Twisted Seeds

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• Marylou (12005)
• [2008-05-15 14:37]

Hello David :o)

Wonderful capture ! Perfect details and light, the reflections of sun are amazing, light very well managed. An excellent work ! Good choice of B&W in my opinion, all my compliments :)

Kind regards
Marylou ;)

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• bracasha75 (6581)
• [2008-05-15 14:41]

Helo David
Excellent work and very good B&W pic.
TFS
Cheers,Braca

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• Beger (15127)
• [2008-05-15 14:47]

Hi David,
Wonderful choice of subject for this theme! Brilliant idea.
The B&W is so well rendered. Compliments for the light on the silky twisted seeds. Superb! Annie

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• dbp (3596)
• [2008-05-15 14:52]

Hello David
beautiful pic
excellent work with the light and focus.
thanks for your kind and nice comment on
"long time ago.....".
there are a lot of Pentax spotmatic in the windowbut your is on the shelf at home .....
best regards
David

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• wilth (1436)
• [2008-05-15 15:00]

Very effective shot. I really like the depth, or lack thereof actually, and the great sharpness of the core part of the image.
Black and white is a very good choice to show off and focus the eyes on the twist.
Good job!!
Thanks,
Wilt

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• jean11-3 (2677)
• [2008-05-15 15:20]

Hello David, there is a lovely light which has highlighted beautifully the fibres of this seedhead.A natural 'twist', a fabulous idea for the theme.

I just popped into your Macro theme,some wonderful shots, which I will look at more closely later.

Tfs, regards Jean.

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• limba3 (10923)
• [2008-05-15 15:39]

Hi David
Ideal job!!!
Beautiful theme and well presented.
Anna

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• Urfaust (10433)
• [2008-05-15 15:48]

ciao David.. your execution is great.. perfect and really effective for the friday theme! i love details you have taken.. the PP is excellent for the theme.. and b&w is the right solution!! many thanks
ciao marco

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• PierreFrigon (15457)
• [2008-05-15 16:11]

That is one strange looking seed alright.
But coming from Australia, that might be natural :-).
Excellent capture.
TFS
Pierre

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• Janice (27299)
• [2008-05-15 16:24]

Good one David - it is an attractive seed. And I like how you have desaturated it too.
It is very sharp and clear - a good macro.
Janice

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• mvdisco (17933)
• [2008-05-15 17:15]

Hi David,
Nice composition and lovely details of the twisted seeds, nice contrast in black & white and very well taken for the theme, Excellent done.
Michel

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• LuDivine (3092)
• [2008-05-15 18:52]

Beautiful twisted seeds indeed! great B&W with a lovely light and awesome sharpness!
well done.
LuDivine

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• rintile (11151)
• [2008-05-15 21:21]

Simple, and great, congratullations David

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• dareco (10323)
• [2008-05-16 0:33]

A really beautiful picture and a great contribution to todays theme! I love the lighting and contrasts! Excellent! Have a happy day!

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• pozaru (16115)
• [2008-05-16 0:38]

Wonderful light in this almost abstract B&W.
I love it; thanks !


v

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• manujmehta (4977)
• [2008-05-16 1:10]
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hello David
beautiful image
nice light which make these twisted seeds shine.
wonderful capture, i like the black and white effect here, can i see the original too if possible.

thanks
regards
Manuj Mehta

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• boomcat (11033)
• [2008-05-16 1:43]

hello David,

if you did not mentioned it i thought it was the same photo as your previous one :)

remind of bottle brush.. well capture and change it in black and white.. love the twisted seeds.. good job..

regards, terry

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• Hendrika (17832)
• [2008-05-16 2:41]

It's just wonderful David,

The clarity, the light, the velvet textures and to make it even more artistic the B&W conversion.
Love it!
Only one thing I would have done different - I would leave out the text, or use a drop shadow frame after the button frame en put the text in there. Can not show you because I used up all my WS for the day.

TFS
Els

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• eosnut (7103)
• [2008-05-16 3:17]

Hi David,
This is simply stunning.
I was always led to believe that close-up filters were 'rubbish', and you had to have a dedicated macro lens.
You have shot that clean out of the water.
The fine detail is just amazing, well done.
Pete.

