50 Pictures of Leaves Up Close
66Have you ever looked at leaves closely? I know I did during biology classes in school but that was such a long time ago. Today, armed with my camera, I began my leafy adventure in the gardens around me. My, oh my, and what a fascinating time I had!
This photo gallery of leaves is intended to capture them up close. Guess what happened? The leaves magically became alive to me! I took one shot and I just couldn’t stop.
Also, I give you the permission to download all these wonderful leaves for FREE! Yes, you can use them if you want to. May I just ask you to please keep my name on the photograph? Indeed, nature is a wonderful gift indeed and it is a blessing to be able to share it to the world.
Photos of Leaves
Click thumbnail to view full-size
STUDY OF PLANTS & MORE
The study of plants, a branch of Biology, is called botany, plant science or plant biology. Botany is a field of Life Sciences which focuses on the classification and physical characteristic of plants.
If you want to study plants someday, you will be called a botanist.
If you want to grow plants, you will be called a horticulturist.
And if you want to study the interaction of plants and animals in an environment, you will be called and ecologist or environmentalist.
Would you like to be any of these?
I'd like to be a...
See results without votingMore Images of Leaves
Click thumbnail to view full-size
Nature Photography on Amazon
 | Amazon Price: $16.41 List Price: $29.99 |
 | Amazon Price: $15.00 |
 | Amazon Price: $9.99 |
 | Amazon Price: $19.00 |
 | Amazon Price: $109.00 List Price: $119.00 |
PLANT'S UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS
Green plants play a very important role. Without it there would be no life on planet earth. Animals have the ability to move around so they can search for the food that their bodies require. But plants are different! They cannot move. They just stay in one place. Therefore, one of their unique characteristics is they make their own food!
HOW?
Using the leaves of course! Leaves are the major site of food production for plants. They undergo a process called photosynthesis which means “to put together with light.” The leaves use sunlight and the chemical chlorophyll (found in leaves) to turn water and carbon dioxide gas into sugar and oxygen gas. The sugar is then used to give plant energy so it can grow. What an amazing process!
Therefore, sunlight is so important to plants. If you look closely, the leaves grow in many patterns so they catch as much light as they can.
More Pictures of Leaves
Click thumbnail to view full-size
Plant Books on Ebay
| No Photo |
The Magic School Bus Plants Seeds: A Book About How Living Things Grow, Joanna C
Current Bid: $1.00
|
|
2 Kids vintage books:I Can Read About Spiders;I Can Read About Trees & Plants!
Current Bid: $1.99
|
| No Photo |
All about House Plants, Good Books
Current Bid: $4.99
|
|
The Magic School Bus Plants Seeds: A Book About Ho
Current Bid: $1.00
|
|
MAD ABOUT MACRAME BOOK NO. 2 CHAIR STOOL PLANT HANGER
Current Bid: $9.99
|
COLOR OF LEAVES
A brown color leaf means the leaf is already dead or well, still dying.
Yellow and orange leaves are made possible because of the chemicals called carotenoids found in leaves. They are actually present in small amounts but when the green color starts to fade, they become more visible.
Red and purple leaves are made by chemicals called anthocyanins. This usually occurs when the weather changes in the fall season. Another reason for a leaf to look red is due to leftover food or glucose.
More Pictures of Leaves
Click thumbnail to view full-size
IN APPRECIATION FOR LEAVES AND PLANTS
Our Lord has written the promise of resurrection, not in books alone, but in every leaf in springtime.-Martin Luther
I hope you enjoyed these 50 pictures and images of leaves as much as I have enjoyed capturing them on camera.
I breathe in oxygen and thank God that there are plants around us. Imagine what would happen if plants could not turn the sun’s energy into food, we would have no food. We would have no oxygen.
In remembering this process, I am once again a witness to the marvelous creation of nature. Truly it is a magnificent thing to behold.
And I am deeply grateful.
BY: MICHELLE SIMTOCO
vote upvote downshareprintflag
- Useful (4)
- Funny
- Awesome (7)
- Beautiful (9)
- Interesting (5)
To all plant lovers, place your leafy comments here!Loading...
Beautiful pictures.
Eddie, now that is another interesting perspective! LOL Thank you for voicing that out and for voting this hub up! Love and blessings to you!
NarayanKrishna, thanks for dropping by to share the beauty of leaves!
Lovely
Great pics..!!
lambservant and sidds, thanks for the appreciation! :)
Great Hub. Absolutely stunning photographs. Simply gorgeous. Thank you so much for this Hub.
Beautiful and relaxing pics:)I love the complex detail found in every inch of natures creation:)
How generous to offer these for others to use. They are very beautiful and show the diversity of God's creation. And you left off the most beautiful leaf of all -- the one I'm going to write about soon. I'm rather partial to leaves myself. Even the poison ones are beautiful, as long as you don't touch them or eat them.
Michelle, this is so beautiful! I had little chills on top of my head. LOL. You are good with the camera. I re-learned a few facts about plants, had forgotten.
Voted up and awesome!
Hope all is well with you my friend.
Hugs,
Marie
great hub with beautiful picture depiction..... check out and buy my Decorative Christmas collection @http://www.mostphotos.com/realslimshady/albums/680
beautiful indeed. Nature at it's best and captured by you, ripplemaker.
Voted up as beautiful
excellent photographs, you used i think the macro mode in camera to capture some incredible images. They are all cool and different. voting up and awesome.
Absolutely beautiful photos. I love the symmetry of nature and these close ups of leaves show it so well. The information is really interesting too-- lots of things I didn't know. Thanks Ripplemaker-- lovely album
phdast7: Thank you very much. Will be on the go to capture more leaves as I travel too. :)
singingmommy: Nature is beautiful!!! I agree!!! Thanks for being here.
