A lot of poppies

[pilottttt]

We found this poppy field near the city of Gazalkent, Uzbekistan. Poppies fade very quickly, but we still managed to photograph them.

For details (in Russian), see here.

Comments

[kotturinn]

Gorgeous!

[shirebound]

Such beautiful splashes of color.

[birdylion]

Beautiful! I love the hints of the wider landscape, too

[loligo]

Lovely! Thanks for posting!

[pauraque]

Wow, so bright!

[kaishin108]

Yes! That one that looks curved at the top is amazing!

[chestnut_pod]

Dreamlike!

[turlough]

Beautiful photos! A field of poppies is such a stunning sight.

[yourlibrarian]

What a bright sight!

[full_metal_ox]

This is the set for a grand adventure about to happen.

[rose_griffes]

So lovely!

[adafrog]

Cool, thanks.

[aflatmirror]

These are beautiful! The view from the hill, the green and gray and red all together just looks so dreamlike. Прекрасно!

[octahedrite]

Very beautiful!

[scintilla10]

Oh, stunning! Incredible photos, thanks for sharing!

[pilottttt]

Thanks!

[pilottttt]

Brighter than a flame.

[pilottttt]

It was an overcast day, and thanks to this it turned out that the bright red poppies stand out so much above the soft colors of the rest of the landscape.

[pilottttt]

I was being a little naughty with the fisheye lens ;)

[pilottttt]

Well, yes, that's right - I remember one little episode from "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz".

[pilottttt]

You're welcome ;)

[pilottttt]

And imagine what an impression it makes when you have just arrived from the city and see it all around you.

[pilottttt]

So it is!

[pilottttt]

So it is! But it is very difficult to find them blooming - it only lasts a few days.

[pilottttt]

Yes, yes-oh yes!

[pilottttt]

:)

[pilottttt]

You're welcome ;)

[pilottttt]

Interestingly, if you go very far away, it looks like a patch of bare clay earth in the middle of the grass. A little closer, you begin to realize that it is the greenery of the grass mixed with the redness of the flowers.

[pilottttt]

Thanks!

[pilottttt]

You're welcome!

[full_metal_ox]

The other thing scarlet poppies connote to me is Remembrance Day in Britain, Canada, and Australia (and to a lesser extent Memorial Day, observed in late May, here in the U.S.; November 11 is devoted to honoring living veterans.) What connotations do they have out your way?

[pilottttt]

Probably, they are also associated with pastry.

Wow!

[ysabetwordsmith]

That is gorgeous. I only have one blooming at the moment.

Re: Wow!

[pilottttt]

When there are many of them, it is an unforgettable sight. There is both something cosmic and something crazy about it.

[kaishin108]

Ha ha hah.