image of the day

tags: Rosa Blume, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, travel, nature, flowers, image of the day, photography Rosa Blume unter Goldenen Blumen Image: GrrlScientist, 14 July 2010, Frankfurt am Main, Germany [larger view] This pink rose was the only one in a sea of gold roses.
tags: Purpur Clematis, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, travel, nature, flowers, image of the day, photography Purpur Clematis (Clematis species) Image: GrrlScientist, 14 July 2010 [larger view] Some of the lovely purple clematis that are growing at the Vietnamese Restaurant near where I live in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
tags: Kurjenpolvi, flowers, travel, gardening, Helsingin yliopisto, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland, image of the day, photography Kurjenpolvi. A red-and-white geranium photographed at Helsingin yliopisto (University of Helsinki) in Helsinki, Finland. Image: GrrlScientist, 18 May 2010 [larger view] Canon SX100 IS.
tags: Puna-keltaisia kukkia, flowers, travel, gardening, Helsingin yliopisto, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland, image of the day, photography Puna-keltaisia kukkia. A red-and-yellow Evening Primrose, Oenothera macrocarpa, photographed at Helsingin yliopisto (University of Helsinki) in Helsinki, Finland. Image: GrrlScientist, 18 May 2010 [larger view] Canon SX100 IS.
tags: Katusoittaja, busker, travel, culture, Kamppi, Helsinki, Finland, image of the day, photography Katusoittaja Photographed in the Kamppi neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland. Image: GrrlScientist, 18 May 2010 [larger view] Canon SX100 IS.
tags: molluscs, Spondylus Imperialis Oyster, travel, Luonnontieteellinen keskusmuseo, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland, image of the day, photography Spondylus Imperialis Oyster? Photographed in the Luonnontieteellinen keskusmuseo, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland. Image: GrrlScientist, 18 May 2010 [larger view] Canon SX100 IS.
tags: flowers, Purppura Päivänkakkaraa, travel, Kaisaniemi Botanic Garden, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland, image of the day, photography Vaaleanpunainen Päivänkakkara. Photographed in the Kaisaniemi Botanic Garden, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland. Image: GrrlScientist, 18 May 2010 [larger view] Canon SX100 IS. Here's a silly thing that you might enjoy. When naming this image, I used Google translate to check my Finnish because, well, we all know why. Anyway, I found something weird (you can check this for yourself if you are so ambitious): English Finnish purple…
tags: flowers, Vaaleanpunainen Päivänkakkara, travel, Suomenlinna, Helsinki, Finland, image of the day, photography Vaaleanpunainen Päivänkakkara. Photographed in the Kaisaniemi Botanic Garden, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland. Image: GrrlScientist, 18 May 2010 [larger view] Canon SX100 IS.
tags: nature, Keväällä Suomenlinnassa, travel, Suomenlinna, Helsinki, Finland, image of the day, photography Keväällä Suomenlinnassa. Photographed on the island of Suomenlinna, Helsinki, Finland. Image: GrrlScientist, 20 May 2010 [larger view] Canon SX100 IS. This is one of the last photographs I snapped in Helsinki -- I chose to spend my last day in Finland on the historical island fortress of Suomenlinna (which is one of my favorite places to go and to photograph). One of my goals is to return to Helsinki and to stay in a hotel on the island of Suomenlinna (preferably in winter)…
tags: art, Veistos, sculpture, travel, Helsinki, Finland, image of the day, photography, Veistos. I put my camera inside this outdoor sculpture and pointed it at the sky to get this image. Photographed in the Kamppi neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland. Image: GrrlScientist, 18 May 2010 [larger view] This is a stunning outdoor sculpture that I ran across as I was investigating museums throughout Helsinki, Finland, on International Museum Day (18 May).
tags: botany, Majavankaalit, skunk cabbage, Symplocarpus foetidus, Helsinki, Finland, travel, photography, image of the day Symplocarpus foetidus (Family: Araceae) (Majavankaalit or Skunk Cabbage)Kaisaniemi Botanic Garden, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland. Image: GrrlScientist, 15 May 2010 [larger view].
tags: Merellinen näkymä, Helsinki, Finland, travel, photography, image of the day Merellinen näkymä (nautical scene) Helsinki, Finland. Image: GrrlScientist, 15 May 2010 [larger view].
tags: Orangefarben Dahlie, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, travel, cities, flowers, image of the day, photography Lachsfarbene Rosen. Nordwestzentrum open air market, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Image: GrrlScientist, 5 May 2010 [larger view]
tags: Sonnenaufgang Ranunkel Blume, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, travel, cities, flowers, image of the day, photography Rosa Ranunkel. Nordwestzentrum open air market, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Image: GrrlScientist, 5 May 2010 [larger view]
tags: Sonnenaufgang Ranunkel Blume, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, travel, cities, flowers, image of the day, photography Sonnenaufgang Ranunkel Blume. Nordwestzentrum open air market, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Image: GrrlScientist, 5 May 2010 [larger view]
tags: Sonnenaufgang Ranunkel Blume, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, travel, cities, flowers, image of the day, photography Sonnenaufgang Ranunkel Blume. Nordwestzentrum open air market, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Image: GrrlScientist, 5 May 2010 [larger view]
tags: Orangefarben Dahlie, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, travel, cities, flowers, image of the day, photography Orangefarben Dahlie. Nordwestzentrum open air market, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Image: GrrlScientist, 5 May 2010 [larger view]
tags: Lachsfarbene Rosen, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, travel, cities, flowers, image of the day, photography Lachsfarbene Rosen. Nordwestzentrum open air market, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Image: GrrlScientist, 5 May 2010 [larger view] I am so surprised to see that I managed to actually capture the delicate pinkish-orange color of these beautiful roses.
tags: Gold, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, travel, cities, flowers, image of the day, photography Gold. Nordwestzentrum open air market, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Image: GrrlScientist, 5 May 2010 [larger view] The brilliant colors and the different petal structures make this a very interesting and aesthetically appealing photograph.
tags: Orange Rose, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, travel, cities, flowers, image of the day, photography Orange Rose. Nordwestzentrum open air market, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Image: GrrlScientist, 5 May 2010 [larger view]