I had a marvelous response from all of you on last week theme of water. Thanks everyone you always amaze and delight me. I’m proud to announce our featured bloggers this week. Their posts really grabbed my attention. Please check out their posts and congratulate them. Maybe you will be chosen next week.
Featured Bloggers
Love Happy Notes – The sunset photo leaves me speechless.
Irina’s Poetry Corner – Rain drops how very refreshing.
Wooly and Raeski – Some of the coldest water on earth. Absolutely gorgeous
Family Fun Feats – I so adore the first shot, a mirror macro. The others shots are beautiful water landscapes.
HHC Blog – The water drop on a lily pad is spectacular and a couple other fun photos.
NorasPhotos4U – I can feel the water on my feet. Love the toenails.
Travel With Intent – Gorgeous night time landscape and perfect contrasting colors.
Mother Earth Series: Floral Macros

This current series is all about our glorious mother earth and nature. This week is the long awaited Floral Macros. This topic was suggested by Serendipty. I’m also writing a two part series on my Tips and Tricks specifically for floral macros, see my Part Two and Part One posts.
Part One and Part Two.
- Flowers
- Leaves and Trees
- Nature Animals
- Ground
- Water
- Floral Macros
The Next Series – Geometry
- Things with Edges
- Cooked & Squiggly Lines
- Straight Lines
- Squares and Angles
- Circles and Curves
How It Works?
Most weeks I will come up with a topic. Feel free to write me with things you want to learn about.
Go through you photo archives and see what photos you have that fits the current week’s challenge, or better yet grab you camera and take a new photo!
ENJOY and have FUN.
Create a Cee’s Fun Photo Challenge Post
- Then add a link to your blog in my comment box.
- To make it easy for others to check out your photos and post, title your blog post “Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge” tag.
- Remember to Follow My Blog to get your weekly reminders.
- I usually will respond to your entry on your blog, rather than on my page.
Please check out my Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge to check out more of what this challenge is about.
If you adore challenges as much as I do, please check out WordPress’s Blog Event Listing for other challenges.
My Entry for the Week
Since I’m doing new flower every day, I thought I would highlight some of my favorite floral macros I’ve taken over the years. It’s getting close to the water gardens opening, so I did pick a couple of lotus and waterlilies. Guess I’m getting anxious for them. ENJOY!







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Well, Cee, I was astonished to see your photos of a lotus and realize that I had never seen a picture of a lotus in my life! Thanks for all your beautiful shots.
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The bearded iris is stunning!
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So many beautiful entries! 🙂
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Reblogged this on Locating Frankenstein's Brain.
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Both lotus photos are so amazing!
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Your flower pictures are magnificent! The bearded iris is my favorite.
http://geriatrixfotogallerie.wordpress.com/2014/06/03/cees-fun-foto-challenge-floral-macros/
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Beautiful flowers. The lotus is so unusual. Here’s mine.
http://linsdoodles.wordpress.com/2014/06/03/cees-fun-foto-challenge-floral-macros/
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Some beauties featured!
Your waterlily nearly manages to upstage a lotus – which takes some doing.
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Did you hear me screaming with joy? Thank you for including my blog in your “Featured Bloggers”. I am thrilled!!! I am going to tell all my friends! Thanks!
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Gorgeous! I love lotuses. All photos are lovely – cannot pick one only. I’ll see what I can find from this spring!
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First time seeing a lotus! Beautiful pictures. Thanks for sharing!
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Each of the flowers are works of art … the rose, the lotus … the colour of the bearded Iris!!! … all are gorgeous!
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The white lotus is especially wow!
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Couldn’t find many from this spring – but quite lovely anyway!http://wp.me/p1hCI2-3v6
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Stunning!!!
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Beautiful floral photos, I loved the photo of the water lily and the lotus flower is amazing, especially the inside view! Thanks for the challenge 🙂
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http://nowathome.wordpress.com/2014/06/03/cees-fun-foto-challenge-floral-macros/
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Loved the water photos you chose! Love the rose in your entry.
I’m not too good at taking photos (although I’m learning) but I’m good at telling the stories that go with the photos, so it’s great to take part in your challenge. Here’s this week’s entry: http://lucciagray.wordpress.com/category/cees-fun-photo-challenge/
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You take such beautiful flower shots Cee – I am always in awe at your skill. This selection is, as always, stunnning! Here is my humble effort for this week’s theme:
http://scenebyminerva.wordpress.com/2014/06/03/cees-fun-foto-challenge-floral-macros/
Alison x
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wonderful selection this week- in love with them all!
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Hi Cee, here is my link: http://teandpaper.com/2014/06/03/cees-fun-foto-…-floral-macros/
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The link above is not working, so here is the short link:http://wp.me/p44BbA-aa
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Beautiful photos Cee! I especially like the rose with the water droplets on it. Here is mine, flowers I especially enjoyed photographing this spring in honor of a very special little boy.
http://thevoicefromthebackseat.wordpress.com/2014/06/03/coopers-big-smile/
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Hi Cee,
My entries are here: http://neihtn.wordpress.com/2014/06/03/cees-fun-photo-challenge-floral-macros/
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Wonderful macros, Cee.
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Thank you so much for featuring my entry for the Water challenge. I’m actually over the moon!!! Blessings. ❤ Irina
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Stunning, Cee, simply stunning shots.
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http://vmtranblog.wordpress.com/2014/06/03/cees-fun-foto-challenge-floral-macros/
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Thank you so much Cee for choosing my Come out to Play photo, for your water series. What a wonderful surprise it was! 😀
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Love the photos and thought I’d give it a go. My first try is here: http://wp.me/p2N0qn-mb
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Here are mine for this week:
http://norasphotos4u.wordpress.com/2014/06/04/cees-fun-foto-challenge-topic-floral/
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Your photo challenges are a lot of fun. I must say that I also found them hugely informative as I visited so many blogs that had participated in it. Will post my entry soon.
