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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13 Comments

  1. Rosa says:

    What fabulous shots!

    Cheers,

    Rosa

  2. sra says:

    Was that a drawing you had in the previous post?

  3. Soma says:

    Gorgeous Gorgeous answer! The half bloom makes me think of a child blowing kisses from her little curled palm;-)

  4. Priya says:

    How utterly gorgeous!! Thanks for sharing.

  5. kalva says:

    lovely pics.. love th half bloomed pic

  6. Mints! says:

    Oh my! excellent pics! Looks like my guess was correct :)

  7. Gini says:

    Pics are outstanding.

  8. sunita says:

    What gorgeous pictures :-)

  9. Kay says:

    >>> “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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