Rain Drops Keep Falling On My Tulips is a photograph by Nick Boren which was uploaded on May 9th, 2013.
Rain Drops Keep Falling On My Tulips
As I was setting up for the composition of this image, it began to rain ... thus this is why I titled the image the way I did.... more
by Nick Boren
Title
Rain Drops Keep Falling On My Tulips
Artist
Nick Boren
Medium
Photograph - Photograph - Digital
Description
As I was setting up for the composition of this image, it began to rain ... thus this is why I titled the image the way I did. :-)
From Wikipedia... the free encyclopedia:
Tulips are spring-blooming perennials that grow from bulbs. Depending on the species, tulip plants can grow as short as 4 inches (10 cm) or as high as 28 inches (71 cm). The tulip's large flowers usually bloom on scapes or subscapose[further explanation needed] stems that lack bracts. Most tulips produce only one flower per stem, but a few species bear multiple flowers on their scapes (e.g. Tulipa turkestanica). The showy, generally cup or star-shaped tulip flower has three petals and three sepals, which are often termed tepals because they are nearly identical. These six tepals are often marked on the interior surface near the bases with darker colorings. Tulip flowers come in a wide variety of colors, except pure blue (several tulips with "blue" in the name have a faint violet hue).[4][5]
Tip of a tulip stamen. Note the grains of pollen
The flowers have six distinct, basifixed stamens with filaments shorter than the tepals. Each stigma of the flower has three distinct lobes, and the ovaries are superior, with three chambers.[further explanation needed] The tulip's fruit is a capsule with a leathery covering and an ellipsoid to subglobose shape.[further explanation needed] Each capsule contains numerous flat, disc-shaped seeds in two rows per chamber.[6] These light to dark brown seeds have very thin seed coats and endosperm that does not normally fill the entire seed.[7]
Tulip stems have few leaves, with larger species tending to have multiple leaves. Plants typically have 2 to 6 leaves, with some species having up to 12. The tulip's leaf is strap-shaped, with a waxy coating, and leaves are alternately arranged on the stem; these fleshy blades are often bluish green in color.
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May 9th, 2013
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Comments (19)
Laurie Search
Oh, how gorgeous, Nick!!!! You can see the rain!! And the composition is just fantastic!!!! :)))fv
Anne-Elizabeth Whiteway
Dear Nick, This is another of your many fine photographs. I love visiting your site. these tulips look awesome. I like the way you have the dreamy atmosphere in the background. Thanks for comments about "Green Eyed....". So glad you like that painting and others. F/V
Nick Boren replied:
Well I love visiting your site as well Anne... your art it so pleasing to view... Thanks for all the nice comments dear friend. :-)
Debbie Portwood
The cream color against the deep pink is so beautiful Nick! Wonderful shot in the rain!:D v.f
Nick Boren replied:
Thanks so much Debbie... I'm really glad you like it. It was rather invigorating being out there during a rain burst. :-)
Christine Burdine
Fascinating use of color there. It is no accident when a photography shoots. Love it! voted
Nick Boren
Thanks so much Tracy for featuring my rainy tulip image in your Self-Taught Artist group and your I Love Photography group. I appreciate it very much. ;-)
Sandi OReilly
Nick, really like how you composed this, love the white tulips to the side, excellent work, f/v :)!!!
Nick Boren replied:
I'm glad you like the composition on this one. I thought the white and purple was a good combination. :-)
Ashley Vincent
Usually a few drops of rain sends a nature photographer packing, which is often a big mistake, as falling rain drops can lend so well even to otherwise wonderful pictures, which this one of yours already was Nick, well done my friend! V&F :^)
Nick Boren replied:
Well it rains a great deal here in Western Oregon Ashley so it must be coming down in buckets before I pack it in.. lol.... Thanks for the nice comment Ashley.. and I'm glad you like the shot. :-)
Tessa Fairey
Awesome image Nick! Beautiful presentation! Hope the rain did not spoil your time in the tulip fields! v/f
Nick Boren replied:
Oh no Tessa we who live in this state of Oregon get used to working and playing around the rain drops. :-) Thanks so much for your nice comments.. I appreciate it Tessa. :-)