center of gravity

By yi-ching lin

September 28, 2011

Tags: autumn, fall, flower, gravity, hibiscus, Hibiscus coccineus, photo challenges, postaday2011, postaweek2011, red star hibiscus, Scarlet Hibiscus, Scarlet Rose Mallow, sun, Swamp Hibiscus, texas red star hibiscus, Texas Star, weekly photo challenge

Category: art, city, nature, nyc, photography, poetry, structure, writing

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20 Responses to “center of gravity”

28 Sep 2011 at 8:36 am yi-ching lin
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at the end of a
journey for a red star
hibiscus, the center
of gravity is no
joke – yet unlike
collapsing stars,
its stellar remnants
leave a black
hole at the end
of the driveway
every time
.
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- 28 Sep 2011 at 8:39 am yi-ching lin
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  this photo of my mom’s red star hibiscus at the end of her driveway was taken last October, nearing the end of blooming season (June to October). here it is during its heyday.
28 Sep 2011 at 8:40 am ceceliafutch
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Stunning!
- 28 Sep 2011 at 9:31 am yi-ching lin
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  thank you so much – glad it worked.
28 Sep 2011 at 9:03 am aRVee
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beautiful 🙂
- 28 Sep 2011 at 9:32 am yi-ching lin
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  thank you so much!
  - 29 Sep 2011 at 8:43 am aRVee
    
    you’re welcome 🙂
28 Sep 2011 at 9:13 am Shawn Bailey
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I like the way it see-saws between the macro and micro, the stellar and the mundane. And after you read the caption, you can feel the red star being pulled away from you in the photo.
- 28 Sep 2011 at 9:33 am yi-ching lin
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  what an eloquent compliment! i really appreciate your putting the experience into words!! wow!
28 Sep 2011 at 9:35 am Pixieprodigy
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nice composition!
- 28 Sep 2011 at 10:56 am yi-ching lin
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  thank you so much! please visit again! (smile)
28 Sep 2011 at 11:35 am suitablefish
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simply stunning.
- 28 Sep 2011 at 1:30 pm yi-ching lin
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  thank you, Susan!
28 Sep 2011 at 12:21 pm rita rivera
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magnificent picture!
- 28 Sep 2011 at 1:33 pm yi-ching lin
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  thank you for visiting and for your compliment!
29 Sep 2011 at 12:15 am dantrewear
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something special about this – truly one of the most beautiful nature images I’ve seen for some time. Best, –D
- 29 Sep 2011 at 7:41 am yi-ching lin
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  goodness! thank you for thinking so. wow!
29 Sep 2011 at 1:47 pm wherearetheheros
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oh wow
now that i have managed to pull my face from the cracked monitor
I can say ,” very nice.” 🙂
- 29 Sep 2011 at 1:56 pm yi-ching lin
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  ha! is this an iphone?
30 Sep 2011 at 6:49 am Nandini
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Amazing picture. I really like the way you have linked it to a star ending in a black hole. 🙂

Here’s my interpretation of hibiscus flower: http://nandinidhiman.wordpress.com/2011/09/27/story-of-a-flower-beautiful-and-inspiring/

🙂