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Sea Holly

Posted by MaryB (Staffordshire, United Kingdom) on 12 February 2008 in Plant & Nature and Portfolio.

Found these lovely blue Sea Holly in a local market and brought some red berries to go with them. This shot is as taken.

I don't know if anyone noticed my last two posts, the first of a Bat and the second a Robin, "Bat Man & Robin" LOL, a total coincidence.

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Any tips or constructive criticism are welcome :)
I really appreciate all your comments, thank you so much. I'm only sorry I've not got time to respond. I do read all the comments and will try to answer any questions you have

Comments (27)

Ina from Krugersdorp, South Africa

Awesome colors and detail!
Well captured Mary!

12 Feb 2008 5:34am

@Ina: Thank you Ina :)

Kelly from Ontario, United States

Wow! Very nice.

12 Feb 2008 6:14am

@Kelly: Thank you Kelly :)

e. from New York, NY, United States

Wow, beautiful! The colors are gorgeous. And what a silly coincidence, yet rather neat. :)

12 Feb 2008 6:23am

@e.: Thank you e :)

Mandy from South Africa

Hey Mary. What an awesome capture. I have never actually seen the real thing before - it's beautiful and you've captured it perfectly!!! The clarity of the shot is AWESOME. Loved your last few images too.....nice coincidence on the batman and Robin!!!hahaha.

Have a super day.

12 Feb 2008 6:26am

@Mandy: Thank you Mandy for your lovely comments, & thank you for your continued support too, bless you :)

tyan from Singapore, Singapore

i was wondering if you shown some flourescent light on it,and amazed to read that this is as taken!Amazing Mary,you bowl me over,as always:)

12 Feb 2008 7:12am

@tyan: Just the distant light from the window. :) Thank you for your continued support of my blog. Your kind words and encouragement mean such a lot to me thank you dear Tyan.

DaveB from Exeter, United Kingdom

Cool colours, nice shot Mary

12 Feb 2008 9:43am

@DaveB: Thank you as alway Dave :)

Helma from Tehran, Iran

wow ! nice shot and vivid photo , thank you .

12 Feb 2008 10:22am

@Helma: Many thanks Helma.

dan from France

Hello Mary !
Cà pique mais c'est magnifique !
Very nice ! I like it !

12 Feb 2008 10:39am

@dan: Thank you Dan, for such a lovely compliment.

Richard_Irwin from Belper, United Kingdom

I like these flowers. Funny how coincidences just occur like that, nice one.

12 Feb 2008 11:33am

@Richard_Irwin: Thank you Richard :)

Steven from Montreal, Canada

Just awesome!

12 Feb 2008 1:04pm

@Steven: Thank you Steven. :)

vu@granby from Granby, QC, Canada

Very nice close-up!

12 Feb 2008 1:33pm

@vu@granby: Thank you as always :) I appreciate your support.

Craiger from Vacaville, California, United States

Excellent!

12 Feb 2008 1:39pm

@Craiger: Thank you Craig :)

Steven from Chicagoland, United States

Beautiful colors and composition!

12 Feb 2008 4:06pm

@Steven: Thank you very much Steven :)

amy from Rocky Mountain House, Canada

Oh Mary, that is too funny!! Batman and Robin indeed!!

This image is brilliant! Outstanding focus and that mid-range dof gives this all the detail it needs. Beautiful beautiful!!

12 Feb 2008 4:23pm

@amy: Cheers hun, your comments are always so encouraging and uplifting, thank you.

Elisa from Massachusetts, United States

beautiful!!

12 Feb 2008 5:12pm

@Elisa: Thank you very much Elisa :)

Marco from Verbania, Italy

hi mary, how are you?
great shot,nice point of view and composition, beautiful colours...well done

12 Feb 2008 5:50pm

@Marco: I'm well Marco, hope you are too. Thank you for such a lovely comment.

Hoopand from Tehran, Iran

nice macro...!

12 Feb 2008 6:51pm

@Hoopand: Thank you very much Hoopand :)

Illuci from Hurdegaryp, Netherlands

Hi MaryB, I don't believe in coincidences, it had to be like that! With this picture I feel a feast of recognition, of dunes and sea, wonderful plant I love it and the way you photographed it, too!

12 Feb 2008 10:38pm

@Illuci: Thank you very much Erik, your kind comments are always appreciated.

Man With 101 Names from Hamburg, United States

very nice detail here

12 Feb 2008 11:09pm

@Man With 101 Names: Why thank you kind sir :)

Brites from Lisboa, Portugal

Very well framed.

13 Feb 2008 12:32am

Stefan from Nassau, United States

Yes Great Macro shot! It is very beautiful I love the color!!!

13 Feb 2008 2:05am

Stunner from Kingston, Jamaica

It is beautiful! I have never seen or heard of this plant before. Great closeup shot Mary!

13 Feb 2008 2:32am

Rags from Plano, United States

"Bat Man & Robin" was a cool touch. I love the playfulness of your images.

13 Feb 2008 4:58am

Viewfinder from Bradenton, United States

Touching this spiney thistle looks to be a pretty serious affair. Better call in the Caped Crusader and his friend Robin.
;^)

13 Feb 2008 12:45pm

Dhini from Dordrecht, Netherlands

Very great macro

13 Feb 2008 7:46pm

Michael from Wuppertal, Germany

This one´s great! At first sight I thought it was thistle.
Framing is excellent here and also the dof!

13 Feb 2008 8:16pm

Japanalia from Yokohama, Japan

Excellent quality in this macro! Details are amazing!

17 Feb 2008 10:56am

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