Anina Botes PHOTOGRAPHY
Blooming Thyme
Posted by ✿ Anina Botes ✿ (Auckland, New Zealand) on 5 November 2009 in Plant & Nature and Portfolio.
The thyme in my garden is covered in flowers.
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Barbara Kile from Ft. Worth, United States
Beautiful! Love the soft vignette and the pastel colors.
5 Nov 2009 5:51am
@Barbara Kile: thanks
Chris Pereira from San Jose, CA, United States
great sharpness and bokeh. i love the softness of the background, it really makes the flower pop out of the picture.
5 Nov 2009 5:54am
@Chris Pereira: Thanks so much, Chris
k@ from Paris, France
Never seen one so blossomful before, and that freshness brings back Spring so much I thank you !
5 Nov 2009 6:26am
@k@: It's the flower of the thyme herb
Scott F. Schilling from San Martin, United States
Great work on this image and I really like the focus point and the blurred edges!
5 Nov 2009 6:32am
@Scott F. Schilling: thanks so much
Jean-Luc from Juignac, France
What a softness! Great macro. Have a nice day Anina.
5 Nov 2009 6:36am
@Jean-Luc: thanks
@Sriram: thanks
Linerberry from Sumner, Christchurch, New Zealand
Wow this is wonderful. So sharp and brilliant macro!!!
5 Nov 2009 7:20am
@Linerberry: thanks
@Nina: :)
@Sarito: thanks
@Kiwisa: Thanks so much, my friend
Thea from Leeuwarden, Netherlands
Wonderful macro! lovely delicate little flowers with nice colors!
5 Nov 2009 9:46am
@Thea: Thanks Thea
Nazzareno from Rome, Italy
Incredibly beautiful flower makes a very beautiful photo
Great work Anina.
5 Nov 2009 11:10am
@Nazzareno: thanks
grouser from Ludlow, United Kingdom
This is beautifully done. the blossom explodes out of the frame.
5 Nov 2009 11:13am
@grouser: thanks
MrsAmber from West Wickham, United Kingdom
Stunning. It really jumps out from the picture. Lovely delicate colours too!
5 Nov 2009 11:14am
@MrsAmber: thanks
Vitor Martins from Lisboa, Portugal
Beatiful compositio. Great focus, colors, light and DOF
5 Nov 2009 12:04pm
@Vitor Martins: thanks
@zOOm: Thanks so much
@Pepe Cabrera: thanks
Stu from Kyoto, Japan
Speechless, Anina! The soft colours, the compo, the DOF, the perfectly diffused light.....ahh, just perfect!
5 Nov 2009 1:52pm
@Stu: Thanks so much for the lovely comment
@kaveh Sadeghi-Azad: thanks
LESLIE from norwich, United Kingdom
Oh yes Anina excellent image ---- this works so much better in this crop - a perfect Poster image or B/day card shot 5*****
5 Nov 2009 2:25pm
@LESLIE: Thanks so much, I'd thought you'd like this one better :)
@john4jack: thanks so much
@Elena Kotrotsou: thanks
@dideban: thanks
Marilla from Turku, Finland
Yesterday it was cute, today it's fabulous! The soft background is brilliant.
5 Nov 2009 4:56pm
@Marilla: Thanks so much for the lovely comment
Christel from Köln, Germany
Good evening, Anina,
great, this shot is gorgeous. It pleases me very much how you present the flower. Dear greetings Christel
5 Nov 2009 6:38pm
@Christel: thanks, Christel
@jamesy: thanks
Stephane Themeze from Maryland, United States
Looks like ZOOM(Florence) and You had a mental thing goin'on. Really sweet and nicely brought out with a selective focus.
As Jamesy said, "Gorgeous".
5 Nov 2009 7:04pm
@Stephane Themeze: Thanks
Tammy Warren-Cricket from United States
What a beautiful image. I love the softness of the image.
5 Nov 2009 7:40pm
@Tammy Warren-Cricket: thanks
Graham Russon from Cape Town, South Africa
Great shot, the soft dof is very effective
5 Nov 2009 8:44pm
@Graham Russon: thanks
Michael from Shell village, United Kingdom
It's looking good especially with the soft focus edge, quite lovely indeed.
5 Nov 2009 9:17pm
@Michael: thanks
marc battault from clermont ferrand, France
georgious death of field ,anina ,a wonderful flower !
kisses !
5 Nov 2009 10:10pm
@marc battault: thanks so much
JOEMULLIGAN from penland, nc, United States
beautiful image, perfect light, perfect balance!!!
14 Nov 2009 5:49pm
Pentax *ist DL
1/60 second
F/8.0
ISO 200
450 mm (35mm equiv.)