Stigma and Style Acrylic Print

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A Turk's Cap (Malvaviscus drummondii) flower is seen in closeup. The delicate reproductive structures extend far beyond the scarlet petals, showing off the anthers with their pollen grains, the stigma with its fuzzy magenta pompoms, and the spiral stalk of the style. These structures are barely visible to the naked eye, since the entire bloom is only about two inches long from base to tip. These structures are remarkably similar to those of the hibiscus, to which this plant is closely related, but the blooms are a small fraction of the size of the hibiscus flowers.
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Gary Holmes, photographer: I have always loved to photograph nature, landscapes, abstract, and other found objects of interest. I prefer the challenge of trying to capture the unpredictable spontaneity of things and events as they are occurring. I started with a Kodak Brownie as a child, but entered the world of real photography with a Canon AE-1 in the late 1970's. I have succe...

Gary Holmes, photographer: I have always loved to photograph nature, landscapes, abstract, and other found objects of interest. I prefer the challenge of trying to capture the unpredictable spontaneity of things and events as they are occurring. I started with a Kodak Brownie as a child, but entered the world of real photography with a Canon AE-1 in the late 1970's. I have successfully sold a number of my photographs on Fine Art America, and have been recognized in international photography venues. Poster sized prints of three of my photographs were recently installed in a new medical clinic building in a major Texas medical center. My photo, "Blue Norther," was selected by the nonprofit Texas Bluebird Society for its 2010...