WannaB Writer: I know there are still MORE leaves out there. These were the ones around me! :) Now you got me curious as to what your favorite leaf of all is... :)
I've always love plants--flowers in particular, then leaves--they have so much character. Your pictures are stunning and totally beautiful. Rated up.
Violetsun: Marie! It is so nice to hear from you. I've been so busy. But was able to squeeze in some hours to compile more leafy photos! Will keep in touch with you in awhile. :) The leaves are awesome aren't they? Doing this placed me in a state of thankfulness for God's creation. Amazing. Blessings to you my friend. :)
amirbhunia: Thanks!
Ruchira: Lovely to hear from you and thank you for voting this up!
dinkan53: Do you love taking photographs too? Yes, I use macro mode. :D It's great how one can do this even just using point and shoot cameras. :)
robie: How are you? It's so nice to hear from you. Thanks for dropping by to share with me the joy of leaves. Blessings to you always.
anglnwu: Soon...I will start taking pictures of flowers and collect them for a flower photo gallery next time. :) Thanks for rating this hub up. Thank you friend! :)
I really enjoyed this hub. I is amazing how the leaves look up close. I do some gardening and was aware of this but your pictures really brought it home. Awesome hub.
Pamela, thank you! Yes it does become magically alive up close as it is beautifully magnificent in real life! Blessings to you dear plant lover!
Great Job! Did you ever grow a pet TickleMe Plant and watch how the leaves fold up when Tickled? To me the TickleMe Plant is more like a pet then a plant.
Leaves are so beautiful and so diverse and you have captured the textures and colors so well. I really enjoyed this "tour".
I had the honor to work with Erica Glasner the TV horticulturist for many years and I learned so much. Learning the botanical names of plants, the favorable conditions for growth, all that was a priceless experience. Thanks for bringing back those memories.
Hi ripplemaker, what a treat! up close you can really appreciate the complexity and colour of the leaf.
Wonderful hub, thank you.
Green Lotus, wow, that is priceless indeed. Thank you for touring with me... :)
Movie Master, and my appreciation to your for coming by and delighting in this photo gallery of leaves. Thanks!
B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L Michelle!!! Thank you so much :) Voted up & shared on fb so your glorious gratitude of nature through the lens can be seen by others too. Even included a few on my desktop - a new smile will be inevitable every time they pop up :)))))
SEM Pro: thank you so much Sylvia for your wondrous inspirational words filled with passion! LOL I know this resonates with you -- this theme! :) And keeping some photos on your desktop! What an honor! Thank you for sharing this pleasure with me. Blessings to you my dear friend.
You know me well my dear :) When I first truly understood and felt "without you, there is no I", I realized my connection with nature had been leading the way all along. Your friendship is among the ultimate blessings of life sweet friend, the honor is mine :)
A wonderful idea and splendid pictures. Very interesting.
Wow, flowers get WAY too much attention. As you've shown, leaves can be just as interesting, elegant, and colorful!! What a beautiful collection. Thank you for sharing it with us!
SEM Pro: Without you, there is no I...fantastic words to sum up our interconnectedness and oneness. I like that! Thank you and thank you for everything!
Hello, Hello: Thank you very much. I'm glad you enjoyed this collection of leaves. :)
Simone: And thank you for gracing this hub with your lovely presence. The leaves are happy with the attention! :D And so am I. :D
Ripplemaker, this is a neat hub capturing lots of great different leaves. I love leaves, and agree with you that we have so much to be thankful for, even our breath alone. All we have and enjoy in nature is a gift, and amazing. Thanks for sharing this hub.
And thank you oceansunsets for sharing the amazement and wonder of leaves and all of life and nature with me....Blessings.
That's a wonderful hub with some fine photographs of leaves in their full glory. you have even offered interestings titbits about leaves which are quite informative. As one who has majored in Botany,I appreciate your hub and effort.
voted up and awesome.
this is very useful for everybody and anybody who does research and studies on leaves and plants.
Hi Michelle, great job in capturing the splendor of mother nature's grand design for everything - small and big. Love that you used the macro lens effectively. Blessings:)
rajan, thanks for voting it up :)
bingskee, useful is good! Thank you for dropping by :)
dayzeebee, nice to hear from you! I am learning to use the camera little by little hehehehe thanks for being here!
What i've noticed isn't the beauty of the images, but rather the adept capturing skill of the photographer. Very nice photos and very good quality. Definitely, everybody appreciated you sharing it and are you sure these are free to use? this is just insanely awesome.
Yes, feel free to use them :) Thank you for your comment. It made me smile.
those are good close-up pictures of leaves. . .you have done a good job and i agree it is a very useful resource for students and teachers....
I love the way you describe yourself ~ and the writing and pictures are beautiful ~ you seem very joyful ~ Blessings :)
Impressive! I love all your pictures and all the information as well. Thank you for sharing!
I loved the croton leaves and others with the raindrops on them. All of these close-up photos are beautiful. Looks like you had fun with your camera! Thanks for this pretty hub.
What exquisite photography! I also enjoy photographing plants, flowers and bugs - your hub sets the bar pretty high!
I love the one with the large green leaves covered in dew drops. Voted up, awesome and beautiful.
Hello ripplemaker! :) This is a very good hub. To answer your question from earlier, a better camera would probably help with the focus on your close-up shots. However, you still have some really good shots here! Voted up and beautiful! Have a beautiful day! :)
Thanks everyone for the leafy visit! LOL
Sgbrown: Thanks for coming over and for taking a look to give me the advice I asked. Hmmmm..will study more... :)
eddiecarrara Level 5 Commenter 6 months ago
Nice hub ripplemaker, great pictures. I think if I had to study plants, I would lose interest in their beauty, lol, voted up and interesting.