I asked you to use the theme of the rough with the smooth as your inspiration for this week’s edition of The Cosmic Photo Challenge and I was inspired by two rather different examples of horticulture.
We were given some black lilies by our next door neighbours and I was looking forward to seeing them bloom dramatically amongst the ferns, but what we actually got was this mildly disturbing and very rough mutation…
…with buds growing out of buds, like the chest burster in Alien.
Which contrast very nicely with the smooth sleek forms of the day lilies, the star gazer lily and the perfect geometry of the dahlia which started blooming yesterday.
Now let’s see how you interpreted the prompt this week.
Come on in, the pictures are lovely!
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To get involved with the challenge; check out the Cosmic Photo Prompt each Friday, then post a photo (or photos) on your blog the following Monday, with a pingback link to my Monday post.
Tag your posts with #CosPhoChal.
Any and all effects, editing, Photoshop, Instagram, morphing, collages, animation, gifs, or whatever other post production techniques you fancy are permitted, (in fact, they’re actively encouraged!) so get creative and turn your photos into artworks for the Cosmic Photo Challenge.
RETURN OF THE INTERNET NOBODY 
https://geriatrixfotogallerie.wordpress.com/2020/07/22/rough-and-smooth-2/
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Oh the mutations are unique! Love the lily close ups… Here’s mine – https://myheart2heart.blog/2020/07/20/a-fallen-flower/
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I especially liked the circular orange flower that looks as if it is a face with two raised arms on each side.
https://frankhubeny.blog/2020/07/20/the-rough-with-the-smooth/
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It took me a bit to understand the reference to “triffids” but I managed and yes, that’s a very apt description. Possibly another one would be “Audrey II”.
The macros of the day lily stamens are stunning!
I stayed very staid: https://picturesimperfectblog.wordpress.com/2020/07/20/deceptive/
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Yes, many people have mentioned Little Shop of Horrors. If you haven’t read Day of the Trudy’s
Triffids, you should, it’s a great book.
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Thanks, I will look for it. I’m always on the look out for good reads, especially sci-fi.
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Glorious 💜💜
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Thanks, Willow, although those lilies are a bit triffid-like
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They look beautiful 😍
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My wife is responsible for our flowers and mainly for such photos, but she does appear only sometimes in my blog with such colorant ambitions. May be another time a suitable occasion emerges for joining again after holiday season. Nice summerdays in the time being 🙂
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I have to admit that I struggled with this prompt so when I finally had an idea kept it simple:
https://davidmsphotoblog.com/2020/07/20/cosmic-photo-challenge-the-rough-with-the-smooth/
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That’s why it’s a challenge. ;~}
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It must have been a temporary brain stall. Since writing the post I’ve had more ideas to the point of trying not to think about it now.
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Hahaha, yes, I get that sometimes.
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