+ Heart of the Season by Flick Merauld by Olympus DSLR Challenge


19-NOV-2006	kodak_challenge

Natural decorations on a Christmas tree in the Botanical Gardens, Oxford, UK

Olympus E-1 ,Olympus Zuiko 14-54mm f/2.8-3.5 Digital
1/125s f/7.1 at 54.0mm iso100 full exif

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kodak_challenge		25-Nov-2006 09:07
Thank you Adrian :-)

adrianox		22-Nov-2006 20:56
Ahhh, 'tis the season! The blur/fog almost give this image a scent. Good to be reminded in a very natural tasteful way. Thanks Flick, Adrian

kodak_challenge		22-Nov-2006 07:45
Thanks Katherine. The full tree is impressive. It's decorated mainly with natural leaves, fruits etc, even strings of peanuts. Flick.

Guest		21-Nov-2006 22:48
I can feel the seasonality of this so strongly! It's the gold that makes it. Katherine

kodak_challenge		21-Nov-2006 09:18
Hey Endika and Scott, thank you for your comments. That little bit of magic is what inspires me, so I'm glad you both thought it was present in this pic. Flick.

Guest		21-Nov-2006 03:11
Thats the type of creativity that inspires me (breathing on the lens). Thus far, this one is a frontrunner for my 4 vote. Something special about it.

Olympus DSLR Challenge		20-Nov-2006 20:01
You always have a personal and a little magic point of view of the themes. A pleasure to look it. endika

kodak_challenge		20-Nov-2006 15:31
Thanks Marc. The pendulum movement is actually an optical illusion - there are two leaves overlapping. Flick.

Guest		20-Nov-2006 10:44
Very good Flick. Like the pendulum movement there, and the misty look. Cool trick ! Marc

kodak_challenge		20-Nov-2006 07:45
Thanks guys. BTW, I breathed on the lens to get the misty look. Flick.

Guest		20-Nov-2006 04:42
I think it is a wonderful idea - cool shot, Flick!

Olympus DSLR Challenge		20-Nov-2006 03:54
Hmmmm. Blurry drunkin holiday shot. Must be my families tree!! ;-) Very rich organic shot Flick charlie

Shirley Haden		20-Nov-2006 03:26
Ewww I would like to see any amount more you have taken Flick. I think this would make a very pretty christmas card also. Very unique for sure!

kodak_challenge		19-Nov-2006 22:10
Thank you Frank :-)

Guest		19-Nov-2006 19:57
Another beautiful shot Flick! - Frank

kodak_challenge		19-Nov-2006 19:50
Hi Shirley, I didn't have the right lens to get the whole tree (should have taken the 11-22 with me) but I'll post the pic I took of part of the tree. Flick.

Shirley Haden		19-Nov-2006 19:08
This is so beautiful and what a great idea to hang natural decorations!! This is an excitiing photo to me! I can smell it!! Now I will have to remember this wonderful way to decorate a tree for next year. Do you have a photo of the whole tree you could put in the originals gallery?

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