albizia julibrissin.....

[peeperita]

or as we southerners say....."look, ma, the mimosa's blooming!"



this bloom has been difficult for me to shoot in the past......it's a "weed tree" that grows out in the open sun.....and usually, i'm still sipping coffee when the light is right......this time, it was still way too bright out.....but, i was in the mood and i had a speciman in mind.....there's few of these trees full enough to shade their own blossoms.....this one must be some thirty years old with a height of thirty feet and a spread of around 40.....i got up under it's canopy, set my camera to underexpose, and fired off a little diffused fill flash.....

thanks for looking

back to business peeper

[lindyannajones]

For starters, I love the word Mimosa. It is so musical. It must sound twice as nice with a southern accent! Secondly, I love this type of bloom. We have one in the desert called "Fairy Duster". That fits, too, huh? Note to anyone seeing this photo. Larger view a must. There are tiny little dots of light on each tip. Beautiful. Lastly, you describe perfectly a tension I have known myself. Coffee? Photo? Glad the photo trumped the coffee.

[jack russell]

wow, I went to the flickr large .. unbelievable detail in this beauty!

[leonaashlee]

Beautiful, especially large. Nice work.
Leona

[fstopMike]

Love Mimosas. My grandparents had a second home in Unadilla, Georgia, where they once had a farm. It's one of those small towns where everybody knows everybody. They had two swings underneath a couple of huge Mimosa trees. They always took a break at 2 in the afternoon to have a coke. We'd walk over to the filling station next door (2 pumps and a small office) and get 6 ounce cokes in glass bottles for a nickel and if I was lucky I had a few cents extra to get a Tom's Peanut Butter Bar. Then we'd go and sit in the swings under the Mimosas and watch traffic go by on US 41. Thanks for the memories! I left out the bad part about Mimosas on purpose...didn't want to spoil the memory....they weep!

[mortonnixon]

It sounds like a lot of thought and work went into this photo. It shows. You set up a great shot. I am still trying to figure out how to work with fill flash and this is a great example. The lighting looks natural and the details are sharp. Thanks for sharing.

[pjflan7]

Thanks for sharing how you took this. Most of us would probably just walk up and shoot and wonder why we can't get it to look this good.

[lputman]

Beautiful capture peeper! I haven't seen any Mimosas as big as this one but I really haven't searched for one either. Great job.

[Fred flyfisher]

Absolutely gorgeous. You did a wonderful job with it too. Mimosa reminds me of a tasty drink. Some orange juice with a little champaign... Nice. Thanks for sharing this.

[fstopMike]

Hey, Peeper! I just checked the original on flickr...there's an inchworm on one of the leaves! How cool is that!