https://www.ipernity.com/tag/285547/keyword/21482 https://cdn.ipernity.com/p/101/6B/5B/285547.buddy.jpg https://www.ipernity.com/tag/285547/keyword/21482 Fri, 04 Sep 2026 13:37:01 +0000 Fri, 04 Sep 2026 13:37:01 +0000 https://www.ipernity.com https://www.ipernity.com/doc/285547/53414400 tag:ipernity.com,2026-08-19,doc-53414400 Wed, 19 Aug 2026 13:20:25 +0000 2026-08-19T09:20:25-04:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Don Sutherland) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/285547">Don Sutherland</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/285547/53414400"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/44/00/53414400.0639822f.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Photographed at my workplace in the Bronx, this Mexican sunflower (Tithonia rotundifolia) offered a simple reminder that beauty can be found everywhere, if one looks. Native to Mexico and Central America, the species has been widely cultivated as an ornamental far beyond its native range. <br /> <br /> The flower’s journey into gardens around the world also reflects a broader history of plants crossing borders through horticulture, collecting, and exchange. In much the same way, human travel and cultural exchange, when guided by curiosity, respect, and reciprocity, allow ideas, traditions, and perspectives to move between communities. Like a plant taking root in new soil without losing the character of its origins, people can carry their heritage into new places while learning from others. These encounters can cultivate understanding, inspire new forms of creativity, and make the world more connected, generous, and beautiful.<br /> <br /> To mark <b><a href="https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/anna-atkins-cyanotypes-the-first-book-of-photographs.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Anna Atkins’</a></b> pioneering work in botanical imagery, the first half of the photo was converted into an Anna Atkins-style cyanotype. Atkins used the cyanotype process to create <i>Photographs of British Algae: Cyanotype Impressions</i>, begun in 1843, the first book illustrated with photographic images. The second half presents the actual flower, placing one of photography’s earliest botanical processes beside a contemporary photographic record.<br /> <br /> The right-most section of the flower was cropped. This leaves the future of photography to the imagination.<br /> <br /> The original noisy background was replaced with a solid background to remove distraction and bring the flower’s form and color forward. The flower remains the subject as photographed, while the presentation emphasizes the ideas at the heart of the image concerning the evolution of botanical photography and that beauty can be found in ordinary places whenever we take the time to look.<br /> <br /> World Photography Day celebrates France's gifting daguerreotypes invented by Louis Daguerre and Nicéphore Niépce to the world on August 19, 1839.</div> Mexican Sunflower <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/285547">Don Sutherland</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/285547/53414400"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/44/00/53414400.0639822f.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Photographed at my workplace in the Bronx, this Mexican sunflower (Tithonia rotundifolia) offered a simple reminder that beauty can be found everywhere, if one looks. Native to Mexico and Central America, the species has been widely cultivated as an ornamental far beyond its native range. <br /> <br /> The flower’s journey into gardens around the world also reflects a broader history of plants crossing borders through horticulture, collecting, and exchange. In much the same way, human travel and cultural exchange, when guided by curiosity, respect, and reciprocity, allow ideas, traditions, and perspectives to move between communities. Like a plant taking root in new soil without losing the character of its origins, people can carry their heritage into new places while learning from others. These encounters can cultivate understanding, inspire new forms of creativity, and make the world more connected, generous, and beautiful.<br /> <br /> To mark <b><a href="https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/anna-atkins-cyanotypes-the-first-book-of-photographs.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Anna Atkins’</a></b> pioneering work in botanical imagery, the first half of the photo was converted into an Anna Atkins-style cyanotype. Atkins used the cyanotype process to create <i>Photographs of British Algae: Cyanotype Impressions</i>, begun in 1843, the first book illustrated with photographic images. The second half presents the actual flower, placing one of photography’s earliest botanical processes beside a contemporary photographic record.<br /> <br /> The right-most section of the flower was cropped. This leaves the future of photography to the imagination.