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16-MAR-2007 Traveller

a Bed of Blue Velvet * Traveller

"Mama, there's a man laying in the post office grass!"

And so I was...but in a suit and tie, so I hope I didn't look too odd. But it was 5pm closing, lots of people hussling in and out...but, even though I have received very nice comments under Blue on White, I was determined to give this another go.

And so there I was, even with the D60 along for the ride, switching lenses, shooting wild dandilions right and left on the Post Office front lawn. So there I was with a lot of dandilion shots, a blue Challenge getting ready to close...and these are the results.

I learned things in processing a Bed of Blue Velvet that I wished I could have used on Blue Velvet Too, since that was done first...but hey, it's all a learning process.

I think...lol

Canon EOS 350D
1/60s f/6.3 at 85.0mm iso200 full exif

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Canon DSLR Challenge19-Mar-2007 00:47
This is great Traveller, I like the crispness of the Dandilion... you captured that very well.

I bet we all have a similar story?... I was photographing a dripping tap in a park when an elgerly man approached me and said 'his wife told him to go down and find out what that man is doing down there'? They lived in a unit nearby!.... Much better than calling the police I guess?....

I can imagine him reporting back.... " Oh he is trying to photograph a 'drip' from the tap down there Dear!.... he has to get really close to catch it?.... I don't think he is one of those Peda' thingies?"

Anyway, I like all of these posts Traveller great stuff. ~ Regards Melbob
jnconradie18-Mar-2007 19:25
The story behind the picture is hilarious. And it reminds of a very personal - and rather similar - experience I had when I was photographing flowers with a macro lens. Some passersby (who did not realise how far their voices carried) made all sort of remarks about the "strange man kneeling on the grass"! (And some additional comments which I will omit here.) What one does not sacrifice for one's hobby / art! :-)

The two latest additions are great in their own right and, yes, I can understand that the one with the yellow flower will be likely to attract more views. Somehow though for me personally the first - the original - feels more "real", perhaps "natural" would be the better word.

Thanks for the posts and delighted that you are enjoying yourself - or so it seems! :-) Regards jnconradie