Dogwoods Against The Sky
by Sandi OReilly
Title
Dogwoods Against The Sky
Artist
Sandi OReilly
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Dogwood taken from the side toward the sky using a Nikkor 105mm Micro Lens. I always look forward to seeing these beautiful and meaningful flowers on our tree each year. I used a texture with this image to give it a slight painterly effect.
Cornus is a genus of about 30�60 species of woody plants in the family Cornaceae, commonly known as dogwoods. Most are deciduous trees or shrubs, but a few species are nearly herbaceous perennial subshrubs, and a few of the woody species are evergreen. Several species have small heads of inconspicuous flowers surrounded by an involucre of large, typically white petal-like bracts, while others have more open clusters of petal-bearing flowers. The various species of dogwood are native throughout much of temperate and boreal Eurasia and North America, with China and Japan and the southeastern United States particularly rich in native species.
A Christian legend of unknown origin proclaims that the cross used to crucify Jesus was constructed of dogwood. As the story goes, during the time of Jesus, the dogwood was larger and stronger than it is today and was the largest tree in the area of Jerusalem. After His Crucifixion, Jesus changed the plant to its current form: He shortened it and twisted its branches to assure an end to its use for the construction of crosses. He also transformed its inflorescence into a representation of the Crucifixion itself, with the four white bracts cross-shaped, which represent the four corners of the Cross, each bearing a rusty indentation as of a nail and the red stamens of the flower, represents Jesus' Crown of Thorns, and the clustered red fruit represent His Blood.
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April 2nd, 2012
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Hanne Lore Koehler
Fantastic capture of these gorgeous dogwood blossoms, Sandi! Gorgeous sunlight and shadows in this amazing composition! L/F/FB
Laurie Search
I love your composition so much here, dear Sandi, and the light is really fabulous!!!! Gorgeous image!!! :)))vf