Dahlia Photos: the sublime to the blurry forum: Macro & Artsy images of Dahlias

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teddahlia Aug 2, 2016 6:22 PM CST Name: Ted Oregon We enjoy breeding new dahlias!

It is a seedling and I bet it has a somewhat open center. If it has a closed center I will post another picture. We like to place a sign on our porch that says: We are in the garden. Really, we are always in the garden. Quote | Post #1210199 (1)

DahliaGardener Aug 2, 2016 7:12 PM CST Name: Cynthia BG, KY USDA Zone 6b Sanity = Dirt under your nails...

I'm sorry, Sylvia, you are absolutely right. Mixed my lepidoptera. Comes from 3 days of no sleep. C DG All gardening is landscape painting. - William Kent Quote | Post #1210213 (2)

sylviap Aug 2, 2016 7:38 PM CST Name: Sylvia West Sacramento, CA Zone 9b

I've seen them all my life and thought they were moths. Seems like I should have known what they are. At least you have some Lepidoptera to mix up. [Last edited Aug 2, 2016 7:39 PM CST] Quote | Post #1210221 (3)

teddahlia Aug 2, 2016 8:35 PM CST Name: Ted Oregon We enjoy breeding new dahlias!

Yes, this one appears to be an orange waterlily. Here is a head on picture of it. It is a first year seedling and I need to mark it for retention. We like to place a sign on our porch that says: We are in the garden. Really, we are always in the garden. Quote | Post #1210236 (4)

Islander Aug 2, 2016 8:59 PM CST Name: Noni Morrison Warren, Oregon retired flower farmer

If that color is true then I already love it. The one at the test garden is very pretty but it is quite large and loosse for a bouquet. How does this one compare size wise with Pink Martini? I don't think I want one bigger then PM. I also like the deeper gold and orange on this one. Salish Dahlias Quote | Post #1210246 (5)

Benny101 Aug 2, 2016 9:15 PM CST Greenville MI - zone 5b

I like that a lot ! Quote | Post #1210248 (6)

teddahlia Aug 2, 2016 9:22 PM CST Name: Ted Oregon We enjoy breeding new dahlias!

This one is a bit deep for a show waterlily. The camera does deepen the color a bit. I am growing the one that is in the test garden and I will try to get a picture of them side by side. I noticed today that it is blooming. We like to place a sign on our porch that says: We are in the garden. Really, we are always in the garden. Quote | Post #1210251 (7)

blown_dry Aug 2, 2016 9:42 PM CST Name: Amanda CA Redwood Coast - Zone 9b DahliaAddict.com

Benny101 wrote:I like that a lot ! Quote | Post #1210253 (8)

Benny101 Aug 3, 2016 2:36 PM CST Greenville MI - zone 5b

My iPhone 6 just does not want to show HH Serenity as orange , always makes it look pink under almost any lighting , this shot I took minutes ago seems to be as close I can get without using any tricks as I do not know any Quote | Post #1210377 (9)

FLflowerboy Aug 3, 2016 10:17 PM CST Name: Jon George Gainesville, FL ...crazy enough to grow dahlias in

teddahlia wrote: Yes, this one appears to be an orange waterlily. Here is a head on picture of it. It is a first year seedling and I need to mark it for retention. I like this one! "What is a weed?" asked Peppa Pig. "A weed is a cheeky plant growing in the wrong place!" replied Grandpa Pig. Quote | Post #1210464 (10)

addicted Aug 4, 2016 7:42 PM CST Name: Em NY

They are both lovely! Em in NY Dahlias -- the gift that keeps on giving! Quote | Post #1210606 (11)

teddahlia Aug 9, 2016 9:25 AM CST Name: Ted Oregon We enjoy breeding new dahlias!

I decided that I was not going to buy a new expensive camera this year and found a used DSLR of the same model as my old one that is broken. The price was right and it is in very good shape albeit on the edge of obsolescence. I have several lenses for it and it came with one too. It can take some outstanding pictures. However, the failure rate for poor pictures is very high as much of the success comes from using manual settings rather than auto settings. My point and shoot camera that I have been using takes a very high percentage of good shots when set on auto. Anyway, here is a shot taken with my "new" old camera. There are at least 20 others that were terrible but one really good one seems to make up for it. We like to place a sign on our porch that says: We are in the garden. Really, we are always in the garden. Quote | Post #1211252 (12)

mandolls Aug 9, 2016 9:34 AM CST Name: Geof WI

Lovely - It cool that it looks like it is just floating there - no stem visible Quote | Post #1211255 (13)

addicted Aug 9, 2016 1:29 PM CST Name: Em NY

Another beauty, Ted! Em in NY Dahlias -- the gift that keeps on giving! Quote | Post #1211267 (14)

teddahlia Aug 13, 2016 8:56 PM CST Name: Ted Oregon We enjoy breeding new dahlias!

A ray of sunshine appeared on the center of this seedling dahlia. That ray of light probably made the flower look a bit better than it is. We like to place a sign on our porch that says: We are in the garden. Really, we are always in the garden. Quote | Post #1211889 (15)

Islander Aug 13, 2016 9:36 PM CST Name: Noni Morrison Warren, Oregon retired flower farmer

New breeding goal...self lighting dahlias Salish Dahlias Quote | Post #1211893 (16)

teddahlia Aug 15, 2016 10:17 AM CST Name: Ted Oregon We enjoy breeding new dahlias!

I got a fairly clear picture of this bumblebee but apparently I did not pay him for the modeling job and he looks like a lifeless corpse. We like to place a sign on our porch that says: We are in the garden. Really, we are always in the garden. Quote | Post #1212086 (17)

NoH2O Aug 15, 2016 3:21 PM CST Name: Candy Everson, Wa

He looks like a pretty happy corpse to me! Quote | Post #1212129 (18)

blown_dry Aug 15, 2016 3:25 PM CST Name: Amanda CA Redwood Coast - Zone 9b DahliaAddict.com

I thought the same thing! Quote | Post #1212131 (19)

Islander Aug 15, 2016 4:14 PM CST Name: Noni Morrison Warren, Oregon retired flower farmer

I see a lot of bees like this in the morning before it quite warms up...just drowsing away. Salish Dahlias Quote | Post #1212138 (20)

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