Gloriosa Rothschildiana by Sheila

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25-JAN-2013

Gloriosa Rothschildiana

A friend gave me the tuber of this African flower a few years ago,
This is the first time it has flowered.

The other Gloriosa I have is G. superba seen below

Canon EOS 5D Mark II ,Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
1/30s f/4.5 at 100.0mm iso100 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto

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Yiannis Pavlis		04-Jan-2014 01:40
Outstanding! V!

Helen Betts		17-Dec-2013 18:57
Hard to believe it's the same flower! Another gorgeous capture, Sheila.

Tom LeRoy		31-Jan-2013 08:23
Wonderful how you captured this exotic beauty!V!

Guest		29-Jan-2013 23:11
Spectacular images in this series, Sheila.

Terry Sprague		29-Jan-2013 13:13
Superb image and fantastic bloom. V

Guest		29-Jan-2013 12:31
Wonderful structure and lighting with this beautiful macro shot ,Sheila!:>))

Lloyd & Sandy Spitalnik		29-Jan-2013 06:47
Lovely image Sheila!!

Simon Chandler		28-Jan-2013 20:26
Amazing macro! Excellent pov and composition, dramatic and appealing. v

bill friedlander		28-Jan-2013 18:22
A wonderful design and vivid colors! Wonderful macro capture! V

Vickie BROWN		28-Jan-2013 17:21
Very curvy and details, you take care of it very well, Sheila. V

Carl Carbone		27-Jan-2013 21:20
Very pretty! They look like little flames.

Guest		27-Jan-2013 17:55
beautifull pov. v

Leo Charette		27-Jan-2013 15:23
Fantastic use of form and color

Shayne		27-Jan-2013 01:58
wonderful shot of an amazing blossom

Stephanie		26-Jan-2013 11:49
What an amazing blossom! The colors and macro work are fabulous! :)

rousselziak		26-Jan-2013 09:24
Gorgeous colour ! -V-

Ali Majdfar		26-Jan-2013 04:56
Superb capture! ~V

carol j. phipps		26-Jan-2013 02:49
Outstanding! V

lou_rozensteins		26-Jan-2013 00:54
A beautiful flower and great presentation. Well done.

woody34		26-Jan-2013 00:31
Glad your camera was handy and you could share this lovely flower....colour and precise details are very impressive..well caught...V

Susan Leigh		25-Jan-2013 23:58
Omg, that is absolutely beautiful!!! Vvvv

larose forest photos		25-Jan-2013 22:41
It is magnificent in all its colourful glory. V

Brian Samuel		25-Jan-2013 22:39
That's a wonderful shape and great use of background colour!

Karen Stuebing		25-Jan-2013 22:33
This is definitely a big Wow image. The light, detail and flower are just magical. V.

Helen Betts		25-Jan-2013 21:43
This is gorgeous, Sheila! Love the brilliant color and narrow DOF in particular.

Colin Storey		25-Jan-2013 20:53
Fantastic colours and shapes on this first flower, fantastic image of it.

Johnny JAG		25-Jan-2013 19:45
Beautiful colours

Martin Lamoon		25-Jan-2013 19:42
A terrific photograph. v+

Bill Miller		25-Jan-2013 19:19
Absolutely gorgeous colours in this orchid.

J. Scott Coile		25-Jan-2013 18:24
Exotic details.

joanteno		25-Jan-2013 18:01
Excellent macro..

Irene Wehrli		25-Jan-2013 15:22
How delightful - I can understand how you feel... Wonderfully taken and presented Sheila! Irene

Karin Doeling		25-Jan-2013 14:04
As all said: gorgeous colours!!

Fong Lam		25-Jan-2013 13:34
A splendid macro shot, Shiela.....the colors are gorgeous....V

laine		25-Jan-2013 10:27
This was one of the very first photos you posted on phase if memory serves me correctly. It's a stunningly beautiful flower.

MarcViskens		25-Jan-2013 10:25
excellent photo love it very well done marc

Chris		25-Jan-2013 10:13
A magical image Sheila - the colours are stunning!

Alan K		25-Jan-2013 09:41
Nice. It's like a burst of complimentary colours bursting forth from the frame.

Yvonne		25-Jan-2013 09:41
What a beauty! Lovely shot Sheila...