From the Orchard

[Chewys Dad]

Our Orchard in Surin Thailand has so many flowers an species of plants that my wife has found all over Thailand. Here I present Heliconia

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Mimosa Pudica Blooms These are one of the Sensitive plants that when you touch the leaves they fold quickly. The blooms seem to glow with a light of their own.

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I'm not sure what this flower is named, but I was blessed with a visit by this Red Tailed Wasp while I was walking in the Orchard with my camera.

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Dusky Trumpets
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Thanks for Looking
Michael

[leonaashlee]

And we are blessed to see these lovely photos.

[weezerisrock]

Love the DoF in that first shot!

[fstopMike]

Simply gorgeous, Michael. The Mimosa blooms look like fiber optics. My grandparents had wooden swings under a pair of Mimosas. It was a great place to have a coke in the afternoon and escape the summer heat, at least for a few minutes

[douglas]

Lovely set of flowers, and great photography. I would keep well clear of that wasp, he looks mean!

[Technical Tim]

i love the colour of the second shot - absolutely brill

[jack russell]

fantastic shares Michael!! the details and colours are outstanding ..

[Chewys Dad]

Originally Posted by leonaashlee

And we are blessed to see these lovely photos.

Thank You Leona! Glad you liked them!

Originally Posted by weezerisrock

Love the DoF in that first shot!

Thanks Weezer! I appreciate the comments

Originally Posted by fstopMike

Simply gorgeous, Michael. The Mimosa blooms look like fiber optics. My grandparents had wooden swings under a pair of Mimosas. It was a great place to have a coke in the afternoon and escape the summer heat, at least for a few minutes

That Swing sounds like a special place Mike! These have become quite a problem in our orchard, They Spread so quickly. But I love them.

Originally Posted by douglas

Lovely set of flowers, and great photography. I would keep well clear of that wasp, he looks mean!

The Wasp did look mean, but he let me get quite close and was just intersted in the pollen gathering. Thanks for the Kind words Douglas!

Originally Posted by Technical Tim

i love the colour of the second shot - absolutely brill

Thanks Tim! I thought these looked like fiber optic flowers when I looked at the caputures.

Originally Posted by jack russell

fantastic shares Michael!! the details and colours are outstanding ..

Thank You Ian!!! I appreciate your comments!

[Vinam]

Micheal I have to say you have shared many great photos.. but the second one is just amazing .. just the right amount of exposure, you nailed the focus right on those tiny balls of light at the ends of whatever those stalks are called LOL !! ..

I really like all of them, the shape of the first is really cool, and the red tail wasp made me move back from the screen for a second ! .. the last photo is quite colorful and has really nice selective highlights from the light flitering thru the trees .. but the second shot is fireworks and you really nail that one !

great set,, you live in a beautiful place .. thanks for showing some of it !

Vin

[teedlepeep]

Very nice set of shots ! I like that first plant, it is quite interesting looking!! Glad your wife drags you out to see them