Thistle

Posted by amy (Nanaimo, BC, Canada) on 7 April 2007 in Plant & Nature and Portfolio.

Seeing as how mother nature is still thumbing her nose at us and not allowing spring to move in, I dug around until I found something with some colour.

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Comments (13)

Art Monkey from Salt Spring Island, Canada

very nice closeup Amy - I sure hope spring comes soon for you

7 Apr 2007 6:39am

@Art Monkey: Yo Art Monkey! You said a mouthful!! At least today we're over the zero celsius mark!! Thanks so much for the comment.

Craiger from Vacaville, California, United States

Beautiful colors Amy! Nice shot!

7 Apr 2007 7:53am

@Craiger: Thanks Craiger! I sincerely appreciate your visits and comments! ;-)

Behrooz from Tehran, Iran

Great focus on the subject Amy.
Also photoshoping quite well, huh!? :-)

7 Apr 2007 8:03am

@Behrooz: Hey Behrooz!! Ya, I stumbled onto this technique by accident in photoshop... and am still trying to figure out just what the heck I did do!!!! ;-)

Jerry from Tampa, United States

Gorgeous image Amy! Lovely colors and excellent detail! Superb presentation with the PIP!!!

7 Apr 2007 9:01am

@Jerry: Thank you, Jerry!! I did stumble onto this technique by accident but once I did I decided that it really added some oomph to the shot. ;-)

Jen from Jessup, United States

Love the way you pp'd the shot! Absolutely gorgeous!!!
Mother Nature is having a little fun this year...we got snow overnight : 0
Guess I should go take some shots before it melts : D

7 Apr 2007 12:22pm

@Jen: Hey Jen! Thanks a bunch for the great comment! And at least your snow is melting.. sigh ;-)

Robert from Oshawa, Canada

I really like your treatment of this.

7 Apr 2007 1:57pm

@Robert: Thank you Robert! I never know if I go too far with the pp. But then again if the final image is what your vision was... well, what the heck, eh?!

treeeeesh from Melbourne, Australia

pretty flower you've got there!

7 Apr 2007 2:44pm

@treeeeesh: Thanks treeeesh! I'm glad you stopped for another visit.

Evie from Fairfax, Virginia, United States

Nice macro. Good DOF and colors.

7 Apr 2007 3:56pm

@Evie: Thanks! But I may actually have to invest in a true macro... backing up 10ft to try to get these shots is getting a little ludicrous.

JackGirl from dreamland, Brazil

lovely composition...nice soft focus

7 Apr 2007 9:54pm

@JackGirl: Thank you JackGirl! for the comment and visit.

Richard_Irwin from Belper, United Kingdom

I'm sure spring will arrive shortly down your way. Like your frame in a frame effect

7 Apr 2007 10:38pm

@Richard_Irwin: Thanks Richard!!

Lydia from Ottawa, Canada

Nice ps with this photo- spring IS coming!! (as I woke up to more snow this morning!)

7 Apr 2007 11:14pm

@Lydia: Thanks Lydia! I figure spring will be here somewhere around June then summer will probably be sometime in August.. ;-) lol

Nick Passantino from Bronx, United States

Great image.. i hope spring gets here soon

8 Apr 2007 12:47am

@Nick Passantino: Hey Nick!.... I surely hope so too! Thanks for the comment.

bronzebilly u.k. from cardiff, United Kingdom

hey Amy --I like this shot so much--I'm going to nick the idea--if Ican find out how to do it--it's no good asking you is it??;-)--billy

8 Apr 2007 10:57pm

@bronzebilly u.k.: billy, I'm looking to try to retrace what the hell I did... give me a bit of time and I'm sure I'll figure it out.. I did it once ya'd think I could again. And I'm glad you like it that much!!

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