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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)

13 Comments

1. What flower is this? | jugalbandi says:

   August 6, 2009 at 9:27 pm

   [...] Blooms and Braids [...]

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2. Nirmala says:

   August 6, 2009 at 10:58 pm

   Wow! Lovely!

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3. Rosa says:

   August 7, 2009 at 1:22 am

   What fabulous shots!

   Cheers,

   Rosa

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4. sra says:

   August 7, 2009 at 5:49 am

   Was that a drawing you had in the previous post?

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   • jai bee says:

     August 7, 2009 at 1:33 pm

     computer sketch.

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5. Soma says:

   August 7, 2009 at 7:30 am

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

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6. Priya says:

   August 7, 2009 at 10:12 am

   How utterly gorgeous!! Thanks for sharing.

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7. kalva says:

   August 7, 2009 at 3:07 pm

   lovely pics.. love th half bloomed pic

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8. Mints! says:

   August 7, 2009 at 6:13 pm

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

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9. Gini says:

   August 7, 2009 at 6:37 pm

   Pics are outstanding.

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10. sunita says:

    August 8, 2009 at 2:10 am

    What gorgeous pictures

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11. Kay says:

    August 9, 2009 at 11:14 pm

    >>> “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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12. CLICK: Allium. The winners are … | jugalbandi says:

    September 6, 2009 at 11:53 am

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