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Leaving the nest


Leaving the nest
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Copyright: Sweety De Freitas (puffy) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1792 W: 128 N: 3006] (16617)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-02-04
Categories: Daily Life, Nature, Decisive Moment
Camera: Canon 400D Digital, 18-55mm, Fuji 4GB, NDx2
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/25 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Dandelions [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-07-08 13:53
Viewed: 555
Points: 52
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Hi folks,

How are you all? A bit slacking at the moment due to kid's school holiday... anyway.. No.. no food today, :P after all, we need to just make sure after all those food, we head up for a good walk! Here is what I see when we go for a walk...

I was fortunate that the wind wasn't too strong "just yet" as you can see, I still wasn't fast enough to "frozen" the action. :P I still like it, it seem to me that the little one wanting to leave the nest and the mother plant is trying to either to hold it back or just to say "good bye and take care"

From this shot, it remind me of how I left home for the first time long ago... my mother do the same to me, my dad wasn't that keen to let me go so far away for study, but my mum was the one who said "Go, when opertunity arrise, don't miss it!" so... here I am after university, meet the man of my life, marry and settle down... :D a bit of story about me. :D


When I was taken this shot, I was waiting patiencely as the wind keep blowing, the more it blow, the more the seeds were flying away, I was saying, please please... leave some for me... hahaha.. and yes, I think they heard me... leave me a bit to take the shot...:P

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Finally we have beautiful sunshine day since yesterday, beautiful blue sky, bright sun, even thought it is freezing cold air but just lovely, so here I wish you all have a wonderful day ahead. Thank you for dropping by.

All feedback are welcome. :D

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Pfff...pfff...pfffff no I couldn't manage to blow of some more dandelion seeds. But for sure that's a good sign for recovering for you my dear. Really hope you get well soon.
Great close up excellent sharp really a reat posting my dear Sweety. Hold on tih and you feel soon better :-)
Hans

Wow, what a gorgeous shot! Beautifully seen and captured. Lovely, sharp, crisp, with such strong use of light and such impressive bokeh and DOF.
Great job my friend!
Rew

p.s. I enjoyed my visit to Brunei ... apart from the unknown virus I picked up.

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  • boonie Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1289 W: 69 N: 1538] (7679)
  • [2008-07-08 14:10]

Hi Sweety
Not to worry, the little blur on the escapee is perfect to translate to motion. Like the perfect focus on the stem and the remaining little umbrellas.

Bravo

Dan
Later:

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  • Janice Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3265 W: 267 N: 7730] (32966)
  • [2008-07-08 14:32]
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Good one Sweety
I do like this. You have captured the dandelion so well, especially with the seed head flying away. Your patience paid off.
Very food focus and sharpness.
Janice

PS How about tomorrow - is it going to be fine? Shall we meet up?

hi Puffy, excellent macro, great composition and moment with the falling seed, amazing lighting and sharpness

rgds
Allen

Great foto,super composition!!!:)

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  • juyona Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 2638 W: 1 N: 1260] (15425)
  • [2008-07-08 16:04]

Hola amiga,
bella macro,
buen compo y pov,
detalles excelentes.
saludos Sweety

Bonsoir
Magnifique lumière de cette composition,
Les détails sont de grande précision,
Très belle présentation
Guylaine

Very appealing shot Sweety.
I like how one of the wisps, just seems to have fallen off.
Fantastic resolution and colors. Excellent DOF.
Very Dreamy. Well done.
- Vincent

fine focus, great details, very close, and... very good :))
regards
jo

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  • patshoo Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 152 W: 11 N: 193] (892)
  • [2008-07-08 21:54]

Impressive moment,Good capture and suitable with title,Well composition and POV to express thi moment.Good work,TFS.asap

hello Sweety
what a sweet shot is this
amazing design of dandelion
wonderful sharpness and details
lovely macro focus and wonderful defused BG
nice colours.
Get Well soon Friend

regards
Manuj mehta
will be back soon with a Sweet smile:)

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  • Ejtaan Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 968 W: 99 N: 2233] (11247)
  • [2008-07-09 0:33]

Wow.. what great timing dear Sweety!
I really like the movement caught in the falling seed.... it's great! And then there are the colors.... absolutely autumn! absolutely great!

Cheers girl!
Anneke

Hi Sweety,

It is a good thing that you did not freeze the action - this is just beautiful. Good the wind left some for you....

Enjoy your walks, the now beautiful weather and the schoolholidays.

TFS
Els
:)

Wonderful sweety,

Great dof,colors,luminosity.
Lokk's perfect to me:)

sabina

hi sweety, neat shot, nice details in this with nice depth of field control, nice shot!
tfs,
scott

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  • Dot Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1394 W: 31 N: 3034] (12248)
  • [2008-07-09 11:33]

HI Sweety
I really like this shot the way each bit is blowing away.
Very realistic looking, and from the looks of this you will get a good crop of dandelions next year.
We can then look forward to a dandelion salad or a glass of wine. Well done.
Dot
Tomorrow

Hi Sweety
Excellent "action" shot.
Great macro,very good sharpnes and details.
TFS
Regards
Andrzej

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  • wilth Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 363 W: 46 N: 513] (1951)
  • [2008-07-09 22:35]

Slick, sharp, well timed and great composition.
Thanks for sharing.
Wilt

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  • jawa Gold Star Critiquer [C: 1372 W: 0 N: 1] (12003)
  • [2008-07-11 2:32]

Hi Sweety
This is a very fine composition.
Gr Jos

Hello Sweety, I like this very much. The wind blown effect of the seeds gives a sense of movement to the dandelion and the bokeh beyond is excellent.
Pleased that the school holiday weather has improved for you.
Cheers,
Pat.

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  • starky Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 329 W: 2 N: 43] (2965)
  • [2008-07-14 13:39]

Hi Sweety.Beautiful and softly.
Best regards, Bosko.

Hi Sweety,
I like the strong prominence of the flower against its background. Your subject is crispy sharp and clear, while the background is softly blurred and clean. Very good work indeed.

Regards,
Ramdan.

Hi Sweety,
Beautiful capture,very good light and composition.Congratulation.
Best regards,
Ralf

this is certainly beautiful with the clean bg, Sweety.. a lovely capture of the bunga.. mcm he loves me.. he loves me not la pula.. hehe.. good macro here.. tfs..

by the way, how are you? saya ok saja.. almost everyday hujan even right now..

regards, terry

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  • Beger Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3303 W: 787 N: 4419] (19882)
  • [2008-07-20 8:36]

Hi Sweety,
What a splendid photo with a meaningful title!
I like the way you managed the light and the exposure. The result is fine and clear on your subject whereas the BG is lightly blurred. Several women can recognize themselves in your note :)
Congratulations! Annie

:)

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  • c_rapp Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 957 W: 20 N: 1282] (7282)
  • [2008-07-27 15:25]

A great capture here, beautiful details and great color. Now to nit pick... the framing maybe an 'airy' white one the black seems a little to heavy for the picture. The picture is wonderful I can't get over the details here. TFS
Christan

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  • glint Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 620 W: 3 N: 531] (3604)
  • [2008-07-28 2:39]

hello Sweety,
lovely macro! Nice composition and nice greenish bokeh.
Bev
ps Have you not been well? sorry to hear it, get well soon.

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  • hama Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 164 W: 0 N: 68] (1257)
  • [2008-07-28 10:09]

wonderful swety, it is really a great job you have done.

Very nice shot with all sharp details and the DOF.

TFS.

Sarwar

Hi Sweety !
again nice use of narrow focus.
Bokeh looks great and the subject is well placed in the frame. Well done.
Best regards, Daniel

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