A Cardinal and His Dogwood
by Darren Fisher
Title
A Cardinal and His Dogwood
Artist
Darren Fisher
Medium
Photograph - Photography/ Digital Art
Description
A gorgeous capture of a male Cardinal and some beautiful white Dogwood blooms. I captured this one with my 75/500 lens and then used photo shop to create a beautiful painting. Here is a little information on the beautiful Dogwood tree. In modern times, overuse of flowering dogwood as a cut flower has threatened native stands of the tree. In the Washington, D.C. area, the Wild Flower Preservation Society placed posters on city streetcars, urging people not to cut or buy dogwood sprays. Sales dropped to such an extent that many merchants stopped marketing it.
Legend has it that dogwood was once a tall tree, but that changed when it was chosen to make the cross where Jesus Christ was crucified. The legend says the tree was ashamed, and asked Christ to forgive it. Christ commanded that from that moment on, the dogwood would be slender and twisted so that it could no longer be used for a cross. The tree was designated to bear flowers that were cross-shaped, with a crown of thorns in the middle, and nail prints stained with red at the outer edge of each petal. Of course, flowering dogwood is not native to the area where Christ was crucified.
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April 19th, 2017
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Comments (40)
Jean OKeeffe Macro Abundance Art
Congratulations Darren for your special feature in the Visions of Spring group!! So lovely!! Liked!!
Kay Brewer
Wonderful art! Congratulations on being chosen as a Special Featured Artist of the Week in the Visions of Spring - Glances of Summer Group. l/f
Donna Kennedy
Beautiful Darren, Congratulations on your Feature of the Week in Visions of Spring-Glances of Summer!...L
Dora Sofia Caputo Photographic Art and Design
Congratulations,Darren! Your beautiful artwork is being featured in the Special Featured Artists of the Week Section of the Visions of Spring - Glances of Summer Homepage. Thank you for sharing your great artwork with our Group. F/L.