Prickly Poppy Poster

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This Texas White Prickly Poppy (Argemone albiflora Hornem. ssp. texana G.B. Ownbey) was glowing by itself in a shady area on the upper banks of the Colorado River, SE of Austin, Texas. The subdued light allowed me to capture the nuances of the pure white petals, which becomes difficult in brighter light. A visiting insect tried to hide as I was taking the photograph. From the USDA Plant Guide for this species (accessed at: plants.usda.gov/plantguide/pdf/pg_aralt.pdf): "White prickly poppy (Argemone albiflora spp. texana) is an erect, prickly, deep-rooted, annual or biennial that contains bright yellow latex. A member of the poppy (papaveraceae) family, it has a showy white flower, with numerous yellow or reddish stamens. The sepals of the white prickly poppy are topped with sharp prickles, and the sepals fall off as the flower expands. The leaves also are spiny, which keeps cattle from eating it, since this plant is somewhat poisonous. The leaves of the white prickly poppy are so...

Gary Holmes, photographer: I have always loved to photograph nature, landscapes, abstract, and other found objects of interest. I prefer the challenge of trying to capture the unpredictable spontaneity of things and events as they are occurring. I started with a Kodak Brownie as a child, but entered the world of real photography with a Canon AE-1 in the late 1970's. I have successfully sold a number of my photographs on Fine Art America, and have been recognized in international photography venues. Poster sized prints of three of my photographs were recently installed in a new medical clinic building in a major Texas medical center. My photo, "Blue Norther," was selected by the nonprofit Texas Bluebird Society for its 2010...

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