Scourge of the Cosmos

Gallery: FloraPosted March 11, 201078 views12 comments

Yes, Spring has arrived--it's in the air and on the ground.

The Dandelions looked healthier than their civilized counterparts hanging outside at the local market

so ... I ignored NO TRESPASSING signs, and shot both Dandelions and their brothers and sisters already gone to seed.

Canon PowerShot XS200 IS, hand-held, Programmed mode, f/4, 1/640 s, Matrix mode, ISO 80, 5 mm

Curves layer based on extended lights from green channel and cropped to 4x4 square format to eliminate the background distractions.

Thanks for viewing and leaving your comments and reactions to these lighter than air potential seedlings ;^)

Carol

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Carol Hyman on March 11, 2010 at 9:40 PM

I suddenly remembered 4th of July Fireworks from Las Vegas the summer of 2009. Sure looks like a similarity to me

Carol

Registered on January 18, 2007, 597 Posts, 8062 Comments

Comment posted by Balan Vinod on March 12, 2010 at 1:16 AM

Carol ...wonderful image ...love the concept and the comp here ...a tad bit overexposed?

Thanks for sharing..

Balan Vinod

Registered on March 20, 2006, 889 Posts, 2312 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on March 12, 2010 at 5:35 AM

Carol:
You have done well to capture this without getting it overblown. It is slightly hot in some area but not over the top. My attempts with milkweed seeds have so far been unsuccessful. BTW like the fireworks too.

Registered on September 1, 2009, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments

Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on March 12, 2010 at 8:48 AM

Very nice Carol, well composed, and I like the touch of color within.
John

Registered on May 12, 2006, 626 Posts, 8700 Comments

Comment posted by Debashis Bandyopad on March 12, 2010 at 9:50 AM

I like this a lot Carol so here's

to you. The second one sure looks like fireworks.

Registered on June 24, 2007, 130 Posts, 1309 Comments

Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on March 12, 2010 at 10:59 AM

Eye popping, Carol !! I like especially the diagonal movement in the composition which works well in this square format. Nice to see the fireworks too !!

Registered on May 18, 2007, 1108 Posts, 7647 Comments

Comment posted by Albert Darmo on March 12, 2010 at 7:08 PM

Hi Carol

Fascinating lines and patterns. and really well composed

Now that you are doing such splendid work with your canon powershot, perhaps, you can lend me your D700 for a few months.

Albert Darmo Canada

Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on March 12, 2010 at 11:31 PM

Carol: Its unusual to get a compelling image from a weed but you have done so masterfully here. Really well done. >=))>

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments

Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on March 13, 2010 at 8:36 AM

REally well done Carol. Being a little hot in some spots kinda adds to this in my humble opinion. Good job.

Bob

Registered on October 27, 2005, 289 Posts, 4202 Comments

Comment posted by Pat Sampson on March 13, 2010 at 10:19 PM

Beautiful image Carol. Not a thing I can think to suggest. It does look a lot like fireworks. I hope you do some more of these.

Pat

Registered on May 19, 2007, 953 Posts, 15989 Comments

Comment posted by Miro Susta on March 14, 2010 at 6:02 AM

Excellent composition. Nice paterns. This one is defintelly much better than the real firework image. Nicely done Carol.

Registered on August 18, 2006, 719 Posts, 3736 Comments

Comment posted by Kathy Odiorne on March 14, 2010 at 3:12 PM

Nice one, Carol. I like how the oof edges bring the eye to the center.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 211 Posts, 1471 Comments