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I looked ahead and saw this subject coming and so took these specifically … http://lynneayersbeyondthebrush.wordpress.com/2014/06/04/macro-photography-of-dandelion/
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Gorgeous photos!!!!
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Wonderful photos!! Here are my submissions 🙂
http://idleandboredtwo.wordpress.com/2014/06/04/fun-foto-floral-macro/
Have great days!
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The bearded iris is my favourite. My entries are here http://funfamilyfeats.wordpress.com/2014/06/04/cees-fun-foto-challenge-floral-macros/
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wonderful series.
here is my floral macros entry http://wp.me/p3XogM-2R
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So hard to decide which one I like the best. I think… maybe peony. It reminds me of one of Karin’s ballroom dance dress 😉
Here is mine.
http://helenchen.ws/2014/06/04/cees-fun-foto-challenge-floral-macros/
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Gorgeous Shots Cee! Loving the various beautiful entries! Here my minor effort http://lenzexperiments.wordpress.com/2014/06/05/gias-gifts/
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The Lotus is a museum piece Cee. I’m going with the vivid colors of cacti blossoms.
http://woolyandraeski.com/2014/06/04/flower-macros/
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Floral Macros are new to me. Thank you for the challenge…I really enjoyed finding the right shots!
Here is my submission for this week
http://treerabold.wordpress.com/2014/06/05/cees-fun-foto-challenge-floral-macros/
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http://inspire4more.wordpress.com
Fantastic idea so glad I came across it, look forward to seeing everyones shots.
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I love the droplets on the rose. Here is my submission : http://blog.amiloophotography.com/cees-fun-foto-challenge-floral-macros/
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I’ve never seen inside a lotus before! Cool. Here is my own rather more mundane flower (a gerbera):
http://elizabethkrallphotos.wordpress.com/2014/06/05/a-splash-of-colour-on-a-wet-gloomy-day/
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beautiful gallery of floral macros, Cee! here’s mine: http://lolawi.wordpress.com/2014/06/05/cees-fun-foto-challenge-floral-macros/
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Hi,
http://yarnspinnerr.wordpress.com/2014/06/05/cees-fun-foto-challenge-floral-macros/
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A little something that popped up in the garden – please have a look at
http://acrossthebored.com/2014/06/05/cees-fun-foto-challenge-floral-macros/
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here’s my purple entry:
http://medicinalmeadows.com/2014/06/05/florals-in-purple/
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I have to say, you have done it this time, gorgeous pictures. Wow! http://sillarit.wordpress.com/2014/06/05/floral-macros-white-hydrangea/
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A bit late.. but here are my entries 🙂 http://paintedwords1.wordpress.com/2014/06/05/cees-fun-foto-challenge-floral-macro/
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Here’s some critters on flowers.
http://woolyandraeski.com/2014/06/05/critters-on-flowers/
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You are master of floral macros! I love them all! 🙂
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I’m reposting another macro simply because I love the color and clarity.
http://woolyandraeski.com/2014/05/04/close-up/
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Gorgeous macros. Am jealous. Here’s mine: http://nagpanaoan.com/2014/06/05/cees-fun-foto-challenge-floral-macro/
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I love the clarity in your photos. I heart the lotus!
http://photogrrlpictures.wordpress.com/2014/06/05/cees-fun-foto-challenge-iris-macro/
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Just a few more….
http://woolyandraeski.com/2014/06/06/flower-macros-2/
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Insanely beautiful Cee. The bearded Iris is jaw dropping. I learn so much about images and composition from checking out your work. I can almost smell the scent of that rose with the detailed water droplets on it. Masterful.
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Thanks for commenting…you made me smile 🙂
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😀
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a great idea! Here is my submission http://tanzalongs.wordpress.com/2014/06/06/cees-fun-photo-challenge-floral-macros/
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Amazing macro images – stunning …. I’m such a romantic soul – so my pick has to be … the top one, the water lily. *smile
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I’m a bit slow this week, but THANK YOU for picking my Venice photo from last week.
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Have a great weekend everyone – I just woken up to a beautiful summer day – http://wp.me/p293Pw-9eR!
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Here’s my flower contribution: http://travelwithintent.com/2014/06/07/white-hydrangea-goring-hotel/
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Absolutely stunning flower photos, Cee! Amazing!
Here is my entry: https://mannalexandra.wordpress.com/2014/06/08/cees-fun-foto-challenge-floral-macros/
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this is my humble contribution to this difficult challenge: https://lifeisgreat0.wordpress.com/2014/06/08/cees-fun-foto-challenge-floral-macros/
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I’m a little late for this challenge but hopefully not too late.
https://deliciousfoodandtravel.wordpress.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=5976&action=edit&message=6&postpost=v2
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Here is my contribution. Hopefully you don’t mind bees on your flowers..
http://paulvanderwerff.wordpress.com/2014/06/09/cees-fun-foto-challenge-floral-macros/
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your floral photos never cease to amaze me, Cee 🙂
and my entry please: http://alwaysbobswife.wordpress.com/2014/06/09/cees-fun-foto-challenge-floral-macros/
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Check out my latest post “All you can eat” at
http://www.franciscalaureijs.wordpress.com
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Hello,
I’m new to this. Your photos are so beautiful. I don’t have a macro lens, but I put in this photo today, that I shot with the 50mm. http://wp.me/p4I34M-1J
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Is it fit for this category?
http://bambangpriantono.wordpress.com/2014/06/08/this-weeks-sunday-flower-shot-wild-sage-tembelekan/
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