Unfurling Of The Hosta
by Sandi OReilly
Title
Unfurling Of The Hosta
Artist
Sandi OReilly
Medium
Photograph - Photography, Digial Art
Description
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The Hosta plants are one of my favorites to watch push up every year through the ground in tightly rolled leaves all together at once. It is as if all the hosta plants all said, "let's go it's time" and they seem to come up at the exact same time and in order. Each one is slightly different in patterns on the leaves and color. This image is of one coming up pushing up through the ground. The designs in the leaves caught my eye and got my camera to capture their beauty, as well as to see God's finely tuned creation unfolding in such an amazing way. I liked the almost abstract look of this image.
Hostas are the number one selling plant in North America. Hosta leaves come in four main colors: blue, green, yellow, and white. Color combinations are also important. The leaves can have different shapes as well as margin colors different from the center color. The leaves can have wide irregular margins or very distinct but thin margins. The spring color also may not be stable all season long. The leaf surface can be flat, curled, cupped, wavy, contorted, piecrust, or furrowed. Flat surfaces have even and smooth features. A rugose leaf has uneven features such as dimpled, puckered, embossed, ruffled, pleated, wrinkled, and crinkled leaf surfaces. Hostas are very beautiful plants. Your appreciation of the Hosta will be cultivated to a higher level by taking a closer look at various aspects of the Hosta.
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May 7th, 2014
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Comments (65)
Laurie Search
Revisiting this gorgeous work, dear Sandi!! I just love how you composed it!! So beautiful!!! :)))vft fb
Jerry Bokowski
I marvel at the design in creation, Sandi. Gorgeous greens here! Lovely description as well!...........Fav / like
Laurie Search
This is so, so beautiful, dear Sandi!!! Wonderfully composed with gorgeous color!!! :)))vf
Donna Kennedy
Beautiful color and detail Sandi, your great eye captured something most of us would pass up, well done!!!...F/T/L
Nick Boren
You have a great photographic eye to get this shot Sandi and the detail throughout the image is wonderful. :-) fv
Sandi OReilly
Appreciate your featuring this image in Nature Photography 1Per Day, Robert!! Thank you very much!!!
Sandi OReilly
Thank you very much, Nadine and Bob, for featuring this image in 1 Good Photo WEEKLY, appreciate it!!!