<br /> <br /> The original noisy background was replaced with a solid background to remove distraction and bring the flower’s form and color forward. The flower remains the subject as photographed, while the presentation emphasizes the ideas at the heart of the image concerning the evolution of botanical photography and that beauty can be found in ordinary places whenever we take the time to look.<br /> <br /> World Photography Day celebrates France's gifting daguerreotypes invented by Louis Daguerre and Nicéphore Niépce to the world on August 19, 1839.</div> Don Sutherland https://www.ipernity.com/doc/285547/53388342 tag:ipernity.com,2026-07-22,doc-53388342 Wed, 22 Jul 2026 22:38:46 +0000 2026-07-12T13:01:15-04:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Don Sutherland) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/285547">Don Sutherland</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/285547/53388342"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/83/42/53388342.d466b828.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Daylily Hemerocallis ‘Raining Violets’ at the New York Botanical Garden (Bronx, New York)—July 12, 2026</div> Daylily <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/285547">Don Sutherland</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/285547/53388342"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/83/42/53388342.d466b828.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Daylily Hemerocallis ‘Raining Violets’ at the New York Botanical Garden (Bronx, New York)—July 12, 2026</div> Don Sutherland https://www.ipernity.com/doc/285547/53372780 tag:ipernity.com,2026-07-08,doc-53372780 Wed, 08 Jul 2026 23:03:57 +0000 2026-04-18T13:35:10-04:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Don Sutherland) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/285547">Don Sutherland</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/285547/53372780"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/27/80/53372780.b9b4bcad.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Tulip photographed at The Cloisters (New York, NY)—April 18, 2026.<br /> <br /> A pale pink tulip opens toward the sunlight, its petals caught between fragility and quiet confidence. The tulip invites a closer meditation on emergence, vulnerability, and the brief perfection of a moment in bloom.</div> Meditation on Beauty <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/285547">Don Sutherland</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/285547/53372780"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/27/80/53372780.b9b4bcad.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Tulip photographed at The Cloisters (New York, NY)—April 18, 2026.<br /> <br /> A pale pink tulip opens toward the sunlight, its petals caught between fragility and quiet confidence. The tulip invites a closer meditation on emergence, vulnerability, and the brief perfection of a moment in bloom.</div> Don Sutherland https://www.ipernity.com/doc/285547/53363254 tag:ipernity.com,2026-06-28,doc-53363254 Sun, 28 Jun 2026 18:58:21 +0000 2026-06-28T14:51:43-04:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Don Sutherland) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/285547">Don Sutherland</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/285547/53363254"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/32/54/53363254.4c154fc6.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Close-up of a Red Gerbera Daisy at the New York Botanical Garden (Bronx, New York)—June 28, 2026.<br /> <br /> In this view, the gerbera becomes less a flower than a sunburst. Its fire-red petals radiate outward like bands of heat. Its golden center glows with the intensity of a furnace. The image transforms a delicate botanical subject into a visual metaphor for a summer defined by extraordinary heatwaves.<br /> <br /> The deep red petals suggest scorched afternoons, heat warnings, and landscapes saturated by relentless sun. At the flower’s center, the yellow-green core burns like a miniature sun. Pollen scattered across the surface evokes the invisible greenhouse gas particles that are relentlessly warming the world and bringing on ever more extreme heatwaves.</div> Emblem of a Burning Summer <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/285547">Don Sutherland</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/285547/53363254"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/32/54/53363254.4c154fc6.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Close-up of a Red Gerbera Daisy at the New York Botanical Garden (Bronx, New York)—June 28, 2026.<br /> <br /> In this view, the gerbera becomes less a flower than a sunburst. Its fire-red petals radiate outward like bands of heat. Its golden center glows with the intensity of a furnace. The image transforms a delicate botanical subject into a visual metaphor for a summer defined by extraordinary heatwaves.<br /> <br /> The deep red petals suggest scorched afternoons, heat warnings, and landscapes saturated by relentless sun. At the flower’s center, the yellow-green core burns like a miniature sun. Pollen scattered across the surface evokes the invisible greenhouse gas particles that are relentlessly warming the world and bringing on ever more extreme heatwaves.