April 14, 2012

Your Sunday Best #13



I promise think this is the last macro for a few days...  

I took my camera out the other evening, before the rain and possible frost,

and took like a bajillion flower photos.

I was thinking it might be the last time I would have an opportunity to capture them this season.

Fortunately, although the lows reached into the 20s that night,

everything came through the other side,  unscathed.

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When you prepare for the worst, the worst often doesn't happen --

but a few minutes of your time is worth not having to admit,  

"I should have..."

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Sharing with Weekly Top Shot, Macro Flowers Saturday, Weekly Kodachrome.

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Welcome to Your Sunday Best Photo Challenge!




Guidelines:
  • Please only post photos you have authority to use.
  • One post per week, per person, please. Family-friendly photos only.
  • You may use a Polaroid, a point-and-shoot, an iPhone, a fancy Nikon or Canon, or a Kodak Brownie -- everyone is welcome.
  • Include the Your Sunday Best badge, or a link to my post, in your blog post.
  • Leave a link to your current Your Sunday Best blog post url (not your main blog url) at the InLinkz prompt.
  •  Consider visiting some of the other blogs listed, because they rock ... meet new photographers, comment, view, learn and enjoy! 

57 comments:

  1. I might have one to post this week, but am waiting to see if I get out to take a better one. Rain, rain, go away...

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  2. Hey nancy ! Thx for hosting. Ive linked up my Spring Into Action blog post... really encouraging everyone to capture this season whilst it lasts. Oh and I've included MACRO too ! Hehehee..
    Jennie. x

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  3. I love how it looks so perfectly puffy. And the texture and background color are great.

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  4. Beautiful macro flower shot! Love your editing too!

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  5. Really pretty with the textured background.

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  6. Great composition on this macro.
    Love the quote (I should have)...yours?

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  7. Lovely dandelion puffball on a beautiful background texture.
    I like it.

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  8. I love seeing the symmetry of nature in dandelions.

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  9. And people call them weeds...Beautiful!

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  10. i'm late, but i'm finally here!

    what a lovely shot! great texture, too.

    enjoy your weekend:)

    xoxo

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  11. A lovely macro - and I never get tired of them!

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  12. Gorgeous shot, Nancy. I could look at macros all day every day if I had the time.

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  13. Perfectly perfect macro- really looks nice against the green background.

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  14. Ha...makes me want to blow on it!! Very nice~

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  15. This is quite perfect. Lovely shape of the dandelion and nice background color. Always love your processing.

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  16. Hi Nancy...I just came in from macronizing (is that a word?)my crocii to the "n"th degree...so many pics and now I'm waiting for the battery to recharge...don't you just love macro!

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  17. How many zeros in a 'bajillion?' Glad the frost wasn't a killing one. Dandelion fuzz, love that!

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  18. I hope it's not the last of the macro beauty...you have it down perfect.

    I covered everything the other night too...just praying though that the flowers don't get blown away with the tornado they say is coming...if my flowers land on your farm, let me know! :)

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  19. that's a winner...the texture matches the dandelion perfectly

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  20. 1st or last, it's gorgeous! LOVE the colors.

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  21. Lovely header... so sorry you lost the other one, I really liked it a lot, Maybe you can re-create it sometime. :-)

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  22. Oops, meant to say thank you, Nancy for sharing your talent and vision at 'Weekly Top Shot!'

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  23. Your photo brings me lots of pleasant memories...thank you, again.

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  24. haha...i used the word gazillion!! gorgeous shot, lot's of detail!!

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  25. Lovely! One of my favourite weeds to photograph.

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  26. I never tire of photographing dandelion seed heads.
    This is a wonderful macro and a lovely edit!

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  27. That's a wonderful macro, Nancy! Yours are always so good.

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  28. I love all of your shots! This one is another stunner!

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  29. I know I've said this before but it bares repeating that you are incredibly skilled with your use of textures.

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  30. I love your macros so I do not mind seeing more :) Great texture sue as always!

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  31. Love the texture, really makes the dandelion puff beautiful!

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  32. Isn't great that a photo can make a beauty out of an annoying weed?

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  33. Very good point, I hate it when I have the "should haves" :) Love your macro and texture application!

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  34. Thank you for hosting. I love photos!!!

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  35. Very pretty.
    Your quote at the end...very true. :)

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  36. Your macro shots are always nice!
    Love this one too!

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  37. I'm a macroholic...is this a bad thing??? I don't think so. Love your photo!

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  38. Well what I see in that picture is this - beauty - and I don't see that beauty when I look at them far away - I think of allergies. sandie

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  39. Great macro shot, and I like the texture you used. Thanks for hosting Your Sunday Best!

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  40. Really love this shot! It reminds me of making wishes and watching the dandelion seeds fly away on the wind. :-)

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  41. Beautiful! I was photographing dandelions yesterday (with my macro filter). Earlier this week (before I got the stomach flu) I was photographing all the flowers at work.

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  42. It is definitely better to prepare for the worst, and look at the great shots you got!

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  43. Oh WOW!! Such a pretty macro shot.. I love to see how you edit your photos. So pretty!

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  44. I always loved blowing the "feathers" off of these when I was a kid! :)

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  45. Aren't dandelions fun tho? Very nicely done. Thank you for stopping by Sanukipity Photography and leaving the kind words.

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  46. I love macros and this is a lovely composition of the dandelion seed head. I was unaware you had a meme, so will add it to my Meme page. I will join you sometimes but maybe not often as I try to stay offline at weekends.

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  47. LOVE the details and the texture! Thank you for sharing!

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