Anina Botes PHOTOGRAPHY
Flowering Herb
Posted by ✿ Anina Botes ✿ (Auckland, New Zealand) on 4 November 2009 in Plant & Nature and Portfolio.
The blooms of the thyme in my garden - taken yesterday afternoon.
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Chris Pereira from San Jose, CA, United States
wow, amazing depth of field here, great sharpness in the flower
4 Nov 2009 5:24am
@Chris Pereira: Thanks Chris
@Jean-Luc: merci
dobbino from Cape Town, South Africa
Dreamy and soft - and one of my favourite herbs!
4 Nov 2009 6:23am
@dobbino: Thanks so much. One of favourites as well :)
Stu from Kyoto, Japan
Lovely soft colours in this image and with a sharp focus. Just perfect, Anina.
4 Nov 2009 6:42am
@Stu: Thanks
@Zing: Thanks so much :)
@Linerberry: Thanks
@k@: Thanks :)
@Nina: Thanks a lot
Dulcie from Danville, CA, United States
Perfection: such a tender image. Love the flower and bud shapes together and the soft colors. !!!
4 Nov 2009 7:22am
@Dulcie: Thanks so much
@Xerophytes: thanks
Kiwisa from North Shore, New Zealand
Wow those flowers are so tiny, you have captured every detail with a brilliant dof and a wonderful eye
4 Nov 2009 8:02am
@Kiwisa: Thanks so much :)
@Nazzareno: thanks
@Allan Clark: thanks
STEED from Gueret, France
To simply perfect..................I Love it so....Have a Nice Day...
4 Nov 2009 8:46am
@STEED: thanks so much for the lovely comment :)
@Vitor Martins: thanks
@fabrizio: Thanks
Sarito from Basingstoke, United Kingdom
WOW.. I love this one. Excellent DOF and colours.
4 Nov 2009 9:03am
@Sarito: Thanks
@Ana Lúcia: Thanks
MrsAmber from West Wickham, United Kingdom
So well taken..such a delicate flower and shot.
4 Nov 2009 10:06am
@MrsAmber: Thanks so much :)
Álvaro from Cascais, Portugal
Lovely shot. Very, very beautiful macro. I like it very mutch.
4 Nov 2009 10:08am
@Álvaro: Thanks
Jean-Luc from Lyon, France
a beautiful macro, Anina
ah yes it's spring there , lucky woman ;-)
4 Nov 2009 10:24am
@Jean-Luc: LOL! Lucky indeed :)
grouser from Ludlow, United Kingdom
Ah spring, it seems so far away here. Lovely delicate colour palette
4 Nov 2009 11:08am
@grouser: Thanks
@kaveh Sadeghi-Azad: thanks
@rem_la: merci
@BonAngle: Spring seems to be here at last :)
LESLIE from norwich, United Kingdom
Oh WOW thats BEAUTIFUL Anina.... ( i may have been tempted to crop it a little tighter in portrait mode )
Saying that i still LOVE it 5 *****
4 Nov 2009 1:22pm
@LESLIE: LOL! Great minds think alike! :) Tomorrow's pic is cropped tighter - please tell me which one you prefer.
Lyl and Roll from Besançon, France
Very nice ! The blur gives all the beauty to the flower !
4 Nov 2009 1:28pm
@Lyl and Roll: Thanks so much
MARIANA from Waterloo, Canada
Beautiful light and great tones you have in this shot ! Very lovely !
4 Nov 2009 1:36pm
@MARIANA: Thanks so much Mariana
@Pepe Cabrera: thanks
Bishop from Houston, United States
Beautifully isolated in that splash of light color in the background! :)
4 Nov 2009 4:02pm
@Bishop: Thanks
@bekkah: thanks
john4jack from Corvallis, Oregon, United States
Gorgeous. Superb selective focus and composition.
4 Nov 2009 4:54pm
@john4jack: Thanks
@Aileen: thanks
Marilla from Turku, Finland
Alive and well - and looking incredible cute! Beautiful shot!
4 Nov 2009 5:51pm
@Marilla: Thanks so much Marilla. I was experimenting with bokeh
Christel from Köln, Germany
Good evening, Anina,
the flowers of the herb look beautiful. I think that the weather is not cold to you. To enjoy something of the flowers in your garden. Dear greetings Christel Thank you for all your comments of my web page.
4 Nov 2009 6:49pm
@Christel: Thanks for your comment, Chirstel
`Paul from Minneapolis, United States
so crisp and so pure .. colors are wholeheartedly appealing, as is the composition and DOF. wow.
4 Nov 2009 7:00pm
@`Paul: thanks
@Graham Russon: thanks
@jamesy: Thanks so much. I was just reading a few articles about it and how to get 'that great" bokeh.
@Eldiablo: Merci
Michael from Shell village, United Kingdom
A delightful delicate image, DOF and framing are excellent.
4 Nov 2009 9:30pm
@Michael: Thanks
marc battault from clermont ferrand, France
georgious death of field !!
five stars !
kiss !
4 Nov 2009 9:53pm
@marc battault: thanks so much, Marc
@Stephane Themeze: thanks
@Dawn: thanks
Pavan Kaul from Mumbai, India
Very pretty picture...love the soft colors and bokeh!!
5 Nov 2009 3:07am
@Pavan Kaul: thanks
@Xerophytes: thanks
daniela scharnowski from Berlin, Germany
I like this picture better than the following - more natural ligth, more brilliant in colours and it perfectly fits the decent nature of that flower ;) Good macro!
8 Nov 2009 11:34am
Pentax *ist DL
1/90 second
F/8.0
ISO 200
360 mm (35mm equiv.)