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Thursday’s Special: Petalled Heart

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Thank you for your generous contributions:

Instagram Appetite – Deb shares some fascinating facts about food photography craze!!
Celestial Gate –As usual Drake has come up with a thought provoking post 🙂
A Monkey Parade – a post by Madhu that almost made me cry
My What Big Wings You Have – a swan family by Babsje
When you come across a rose – you have to take a pic of it 😉

Paula

June 26, 2014

Close-up/Macro, Favourites, Photography, Thursday’s Special

macro, orchids, photography, Thursday’s Special

55 responses to “Thursday’s Special: Petalled Heart”

alexraphael

June 26, 2014 at 12:38 am

What a striking mix of colours!

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1. Paula
  
  June 26, 2014 at 1:36 pm
  
  😀 You’d be surprise to see it is even more striking in black & white.
  
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  1. alexraphael
    
    June 27, 2014 at 12:10 am
    
    I really do think I would.
    
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Debbie Smyth

June 26, 2014 at 1:10 am

How beautiful. That’s a lovely shot Paula.

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1. Paula
  
  June 28, 2014 at 4:01 pm
  
  Thank you Deb. I liked your interesting post too 🙂
  
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Linda Arthur Tejera

June 26, 2014 at 2:12 am

Beautiful shot and love the music! 🙂

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1. Paula
  
  June 28, 2014 at 4:02 pm
  
  Much appreciated Linda. That piece of music just mellows my heart 🙂
  
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Phoenix Tears Healed

June 26, 2014 at 2:41 am

beautiful 🙂 is it a little orchid?
today I have a little flower too share too
we’re doing flower power 🙂
http://witheaglesfloat.wordpress.com/2014/06/26/thursdays-special-when-you-come-across-a-rose/

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Otto von Münchow

June 26, 2014 at 3:10 am

That orchid (which I believe it is) is captured very beautifully. Amazing colours and forms.

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1. Paula
  
  June 26, 2014 at 1:37 pm
  
  Your guess is right Otto 🙂 I am very grateful for your comment and visit 🙂
  
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bulldog

June 26, 2014 at 3:53 am

Wow that is some capture… love it…

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Emilio Pasquale

June 26, 2014 at 7:06 am

Paula, I’m not really a fan of flower shots, macro or otherwise. But I do like the music you chose! OK, I did like the image too. But only because it has purple in it- my late mother-in-law’s favorite color! 🙂

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1. Paula
  
  June 26, 2014 at 8:05 am
  
  It’s OK Emilio 😀
  
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restlessjo

June 26, 2014 at 7:56 am

I thought to myself ‘it’s Thursday- must be a Paula day’, and here you are! The beauty of that reflected image and the oh so delicate music has soothed my soul, Paula. This is some of your best work ever. I LOVE it! 🙂

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1. Paula
  
  June 26, 2014 at 8:13 am
  
  You are right – it is some of my best yet 😀 and this is my flower sign too 😉 Thank you kindly Jo. I am happy to bring you some joy that early in the morning. Back to work – ttfn
  
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Instagram Appetite | Travel with Intent

June 26, 2014 at 8:30 am

[…] Linked to Thursday Special. […]

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76sanfermo

June 26, 2014 at 8:36 am

Perfect music for this delicate orquidea ……
So it’s your sign flower! Nothing more appropriate ….
The capture is Incredible!

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1. Paula
  
  June 26, 2014 at 8:46 am
  
  Grazie mille Anna 🙂 Yours is Morning Glory 🙂 It says:” I bring you clarity” 🙂
  
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  1. 76sanfermo
    
    June 26, 2014 at 8:57 am
    
    Good to know! Thank you Paula
    
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Debbie Smyth

June 26, 2014 at 9:09 am

Here is my Thursday Special contribution for this week. http://travelwithintent.com/2014/06/26/food-social-media-instagram-dublin/

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Celestial gate | Le Drake Noir

June 26, 2014 at 10:25 am

[…] post inspired from the always worth visiting Paula Thursday’s Special “non-theme”: “Petalled […]

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ledrakenoir

June 26, 2014 at 10:45 am

Petalled hearts whatever they leads you they are often so fascinating
that you forget what your mother (or father) told you… 😉

Very well captured… 🙂

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Rondje

June 26, 2014 at 1:30 pm

Oh wow, they´re so pretty, well captured, Paula!
Greetings, Ron.

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1. Paula
  
  June 26, 2014 at 3:03 pm
  
  😀 Another compliment from a master 🙂 Thank you, Ron. I hope you are still having fun in KL?
  
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  1. Rondje
    
    June 27, 2014 at 9:35 am
    
    Haha, don´t flatter me too much, i might get lazy in improving and learning, Paula 😉
    Everything great here, also making small phototrip next week, so planning ahead!
    Everything ok in Zagreb?
    
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    1. Paula
      
      June 27, 2014 at 9:49 am
      
      😀 Where is the trip to? I hope you will take as many stunning pics as you have planned and I look forward to seeing them. I am slaving, and will be slaving some more before my trip to Slovakia on the 20th July – that will be a well earned break 😀
      
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      1. Rondje
        
        June 27, 2014 at 10:11 am
        
        Ah, slaving sucks, what is your line of job, if i may ask?
        Going for 2 days to an old tin mining area and old city in middle of Malaysia, great limestone cliffs and jungle there too 😉
        Well, almost weekend and 20th is getting closer too 🙂
        
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        Paula
        
        June 27, 2014 at 10:15 am
        
        Translator for a big, national company that is about to sack the rest of staff and sell everything ( I am helping in sale by translating all contracts and legal documents – which is making me sick of course). The schedule has been 10 or more hours a day weekends included for the past few weeks and will go on till holidays….
        
