Musings of a Frequent Flying Scientist

Beauty in Decay – Rich & Dark

While these ranunculus decayed, I was captivated by this flower growing richer and darker as time went on.

Olympus OMD EM5 with h30mm macro.

x desleyjane

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10 responses to “Beauty in Decay – Rich & Dark”

  1. TinyJeremy Avatar
    TinyJeremy

    I love this photo 📸

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      desleyjane

      Thank you Jeremy!

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  2. PurplePumpernickel Avatar
    PurplePumpernickel

    I imagine Miss Havisham would have a dress in this shade ….

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    1. Su Leslie Avatar
      Su Leslie

      Oh absolutely!! Actually I was admiring a friend’s jacket at the weekend. It was ruched silk in those colours — so like your flowers.

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      1. desleyjane Avatar
        desleyjane

        Oh fabulous.

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    2. desleyjane Avatar
      desleyjane

      Oh yes! What a perfect way to describe this colour.

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  3. Heyjude Avatar
    Heyjude

    What a gorgeous deep damson colour and sublime texture, definitely crushed velvet and shimmering silk!

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      desleyjane

      Ooo you make it sound fabulous. Thank you.

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  4. susurrus Avatar
    susurrus

    Ooh! These are splendid.

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      desleyjane

      Thanks so much Susan.

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