</div> Don Sutherland https://www.ipernity.com/doc/285547/53346274 tag:ipernity.com,2026-06-09,doc-53346274 Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:01:29 +0000 2026-06-08T23:07:31-04:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Don Sutherland) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/285547">Don Sutherland</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/285547/53346274"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/62/74/53346274.71d4c2fa.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Adapted using Artificial Intelligence from a Floribunda Rose 'Bolero 2004' photographed at the New York Botanical Garden (Bronx, New York)—June 7, 2026.<br /> <br /> In Rose in Superposition, the flower is reimagined through the language of quantum mechanics. The rose appears to rotate at extreme speed, its outer petals dissolving into luminous bands of color, while a tiny central core remains sharply resolved. This contrast between blur and clarity evokes the tension between motion and measurement. <br /> <br /> Drawing on the idea of spin as an intrinsic property rather than ordinary rotation, the work transforms the rose into a poetic hybrid of botany and physics. The petals become orbit-like fields of color, suggesting superposition, energy states, and radiant probability. What emerges is not simply a flower in motion, but a meditation on identity itself. Even in turbulence, the heart of the bloom endures.</div> Rose in Superposition <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/285547">Don Sutherland</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/285547/53346274"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/62/74/53346274.71d4c2fa.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Adapted using Artificial Intelligence from a Floribunda Rose 'Bolero 2004' photographed at the New York Botanical Garden (Bronx, New York)—June 7, 2026.<br /> <br /> In Rose in Superposition, the flower is reimagined through the language of quantum mechanics. The rose appears to rotate at extreme speed, its outer petals dissolving into luminous bands of color, while a tiny central core remains sharply resolved. This contrast between blur and clarity evokes the tension between motion and measurement. <br /> <br /> Drawing on the idea of spin as an intrinsic property rather than ordinary rotation, the work transforms the rose into a poetic hybrid of botany and physics. The petals become orbit-like fields of color, suggesting superposition, energy states, and radiant probability. What emerges is not simply a flower in motion, but a meditation on identity itself. Even in turbulence, the heart of the bloom endures.</div> Don Sutherland https://www.ipernity.com/doc/285547/53342554 tag:ipernity.com,2026-06-05,doc-53342554 Fri, 05 Jun 2026 01:05:33 +0000 2026-05-10T21:05:33-04:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Don Sutherland) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/285547">Don Sutherland</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/285547/53342554"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/25/54/53342554.d0ee3a08.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Rembrandt Tulip at the New York Botanical Garden (Bronx, New York)—May 10, 2026<br /> <br /> A single tulip opens in a dramatic swirl of ivory-white petals, each streaked with deep crimson flames that seem painted by hand. The flower’s curling form gives it a sculptural quality, while the fine ribbing of the petals reveals delicate natural texture. <br /> <br /> This bloom belongs to the tradition of Rembrandt-style tulips, prized for their bold feathered markings and painterly irregularity. Its red-and-white pattern recalls the historic “broken” tulips that captivated Dutch collectors centuries ago, transforming a simple flower into an object of beauty, rarity, and fascination.</div> Nature&#039;s Masterpiece <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/285547">Don Sutherland</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/285547/53342554"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/25/54/53342554.d0ee3a08.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Rembrandt Tulip at the New York Botanical Garden (Bronx, New York)—May 10, 2026<br /> <br /> A single tulip opens in a dramatic swirl of ivory-white petals, each streaked with deep crimson flames that seem painted by hand. The flower’s curling form gives it a sculptural quality, while the fine ribbing of the petals reveals delicate natural texture. <br /> <br /> This bloom belongs to the tradition of Rembrandt-style tulips, prized for their bold feathered markings and painterly irregularity. Its red-and-white pattern recalls the historic “broken” tulips that captivated Dutch collectors centuries ago, transforming a simple flower into an object of beauty, rarity, and fascination.</div> Don Sutherland https://www.ipernity.com/doc/285547/53334958 tag:ipernity.com,2026-05-28,doc-53334958 Thu, 28 May 2026 00:19:48 +0000 2026-04-12T20:19:48-04:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Don Sutherland) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/285547">Don Sutherland</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/285547/53334958"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/49/58/53334958.69645e53.