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• mbrito (5840)
• [2008-05-16 3:51]

Hello David
Great capture. Fantastic detail and movement, an excelent light and a great compo. A photo full of mood and charm.
Very beautiful work. Congrats.
My regards, mb
: later

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• shelbeesmom (33594)
• [2008-05-16 4:54]

Awww!! This is PERFECT! So cool, and the BW keeps the focus on the twist, instead of the color! Really nice macro David! You must have looked high and low for that n'
B-) B-)
Linda

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• Teresat (4304)
• [2008-05-16 5:04]

Bom dia David

Great b/w. spectacular work sailor man

have a good WE

My regards

Teresat

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• Silke (23890)
• [2008-05-16 8:16]

Fabulous details on these seeds, David!
Great composition
TFs
silke

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• norenastramus (21196)
• [2008-05-16 8:52]

Hello David
Excellent capture and beautiful idea
beautiful B&W colour and details of this theme.
Well done.TFS.
Greetings.
H.Ayhan

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• S-moon (1529)
• [2008-05-16 8:54]

Beautiful!!! The silver tone created by the lighting and B&W is amazing! Very good tribute.
Well done!

TFS Greetings Simone

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• clic (4059)
• [2008-05-16 9:14]

Hello David
First time I see such "active"-looking seeds because of thier twisted tails: They appear as spermatozoids ready to implant themselves!
Low contrast and soft toning bring out all the subtle shapes
of future new life!
G'day.
Robert

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• vangenius (5091)
• [2008-05-16 10:53]

Hallo David,
ein guter Beitrag zu dem Freitagsthema. Sehr schöne Nahaufnahme mit einer tollen Schärfe. Well done!

Gruß,
Chris

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• Royaldevon (8187)
• [2008-05-16 11:24]

Hello David,

This is a beauty!
And the choice for B&W was well made. The silky irridescence of the hairs is really pronounced!
The seed heads look like spears ready for flight! Even the seed are dangerous impliments down there!

Kind regards,
Bev :-)
Many thanks for your warm comments on 'Twisted snake-like branches'

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• Helkoryo (21688)
• [2008-05-16 12:18]

Hiya David

Oh WOW this is really fantastic. amazing detail and really incredible light here, I really love this shot and its just perfect for the theme

TFS and for joining in the theme

kind regards Helen

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• lilimih33 (13782)
• [2008-05-17 0:33]

Hello David!
Excellent macro and interesting seeds!
Look nice in black/white!
Perfect light!
Best regards!
Lili

...I return... :)

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• vandana2923 (22130)
• [2008-05-17 5:06]

Hello David,
Beautiful BW shot.
I like those silver color tones.
Sharp and well composed. TFS
Vandana
later

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• harpya (32809)
• [2008-05-17 9:03]

Hello David

Excellent look of this macro!
the definition is wonderful and very clear.
Excellent work and very good B&W.
Congratulations my friend...

Sérgio

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• GreenBaron (38671)
• [2008-05-17 12:56]
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Hi David (also known in my brains as Richard for unkwon reasons),
First: boy y'r looking wild and twisted in your intro picture LOL
Great B&W image my friend, good brightness and contrast. Interesting macro well presented!
Hans

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• captainsgirl (6521)
• [2008-05-18 9:53]

Hi David,
Yep, Nature at its best, isn't it amazing the things we see if we only look? Great choice on the Black and white, making this look so beautiful, great macro. TFS
Donna:o)

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• Janone (17981)
• [2008-05-20 1:50]

Splendid looking close up in black and white, David.
Excellent work you made here.
Best regards from Jan

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• kiwi_explorer (2657)
• [2008-05-20 2:08]

Hi David,
Well captured and composed. Very good tonal range and contrast. I like the texture and forms of this unusual plant. Well Done! tfs
Cheers,
Renier

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• vsinopoulos (13071)
• [2008-05-20 10:58]

Hi David,

I think you did a great job for the Theme! Very nice capture, excellent DOF, good detail and your choice of B&W is terrific, because the tones have a silver hue!
Well done!
TFS,
Vassilis
P.S. I will call Con later and tell him!lol

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• erguvan (597)
• [2008-05-21 11:38]

nice capture again! love your eye for detail.

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• c_rapp (6624)
• [2008-07-01 14:32]

WOW! love this one!! great choice with the b/w. love the details and tones. beautiful lighting. TFS
Christan