Lonely Soul

[lifeafter2am]

I have been here for a few days now, I guess I will post this one:

It was the only flower on this tree, and it was only there for 2 days. I was just messing around with my camera when I first got it, and I got this picture.

EOS 30D, 1/40th f/5.6

 

[Antarctican]

I like the textures and detail. Do you know if it was a magnolia tree?

 

[lifeafter2am]

Thanks! What I liked about it was the contrast of the brown and green. It looks very apparent on my desktop at 1440x900!

I have no clue what kind of tree it is. I can take a picture of it tomorrow if you really want to know.

 

[lockwood81]

Looks like a magnolia to me. Just about to open up. Nice shot.

 

[lifeafter2am]

Thanks! I was looking at this tree again today to see if there were any more flowers on it, but alas there were not..

I can't believe how much the moniter makes a difference, here at work it looks like total crap, but looks great on my Mac at home!

 

[conor]

I like the textures and detail. Do you know if it was a magnolia tree?

Its called a Southern magnolia. Our next door neighbour has one the same and theirs flowered recently too.

 

[lifeafter2am]

Ah ok. Is it usual for the tree to flower one at a time like that?

 

[Antarctican]

No, I think they usually bloom many at a time. They smell divine when in bloom. Glad you got a shot before all the buds were gone.

 

[Hoppy]

Great shot and don't they smell beautiful aswell
Magnolia Grandiflora. In England the buds open gradually over a month or so, so there are usually only a few open at once.

 

[lifeafter2am]

Great shot and don't they smell beautiful aswell
Magnolia Grandiflora. In England the buds open gradually over a month or so, so there are usually only a few open at once.

Maybe that is what it is. I noticed some buds on there, that seemed to be taking for ever to open up!

 

[Velocity]

I wouldn't have known what tree or flower it was, but I do like the shot.
Nige