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Sunlight passes through a cluster of tulips at peak intensity giving the flowers a monumental presence, transforming a garden scene into a study of color, translucence, and seasonal vitality. The result is a celebration of spring’s brief but brilliant abundance.</div> Crimson Fire <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/285547">Don Sutherland</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/285547/53334958"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/49/58/53334958.69645e53.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Sunlight passes through a cluster of tulips at peak intensity giving the flowers a monumental presence, transforming a garden scene into a study of color, translucence, and seasonal vitality. The result is a celebration of spring’s brief but brilliant abundance.</div> Don Sutherland https://www.ipernity.com/doc/285547/53331508 tag:ipernity.com,2026-05-23,doc-53331508 Sat, 23 May 2026 12:47:49 +0000 2026-05-22T22:33:57-04:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Don Sutherland) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/285547">Don Sutherland</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/285547/53331508"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/15/08/53331508.ea22df88.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description"><i>Spring Tableaux</i> presents a lyrical encounter between photography, botanical memory, and the rapidly advancing language of artificial intelligence–assisted graphic art. The tulips were photographed at the Cloisters (except for the bottom left image which was taken at the New York Botanical Garden) and all the other flowers were photographed at the New York Botanical Garden during Spring 2026. <br /> <br /> Those original spring photos were transformed by AI into a series of poster works. The resulting compositions blur the boundary between photograph, editorial design, botanical illustration, and museum object.<br /> <br /> The works mark a significant moment in the evolution of AI as a graphic arts tool. Over the past year, AI’s capacity for visual composition, typographic sensitivity, image integration, and stylistic refinement has improved measurably. What once often appeared generic or technically uncertain can now achieve a level of polish, nuance, and conceptual cohesion approaching professional editorial and cultural design. <i>Spring Tableaux</i> uses that progress as a way of reimagining familiar natural beauty through the grammar of posters, print culture, and exhibition design.<br /> <br /> Together, the three pieces form a seasonal triptych. They also offer an example of the expanding collaboration between human vision and AI.</div> Spring Tableaux <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/285547">Don Sutherland</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/285547/53331508"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/15/08/53331508.ea22df88.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description"><i>Spring Tableaux</i> presents a lyrical encounter between photography, botanical memory, and the rapidly advancing language of artificial intelligence–assisted graphic art. The tulips were photographed at the Cloisters (except for the bottom left image which was taken at the New York Botanical Garden) and all the other flowers were photographed at the New York Botanical Garden during Spring 2026. <br /> <br /> Those original spring photos were transformed by AI into a series of poster works. The resulting compositions blur the boundary between photograph, editorial design, botanical illustration, and museum object.<br /> <br /> The works mark a significant moment in the evolution of AI as a graphic arts tool. Over the past year, AI’s capacity for visual composition, typographic sensitivity, image integration, and stylistic refinement has improved measurably. What once often appeared generic or technically uncertain can now achieve a level of polish, nuance, and conceptual cohesion approaching professional editorial and cultural design. <i>Spring Tableaux</i> uses that progress as a way of reimagining familiar natural beauty through the grammar of posters, print culture, and exhibition design.<br /> <br /> Together, the three pieces form a seasonal triptych. They also offer an example of the expanding collaboration between human vision and AI.</div> Don Sutherland https://www.ipernity.com/doc/285547/53265706 tag:ipernity.com,2026-03-08,doc-53265706 Sun, 08 Mar 2026 20:27:13 +0000 2026-03-08T09:20:08-04:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Don Sutherland) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/285547">Don Sutherland</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/285547/53265706"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/57/06/53265706.ff609ac0.