Sunday, July 5, 2009

Seeing Stars/ Monochrome Maniacs

Star-shaped flowers on an allium (ornamental onion)

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25 comments:

  1. RoseJuly 5, 2009 at 9:43 AM

    I wonder if I would have noticed this if I had seen the real thing before this picture...spending time with camera does help me to see things but I still see photos like this and wonder would I have noticed them.

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  2. cieldequimperJuly 5, 2009 at 10:56 AM

    When I saw the thumbnail I thought these were ice crystals :-) this is gorgeous.

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  3. annalarssonphotographyJuly 5, 2009 at 12:01 PM

    Great B&W EG!
    Have a nice week!

    Anna

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  4. Marie ReedJuly 5, 2009 at 1:27 PM

    I just love it! It's such an interesting and unusual shot!

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  5. AnonymousJuly 5, 2009 at 1:57 PM

    Stella...:)

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  6. TomJuly 5, 2009 at 3:51 PM

    A Star picture of Star shaped flowers.. from a Star with the camera.. ha!

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  7. Buenos Aires PhotoblogJuly 5, 2009 at 5:32 PM

    What a magic macro! Looks like thousands propellers.

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  8. kayerjJuly 5, 2009 at 7:10 PM

    That is so cool. I had a neighbor that used to paint the dried heads a rainbow of colors. His field was pretty all summer

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  9. AnonymousJuly 5, 2009 at 7:17 PM

    That is so new to me - onion that is beautiful outside the dinner plate! Wonderful stars! - great contrast - totally love it!

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  10. DagrunJuly 5, 2009 at 7:19 PM

    I love the allium, I've been taking pictures of it too, mostly macros. Very nice in b&wh.

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  11. CarverJuly 5, 2009 at 7:29 PM

    I love the way this flower looks in black and white. It makes the star shape stand out more than in color I think.

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  12. Betsy Banks AdamsJuly 5, 2009 at 8:03 PM

    Beautiful monachrome shot, EG...

    Hope you have had a great weekend.
    Hugs,
    Betsy

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  13. JudyJuly 5, 2009 at 8:42 PM

    I really think the black and white brings out the shapes so much better than colour - i wonder at the person who commented about apinting the dried seed heads - what would that look like?
    And the poppies are beautiful, too!!

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  14. Clueless in BostonJuly 5, 2009 at 11:21 PM

    Very well done. Excellent.

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  15. PERBSJuly 5, 2009 at 11:26 PM

    Beautiful macro! I had forgotten that I took a similar hoto just recently too. . . I will have to look for mine now! Ü

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  16. Greensboro Daily PhotoJuly 6, 2009 at 12:50 AM

    I learned a trick about allium last week. Make a bouquet of allium, don't put them in water. Just a vase. If you put them in water, they will STINK.

    Fabulous geometry in this photo!

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  17. AnonymousJuly 6, 2009 at 2:50 AM

    Beautiful - an explosion of stars!

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  18. vincibeneJuly 6, 2009 at 3:09 AM

    Wonderful picture!

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  19. michael birdJuly 6, 2009 at 8:15 AM

    Simply beautiful. Am constantly amazed at the beauty all around us and especially the flora when photographed in macro. Stunning.

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  20. slimJuly 6, 2009 at 10:41 AM

    I never thought of photographing these flower balls in b+w . . . you captured this beautifully.

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  21. DarylJuly 6, 2009 at 11:12 AM

    ilium! love them, they are part of the onion family

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  22. Rune EideJuly 6, 2009 at 12:58 PM

    Impressive indeeed - I don't know the flower - but it bust be the definite b & w!

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  23. Liz HindsJuly 6, 2009 at 4:14 PM

    That is fabulous!

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  24. floretaJuly 6, 2009 at 4:24 PM

    beautiful!

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  25. MirandaJuly 8, 2009 at 9:32 AM

    Wow, in B&W it almost looks like it could be a sculpture.

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