Red Color in England

In England, red is associated with many culturally significant objects, including: Traditional telephone boxes, London buses, The Red Arrows, and the uniforms of Beefeaters and other royal guards.

Here are images of red colored uniforms of royal guards and a traditional telephone box. While the red box doesn’t have traditional telephones, it has first aid equipment so it can be clearly visible.

Guards in Red

Red Telephone Booth

Redness of a Cardinal

Northern cardinals get their red color from carotenoids, which are pigments found in many foods, including red and purple fruits, carrots, ripe tomatoes, and autumn leaves. When cardinals eat these foods, their bodies convert the yellow carotenoids into red. The quality of a cardinal’s red color can indicate how well it’s eating, and brighter plumage can be a sign of overall fitness.

Northern Cardinal with Flattened Crest

Something Red

Red, being a color rich in symbolism, can play a crucial role in conveying meaning in photographs. Incorporating the color red into photography denotes passion and bold emotion. Red is a color that commands attention.

We will be posting images that have something red. In this hidden walkway in Charlotte, North Carolina, the red patio umbrella captures one’s attention. The two flags are eye-catching too.

Exploring Charlotte

 

Wines at Raffaldini Vineyards

Known widely as “Chianti in the Carolinas” Raffaldini currently produces only classically dry Italian style wines ranging from reds like Sangiovese Classico, Montepulciano Riserva, Sagrantino and Grande Riserva with the white being Vermentino and a sparkling Prosecco style wine called Auguri.

Sampling Wines at Raffaldini Vineyards

Red Bridge

During the Walk of Hope, we saw the Sarah P. Duke Gardens’ iconic red bridge that has been named the Meyer Bridge, in memory of the late J. Horst Meyer, a Duke physics professor and beloved friend of Duke Gardens. The bridge is located over the large pond in the Culberson Asiatic Arboretum and is a favorite spot for visitors to pause for photos and gaze at the beauty around them.

Duke Gardens Red Bridge Reflections

Red Bridge Through Bamboos

Japanese Bridge at Duke Gardens

In Durham, North Carolina, Sarah P. Duke Gardens’ iconic red bridge has been named the Meyer Bridge. The bridge is located over the large pond in the Culberson Asiatic Arboretum and is a favorite spot for visitors to pause for photos and gaze at the beauty around them. Reflection of the bridge in a moving pond creates an artistic feel.

Japanese Bridge at Duke Gardens

Flowers – Pincushion

Leucospermum ‘Scarlet Ribbon’ (Nodding Pincushion) – A dense compact shrub produces an abundance of 4 inch wide pincushion flowers. The multi-colored flower heads start a salmon pink color and then open to expose the orange-yellow perianth styles and shiny red tepals that look like ribbons. Captured in Santa Monica, California.

Pincushion

Flowers – Cannas

Cannas are spectacular summer bulbs. Paddle-shape leaves wrap in ruffles around stems, tapering to refined buds. The buds open into eye-catching flowers of red, orange, yellow, and pink from late spring or early summer to first frost. Cannas are commonly referred to as “bulbs,” although they are not true bulbs. They multiply beneath the soil from a rhizome, an underground stem. The red cannas are from Hickory whereas the golden ones are from Santa Monica, California.

Red Canna
Golden Canna
Canna