Crying Sharon T-Shirt

There is an interesting story behind the capturing of this "Rose of Sharon". I took the floral photo at the front lawn of my house. It was after the rain and I did not realize the parking car with the flower. I ended up using soft focus to "block out" the car image. The result is a surprise.

Hibiscus syriacus is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae, native to much of Asia. Common names include Rose of Sharon, rose mallow and St Joseph's rod. A hardy deciduous shrub, it is upright and vase-shaped, reaching 2 - 4 m (7 - 13 ft) in height, bearing large trumpet-shaped dark pink flowers with prominent yellow-tipped white stamens. Individual flowers are short-lived, lasting only a day. However, numerous buds are produced on the shrub's new growth, which provides prolific flowering over a long summer blooming period. Shoots make interesting indoor vase cuttings, as they stay green for a long time. In the vase some new flowers may open from the more mature buds. The spec...

Resides in Toronto. I love travel, nature, animal, photography, watching movies and listen to light music. I enjoy any artistic work and appreciate art in general. I believe I have the gift of visualizing everything are born beautiful. Beauty of nature as God's magical creation Self taught photographer since 1980. I believe I have this talent when I first owned the film-loaded camera. My photo interests include: Landscape, nature, flower macros, art work, night photograph, portrait and still work. ACHIEVEMENTS: - Selected as "FEATURE ARTISTS OF THE WEEK" in Fine Art America Weekly FUN For ALL Mediums Group, 10/19/2012 - "Christmas Spirit at Niagara Falls" won the Imagination Category in Metro Photo Challenge 2011 - Canada...