Showing posts with label Red. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Red. Show all posts

Thursday, April 25, 2013

Flower Photos: What the Heck Are These Things ?

They Look Like Xmas Decorations

 

For more than a few months, I've been meaning to identify these flowers.

So far, they don't seem to want to cooperate.

So, I just shot a bunch of them and will let someone else tell me.


They are bright red flowers hanging from some evergreen-looking stems.


 A few years ago, I couldn't tell you those white flowers were lilies but, I know now.


Here's a closer look for you to get a sense of scale.


The red rascals were growing along the road going up to Mt. Tachuu on Ie Jima, Okinawa.


Dodging traffic, I went up and down the road shooting from different angles.


When the wind and rain started coming after me, I left.

Pentax cameras and lenses are made for this kind of stuff, not me.

Does anyone know what those plants could be ?

I'm tired of fooling with them.

Give me an ID and you can have any or, all of those photos !


UPDATE: Best friend in the Land Down Under gave me the ID

Russelia equisetiformis


Firecracker Plant

 





Saturday, November 26, 2011

Today the Dragonflies Came in Red, Gold and Blue (Photos)

Today I was off  Okinawa proper and hit some of the outer islands.  The camera is downloaded and recharging for the next trip and there are a few hundred photos waiting development. 


I'll just post these three dragonflies in the order they were photographed.

The photos were taken at the base of a waterfall on Miyagi Island.

The red dragonfly showed up first.

Then, the gold one.


Last but, not least the blue dragonfly posed for me with the water in the background.

If you had to choose a color for a dragonfly which one would you go for the red, golden, or blue ?