Cherry Blossoms in Pastel Pink
by Anita Pollak
Title
Cherry Blossoms in Pastel Pink
Artist
Anita Pollak
Medium
Photograph - Photograph With Filters, Digital Art, Photopainting
Description
These tiny cherry blossoms, called “Hally Jolivette," are such a delight to see at Tower Hill Botanic Garden in the spring. The variety was developed here in Massachusetts at the Arnold Arboretum by Dr. Karl Sax, the Arnold Arboretum’s fifth director, and was named for his wife Dr. Hally Jolivette, who was also a colleague and scientist as well.
According to Miles Sax, Dr. Sax's great-grandson and a horticultural apprentice at the Arnold Arboretum, Dr. Hally Jolivette was "a mycologist and botanist, and in 1912 was the first woman to receive a Ph.D from Stanford University in the field of botany. She held many academic posts across the country including instructorships at Washington State University, Wellesley College, and the Bussey Institute.
She was a research scientist and published original work as well as co-authoring many papers with Dr. Karl Sax. Both a scientist and a devoted mother, she is remembered as a woman who put cookies on the table for her three children one minute and was deep in study with her microscope the next."
These lovely flowers would dress up any home or office and bring a touch of spring to your home decor.
Processed in Photoshop with various filters and textures.
Nikon D810 with Nikon 200mm micro lens.
Special Feature in Camera Art - 3/31/2022
Special Feature in 1000 Views - 3/24/2022
Featured in the following FAA groups:
1000 Views - 3/22/2022
All Glorious Gardens - 4/6/2020
Pin Me - 8/2/2019
Lady Photographers - 6/1/2019
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May 10th, 2019
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Comments (58)
Rachel Morrison
The soft background perfectly compliments the beauties in bloom! Breathtaking! LF Pin Tweet
Anita Pollak replied:
Thank you so much for your lovely words and the promotion, Rachel - you are so kind!
Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your camera art has been nominated as a Special Feature by a fellow artist Camera Art member for your superb art in Camera Art Group!! You are invited to post your art in the "Special Feature Archive Discussion" in the Camera Art group. Please share the love by nominating a fellow artist whose work is in Camera Art You can do that in the specific "Artist Special Feature Nomination" discussion in the Camera Art Group.
Brian Tada
Anita, what a lovely tribute to Springtime in this gloriously beautiful cherry blossom group portrait! Nominating this beauty for a Special Feature in the 1,000 Views on 1 Image Group! F/L
Christopher James
One of your peers nominated this image in the 1000 views Groups Special Features #20 promotion discussion. Please help your fellow artists by visiting and passing on the love to another artist in the the 1000 Views Group....L/F/Tw
Carol McGrath
Such a lovely first sign of Spring! I'm nominating this for a special feature in the 1000 Views group.
Christiane Schulze Art And Photography
Beautiful spring image Anita..........nominated for the special feature in the 1000 Views Group
Christopher James
Congratulation.....your wonderful work has been featured in the 1000 Views on 1 Image Group ..... Please place your featured image in the Feature Archive and any other appropriate Archives l/f/p