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11-SEP-2012 Karen Stuebing

Thistle

West Virginia

Submitted for the September PAD, "Natural Abstracts & Altered Reality"

Others can be seen here.

Pentax K10D ,Pentax SMC K-A 35-70 f/4 Macro
1/250s f/4.0 at 70.0mm iso100 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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Jeff Lobaugh17-Sep-2012 15:40
Wonderful detail!!!
sue anne12-Sep-2012 20:56
Beautiful colors and detai on this thistle.
Vickie BROWN12-Sep-2012 19:59
Splendid capture, Karen, this is so pretty in soft colours! V
Colin Storey12-Sep-2012 19:24
Fantastic image of this thistle, stunning details and dof. v
laine12-Sep-2012 17:41
Truly superb, Karen...the detail and tones are wonderful!
globalgadabout12-Sep-2012 15:08
an exuberant looking blossom expertly captured..
Tom LeRoy12-Sep-2012 12:51
Gorgeous shot, excellent detail and bokeh. V
janescottcumming12-Sep-2012 12:40
Wonderful, like an explosion of color. Beautiful droplets too. V
Fong Lam12-Sep-2012 12:09
Beautiful softness in the colors and light...an appealing close-up with fabulous bokeh...V
borisalex12-Sep-2012 06:21
Excellent makro with fine bokeh and popping colors! V.
Bryan Murahashi12-Sep-2012 05:29
Beautiful wildflower and capture. V
Peggy W12-Sep-2012 02:23
WOW~ you've managed to make an ugly weed look extremely beautiful....great image!!!
bill friedlander12-Sep-2012 01:36
A fine macro of the thistle. The warm pinks against the cool greens looks great. V
Frank Brault12-Sep-2012 01:31
Gorgeous colors and superb detail. F
John King12-Sep-2012 00:42
I like the way this thistle seems to present itself from the soft background. Your presentation is superb. V.
Mike H.12-Sep-2012 00:18
Just right, Karen -- you make it look easy!!
Sheila11-Sep-2012 23:37
Beautiful close up with great detail. Love those miniscule dew drops.
Walter Otto Koenig11-Sep-2012 23:13
Superb details, beautiful colors and the droplets are the icing on the cake. "V"
J S Quesada11-Sep-2012 22:58
Fascinating macro Karen. Bravo. V
Guest 11-Sep-2012 22:51
What a wonderful macro image Karen!!!! Great colors and focus!! V
Jean Chiasson11-Sep-2012 22:49
Love this image and soft colors Karen vote
joanteno11-Sep-2012 22:45
beautiful shot
LynnH11-Sep-2012 22:08
Perfect bokeh and soft colors. I like Thistle. V
Terry Sprague11-Sep-2012 21:09
I love this one! V++
Martin Lamoon11-Sep-2012 21:08
Love the colour! V
Alain Boussac11-Sep-2012 20:59
"Gather thistles, expect prickles", but this one is splendiferous, and your image with delicate colors and a perfect bokeh too, Karen. BV.
Guest 11-Sep-2012 20:53
Very beautiful work. V.
Helen Betts11-Sep-2012 20:52
Wow, Karen, this is excellent. Your use of DOF is quite effective and the bokeh superb. V.