Popping
I fancy that poppies have their name because they pop out of their pods, like the Papaver nudicaule (Icelandic poppy) shown here.
Photographed with my 200mm macro lens, lit by the morning sun. The poppy buds were in a pot on our front porch. The white background is our house. I was able to get the low-to-the-ground-looking-up-at-the-flower angle using my Low Pad.
This image and these images also show poppies and their pods.
November 29th, 2006 at 9:42 pm
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March 19th, 2007 at 3:25 pm
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July 28th, 2007 at 12:11 pm
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December 16th, 2007 at 7:37 pm
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February 7th, 2008 at 11:57 am
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