Sunday, December 14, 2008

Hibiscus ~ Macro

Earlier today I had plucked a Hibiscus bloom off of one of my plants and stuck it in a vase. I was staring at it tonight and thought why not!! I decided to dissect it with my Macro lens! Fred was watching the Cowboys game and Michael was in the land of nod...so 50 photos later this is what I came up with...Kind of interesting! Now lets see if I can name the different parts correctly...My Mother will correct me if I am wrong (grin)!




Petal


Pistil


Stamen with Pollen grains.


Bottom of the Pistil with pieces of pollen grains.




If you really want to get up close click on the photo!



So Mom did I name everything correctly? I had fun and was really awed by the pollen grains. I didn't realize that they looked like itty bitty globes...cool! Of course it's not like I can see them with the naked eye either...






5 comments:

Helen said...

See!!!!!! This is why I call you HB!!! Bloody incredible! Man! You are very bored and very clever.

Leah said...

Wow! It's just incredible!

Val said...

Wow wnedy this is awesome,

I love it!!!!

Krissy said...

uhm... OH MY GOD! What lens is this? CRAP this is amazing!

Chris said...

HI wendy,
What a nice serie. You are mastering your macro lens!! Congrats and just continue like that for the happiness of our eyes!!!