17 Replies to “Wordless Wednesday: Seaside Hydrangea”
The flowers and the houses compliment each other very well.
It always fascinates me how many tones you can see on some hydrangea flowers. I have one myself in a large pot that has flowered well this year, but it is ‘just’ pure, baby pink. I’m pretty sure I would have bought a blue one, so it must have changed colours.
Apparently they change colour according to soil type.
Classic, with wonderful matching tones
I couldn’t have put this colour palette together if I’d tried, but you’re right – they’re both classics in their own way. The houses are painted in what I think of as Edinburgh rock colours.
Wonderful variety – so great to see some colour this time of the year
You can already see autumn’s handiwork in the shading on the petals.
I love the way the arches echo the petals! Or maybe the petals echo the arches. The whole is like looking into a box of pastels. I think the term “eye candy” applies. Thank you!
I love arched windows.
Your picture brought back childhood holiday memories. The tones and colours of the natural against the background of the artificial do work extremely well.
There’s something instantly recognisable about the British seaside, even though in this case it was in Douglas, on the Isle of Man.
Beautiful! Gorgeous colors.
[J] Most folk would have walked by, some might have admired, a few would have photographed the hydrangeas, or the houses, but only a very very very few (in practice, that means just one!) would have seen the two things together and taken the trouble to capture. This is such a really wonderful picture, and proves the point (as if it needs proving) that photography is first about observation, second about patience, third composition, fourth technique … and you’ll be waiting some time before we get to the camera!
You’re very kind. It was a reward for persistence – last time I was on the island I took lots of hydrangea pictures and deleted them all for various reasons, so I had it in my mind to look for something different. It was only when I was bending down to look at the colours that I saw the effect of the houses in the background.
Susan Rushton 
The flowers and the houses compliment each other very well.
It always fascinates me how many tones you can see on some hydrangea flowers. I have one myself in a large pot that has flowered well this year, but it is ‘just’ pure, baby pink. I’m pretty sure I would have bought a blue one, so it must have changed colours.
Apparently they change colour according to soil type.
Classic, with wonderful matching tones
I couldn’t have put this colour palette together if I’d tried, but you’re right – they’re both classics in their own way. The houses are painted in what I think of as Edinburgh rock colours.
Wonderful variety – so great to see some colour this time of the year
You can already see autumn’s handiwork in the shading on the petals.
I love the way the arches echo the petals! Or maybe the petals echo the arches. The whole is like looking into a box of pastels. I think the term “eye candy” applies. Thank you!
I love arched windows.
Your picture brought back childhood holiday memories. The tones and colours of the natural against the background of the artificial do work extremely well.
There’s something instantly recognisable about the British seaside, even though in this case it was in Douglas, on the Isle of Man.
Beautiful! Gorgeous colors.
[J] Most folk would have walked by, some might have admired, a few would have photographed the hydrangeas, or the houses, but only a very very very few (in practice, that means just one!) would have seen the two things together and taken the trouble to capture. This is such a really wonderful picture, and proves the point (as if it needs proving) that photography is first about observation, second about patience, third composition, fourth technique … and you’ll be waiting some time before we get to the camera!
You’re very kind. It was a reward for persistence – last time I was on the island I took lots of hydrangea pictures and deleted them all for various reasons, so I had it in my mind to look for something different. It was only when I was bending down to look at the colours that I saw the effect of the houses in the background.
Glorious colours!!
So colorful and pretty.
Stunning. Great composition.