Hawthorn blossom

: Hawthorn blossom; One of my macro lens tests. I liked the little flush of pink in some of these flowers.; Created by: Sgbrown.; Tools Used: D200, DxO 4.2; Created on: April 2007; Image Views: 135; Average Views per Day: 0.3; Image Number: 37825

Comments:

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Jun 7, 2007 at 3:21 AM said:

good to see one of your macro images, Steve, - and a pretty one it is, too! Am glad you're enjoying the lens. Only just found this one, sorry to be late with the comment. I also like the slight tinge of pink in some blossoms. Now is this also known as the May Tree, or May Blossoms? We had a discussion on another list about this, sometime ago, - about the superstition that picking "May" blossoms and bringing them into the house, brings bad luck. My paternal grandmother always said this, and she had a good reason to believe it, too.

Talsi from WNC -USA on May 17, 2007 at 8:45 AM said:

Beautiful photo of the blossoms. Good job.

Steve Brown (sgbrown) from UK on May 12, 2007 at 6:02 PM said:

Thanks, Tania, Alex and Plumeriagrl for your photographic comments, and thanks Mike for your historic ones!

plumeriagrl from California on May 12, 2007 at 2:51 AM said:

What a charming bunch of blossoms. I really like the highlights and shadow play on them. The delicatness really stands out with the soft pink undertones in them. Wonderfully captured macro

Whittler from Maine on May 11, 2007 at 10:50 AM said:

WOW!! great macro and pretty blossoms.

MIKE from MBORO on May 10, 2007 at 3:32 AM said:

Britain's most famous hawthorn is the Holy Thorn of Glastonbury. Legend tells of how Joseph of Arimathea, the uncle of the Virgin Mary, arrived at a hill overlooking Glastonbury Tor with a few disciples and two sacred vessels containing the blood and sweat of Jesus. Where he thrust his staff into the ground it sprouted and grew into a thorn tree. Though the original is obviously not there any more, one of its supposed descendants does still stand on the hill, and other offspring grown from cuttings and perpetuated over the centuries can be found around Glastonbury and indeed further afield in England. This particular hawthorn blooms twice a year, once in May and again around Christmas. A sprig of one of these Glastonbury thorns from outside St Johns Church is traditionally sent to the Queen, who is said to decorate her breakfast table with it on Christmas morning. a lovely photo steve neat lens to i will have to save and work hard to get one now i have seen some fantastic shots

Tania (TMR8) from Taranaki New Zealand on May 9, 2007 at 7:19 PM said:

Steve I find white flowers the hardest to photograph. You have mastered it beautifully. they look like they would be tiny little flowers

Marsha Sea from Florida on May 9, 2007 at 6:47 AM said:

Wow! I didn't realize how small these flowers are. Nice macro!

Steve Brown (sgbrown) from UK on May 9, 2007 at 2:19 AM said:

Thanks Marsha and Mary. Mary, the lens can get to life size (1:1), although I wasn't that close in this shot. However, I was pretty close: these flowers are tiny and probably 8 or 10 of them would be equivalent to the dandelion head in your excellent macro posted here recently.

Mary Sham from Pgh, PA on May 8, 2007 at 7:26 PM said:

Nice capture Steve. Can you get more of a closeup with your lens? The flowers are so pretty with that delicate shade of pink.

Marsha Sea from Florida on May 8, 2007 at 6:46 PM said:

Very pretty flowers.

Steve Brown (sgbrown) from UK on May 8, 2007 at 6:36 PM said:

Glad you liked this one, Carol and Lorraine!

lorraine from NZ on May 8, 2007 at 4:41 PM said:

Very pretty flowers, ex capture.

Shutterbug from Maine on May 8, 2007 at 3:10 PM said:

Beautiful flowers.

Carol

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