tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20249225.post3691486133313927745..comments2023-11-13T01:52:16.369+11:00Comments on authorblog: Petal To The Metaldavid mcmahonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18009095220051075552noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20249225.post-26140456907774471122009-06-16T12:45:46.555+11:002009-06-16T12:45:46.555+11:00Keen eye and clever brain! The rose is most beaut...Keen eye and clever brain! The rose is most beautiful and, yes, I can see the "pattern" repeated in the turbine. Art/Science imitates life.Pat - Arkansashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11623638376731374600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20249225.post-82393100541028191242009-06-16T08:52:22.088+11:002009-06-16T08:52:22.088+11:00That is the most beautiful rose...EVER...That is the most beautiful rose...EVER...Deanna Bland Hiott PhD, MSN, RNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05229020466888617645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20249225.post-64722170905536766362009-06-16T07:56:36.511+11:002009-06-16T07:56:36.511+11:00Beautiful rose! Nature can be a great inspiration....Beautiful rose! Nature can be a great inspiration.cheshire wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13944869219641386387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20249225.post-78905639012860252732009-06-16T04:16:15.176+11:002009-06-16T04:16:15.176+11:00what a lovely flower...a great shot!what a lovely flower...a great shot!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10975021445247888037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20249225.post-31773883809243947262009-06-16T00:48:07.778+11:002009-06-16T00:48:07.778+11:00Oh ye with that observant eye. You inspire. :)Oh ye with that observant eye. You inspire. :)Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20249225.post-72814255558770472012009-06-15T21:34:01.089+11:002009-06-15T21:34:01.089+11:00I don't think a rose as beautiful as that one ...I don't think a rose as beautiful as that one could ever remind me of anything else. <br /><br />CJ xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20249225.post-82173474712118348192009-06-15T13:32:08.518+11:002009-06-15T13:32:08.518+11:00Astonishing! I wanted to say something about art i...Astonishing! I wanted to say something about art imitating life but I got my brain all bollixed up trying to figure out which one was art!<br /><br />As for yellow roses, that was my mom's favorite flower. When I left for college, I had a florist deliver 18 to her, one for every year she'd raised me. Seemed the least I could do for such a lovely soul!<br /><br />Thanks for the memory.Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18372015226222285350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20249225.post-79857653215689844322009-06-15T10:57:48.026+11:002009-06-15T10:57:48.026+11:00Oh! Beautiful connection! Quite the creative min...Oh! Beautiful connection! Quite the creative mind.Cynthia L. H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13626090956828108370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20249225.post-51147739019192643322009-06-15T09:56:53.665+11:002009-06-15T09:56:53.665+11:00Yellow roses symbolize joy and gladness to me but ...Yellow roses symbolize joy and gladness to me but in some cultures there are negative connotations to them. It sure is a beautiful flower. It reminds me of a climbing rose in the garden called ‘Royal Gold’.<br /><br />The fan blade is an interesting and well shot image. It sure does look like a flower.Digital Flower Pictureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16337750342855333995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20249225.post-65081020867208767732009-06-15T09:51:36.754+11:002009-06-15T09:51:36.754+11:00I see it, David, although it's been way too lo...I see it, David, although it's been way too long since I've had the opportunity to fly. Some day, perhaps.Woman in a Windowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14747858840088922077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20249225.post-75811955599750510112009-06-15T09:25:59.608+11:002009-06-15T09:25:59.608+11:00Gorgeous symmetry! I love that!Gorgeous symmetry! I love that!SweetPeaSurryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17193034370248526025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20249225.post-8410569885457031262009-06-15T09:17:47.494+11:002009-06-15T09:17:47.494+11:00i love how math plays a part in flower design...