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">From the New York Botanical Garden's 2026 Orchid Show (<i>The Orchid Show: Mr. Flower Fantastic’s Concrete Jungle</i>) reimagines New York City through orchids (Bronx, New York)--March 8, 2026</div> The Orchid Show <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/285547">Don Sutherland</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/285547/53265706"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/57/06/53265706.ff609ac0.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">From the New York Botanical Garden's 2026 Orchid Show (<i>The Orchid Show: Mr. Flower Fantastic’s Concrete Jungle</i>) reimagines New York City through orchids (Bronx, New York)--March 8, 2026</div> Don Sutherland https://www.ipernity.com/doc/285547/52989862 tag:ipernity.com,2025-06-29,doc-52989862 Sun, 29 Jun 2025 17:40:20 +0000 2025-05-03T22:11:05-04:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Don Sutherland) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/285547">Don Sutherland</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/285547/52989862"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/98/62/52989862.1362bf19.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">A Parrot Tulip at the New York Botanical Garden (Bronx, New York)—May 3, 2025. Processing and cracked, painterly green background was created to provide the feel of a 17th-century Dutch still life painting. Against the background, the tulip becomes a portrait of life’s intensity.</div> Baroque Flame <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/285547">Don Sutherland</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/285547/52989862"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/98/62/52989862.1362bf19.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">A Parrot Tulip at the New York Botanical Garden (Bronx, New York)—May 3, 2025. Processing and cracked, painterly green background was created to provide the feel of a 17th-century Dutch still life painting. Against the background, the tulip becomes a portrait of life’s intensity.</div> Don Sutherland https://www.ipernity.com/doc/285547/52974000 tag:ipernity.com,2025-06-22,doc-52974000 Sun, 22 Jun 2025 18:00:09 +0000 2025-05-24T21:14:13-04:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Don Sutherland) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/285547">Don Sutherland</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/285547/52974000"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/40/00/52974000.a851e48f.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Japanese Iris at the New York Botanical Garden (Bronx, New York)—May 24, 2025. The background was swapped out for a processed background. The Japanese Iris unfolds like a celestial diagram. Its petals seem to pulse with an inner light, their veins illuminated as if by some nocturnal energy drawn from the depths of twilight.</div> Midnight Radiance <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/285547">Don Sutherland</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/285547/52974000"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/40/00/52974000.a851e48f.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Japanese Iris at the New York Botanical Garden (Bronx, New York)—May 24, 2025. The background was swapped out for a processed background. The Japanese Iris unfolds like a celestial diagram. Its petals seem to pulse with an inner light, their veins illuminated as if by some nocturnal energy drawn from the depths of twilight.</div> Don Sutherland https://www.ipernity.com/doc/285547/52957912 tag:ipernity.com,2025-06-05,doc-52957912 Thu, 05 Jun 2025 22:39:51 +0000 2025-05-24T20:18:49-04:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Don Sutherland) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/285547">Don Sutherland</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/285547/52957912"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/79/12/52957912.28eafe97.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Poppy photographed at the New York Botanical Garden (Bronx, New York)—May 24, 2025. The photo was processed using an artistic texture. Every petal radiates beauty, and this is beauty that knows its worth.</div> Scarlet Beauty <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/285547">Don Sutherland</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/285547/52957912"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/79/12/52957912.28eafe97.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Poppy photographed at the New York Botanical Garden (Bronx, New York)—May 24, 2025. The photo was processed using an artistic texture. Every petal radiates beauty, and this is beauty that knows its worth.</div> Don Sutherland https://www.ipernity.com/doc/285547/52952616 tag:ipernity.com,2025-06-01,doc-52952616 Sun, 01 Jun 2025 19:14:18 +0000 2025-06-01T15:14:18-04:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Don Sutherland) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/285547">Don Sutherland</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/285547/52952616"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/26/16/52952616.b1575c7c.