Saturday, July 24, 2010

Today's Flowers, Ruby Tuesday / Red Bougainvillea

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There is a lot of red bougainvillea that line the water's edge in Long Beach, California, USA.
This shot was taken looking across Rainbow Harbor at downtown Long Beach and the Shoreline Village.
July 20, 2010


36 comments:

Linda Bob Grifins Korbetis Hall said...

Happy Belated Ruby Tuesday.
very beautiful view.

fredamans said...

Stunning shot! Love the framing!

Anonymous said...

The red of the flowers look very good against the deep blue of the water; love the ripples in the water too.

carolina mts said...

Late visitng this week- lovely shot of the flowers on the water - your ship oost is beautiful too - do miss the ocean.

Carly said...

Great composition with the red flowers! looks beautiful. Now I sort of wish I visited long beach. Thanks for the info on the last post, I put in a correction.

kmoyama said...

Very good framing! It is true that things red can become an effective accent in a photo.

Anonymous said...

A lot to see..
Great picture and composition.
Have to come for a visit and see this beautiful area:)

eileeninmd said...

Love the red bougainvillea! Great photo and a pretty scene!

Lui said...

Flowers and the City!

EG CameraGirl said...

I wish bougainvillea grew here in Ontario, It is so bright and cheerful.

Tammie Lee said...

wonderful photo, I love how you framed this and all the colors.

Carver said...

I love that splash of red beside the water. Gorgeous!

i beati said...

framing the picture cool sandy

Samson said...

lovely shot, nice composition

Unknown said...

i love bougainvilleas! they remind me of summer [here].

Rosie Nixon Fluerty said...

Thats a beautiful scene and good compostion - lovely vibrant colour from the flowers too.

Rosie, Centre of Interest

Anonymous said...

Love that colour! And the photo! In our area magenta is the shade commonly seen.

Anonymous said...

Nice shot. Long Beach is a great area.

Pat said...

Long Beach has some really lovely areas! Two of my 3 sons live there; all 3 went to CSULB. These bougainvilleas remind me of my childhood home in San Bernardino--we had one in the front yard and one in the back yard. I was fascinated with their 3-petalled loveliness.

Jane said...

I love that plant, and what a great view too. Great composition with the cityscape in the background, thanks for sharing Carolyn:)

SquirrelQueen said...

Gorgeous, I love how it frames the city skyline. Bougainvillea is always so beautiful.

Al said...

Thanks for posting bougainvilleas, I missed them since the rainy started they stopped blooming.

Chie Wilks said...

wow.that's an amazing view..what a great shot..and oh, we posted the same flower today hehe..

mine is here

SandyCarlson said...

A beautiful view!

Jama said...

I love how you used the flowers as frame for your picture, so pretty! Bougainvilleas are plentiful here, as they thrive in our hot climate.

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A 2 Z said...

Red bougainvillea growing wild (or not) on the edge of the sea! I'm so jealous! I love that shrub so much but it just does not grow where I live in Canada. Thanks for sharing.

Anne-Marie

stan said...

Nice picnic place too? great view!

Rick said...

Sensational! Composition, colour - just a beauty!

Hootin Anni said...

You can't go wrong with California's coastline beauty!!

My Tuesday Photo Do hope you can find time to visit with me.

DrillerAA said...

Very nicely composed indeed. The red in the foreground really sets the mood for the whole capture. Well done.

at the cottage said...

Gorgeou! I wish this was a scratch and sniff ;)
Bougainvilla is my favourite flower and reminds me of when I am in the Caribbean :)
Thanks for sharing


Deb
http://teaandphotos.blogspot.com/

Kim, USA said...

Beautiful shot Carolyn, in the Philippines we have different colors of Bougainvillea and because of the thorns this flower has many make it as a fence ^_^ Happy Tuesday!

Barnyard Express

Linnea said...

Those flowers really add a shot of ruby red, now don't they! Beautiful view from where you are. Thanks for stopping by at my RT. Enjoy the day!

Muhammad khabbab said...

very pretty bougainvillea. And very well taken as well.

Jazevox said...

great photo creativity, i like how you took this photo with the colorful bougainvilla flowers in front
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