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The mid-day sun coaxes an assortment of purple hues from the textured petals of this ruellia bloom. Photographed at the Morikami Gardens in Delray Beach, Florida, December 18, 2014. Higher resolution versions of this photo can be viewed at 500px.com.
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Wishing you a happy new year!
Ulli
Thank you, my friend, and same to you and yours!
Happy Christmas Kenn
Same to you, dear Catherine, and a very Happy New Year, too!
Just beautiful, Kenn!
Wishing you a very Merry Christmas, and a bright and beautiful New Year.
Thank you, Lisa, and may the holidays and the coming new year likewise be bright and beautiful for you and yours!
Your brilliant photo taking skills made the purple ruellia stand out from everything in the background!!! Beautiful capture Kenn! 😉
Thank you so much, Khloe! Your assessment of my skills is very, very generous—I would probably use the word “lucky” instead of “brilliant.” 🙂
Purple by far is not easy to capture. You did a great job here, Kenn. Love, Amy
Thank you, dear Amy—you are very kind! I think most of the credit belongs to those brilliant lens makers at Canon. 🙂
Yep. Know all about them!!! LOL I give the person behind the lens credit too!!! (((HUGS))) Amy
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Pretty ruellia pic.
Thank you. 🙂