passion colours Photo

Photographer’s Note

Passifloraceae

The plant thanks its line name, to the resemblance which the flower shows with the pain instruments, which where used at the crucifixion of Christ. Red violet of bee crowning blade, for example, think of the thorn crown, on the head of Jesus. The three tamping-bars to the nails, in the hands and feet of Jesus. Spanish missionaries were notable this. The type name ' incarnata ' means ‘flesh-colourful’ or also explained as ' again a flesh become a new life.

Passionflowers where discovered for Europe in Peru at 1569 by a Spanish doctor Monardes. He described the local use of the plant, and observed it in the old world, where it was very soon a pleased herb tea.

When he had of received however more drawings and descriptions priests and from Mexican Jesuits the insurance had got that the plant existed really, he it considered as There where pries who saw it as a duty to present flower as the largest wonder of the glory of Christ, in flower they saw the symbolize of the mysteries of the passion flower of Jesus Christ.

Indians of the whole Amazon area use it as a slightly anaesthetising means. Also in Europe it was used as a calming down medicine. It was introduced in North American medicine in the middle of the 19de centuries, also by means of the domestic use of North American Indians of the Southern nations, but also by the use under slaves, that drank it as tea as a calming down means, but also as a medicine against head pain, contusions and as a pain-killer.

In many countries in Europe and in the US and Canada, was the use of Passion flowers as restful medicine. This has been a medicine for calming down the nerves for more than 200 years. Also it was used against colic, diarrhoea, dysenteries, epilepsy, insomnia, morphine addiction, nerve-weakly-driven, neuroses and piles.

About the photo. First I have put this one on TN there he was remove because it was not a wild flower. So now put it here. And I hope you wil like it.

igor_wo, jhm, papagolf21, hispic, elihesamian, jrj, Galeota, Georges, orme, hojper, Beckii, Motrem, Kenny10pin, Carma, capthaddock, Budapestman, berek has marked this note useful

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Oldtree (2457) 2004-09-14 4:20

Hi Jaap,

wonderful composition and cropping you did here. Your note is informativ to say the least.

The colors and details are very good, but this time the yellow is a bit overexposed. The details in this area have vanished. But that's a minor critic.

I like your photo very much.

igor_wo (191) 2004-09-14 4:56

Great Picture,
I like the different levels in the flower. And the amount of colors.
Did you use flash,,,?? I am missing the detail in the center.

Thanks

ChrisJ (70569) 2004-09-14 5:04

Good macro shot & great colour saturation.

jhm (83802) 2004-09-14 6:16

Jaap, wel een schattige nota bij deze foto, de blauwe kleuren zijn prachtig, het wit naar purper ook, alleen het bovenste heeft misschien een klein beetje overbelichting waardoor het geel niet ten volle tot zijn recht komt. Maar hoe subjectief is dit allemaal!

papagolf21 (57029) 2004-09-14 6:40

Impressionnante macrophotographie Jaap ! Les couleurs sont merveilleuses. Quels détails !
Excellent travail.
Une note toujours parfaite avec notre ami Jaap.
Impressive macrophotography Jaap! Colours are magnificent. What details!
Excellent work.
A note always completed with our friend Jaap.

hdl (6737) 2004-09-14 7:30

Mijn god, wat zijn dat prachtige kleuren! Magnifique shot! Ik vind dit heel heel mooi.

elihesamian (26091) 2004-09-14 7:42

WOW,like a strange creature like come in from space:)but no,it's a beautiful Passifloraceae,well done,a great macro,I posted in TL before a shot from this flower,with another angle,not as good as yours:)
it's popular in Iran,and lovely & amazing ,too.you captured details perfectlly,wonderful details,and colors are attractive,very well contrasted,...I like it alot,Jaap.
Glad to see it here.

Spoony (3539) 2004-09-14 8:38

What a strange nature... ;)
I like this combination colors... works here!
Very nice shot Jaap.

jrj (34779) 2004-09-14 8:48

Great macro Japp, excellent details and dof

harold (2271) 2004-09-14 8:56

Vraiment une très belle photo de cette magnifique fleur de la passion. bravo.

Galeota (10334) 2004-09-14 9:32

Amazing colours. Seems like an abstract shot. Well seen and done. Thank you for sharing Jaap.

Georges (11185) 2004-09-14 14:04

J'ai faite une image macro de cette fleur aussi et je n'arrivais pas a mettre un nom dessus et voila que tout est fait a présent.
Bravo Pour cette image Jaap.

baska (0) 2004-09-14 15:56

Wonderful composition! Very nice photo!

ma-tibou (4566) 2004-09-15 3:03

Quelles colories fantastiques, pour cette très jolie Macro. vraiment très réussie.
Amitié.

yesterday (9787) 2004-09-15 6:30

Excellent macro work, great dirgonal composition, beautiful colour.

Pts TM...........Regards Kaj Nielsen

orme (6746) 2004-09-16 4:09

WOW - it looks pretty 'wild' to me! A great macro shot, Jaap, with a nice abstract element too. Fantastic colours. The 'purple parts', look like wiring to me. Excellent note.

bazal (7898) 2004-09-16 4:40

Very nice macro for this nice and complex passiflora. This flower is a classical for photographers because of its particular beauty, but your angle of shot is unusual and interesting. Great crop that gives a nice balance to the composition. Well seen !

hojper (2830) 2004-09-17 11:02

Very nice image and thank you for the explanation of the name. I didn't know that. I took almost the same photo this summer but not of such good quality.

Beckii (60) 2004-10-10 4:36

Hi Jaap, This shot is amazing! Fantastic colours and great composition, nicely taken! I have not seen one of these flowers before so your note was very informative - thank you :-)

Motrem (2392) 2004-10-26 14:19

What a beautiful flower! I like very much the angle of the photo, details are very net and so well saturated colours. It is a macro impressive, a well good work! Thank you for the note.

Quelle belle fleur! J'aime beaucoup l'angle de la photo, les détails sont très nets et les couleurs si bien saturées. C'est une macro impressionnante, travail bien fait! Merci pour la note.

Kenny10pin (19301) 2004-10-28 8:49

nice work, the colours are beautiful, very good macro, but a little coarse, otherwise good work

capthaddock (28640) 2005-03-22 11:45

Hi Jaap - Excellent detail on the strange flower. It looks wild enough for TN to me.

santosh (304) 2005-06-19 13:01

Beautiful flower. I had taken a picture of the same kind of flower a couple of years back. You can view it here on trekearth
http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/North_America/United_States/photo22540.htm

I didnt know much details about the flower but your note was very helpful. I like your POV. good picture.

marine (9) 2005-11-21 12:30

Hoi,
in mijn tuin staat deze passiebloem ook.
Maak er geregeld fotos van.
Het geel van de stampers bkijft een probleem voor me om het scherp te krijgen. Bij jouw ook zie ik.
wel prima werkvan je

Bert

berek (29115) 2007-09-09 22:29

Hi Jaap,
great macro my friend. I can see all details. beautiful colours and sharpness. have a nice week.
Burak

Budapestman (43344) 2007-11-30 4:13

Dear Jaap,
Wonderful macro shot and the colours are rich and beautiful, indeed. Clarity is perfect, details are amazing. The note is interesting and very informative. Great! Have a nice weekend my friend
George