King of the Mountain

[JBW]

[bnnrcn]

Great one Brian As far as I remember , you posted it before when it was only a blossom. It is nice to see it in full shape. Beautiful color.

[Nicks Pics]

Beautiful bloom. Do the flowers keep blossoming all year where you live? I have spotted the little bug on top of his mansion! Some might suggest you crop out the stem along the right side, unless you wanted to include it because it belongs to the plant that is flowering. Just a suggestion.

[Shadowman]

Good one, great colors.

[JBW]

Great one Brian As far as I remember , you posted it before when it was only a blossom. It is nice to see it in full shape. Beautiful color.

yes I did! The life cycle for this plant is near a year long so there are many chances to get an interesting shot. It is one of the nicest reds in the garden.

[JBW]

Beautiful bloom. Do the flowers keep blossoming all year where you live? I have spotted the little bug on top of his mansion! Some might suggest you crop out the stem along the right side, unless you wanted to include it because it belongs to the plant that is flowering. Just a suggestion.

Yes they do with the added bonus of a very long life cycle (close to 1 year) for each bloom. I tried to eliminate the stem on the right but I found I missed the framing effect.

[JBW]

Good one, great colors.

this wild ginger has some of the most vivid and most subtle colours of any plant in the garden/temple.

[Ziggy]

Very nice catch of the bloom.

[bnnrcn]

You are lucky to have such a beautiful and long living! plant in your garden

yes I did! The life cycle for this plant is near a year long so there are many chances to get an interesting shot. It is one of the nicest reds in the garden.

[JBW]

Very nice catch of the bloom.

and the King of the Mountain?

[JBW]

You are lucky to have such a beautiful and long living! plant in your garden

It is one of those plants that many consider a weed but I agree it is great having them in the yard. And though I have not eaten it yet there are many recipes for the blossoms, roots and stems.

[Stagecoach]

Hi Brian, I know theses well and you have done an extremely good job capturing that waxy surface along with the red colour.

[JBW]

Hi Brian, I know theses well and you have done an extremely good job capturing that waxy surface along with the red colour.

Thanks Grahame, I had the sun at my back for this one and it did work well.

[wilgk]

Simply stunning!

[JBW]

Simply stunning!

thank-you. This is one of my better shots.

[IzzieK]

So does the root looks and taste like real ginger? The waxy petals and the bonus little ant at the top contributes well to this shot.

[JBW]

So does the root looks and taste like real ginger? The waxy petals and the bonus little ant at the top contributes well to this shot.

look a little closer and you will see that it is a tiny oranagy flying beasty. I will have to cook it before I can answer your questions about taste.

[Loose Canon]

Hi Brian!

I really like this shot. But I’m having some personal conflict (which has nothing to do with you).

I don’t usually put much stock in the titles of threads on this Forum. I title my threads rather erratically sometimes.

So when I opened the thread and saw the bloom I really liked it. Then after revisiting it I realized, from the title, I was missing something. I then had to struggle with the age-old question: “is this an insect shot on a flower or is it a flower shot with an insect on it?”

It doesn’t work for me if it is an insect on a flower. But it rocks as a flower shot with an insect on it!

Go figure!

It gave me a headache so I’m just going to enjoy the shot and forget about all the philosophical crappola!

[JBW]

Hi Brian!

I really like this shot. But I’m having some personal conflict (which has nothing to do with you).

I don’t usually put much stock in the titles of threads on this Forum. I title my threads rather erratically sometimes.

So when I opened the thread and saw the bloom I really liked it. Then after revisiting it I realized, from the title, I was missing something. I then had to struggle with the age-old question: “is this an insect shot on a flower or is it a flower shot with an insect on it?”

It doesn’t work for me if it is an insect on a flower. But it rocks as a flower shot with an insect on it!

Go figure!

It gave me a headache so I’m just going to enjoy the shot and forget about all the philosophical crappola!

I will let you in on a little known fact. I took a flower shot. I did not even see the insect until I put the shot up on the computer screen.

[Loose Canon]

I will let you in on a little known fact. I took a flower shot. I did not even see the insect until I put the shot up on the computer screen.

The shot rocks then!