Horse Chestnut Flower

mosleh from kurdestan_baneh, Iran

fantastic beautiful flowers (bji kurd ) :)

19 May 2008 5:21am

saeed from ahwaz, Iran

Great shot! it looks like a tree of flower in a green grass!!
I love this! very very nice and well done!

19 May 2008 6:18am

Saeed from Tehran, Iran

very nice shot , godd dof & nice colors.

19 May 2008 6:33am

Illuci from Hurdegaryp, Netherlands

I find these blossoms irresistible! Although I reject the pictures I made of them, they don't satisfy me, this picture of yours very much approaches the charm they spread in nature. You also managed to choose a suitable composition amidst the chaos of leaves and light and dark, the DoF does the rest. Great work! It's far more impressive than a christmas tree full of candles, so overwhelmingly beautiful! And they are in white, red and pink!

19 May 2008 7:18am

Rags from Plano, United States

Awesome composition as well as DOF. The green and white is so rich!

19 May 2008 7:24am

Observing from Chester, United Kingdom

Hi Mary, thanks for the comments btw. Great blossom here, it is one of the nicest most delicate blossoms I've seen, and there are quite a few knocking about right now on AM3. Lovely shot.

19 May 2008 7:26am

Ina from Krugersdorp, South Africa

Your composition is excellent here and the angle is great too. Beautiful colors, well captured :)

19 May 2008 7:51am

Mandy from Johannesburg, South Africa

Hey mary - it's gorgeous - I love the flower it's beautiful, I don't thin ki have ever seen one of those. Great capture, lovely DOF.

19 May 2008 8:37am

Alun Lambert from cheshire, United Kingdom

Lovely image. realy nice colours

19 May 2008 10:33am

Craig from Vacaville, California, United States

Love the greens and the whole composition here Mary! Sounds like a busy weekend! Take it easy for a while!

19 May 2008 10:48am

eyeswideopen from Emmaus, United States

The color is fantastic! Love the DOF in this.

19 May 2008 11:26am

Rob from Velveetaville, United States

Great composition MB! The soft light makes the green and white really pop.

Cheers,

Rob

19 May 2008 11:30am

Ron from Saint Louis, United States

A specimen I've never seen ... beautiful sparkling bokeh for a showy blossom ...

19 May 2008 11:36am

vu@granby - Wolfgang from Granby, Québec, Canada

Very good close-up!
PS: Looks like you had a hectic time, you'll need a breather now!

19 May 2008 11:39am

Melissa W. from Warsaw, Indiana, United States

LOVE the bokeh...gorgeous.

19 May 2008 12:32pm

Koushiro~光子郎 from Singapore, Singapore

That really looks splendid! Great DOF there and i love the boukeh too! Such rich colours....

19 May 2008 1:38pm

Anthony Lambert from Germany

I´m allergic to horse chesnut blooms,so it´s nice to look at some and not get itchy eyes and a runny nose.Thank you :)

19 May 2008 1:45pm

Peter Miller from Lichfield, United Kingdom

A busy weekend but you still managed to capture a great scene, lovely plant and nice dappled light at the back. Take a look at another Cannock Chase post Mary, something different, you may or may not like it, be honest

19 May 2008 2:01pm

Nina from Hamburg, Germany

The colors and light are beautiful...it's a lovely image, Mary!

19 May 2008 2:40pm

Japanalia from Yokohama, Japan

You reminded me that I saw the other day, just in the nearness, a RED horse chestnut in full bloom....but I had no camera with me....unfortunately!

19 May 2008 2:47pm

MadScientist from Düsseldorf, Germany

Lots of celebrations, Mary! All the best and keep on making such nice shots like this one :)

19 May 2008 3:09pm

Earnest from Oklahoma, United States

That's a beautiful flower. I never would have expected this tree to produce such a flower. You furthered my knowledge here and I appreciate it.

19 May 2008 3:26pm

Shaahin from Tehran, Iran

Nice shot Mary and thanks for ur comment ;)
I like this shot but it seems the focus on the flower is not accurate, what do u think?
;)

19 May 2008 4:17pm

saman from BANEH -KURDISTAN, Iran

so pretty and very nice shot...well done

19 May 2008 5:02pm

Amir from Tehran, Iran

The DOF is just amazing, great boke you got here

19 May 2008 5:19pm

Silvia from steyr, Austria

Wunderschön!!

19 May 2008 5:49pm

ManuelaR from Hainburg, Germany

Well, you got a busy life celebrating! Congrats to all...
Very nicely captured!

19 May 2008 6:03pm

Graham Russon from Cape Town, South Africa

Ditto all the comments on this, lovely shot

19 May 2008 7:06pm

Ronnie 2¢ from London, United Kingdom

I know from my own recent failures that these are not as easy to photograph as this makes them seem. Those 'candle' flowers are so grand.

19 May 2008 7:11pm

standley from brou-sur-chantereine, France

Beautiful composition Mary. Congratulations for all these great events in such a short period of time!

19 May 2008 8:50pm

Michael from Wuppertal, Germany

Great shot, Mary!

19 May 2008 9:06pm

Kelela from Upland, United States

Oooo! Pretty, pretty, pretty. I love how you positioned the shot; such a dainty flower!

19 May 2008 9:52pm

Cheryl from Texas, United States

wow, busy, busy! congrats for everyone :-) you must be very proud of all! beautiful flower, thanks for sharing and giving us the I.D. on this.

19 May 2008 10:01pm

akarui from Kagoshima, Japan

Beautiful flowers and bokeh.

19 May 2008 10:38pm

Judy from Brooksville-Florida,, United States

I've never seen the flower; it is lovely and you captured it very well.

20 May 2008 1:02am

e. from New York, NY, United States

Beautiful composition... :)

20 May 2008 1:35am

tyan from Singapore, Singapore

oh wow,they look so dainty and lovely!I always learn something new here Mary.:)

20 May 2008 2:37am

Elisa from Massachusetts, United States

nice shot MaryB!! I like the dof and colors!

20 May 2008 2:13pm

danthro from Suburbia, United States

congrats on all the happy events, hope there are only more to come! beautiful shot, love the light both in the foreground and how you captured it in the background with the DOF effect

21 May 2008 1:33am