Bron's Photoblog
fairy ring
Posted by Bron (Canberra, Australia) on 24 September 2007 in Plant & Nature.
Thanks for all your wonderful encouragement and times you've made me smile - the am3 community is great fun!
@Mahyar: So kind! