Tulip Negrita Close-up

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Tulip Negrita Close-up

February 25, 2013 by Mike Powell

Here is a splash of color to start the work week—a close-up shot of the inside of a deep purple tulip called Negrita. I photographed this flower while visiting an orchid exhibit at the Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens in Richmond, Virginia this past weekend.

Posted in Flowers, Gardening, Macro Photography, Nature, Photography | Tagged Canon 100mm macro lens, Canon Rebel XT, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, purple, Richmond VA, tulip, Tulip Negrita | 8 Comments

8 Responses

on February 25, 2013 at 6:42 am | Reply New Hampshire Gardener

Nice macro!
- on February 25, 2013 at 6:48 am | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks. It was nice to drag out my macro lens, which has not seen much use this winter. I can’t wait for the flowers and insects to return.
on February 25, 2013 at 9:01 am | Reply Ed

Superb macro! You need to use that lens more ofter..;-))
on February 25, 2013 at 10:34 am | Reply Sue

Wow–gorgeous colors, Mike
- on February 25, 2013 at 12:40 pm | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks, Sue. I think that many of us are color-starved in the winter and that makes these brilliant colors “pop” even more.
on February 25, 2013 at 12:31 pm | Reply lylekrahn

Great colours and detail, and the I like the composition.
- on February 25, 2013 at 12:38 pm | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks, Lyle. The big advantage to shooting this kind of a shot for me is that I can take my time with it, because the subject is not going to run away or fly away. Oh, there is still a lot to think about, but it’s a different mental process.
  - on February 25, 2013 at 12:40 pm lylekrahn
    
    Yes it’s quite different when you’re worried about your subject leaving!