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Hybrid Tea Rose ‘Le Petit Prince’ (Delbard, France, 2018) at the New York Botanical Garden (Bronx, New York)—June 1, 2025. A texture was used to create the final image. Through delicate layers of veil-like texture, the rose becomes a meditation.</div> Rose in Pastel <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/285547">Don Sutherland</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/285547/52952616"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/26/16/52952616.b1575c7c.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Hybrid Tea Rose ‘Le Petit Prince’ (Delbard, France, 2018) at the New York Botanical Garden (Bronx, New York)—June 1, 2025. A texture was used to create the final image. Through delicate layers of veil-like texture, the rose becomes a meditation.</div> Don Sutherland https://www.ipernity.com/doc/285547/52945788 tag:ipernity.com,2025-05-26,doc-52945788 Mon, 26 May 2025 20:32:17 +0000 2023-05-07T16:32:17-04:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Don Sutherland) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/285547">Don Sutherland</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/285547/52945788"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/57/88/52945788.ca0a14a8.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Parrot tulip at the New York Botanical Garden (Bronx, New York)-May 7, 2023. The photo was processed using an artistic texture. This singular red flower reveals a fiercely burning passion for life.</div> Silent Flame <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/285547">Don Sutherland</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/285547/52945788"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/57/88/52945788.ca0a14a8.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Parrot tulip at the New York Botanical Garden (Bronx, New York)-May 7, 2023. The photo was processed using an artistic texture. This singular red flower reveals a fiercely burning passion for life.</div> Don Sutherland https://www.ipernity.com/doc/285547/52941626 tag:ipernity.com,2025-05-22,doc-52941626 Thu, 22 May 2025 22:46:57 +0000 2025-05-03T21:06:25-04:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Don Sutherland) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/285547">Don Sutherland</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/285547/52941626"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/16/26/52941626.907f37dd.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Two Icelandic poppies, golden and radiant, stand side by side sharing in sunlight, space, and time at the New York Botanical Garden (Bronx, New York)—May 3, 2019. A soft ethereal background was created for the photo. The pair of Icelandic poppies illustrates the power of coexistence.</div> Companions in Light <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/285547">Don Sutherland</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/285547/52941626"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/16/26/52941626.907f37dd.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Two Icelandic poppies, golden and radiant, stand side by side sharing in sunlight, space, and time at the New York Botanical Garden (Bronx, New York)—May 3, 2019. A soft ethereal background was created for the photo. The pair of Icelandic poppies illustrates the power of coexistence.</div> Don Sutherland https://www.ipernity.com/doc/285547/52936702 tag:ipernity.com,2025-05-18,doc-52936702 Sun, 18 May 2025 18:39:42 +0000 2025-05-17T14:39:42-04:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Don Sutherland) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/285547">Don Sutherland</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/285547/52936702"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/67/02/52936702.452278f7.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Floribunda Rose ‘Bolero 2004’ at the New York Botanical Garden (Bronx, New York)—May 17, 2025. A custom-made texture developed using AI/KI was applied to the rose. <i>The Scent of Forever</i> captures a moment suspended in softness where a single white rose speaks to the purity and persistence of love.</div> The Scent of Forever <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/285547">Don Sutherland</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/285547/52936702"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/67/02/52936702.452278f7.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Floribunda Rose ‘Bolero 2004’ at the New York Botanical Garden (Bronx, New York)—May 17, 2025. A custom-made texture developed using AI/KI was applied to the rose. <i>The Scent of Forever</i> captures a moment suspended in softness where a single white rose speaks to the purity and persistence of love.</div> Don Sutherland https://www.ipernity.com/doc/285547/52932110 tag:ipernity.com,2025-05-15,doc-52932110 Thu, 15 May 2025 01:09:27 +0000 2025-02-17T10:05:30-04:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Don Sutherland) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/285547">Don Sutherland</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/285547/52932110"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/21/10/52932110.4bc52877.