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        Rondje
        
        June 27, 2014 at 10:17 am
        
        Holy C, that sucks and pretty depressive subject too! Can imagine you´re looking forward to holiday 😉
        Good luck amigo, hope time flies for you and your well deserved holiday will come as fast as possible!
        
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        Paula
        
        June 27, 2014 at 10:33 am
        
        Thank you for encouragement Ron 🙂
        
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anotherday2paradise

June 26, 2014 at 2:13 pm

So gorgeous, Paula. Love the gentle music which perfectly suits the orchid flower. xx

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1. Paula
  
  June 26, 2014 at 3:02 pm
  
  A cover by Piano brothers of Christina Perri’s “A Thousand Years”. Sylvia, thank you for bringing me more joy with your visit. xx
  
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  1. anotherday2paradise
    
    June 26, 2014 at 7:07 pm
    
    ♥
    
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A Monkey Parade! | The Urge To Wander

June 26, 2014 at 2:32 pm

[…] Paula’s Thursday Special Ten Thousand Shades Of […]

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Lignum Draco

June 26, 2014 at 2:33 pm

Lovely photo Paula. Do you grow these?

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1. Paula
  
  June 26, 2014 at 2:37 pm
  
  Yes, I do.. so far only one petal has died 😀
  
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  1. Lignum Draco
    
    June 26, 2014 at 2:39 pm
    
    Then you must have a green thumb.
    
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    1. Paula
      
      June 26, 2014 at 2:42 pm
      
      On the contrary :D. My thumb is entirely black, that’s why I am in a hurry to immortalise their beauty through camera 😀
      
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Madhu

June 26, 2014 at 2:34 pm

A fantastic shot Paula! The details when enlarged are stunning, and the music is perfectly chosen. Joining in this week with this: http://theurgetowander.com/2014/06/26/a-monkey-parade/

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1. Paula
  
  June 26, 2014 at 3:00 pm
  
  Thank you so much Madhu for these little angels, though I am sure they are more ruscals than angels – a little Hanuman is so endearing. I am happy you liked my orchid macro :). I love macro photography and will try to dedicate more time to it.
  
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“My What Big Wings You Have!” Exclaimed Goldilocks to the Swan | Babsje Heron

June 26, 2014 at 11:47 pm

[…] to Paula for her wonderful Thursday’s Special Non-Challenge […]

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babsje

June 26, 2014 at 11:55 pm

Paula, super photo, the depth of field is great, and I can almost feel the velvety texture of the petals with the fingers of my eyes.

Here’s one from me for this week.

“My What Big Wings You Have!” Exclaimed Goldilocks to the Swan

“My What Big Wings You Have!” Exclaimed Goldilocks to the Swan

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lumar1298

June 27, 2014 at 12:09 am

What a beauty…

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vastlycurious.com

June 27, 2014 at 4:03 am

Stunning and sensual . I don’t know if I have any petal pix……

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morselsandscraps

June 27, 2014 at 8:06 am

Beautiful shot Paula. What is it? Even my resident horticultural expert was hovering between pea and orchid. I’m always torn between naming and admiring: admiring is much easier!

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1. Paula
  
  June 27, 2014 at 8:23 am
  
  It’s an orchid, Meg 🙂
  
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Cardinal Guzman

June 27, 2014 at 11:41 am

Lovely orchid. They’re a bit difficult to keep, but once I had one that got 13 flowers!

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1. Paula
  
  June 27, 2014 at 11:50 am
  
  🙂 wow. This one has 12, but I only got it and I have no idea how long it will live and if I will be able to bring it back to life.
  
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  1. Cardinal Guzman
    
    June 27, 2014 at 1:25 pm
    
    Mine had 2 when I got it, then the flowers died and it just looked like a pathetic stick for a looong time. All of a sudden it got 13 flowers at once.
    
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    1. Paula
      
      June 27, 2014 at 1:33 pm
      
      When at first the flowers died did you cut off the branches and added fertilizers once a month?
      
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      1. Cardinal Guzman
        
        June 27, 2014 at 1:43 pm
        
        No, I basically didn’t care about it at all. I just watered it every now and then, so it was some sort of miracle: like some orchid Jesus the plant rose from the dead, danced around and went up to heaven.
        
        In the end I threw it away after it had died again, mainly because of the extreme disappointment and depression it led to when I realized that my orchid Jesus plant couldn’t turn water into wine…
        
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        Paula
        
        June 27, 2014 at 1:44 pm
        
        😆 you hatter 😀
        
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paranoiasnfm

August 25, 2014 at 5:13 pm

Bonita foto, bonita flor!

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1. Paula
  
  August 25, 2014 at 5:15 pm
  
  Agora esta morta.
  
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  1. paranoiasnfm
    
    August 25, 2014 at 5:16 pm
    
    Pois é…. é a vida. 🙂
    
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