...i love how math plays a part in flower design...<br /><br />a greater hand has been at work here more than mere random protoplasmic combustion!The Musehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09698847569200418376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20249225.post-61995316497640279292009-06-15T09:16:32.796+11:002009-06-15T09:16:32.796+11:00I see it too. Man copy9ing nature. :)
I love your...I see it too. Man copy9ing nature. :)<br /><br />I love your photos of your roses. They are so delicate and beautiful. Such a luscious shade of yellow.<br />You captured the symmetry well on this one.Thumbelinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16797968670320215838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20249225.post-58006568565926534142009-06-15T09:06:40.034+11:002009-06-15T09:06:40.034+11:00fun to see how you saw the rose in this airplane p...fun to see how you saw the rose in this airplane part. Seems we have gotten many ideas from nature! Lovely rose photo.Tammie Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09018402134070834516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20249225.post-29134324533593238692009-06-15T08:17:25.131+11:002009-06-15T08:17:25.131+11:00Yes - I can see the resemblance! Very observant!
...Yes - I can see the resemblance! Very observant!<br /><br />And a lovely rose it is!<br /><br />Thanks for posting on Toady's Flower!VALKYRIENhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05550279725256821887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20249225.post-27748744976473444952009-06-15T06:39:02.963+11:002009-06-15T06:39:02.963+11:00Hi David ~ Yellow is not my favorite color BUT tha...Hi David ~ Yellow is not my favorite color BUT that rose is gorgeous. I love the symmetry and patterns which can be found in Nature - and love the connection you made.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10638456137129970537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20249225.post-86662186819030804572009-06-15T06:30:52.058+11:002009-06-15T06:30:52.058+11:00You have a keen eye David!
I much prefer the delic...You have a keen eye David!<br />I much prefer the delicate swirl of the rose petal but can appreciate the architectural grace of the engine. I think you have caught the rose at it's loveliest - just as it's beginning to unfurl it's beauty.<br /><br />My post is here: <a href="http://carlettascaptures.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Carletta’s Captures</a>.Carlettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11178161514195582965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20249225.post-54544859264890747002009-06-15T06:29:25.044+11:002009-06-15T06:29:25.044+11:00Iwould like to see the sequence of the flower open...Iwould like to see the sequence of the flower opening.<br /><br />I am a rabid admirer of the photographers who were responsible for the series Planet Earth. There was lots of time lapse photography in that series...fascinating, awe inspiring work.NitWit1https://www.blogger.com/profile/07035004840443397537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20249225.post-29760719410610402052009-06-15T05:50:34.570+11:002009-06-15T05:50:34.570+11:00And how about the elegant swirling curl on the ins...And how about the elegant swirling curl on the inside of a broken open spiral shell?<br />I tried a similar flower project last year - was such a treat to be able to track the gradual unfurling of the bloom! <br />Lovely work!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871239587214383387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20249225.post-2946864950049513722009-06-15T04:59:42.685+11:002009-06-15T04:59:42.685+11:00Love your shots and I can see the connection betwe...Love your shots and I can see the connection between the two. They're both beautiful! Great project!Sylvia Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05484577678585907669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20249225.post-15292571318982391352009-06-15T04:45:01.031+11:002009-06-15T04:45:01.031+11:00Great matching pair David.Great matching pair David.imachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14533409255215440113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20249225.post-37902319692383890812009-06-15T03:25:33.100+11:002009-06-15T03:25:33.100+11:00there seems to be a mathematical formula that orde...there seems to be a mathematical formula that orders both kinds of phenomena.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20249225.post-18297129160037769922009-06-15T03:09:38.472+11:002009-06-15T03:09:38.472+11:00Oh that is stunning - perfect rose!! My very favor...Oh that is stunning - perfect rose!! My very favorite rose color - deep yellow. I love the comparison with something completely different. I like to look for patterns in my art and photography. Thanks for popping by my blog!! SarahSarah Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03835112406617937224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20249225.post-70889417358959340602009-06-15T02:58:40.719+11:002009-06-15T02:58:40.719+11:00The first rose is saying "yellow." The ...The first rose is saying "yellow." The second one is definitely saying bye-bye since someone rose early to leave on a jet plane.Susan English Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05661766173970296173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20249225.post-48701294994932165702009-06-15T02:55:13.967+11:002009-06-15T02:55:13.967+11:00Ah... brain food! Yes, I see it and it is wonderf...Ah... brain food! Yes, I see it and it is wonderful. I think of nature as repeating patterns, but I have not thought to connect nature's patterns with everyday objects. Nice. Thank you!<br /><br />I do wonder... did the rose smell sweet?Ananda girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09578471199205376974noreply@blogger.com