Common poppy or Papaver rhoeas (aka corn poppy, corn rose, field poppy, Flanders poppy, red poppy, red weed, coquelicot) is a species of flowering plant in the poppy family, Papaveraceae. This poppy, native to Europe, is sometimes considered an agricultural weed (hence the "corn" and "field") and a symbol of fallen soldiers.
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| Poppy flower (Papaver rhoeas) and glass. Red and Black. (© 2012 LightColourShade. All rights reserved) |
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| Poppy flower (Papaver rhoeas) with curling up petal and glass. Red and black (© 2012 LightColourShade. All rights reserved) |
It turns out this year together with ordinary poppies opium poppies cropped up in all their glory. Papaverum somniferum isn't just a pretty face, it's seeds are used in pastries, edible oil from its seeds is also used as vehicle in oil painting, and it's a source of anesthetics or sedatives (when used properly).
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| Opium poppy (Papaver somniferum). Red and white (© 2012 LightColourShade. All rights reserved) |
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| Opium poppy (Papaver somniferum) on dark background. Red and Black (© 2012 LightColourShade. All rights reserved) |
It's amazing how the background affects everything. I must say that the last one is particularly effective, but the intense, white of the background in the third one gives the photo a certain "clinical" feel.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree, as you so well pointed out black and red colour combination is especially impressive -- it expresses energy and passion. Actually, we always see colour interactions, rather than a single colour -- that's why the same colour is perceived differently on different backgrounds.
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