Paphos Life

These days I tried to find what the limits are for close ups with my camera, specially at night....

Flowers of the caper bush last only 1 day and they open only at night


Here one can see yesterdays flower


caper bush at night




but also in daytime there are nice flowers in full bloom, 3 colours here


close up


and finally in front of thunder clouds


Max

Absolutely amazing pics, Max. The Caper flower is a work of art!

Lovely pics, but I'm puzzled. Caper flowers do flower in the day.

Here's one I prepared earlier.

Caper flowers, as to my knowledge, open in the night and early morning and fade after midday. I wonder if yours behave different?

Max

Great Pics again Max, that rain cloud in the background of #7 pic looks a bit angry. Lol.

cyprusmax47 wrote: ↑Fri Jun 08, 2018 12:20 pm Caper flowers, as to my knowledge, open in the night and early morning and fade after midday. I wonder if yours behave different?

Max

Ah, it was mid morning, so there you go.

Max

Once again stunning pictures from you and the Caper flower in particular is really beautiful just a pity it only lives for a day but then nature has its own programmes. So thank you so much for sharing with us both the picture and the information.

Dominic your picture too is excellent.

Thank you both

Rita

There is one photo I forgot to post. I like not only the caper flower but also the pretty weed flower on the right hand side..



Max

Have to say, photographing it in the night makes it look so much more impressive though.

Excellent photographic work, Max and Dom! And thanks for sharing...

I wonder if the bees run a night shift rota, to collect the pollen from the capers?

AL

PaphosAL wrote: ↑Fri Jun 08, 2018 11:18 pm Excellent photographic work, Max and Dom! And thanks for sharing...

I wonder if the bees run a night shift rota, to collect the pollen from the capers?

AL

Pollination is also by insects, which many are active at night...

Max

Ramone wrote: ↑Fri Jun 08, 2018 1:15 pm Great Pics again Max, that rain cloud in the background of #7 pic looks a bit angry. Lol.

It was the day when there was the unusual hailstorm at Troodos peak, pics which I posted then.... at this thread
viewtopic.php?f=58&t=5923

Max

Thank you all for your nice responds. I will try to photograph more at night in future, if the result is like that....

Max