center of gravity
By yi-ching lin
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
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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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.
Stunning!
thank you so much – glad it worked.
beautiful 🙂
thank you so much!
you’re welcome 🙂
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.
what an eloquent compliment! i really appreciate your putting the experience into words!! wow!
nice composition!
thank you so much! please visit again! (smile)
simply stunning.
thank you, Susan!
magnificent picture!
thank you for visiting and for your compliment!
something special about this – truly one of the most beautiful nature images I’ve seen for some time. Best, –D
goodness! thank you for thinking so. wow!
oh wow
now that i have managed to pull my face from the cracked monitor
I can say ,” very nice.” 🙂
ha! is this an iphone?
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/
🙂