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Elephant Ear

July 8, 2013 by Mike Powell

I love back lighting and I was really struck by the beauty of the light coming though the giant leaves of an Elephant Ear plant this past weekend, highlighting the details of the plant. The veins are very prominent and the colors and patterns are gorgeous.

This image is more abstract than my usual photos, but sometimes it’s nice to shoot something a little different.

Posted in Art, Flowers, Gardening, Nature, Photography | Tagged Alexandria VA, © Michael Q., Canon 55-250mm zoom lens, Canon Rebel XT, Colocasia, elephant ear, green spring gardens | 7 Comments

7 Responses

on July 9, 2013 at 6:47 am | Reply New Hampshire Gardener

This is beautiful!
- on July 9, 2013 at 7:17 am | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks. The details of leaves are endlessly fascinating, whether they be giant leaves, like this elephant ear, or the smaller more delicate leaves of a tiny wild flower.
on July 9, 2013 at 9:01 am | Reply Katherine Wikoff

Love this!
on July 9, 2013 at 12:22 pm | Reply Sue

Fantastic photo. The blur absolutely adds to the arty-ness of it.
on July 10, 2013 at 11:44 am | Reply caleephotography

Wow, what a great picture!! I *love* it 🙂
on July 25, 2013 at 7:23 pm | Reply owenslaterphotography

Great lighting and photo!
- on July 25, 2013 at 8:21 pm | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks, Owen. The photo is proof that sometimes simple is better.