Hong Kong: Close-up Pictures of Flowers

Above: I took pictures of these zinnias along Peking Road in the Tsim Sha Tsui area.
They were planted in flower boxes outside a restaurant.

Above: I took pictures of these small roses which were in flower boxes
along Canton Road, also in the Tsim Sha Tsui area.


Above: I took pictures of these flowers in the flower boxes at the perimeter of Two IFC, the tallest building in Hong Kong.

Lily Pictures- from Bud to Full Bloom

This plant was given by our neighbor. It took three days for the bud to bloom.

I noticed these buds above on February 19, 2008

Above: The next morning, February 20, 2008, the buds spread out

Above: The next day, February 21, 2008, the lilies bloomed

Above: close-up of one of the blooms

Hibiscus Flowers

I like taking close-up pictures of flowers with my trusty old point-and-shoot 4-megapixel camera with close-up and super-close-up settings.

Here are some hibiscus flower close-up pictures:

above: these were taken last Oct '07 at the garden of the Camp John Hay mini-golf playing area, Baguio City, Benguet, Philippines.

above: this was taken 29 March 2008 at the garden of the Camp John Hay mini-golf playing area, Baguio City, Benguet, Philippines.

above: this was taken taken 7 April '08 at the poolside area of Terrazas de Punta Fuego, Nasugbu, Batangas, Philippines