I have to confess that I'm one of those people with a limited colour vocabulary. I'm not sure if that's a gender thing. I just recall the good old high school acronym 'ROY G BIV' to remember the colours of the rainbow. Oh, and I know black and white. I'm just not that knowledgeable when it comes to colours like taupe, teal, or umber - I've likely lead a sheltered life and wasn't exposed to these.
So when I made some photos of this double bloom today, I decided I'd better ask my wife, who is much more knowledgeable in these things, what colour it was. (I had already decided that it was 'orangey'). Well, I was told that it was actually 'coral'. So now I can present our coral-coloured double bloom hibiscus.
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70-200mm f5.6 1/80 sec ISO100)
21 comments:
Whatever the name,the flower is very pretty.
Blessings,Ruth
The hibiscus bloom is stunning.
Orangie is the name of a cat we have. My husband just had to name him that . Now both Barn cats think there name is orangie. Too funny. Lovely post again.
O-rangy (that's how the spell check said to spell it, lol) works, but coral suits the beauty presented in the photo. Awesome shot Rick.
Coral or O-rangy....still beautiful:)
(Don't "they" say....a Rose is Still a Rose....."
;)
Beautiful!
Hahhhhahhaa....I JUST read your comment on my post - THAT is one funny paraphrasing;)
Thanks:)
ja, ein schönes Foto, und die Frauen haben "immer Recht", ich denke "meißtens", viele Grüße Jasmin
whatever the colour, it's beautiful!
Delicate and delicious variety of tones, very nice.
il y a la couleur orange et au milieu couleur corail ! voilà ! cette fleur est magnifique
et ta photo m'apporte un nuage de couleurs chaudes, alors que le ciel est souvent si gris ici ! bisous multicolores !
That's a beauty ...
Really a beautiful shade of coral/orange on this flower.
I don't really know colors, either, I would have said orange, too! heheheee
I never remembered the colors that way, it's backwards to the way I memorized it... =)
Tis a beaut Rick.
What colour is umber then?
I agree...it's "orangey." And, it's beautiful!
Hi Ruth - thank you; we're fortunate to have a few of these here.
Too funny Lisa - cats named 'Orangie'. Thanks for dropping by.
Thanks Darlene; I didn't even think it was a word ;-)
That's right Dawn ! Orangey, coral ... I like to keep it simple ! Glad I made you smile ;-)
Ha ha Jasmin - I subscribe to "happy wife, happy life". Auch hertzliche Grüße von Rick.
Thanks Julia !
Leovi - thank you; I think the sun provided an assist.
Marty - I'm glad the warm colours had a good effect on you; maybe the sun will too and change your skies to blue ! And many more bisous chaud pour toi !
Thank you Susan; so nice to see them in Dec !
Thanks Farmchick !
We were taught to remember Roy's name (Roy G Biv). Must have worked because it's one of the few things I remember from high school ;- Thanks Tricia !
Imac - thanks; umber is a brown earth that is darker in colour than ochre and sienna - there, does that help ? (I had to look it up and I've no idea what the other 2 are ;-)
Thanks Carolyn - finally, someone agrees with me ;-)
I missed you, honey. I missed your photos, youdr blog, your words always so full of magic.
I loved the flower! Thank you.
Have a wonderful weekend.
Many BEIJOS with flowers and colors.
Wonderful!
Flores que no falten nunca, es muy bonita.
Un saludo.
Thank you Soraia !
Teca - thank you for your visit - always a delight. And the beijos are appreciated ;-) ... and returned !
Thanks Lisa !
Gracias Julia. Tenga un gran fin de semana !
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