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Red Poppies
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A few of the millions of red poppies which thrive on the volcanic soils of Milos, one of the many Greek Islands in the Aegean Sea. We don't have these in Australia so it is a pleasure to see something different.
Poppies have long been used as a symbol of both sleep and death: sleep because of the opium extracted from them, and death because of their (commonly) blood-red color. In Greco-Roman myths, poppies were used as offerings to the dead. Poppies are used as emblems on tombstones to symbolize eternal sleep. This aspect was used, fictionally, in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz to create magical poppy fields, dangerous because they caused those who passed through them to sleep forever.
A second meaning for the depiction and use of poppies in Greco-Roman myths is the symbolism of the bright scarlet colour as signifying the promise of resurrection after death.
The poppy of wartime remembrance is the red corn poppy, Papaver rhoeas. This poppy is a common weed in Europe and is found in many locations, including Flanders Fields. This is because the corn poppy was one of the only plants that grew on the battlefield. It thrives in disturbed soil, which was abundant on the battlefield due to intensive shelling. During the few weeks the plant blossomed, the battlefield was coloured blood red, not just from the red flower that grew in great numbers but also from the actual blood of the dead soldiers that lay scattered and untended to on the otherwise barren battlegrounds.
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- Alex99
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Hi Murray again.
You have pictured a very nice blossoming meadow. Nice inclined posture of the stems, impressive lights and wonderful colour palette. Image is very sharp and nice however it seems to me you have a problem with details of the red petals. Red colours are so difficult for reproduction for many cameras. It is so interesting to managed this issue. My compliments and TFS.
Alexei.
Olá Murray.
Me agrada muito estas imagens, transparece muita calma, paz.O contraste do vermelho com o verde, a nitidez e o desfoque, dá uma ar ainda mais belo para a foto.
Parabéns, como sempre nos tras belas imagens.
Abraços
Henrique
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- JPlumb
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Hi Murray, great colour seen in this field of poppies. Your choice of depth of field has given us an interesting perspective with the in focus and out of focus poppies. I like how we're seeing the different levels of maturity of these plants too, with some in bloom, yet many around these still to open. I'm surprised these don't grow in Australia. You would think they would just thrive here.
Thanks, John
Hi Murray,
The red color of the poppies is coming out very well. The subject is well framed. The foreground seem to need extra sharpening and the background is OK. The stems between the flower are a good addition to the composition. Have a nice day.
Pierre
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