by Marianne R.
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August 26, 2006

Amazing Flora & Flowers Part 1 (Photo Essay)

May 29, 2008 08:04 AM EDT (Updated: May 29, 2008 08:07 AM EDT)
views: 172 | rating: 10/10 (48 votes) | comments: 61

This two part article will be the last in my Atlanta Botanical Gardens series. I went through my remaining photos this morning and had so many excellent flower shots, that this article needed to be published in two parts.

These are pretty much in the order in which I toured the gardens and none of these have been used in any of my other articles or in my Gather Gallery. I simply got this many glorious pictures. I even left some out that I thought were so-so, lol.

Here we go...

Roses were apparantly April's feature flower, but there were still some blooming.

Amazing color combinations in the mixed beds too. Seems like a good place to break for part 2.

What do you think so far? Pretty amazing treats for the eyes, huh?

A flower person like me was in total heaven!

To be continued.
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Comments: 61

flit . May 29, 2008, 8:11am EDT
truly amazing shots.... they are gorgeous
Cristina S. May 29, 2008, 8:14am EDT
so much beauty all together in one place - stunning!
Sherrie H. May 29, 2008, 8:19am EDT
A feast for the eyes!
Phyllis R. May 29, 2008, 8:35am EDT
These are the most beautiful flowers I have seen, - I can only imagine how they looked in 'person'! I have looked at them twice and my eyes just get stuck on the pink rose, ---- that rose is totally awesome!!!! I would love to have this one framed.... sitting out or hanging on the wall, - I just love it!!!
Wow! These are a feast for the eyes. They are beautiful. Thanks for taking me on this tour. Looking forward to Part II.
Deborah O. May 29, 2008, 8:53am EDT
Fabulous captures, there are couple that I would like to get for my garden, so I might have to bring my laptop to the nursey to find out what some are. What kind of camera were you using?
Chris E. May 29, 2008, 8:56am EDT
Wow great pictures. What a nice way to start the day. Looking at such bright beautiful colors.
April H. May 29, 2008, 9:04am EDT
Love all of the flowers! I think next time I'm in ATL I'm going to try to visit these gardens!
Christine L. May 29, 2008, 9:35am EDT
These are absolutely stunning! Seeing all your wonderful pictures has inspired me to get back into photography. I love it, but have laid it aside for some time. Thank you for sharing these wonderful photographs.
Roxanne N. May 29, 2008, 9:42am EDT
You got some really amazing shots. I may go and comment on them individually so you can see what I liked the most.
Rose H. May 29, 2008, 10:55am EDT
Marianne, I've been waiting for those flower pics, since you've mentioned your would do a separate article.
GREAT WORK! These are all stunning, amazing clarity and just picture perfect.

Thank you so much for the eye candy - can't wait for round two:)
Marianne R. May 29, 2008, 11:31am EDT
Don, don't worry about it. Any comments are better than none :-)
Bhawana 'Gather Proud Mom' May 29, 2008, 11:35am EDT
Beautiful Marianne, No words right now.
Amy B. May 29, 2008, 11:59am EDT
Gorgeous!
Amy H. May 29, 2008, 12:09pm EDT
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DIANE D. May 29, 2008, 12:20pm EDT
very nice!
Lance L. May 29, 2008, 2:02pm EDT
Lots of brilliant colors. It must have been like the fourth of July in some spots. I think I would have enjoyed watching you run amok with your camera. :~)
Kimber L. May 29, 2008, 3:40pm EDT
This is an absolutely beautiful photo essay. YOur photography is GORGEOUS!
Digital Diva S. May 29, 2008, 5:24pm EDT
Stunning photos - Thanks for posting this to BEST ORIGINAL PHOTOS, ART AND WRITING FOR 2008.
Rhonda O. May 29, 2008, 6:09pm EDT
Simply gorgeous. Amazing colors. Your essay brought my blood pressure down beautifully this afternoon. Thank you for posting this, Marianne, it is a delight and I can't wait for part 2!
necee t. May 29, 2008, 6:33pm EDT
whoa... such a gorgeous feast for the eyes... totally awesome...
you rock... excellent photography my friend... Blessings always...
And a Flower Floozy like me wants to plant all of these in her yard.

I know. I know. They all can't live here, so I just have to dream.

You did a nice job with these. I was absolutely drooling. I particularly love the blues. They're so difficult to find in large blooms in this part of the country.
Phyllis R. May 29, 2008, 7:08pm EDT
WOW, congrats on being featured M, -- this is awesome!!
J. P. May 29, 2008, 7:42pm EDT
Fantastic! Congrats for being in the front page Marriane! You deserve it!
Marianne R. May 29, 2008, 7:48pm EDT
Cool, that's the second feature of this series. Thanks for letting me know :-)
meg pattinson May 29, 2008, 7:53pm EDT
these flowers are insanely gorgeous ! i always love seeing your flower pictures !
Nana to Seven Cutiepies May 29, 2008, 8:25pm EDT
We have to make a visit here, what a beautiful place. Maybe next Spring. Your photos are gorgeous, of course.