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The New York Botanical Garden's 2025 Orchid Show (Bronx, New York)—February 17, 2025. <i>The Orchid Show: Mexican Modernism</i> celebrated orchids in a vibrant tribute to Mexico, featuring bold displays inspired by architect Luis Barragán. This fusion of botanical artistry and architectural inspiration transformed the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory into a celebration of life, design, and nature’s exquisite diversity.</div> Orchid Show <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/285547">Don Sutherland</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/285547/52932110"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/21/10/52932110.4bc52877.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The New York Botanical Garden's 2025 Orchid Show (Bronx, New York)—February 17, 2025. <i>The Orchid Show: Mexican Modernism</i> celebrated orchids in a vibrant tribute to Mexico, featuring bold displays inspired by architect Luis Barragán. This fusion of botanical artistry and architectural inspiration transformed the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory into a celebration of life, design, and nature’s exquisite diversity.</div> Don Sutherland https://www.ipernity.com/doc/285547/52924014 tag:ipernity.com,2025-05-08,doc-52924014 Thu, 08 May 2025 01:11:23 +0000 2025-05-03T20:27:11-04:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Don Sutherland) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/285547">Don Sutherland</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/285547/52924014"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/40/14/52924014.155a9d09.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Withered tulip at the New York Botanical Garden (Bronx, New York)—May 3, 2025. <br /> <br /> Occasionally one comes across something unforgettable in nature. This aged tulip really stood out among the almost countless tulips for what it seemed to represent. It stood as a symbol of enduring grace. Set against the silent background I created through a blend of processing, the solitary flower is a quiet requiem for transience, where every fold of the petal holds a whispered memory. It offers a vivid reminder that nature is beautiful even in its final gestures.</div> Elegy in Bloom <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/285547">Don Sutherland</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/285547/52924014"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/40/14/52924014.155a9d09.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Withered tulip at the New York Botanical Garden (Bronx, New York)—May 3, 2025. <br /> <br /> Occasionally one comes across something unforgettable in nature. This aged tulip really stood out among the almost countless tulips for what it seemed to represent. It stood as a symbol of enduring grace. Set against the silent background I created through a blend of processing, the solitary flower is a quiet requiem for transience, where every fold of the petal holds a whispered memory. It offers a vivid reminder that nature is beautiful even in its final gestures.</div> Don Sutherland https://www.ipernity.com/doc/285547/52912772 tag:ipernity.com,2025-05-04,doc-52912772 Sun, 04 May 2025 13:21:27 +0000 2025-05-03T16:13:11-04:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Don Sutherland) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/285547">Don Sutherland</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/285547/52912772"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/27/72/52912772.31c20d09.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Lily-flowering Tulip (Tulipa ‘Mickey Mouse’) at the New York Botanical Garden (Bronx, New York)—May 3, 2025</div> Tulip <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/285547">Don Sutherland</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/285547/52912772"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/27/72/52912772.31c20d09.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Lily-flowering Tulip (Tulipa ‘Mickey Mouse’) at the New York Botanical Garden (Bronx, New York)—May 3, 2025</div> Don Sutherland https://www.ipernity.com/doc/285547/52527842 tag:ipernity.com,2024-07-07,doc-52527842 Sun, 07 Jul 2024 20:40:28 +0000 2024-07-03T07:19:20-04:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Don Sutherland) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/285547">Don Sutherland</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/285547/52527842"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/78/42/52527842.c9086d89.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Daylily Hemerocallis 'Eftihia' at the New York Botanical Garden (Bronx, New York)—July 3, 2024</div> Daylily Hemerocallis &#039;Eftihia&#039; <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/285547">Don Sutherland</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/285547/52527842"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/78/42/52527842.c9086d89.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Daylily Hemerocallis 'Eftihia' at the New York Botanical Garden (Bronx, New York)—July 3, 2024</div> Don Sutherland