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Title
Purple Passion Flower
Artist
Tim Abeln
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
A miracle of mother nature, the Passion Flower. Ever wondered why it is called that?
Spanish Christian missionaries who first discovered it in South America called this flower "Espina de Cristo" (Christ's thorns). Each part of the flower holds symbolic meaning in recognition of the crucifixion story - the passion of the Christ. Five sepals and five petals refer to the ten faithful apostles (excluding Judas and Peter). Three stigma represent the three nails that held Christ to the cross, while five anthers represent his five sacred wounds. The tendrils of the flower are said to resemble the whips used in the flagellation, while the filaments, which can number in excess of a hundred depending on the flower, depict the crown of thorns.
Outside the Christian world the regularly shaped flowers have reminded people of the face of a clock. In Israel they are known as "clock-flower", in Greece as "clock plant"; in Japan too, they are known as tokeiso. In Hawaiian, they are called lilikoi; li is a string used for tying fabric together, such as a shoelace, and liko means "to spring forth leaves".
1st prize in the "Mother nature's paint brush" contest
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July 4th, 2017
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Elizabeth, CO - United States
This is so stunningly beautiful in every way, Tim! Beautifully photographed! L/F
Perth, We - Australia
Tim as the above Magical Art-Image (and your whole portfolio) shows - You are Clearly a Supreme Master Photographer! Excellent ! :-)
San Francisco Bay Area, CA - United States
Tim, my hearty Congratulations on your First Place win in the Pretty Flowers Contest! And what a wonderful description about the origin of this exceptional flower's name. Absolutely superb floral portrait of excellence! F/L
Niceville, Fl - United States
Congratulations on your win in the Pretty Flowers contest, Tim! This is a glorious image! LF
ECE, Ab - Nigeria
♫♫♫ Congratulations Tim on your First Place win in Pretty Flowers Contest !!! Your exceptional work is Daily Promotion Group's Homepage Spread { 01012018 }♫♫♫
Florence, AL - United States
This is a beautiful capture Tim, voted for it in the Beautiful Flowers contest.
Las Vegas, NV - United States
Congratulations on your 1st Place Win in the Mother Natures Paint Brush Photography Contest... I hope that you will enter in more of my contest... You have an amazing Camera Eye.... John
Cleveland, OH - United States
Congratulations! on your feature, on our home page at "Art For Eternity With You". Showcase your work in our discussion group for everyone to see at "Featured Work Of Art - OCTOBER 2017" group discussion thread.
Bensalem, PA - United States
Congratulations your beautiful work is being featured in the World We See Group:-)
Sonoran Desert, AZ - United States
Congratulations on your Homepage Feature in "Visions of Spring-Glances of Summer!" Such beautiful flowers!! LV/FV Janet
CA, CA - United States
These are just the most beautiful flowers....so different and absolutely stunning! FLG
Espoo - Finland
Congratulations! Your fantastic art is featured in the FIVE STAR ARTIST group. LF. Please archive the image in "NEW! Featured Images Archive & Thank You Thread (June 2017 Onwards)"
St. Charles, MO - United States
Beautiful! Colors are so very vibrant, the close up and detail of the flower is amazing, as so is the depth of field and framing! -Sherry f/
Bexhill, Ea - United Kingdom
Stunning photo, one of my favorites
Tim Abeln replied:
Thank you very much Trevor, it is always a pleasure to know people enjoy my work!
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