?
computer sketch.
Gorgeous Gorgeous answer! The half bloom makes me think of a child blowing kisses from her little curled palm;-)
How utterly gorgeous!! Thanks for sharing.
lovely pics.. love th half bloomed pic
Oh my! excellent pics! Looks like my guess was correct
Pics are outstanding.
What gorgeous pictures
>>> “And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” ~ Anais Nin
I l.o.v.e it!!! The pictures are just beautiful, as always.
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