From My Eyes To Yours is a photograph by Bruce Bley which was uploaded on June 25th, 2014.
From My Eyes To Yours
This macro shot of a white and gold iris blossom was taken while visiting a friend and her flower gardens in town.... more
by Bruce Bley
Title
From My Eyes To Yours
Artist
Bruce Bley
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
This macro shot of a white and gold iris blossom was taken while visiting a friend and her flower gardens in town.
Iris is a genus of 260-300 species of flowering plants with showy flowers. It takes its name from the Greek word for a rainbow, referring to the wide variety of flower colors found among the many species, as well as, being the scientific name, iris is also very widely used as a common name for all Iris species, though some plants called thus belong to other closely related genera. A common name for some species is 'flags', while the plants of the subgenus Scorpiris are widely known as 'junos', particularly in horticulture. It is a popular garden flower.
Irises are perennial plants, growing from creeping rhizomes (rhizomatous irises) or, in drier climates, from bulbs (bulbous irises). They have long, erect flowering stems which may be simple or branched, solid or hollow, and flattened or have a circular cross-section. The rhizomatous species usually have 3-10 basal sword-shaped leaves growing in dense clumps. The bulbous species have cylindrical, basal leaves.
The inflorescences are fan-shaped and contain one or more symmetrical six-lobed flowers. These grow on a pedicel or lack a footstalk. The three sepals, which are spreading or droop downwards, are referred to as "falls". They expand from their narrow base, which in some of the rhizomatous irises has a "beard" (a tuft of short upright extensions growing in its midline), into a broader expanded portion ("limb"), often adorned with veining, lines or dots. The three, sometimes reduced, petals stand upright, partly behind the sepal bases. They are called "standards". Some smaller iris species have all six lobes pointing straight outwards, but generally limb and standards differ markedly in appearance. They are united at their base into a floral tube that lies above the ovary (known as an epigynous or inferior ovary). The styles divide towards the apex into petaloid branches; this is significant in pollination.
The iris flower is of interest as an example of the relation between flowering plants and pollinating insects. The shape of the flower and the position of the pollen-receiving and stigmatic surfaces on the outer petals form a landing-stage for a flying insect, which in probing for nectar, will first come into contact with the perianth, then with the stigmatic stamens in one whorled surface which is borne on an ovary formed of three carpels. The shelf-like transverse projection on the inner whorled underside of the stamens is beneath the overarching style arm below the stigma, so that the insect comes in contact with its pollen-covered surface only after passing the stigma; in backing out of the flower it will come in contact only with the non-receptive lower face of the stigma. Thus, an insect bearing pollen from one flower will, in entering a second, deposit the pollen on the stigma; in backing out of a flower, the pollen which it bears will not be rubbed off on the stigma of the same flower.
I hope you have enjoyed this photograph and will share it with others. You can see more of my work on my homepage in the various galleries I have created. Thank you for visiting and please come back.
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June 25th, 2014
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Comments (20)
Drinka Mercep
Dear Bruce, your macro flower images are PURE PERFECTION !!! I can watch them whole day and can't choose which is the most beautiful.
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the wonderful compliment, Drinka. I am glad you enjoy my work. Your comment has made my day.
Jacqueline Athmann
Surprise & Congratulations!! Your photo has been featured on the Flowers Up Close group homepage! Thank you for sharing your beautiful work with us! F/L
Bruce Bley replied:
Jaqueline, Thank you again for the feature in the group "Flowers Up Close. I appreciate the honor and your support.
Bruce Bley
Thank you again for the feature in the group "The Art Shoppe Café", Jaqueline. I sincerely appreciate it.
Jacqueline Athmann
Surprise & Congratulations!! Your photo has been featured on The Art Shoppe Cafe group homepage! Thank you for sharing your beautiful work with us! F/L
Bruce Bley
Joe, I am very grateful for the feature in the group "Excellent Self-Taught Artists". Thank you for the honor and your support of my work.
Ioanna Papanikolaou
Wonderful close-up Bruce !!! l/f
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you so much for the kind and gracious compliment, Ioanna. I appreciate it and thank you for the L.
Karen Slagle
Gorgeous Iris image...Love all the wonderful colors and details. Love this. f/l
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the kind comment and L, Karen. I am glad you enjoyed this photograph.
Bruce Bley
Nadine and Bob, Thank you for your continued support of my work and the feature in the group "Artist News". I appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
Janis, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "Its a Small World. I sincerely appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
James, I sincerely appreciate the feature in the group "Beauty". Thank you for the honor.
Bruce Bley
Svetlana, I sincerely appreciate the feature in the group "The World We See". Thank you for the honor.
Sandi OReilly
Glorious, Bruce, love the whites, shading and light in this image, F/L
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the wonderful comment, Sandi. I am glad you enjoyed this photograph and thank you for the L.