CMMC Close Up or Macro-Fire

Dave and I take joy in photographing local flowers and fauna around the island. Port Aransas has the coolest plants and flowers, but so did San Diego when we went to visit.

We had been around town today, finally I got him to the art museum, and we stopped a few times to take pictures of these beautiful fire-colored flowers.

I have no idea the name, but they grow freely here in kind of a bushy grouping here and there.
The tops after they’ve seeded.

So, I decided to group several different flowers we’ve seen here that are the same colors.

No as close up, but eerily similar to the first one.
I just love the combo of yellow and orange, making them look like fire.
Same fury orange.
Firework bright flower.
Yellow, orange, yellow with orange pistils.
Orange with yellow tips.
This one is from San Diego. Birds of paradise.
This one is from Arizona.

Now that I know the rules, I will concentrate more closely on macro photography!

13 responses to “CMMC Close Up or Macro-Fire”

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  1. Susan St.Pierre Avatar
    Susan St.Pierre

    Beautiful!

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    1. Kim Smyth Avatar
      Kim Smyth

      Thanks, Susan!!

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  2. Dan Antion Avatar
    Dan Antion

    These are beautiful photos!

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    1. Kim Smyth Avatar
      Kim Smyth

      Gracias! ☺️

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  3. Anne Mehrling Avatar
    Anne Mehrling

    Your photos are gorgeous!

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    1. Kim Smyth Avatar
      Kim Smyth

      Oh, thank you, Anne! I really enjoy it!

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      1. Anne Mehrling Avatar
        Anne Mehrling

        Yes, it shows!

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      2. Kim Smyth Avatar
        Kim Smyth

        I appreciate that!

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  4. rajkkhoja Avatar
    rajkkhoja

    Wonderful flowers photography. These are so beautiful flower. I like much yellow in red flower & Birds of paradise.
    Good job, Kim!

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    1. Kim Smyth Avatar
      Kim Smyth

      Thank you so much, Raj!

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      1. rajkkhoja Avatar
        rajkkhoja

        Most welcome, Kim!

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  5. srkilgore Avatar
    srkilgore

    Birds of paradise is Christina’s favorite flower! She said that they used grow in
    in her grandmom’s garden in the California but she doesn’t understand why they do not grow here in Texas because they are a flower that loves humanity? Do you know why? They sale
    them on Amazon and I would buy her one if I knew they were going to be good.

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    1. Kim Smyth Avatar
      Kim Smyth

      Well, it was in California that we saw them, I’d have to research what, if any, areas they grow in Texas. I’ve not seen any here yet. 😘

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