Anticipation I

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Anticipation I

April 15, 2014 by Mike Powell

Anticipation, waiting for the moment when a tulip will burst open. For now, all we can see is a little tongue of color, a foretaste of the beauty that is to come.

Posted in Art, Flowers, Gardening, Macro Photography, Nature, Photography, spring | Tagged Alexandria VA, anticipation, Canon 50D, Canon 70-300mm telephoto zoom lens, Runnymeade, spring, tulip | 6 Comments

6 Responses

on April 15, 2014 at 6:22 am | Reply New Hampshire Garden Solutions

I’ve never seen a tulip do that. Interesting!
on April 15, 2014 at 7:07 am | Reply tybeetabby

Cool shot
on April 15, 2014 at 8:59 pm | Reply krikitarts

Oh, Mike–tongue? Foretaste? Oh, my, premonition of sensory overload…
on April 16, 2014 at 6:14 am | Reply Anticipation III | Mike Powell

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on April 17, 2014 at 11:30 am | Reply Sue

very nice, especially the little tongue of color.
- on April 18, 2014 at 8:21 am | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks, Sue. the shape of the unopened tulips was beautiful to me, but that little spot of color added some interest and a little bit of whimsey.