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Sunday, May 23, 2010

Macro Monday - Serendipity

...I didn't see the bird in this shot til I uploaded it to my computer.

40 Charmers Say?:

amatterofhowyouseeit.com said...

Great light and detail. (And I didn't see the bird until I read your post!)

Vicki said...

The light of the flower is terrific. As the picture loaded on my screen, the bird was the first thing I saw.

Stacey Dawn said...

I saw the bird first, too! Cool capture - love the lighting and the color of the flower!

Anya said...

Love the little birdie hehe...
Your pink flower is glorious :-)

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Hootin' Anni said...

Stunning...the flower, the lighting and yet, I also see a bird in flight above it all....amazing.

GLASS EYE - my link if you'd like to view my macro this week.

nanny said...

Beautiful shot....
If you had tried to capture the bird....almost imposssible/ha

Lois said...

A nice surprise!

Don and Krise said...

It's a bird.......it's a plane.....it's a great shot!

Misty Dawn said...

Absolutely beautiful. Creative perspective!

Jayne said...

That's lovely and I like the little added extra of the bird. :)

tinasphotoblog said...

Lovely photo with great colours! :)

Small City Scenes said...

Perfect Tricia. The flower is gorgeous. MB

dawn said...

Beautiful shot!
The bird was a bonus :)

Birgitta said...

Beautiful shot! Cool with the bird also :)

http://birgittasfoto.blogg.se

Gunnar said...

Very nice, both, the bird and the flower.

Vilt og vakkert said...

Heisann!

Sorry that I answer you so late, but I have been at the resort, our Lia, and there is no Internet access. Promise to come up with more feedback next time on Skywatch. Beautiful picture ❀

Have a nice week!

Rose said...

Very nice, Tricia!

Dimple said...

Great shot! The bird looks like it might be a goose. I love serendipitous shots like this!

Thanks for the visit!

KaHolly said...

G-g-g-gorgeous! ~ks

Self Sagacity said...

Nicely done! I have to try a shot like that one day ;-) The bird was your bonus for getting the right angle.

Kiki said...

Magnificent! Beautiful!
Kiki~

brian stout said...

It certainly is serendipitous!! Nice shot!

Teresa~ Gardening with Soule said...

Such a wonderful pink peony. I love the bird. I often find bugs on my flowers when I upload them and I never even noticed they were there when I was taking them. You couldn't make that happen if you tried.

Spiderdama said...

Great macroshot and wonderful color.
Have a nice day:-)

Dave said...

Very clever angle here, nicely done.

On HDR, if I cant get the right result that I wanted, I do one, combination or all of the ff:
1. increase the stop gaps to 2.5, max of 3.0,
2. 5 images instead of 3.
3. adjust properties in Camera Raw before HDR, like white balance, vibriance, saturation.
4. After HDR, in Photoshop adjust shadow/highlights for the texture. Adjust curves if necessary.

That is basically how I do it.

don said...

A fine blossom shot. I'm impressed with the range of brightness you captured in this image. Nice detail and a mysterious feeling heart of the flower add up to an appealing image.

Jacob said...

Serendipity...the joy of photography! Nicely composed, brilliant colors! Hard to beat that!

Jacob said...

Hi again!

Re your comment on Cedar Key...All the evidence points to these books being "self-published." They are not sold in stores, unfortunately, though Chris tried hard to make that possible.

If my sense of him is worth anything, I would bet that you'd have no problem buying a book by calling him and placing an order...I'd guess he'd even take a check. Sounds like he's done a lot of that down through the years.

Daniela said...

What a cool shot! And what a bonus with the bird :)

George said...

This is a wonderful macro of the flower, and I like the bird in the top corner as well.

Shelley said...

Perfect name for this post! And what a shot to capture that bird flying overhead!!

chasity said...

this is absolutely gorgeous...
what luck to get the bird high up in the sky. it adds such lovely whimsy.

montucky said...

I like those pleasant surprises! Nice macro!

Linnea W said...

Love the outline of the shadows on this one!

JM said...

Now this is a wonderful perspective and the bird adds so much to the photo!

nanny said...

Hey I would love to look at your pictures....is there any easy way to get to Sept 08 without going older post, older post/ha

kaye said...

love the perspective and the blurry bird flying through the sky . . . great shot.

Brenda's Arizona said...

One of my favorites of yours! I just imagine your having to lay back under the flower and wait... for a bird to fly over? Lovely view skyward, through a flower's stem.

awarewriter said...

Neat shot. I like the way you use perspective here.

jeannette said...

Very interesting how the sun makes the outline of the inside of this flower as a shadow! If it confuses you, I'm an artist and think in different ways:):)