Lens-Artists Challenge #341 – Personal Favorites
Now and then, I change a folder’s content with images that I use as background desktop images. Generally, I rotate photos from recent trips. More recently, I have been using photos I featured in presentations given to groups around our area. Just as I saw Tina’s challenge, I was beginning to select new photos for my desktop wallpaper folder. Tina points out we all “have thousands of images” in our collection(s), and it is not an easy task to pick “a small number of favorites.” This week’s “challenge is to choose no more than 5 images as your all-time personal favorites.” Well, presently, these are my all-time favorites — for now! Be sure to check out Tina’s post and see her favorites.
The current theme of my desktop wallpaper is spring flowers. In particular, I selected five images named after Scottish naturalist Thomas Drummond. He spent a few years in Texas starting in the spring of 1833. His research produced a collection of 750 species of plants and 150 specimens of birds. Several of those flowers are now named after him. If you are in Australia, you may also have flowers named after another Drummond: James Drummond, Thomas’s brother, who did similar work in Australia.
I opened with Drummond’s Wild Petunia. Next is Drummond’s Phlox.
The following two flowers are tiny, but their beauty is unparalleled.
In closing, I share the liveliness and cheerfulness Drummond’s Asters bring to my eyes every time I see them. They tend to spread along trails and stand out among their green surroundings. With my desktop images rotating with blooming wildflowers, I am ready to embrace spring.
Ritva’s challenge last week was a phenomenal exercise for me. I went outside my comfort zone. I loved seeing your images for that challenge, too. I will now catch up with what you have posted for Tina’s challenge so far. I am ready to see your personal favorites. Don’t forget to use the “lens-artists” hashtag when creating your post so we can easily find it in the Reader.
On Saturday, I will lead a new challenge. It will go live at noon EST in the USA. Tune in to find out more about the challenge then. Please see this page to learn more about the Lens-Artists Challenge and its history.
Those are the stories behind the shots. If you liked these photos, you might also be interested in other posts featuring Bee, FOTD, Lens-Artists, Texas, Wildflowers, and Wildlife. Until the next time, keep clicking and capturing the beauty your eyes find.
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Joanne
Great images! The image of the skullcap and the bee is stunning.
Egidio Leitao
Joanne, many thanks for your compliment.
Tina Schell
And now that I’ve seen your post Egidio, I too am ready for spring! A wonderful set , your bee is so clearly loving the flower, and the image on the left of that one is glorious, as is your closing image. What a wonderful approach to desk-topping!!
Egidio Leitao
Thank you so much, Tina. I needed this boost. Now, I’m just waiting to be well enough and go outside again.
Terri Webster Schrandt
Stunning florals, Egidio! I love purple in the spring! The petunias and bee are amazing!
Egidio Leitao
Thanks, Terri. I’m glad you liked them.
Anne Sandler
Just awesome Egidio! Yes, you do have a difficult time choosing favorites. I love the bee getting lost in the flower.
Egidio Leitao
Thanks, Anne. Watching bees and flowers is so interesting. I lose track of time doing it.
nesfelicio
Wonderful shots of these flowers. A great way to welcome spring!
Egidio Leitao
Thank you very much, Nes.
Vicki
What a beautiful selection for Tina’s challenge this week.
My personal favourite out of your 5 is the Drummond’s Onion. I love the way the background echoes the flow of the flower buds(?) from lower left to upper right. Accidental or by choice it’s almost like the wind made the background especially for your flower blooms.
Egidio Leitao
Thank you, Vicki. The background and light were big helpers in that shot. I’m happy you liked these. Thanks for the compliment.
Leanne Cole
These are so beautiful Egidio, I love macro flowers. I think one of them is something I just planted in my garden.
Egidio Leitao
Thanks, Leanne. I need to spend more time doing macros.
Tranature - quiet moments in nature
A beautiful selection Egídio and they really sing of Spring 😊
Egidio Leitao
Thanks, Xenia. Glad you liked them.
Toonsarah
A clever way to narrow down your choices to such beautiful flower shots! That onion flower is exquisite 🙂
Egidio Leitao
Thanks, Sarah. In all challenges, I often feel I have too many choices. I have to narrow down the number of photos in each post. Those onion flowers are so small. Each bulb is about the size of a pinky finger nail.
Anita
You couldn’t have chosen a better theme for your favorites. A lovely selection of very beautiful spring flowers!
Egidio Leitao
Thanks, Anita. I’m happy you enjoyed the selection. Many thanks.
Hammad Rais
Such lovely flowers since I’m seeing them for the first time
Egidio Leitao
Thank you, Hammad. I’m happy you enjoyed them.
I. J. Khanewala
Beautiful photos. I loved the shots of those tiny flowers specially
Egidio Leitao
Thanks, I.J. Glad you liked them.
Leya
Spring beauties, Egidio! As you know I love flowers, and these lightened up my day and made me want to go out and take spring photos. Loved the aster and the petunia and bee especially! Hope you can go out again soon!
Egidio Leitao
Ann-Christine, I’m happy those lightened up your day. They did the same for me. Thank you for the well wishes and feedback.
Albatz Travel Adventures
All your flowers say something about spring, which is coming up, although not as fast as I was hoping. I particularly like your aster image, the colours are interesting and unexpected.
Egidio Leitao
Thanks, Elizabeth. I was surprised with the dual colors in the asters. They are so cheerful.
JohnRH
Great photos Egidio. Well done. 👏
Egidio Leitao
Thank you, John.
Amy
I absolutely love these photos, Egidio!
Egidio Leitao
Thanks, Amy. I’m happy you liked them. I find them refreshing to my eyes.
Sofia Alves
Inspiring post, Egídio. All so perfect and colourful.
Egidio Leitao
Thanks, Sofia. One can’t go wrong with flowers.
restlessjo
Superb flower photos, Egidio xx
Egidio Leitao
Thanks a million, Jo. Flowers are wonderful to smell, look at, and photograph.
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