Five Minutes with a Strange Pink Flower – RegularRandom

While waiting for a takeaway smoothie at a little cafe in Auckland (The Botanist), we browsed their little attached florist. I was quite fascinated by this weird pink flower. I think it’s some kind of Protea, but I’m sure someone can correct me here.

Anyway, five minutes of shooting makes for a good RegularRandom – again with my 30mm macro lens.

Would you like to join in the RegularRandom brigade? Here’s how:

  • choose a subject or a scene
  • spend five minutes photographing it – no more!
  • try to not interfere with the subject, instead see it from many angles, look through something at it, change the light that’s hitting it
  • have fun!
  • tag your post #regularrandom and ping back to this post

Looking forward to seeing your shots.

x desleyjane

Comments

22 responses to “Five Minutes with a Strange Pink Flower – RegularRandom”

  1. anthonygrootelaar Avatar

    beautiful and original. Kudos

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    1. desleyjane Avatar

      Thank you so much.

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  2. kayrpea61 Avatar

    Beautiful. “Some kind of protea” sums it up perfectly, Desleyjane 😉

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    1. desleyjane Avatar

      😁😁 thanks so much. My friend just told me it’s a King Pink Protea apparently 😊

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      1. kayrpea61 Avatar

        No problem!

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  3. morselsandscraps Avatar

    Only you could make a protea look delicate. I love the way you spent waiting time.

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    1. desleyjane Avatar

      It was like a hoop dress. Loved it.

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  5. restlessjo Avatar

    Wow! Fab 🙂 🙂

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  6. Julz.......artist, blogger, photographer, graphic designer Avatar

    These look just like the King Protea we have here, except mine are more a creamy colour than a soft pink…perhaps a slightly different variety? Mine are called King White, I adore them and when in flower, they last for ages

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    1. desleyjane Avatar

      Yes I’m told it’s King Pink!

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  8. kristynakubova Avatar

    Wow, I have never seen such a plant/flower. So strange… But beautiful.

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  9. Heyjude Avatar

    Proteas are unusual flowers and not my favourites to be honest, I find them too rigid, but how like you to find one in pink! A pretty baby pink at that. Must be one of your Australian proteas as I cannot remember seeing that colour in South Africa.

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  10. […] tag your post #regularrandom and ping back to Desley’s post […]

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  12. pommepal Avatar

    Never seen a protea this colour DJ but it is so you… I’m back with a regular random this week. Photos took 5 minutes but post took much longer. Are you still doing this challenge?

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  13. PurplePumpernickel Avatar

    You have captured the tactile nature of this beauty – it almost feels like suede!

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    1. desleyjane Avatar

      Oh thank you! I love that you can almost feel the photo 😊😊

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