Thanks so much for posting this to
my group
Amanda "middle of nowhere" C. May 29, 2008, 9:19pm EDT
Congratulations on being featured! But I do hate to read that we're almost through your botanical garden pictures. They're really gorgeous. Great photos!
what an eye for those perfect shots!
Jennifer Kirkpatrick May 29, 2008, 10:05pm EDT
Fantastic photographs and essay!!!!
Rose H. May 29, 2008, 10:19pm EDT
Just dropped by one more time to say: Congrats, Marianne!
joel samuel May 29, 2008, 10:28pm EDT
I guess this might be a good way to present a series on flowers or you can do it my way each individually- welcome to my show- joelsamuel
Larry H. May 29, 2008, 10:41pm EDT
beautiful flowers thanks for sharing. The first one the blue ones looked like bells.
J W. May 29, 2008, 10:47pm EDT
beautiful photo essay
Tiffany G. May 29, 2008, 11:36pm EDT
my goodness these pictures are soo beautiful!!!
Bent Lorentzen May 30, 2008, 12:58am EDT
Wow, now this is why God created flowers, and gave human beings the ability to create a camera.

What a heart-opening set of photos!
Angel sent from God Secret Sisters May 30, 2008, 1:28am EDT
Marianne
Wow thank you for such beauty in a one stop place,
Great photos
BEAUTIFUL
Suze P. May 30, 2008, 2:00am EDT
oooh preeeety!! absolutely gorgeous shots.. I'm loving all these pics. Congrats on getting featured too. :O)
Aniko     May 30, 2008, 2:50am EDT
Amazingly clear close-ups. You can almost feel the texture of the flowers. Great job!
Janet Somewhere Up On The Mount May 30, 2008, 8:12am EDT
Congratulations on being featured!
Great Job. Gorgeous photos and great essy.
Thanks for sharing.
Μόףףý ● ķ ~ May 30, 2008, 8:22am EDT
Beautiful, again! I have several of those flowers in my yard! congrats on the feature.
Elizabeth F. May 30, 2008, 12:07pm EDT
Indeed, they are beautiful shots. It's been too long since I've been to the Botanical Gardens. I need to make a trips soon!

You should try to sell these ...
Robyn F. May 30, 2008, 12:09pm EDT
some great shots here!!
Monica H. May 31, 2008, 10:27am EDT
Thanks for taking us on a walk through the gardens with you!! That was awesome!
Elaine S. May 31, 2008, 7:10pm EDT
Beautiful Photos Thanks for sharing
What a wonderful addition to your journey of photos ...thanks for sharing so many breath taking snap shots of blooms.
Beth - Doing God's work Daily J. Jun 2, 2008, 7:52am EDT
Those are all beautiful...
Victoria H. Jun 5, 2008, 11:51pm EDT
Thanks so much for posting this to my group All Photo Essays Here!!
April H. Jun 6, 2008, 12:40am EDT
Truly amazing
Heidianna "Coriander" T. Jun 7, 2008, 12:56am EDT
It is a treat for the eyes! Especially all of the beautiful blue flowers! Those are my favs.
Jessie L. Jun 7, 2008, 7:46am EDT
What a great variety of colors, textures, and different flowers. It looks like such a beautiful place.
Kevin (''The SiteWizard'') V. Jun 12, 2008, 2:08pm EDT
I really enjoyed part II, and part I was even better!

Have you considered trying to sell your images to stock photo sites?
Kim J. Jun 28, 2008, 12:12pm EDT
Very pretty
Sarah (I want points) Jul 5, 2008, 8:33pm EDT
Wow! Those are absolutely amazing! Some of those I've actually never seen before... really beautiful pictures.
Donna S. Jul 30, 2008, 7:25pm EDT
lovely
Erica M. Aug 3, 2008, 5:45pm EDT
Love them all!
Sarah (is happy to be near a T.V.) G. Aug 10, 2008, 11:11pm EDT
These are gorgeous!
*LORA* M. Aug 10, 2008, 11:13pm EDT
beautiful
Glome . . . Sep 6, 2008, 12:07pm EDT
Every one was wall worthy. In fact, I'll bet you could wall paper your house with flowered pictures :)
Brad D. Apr 7, 2009, 10:48pm EDT
your photos are fantastic!

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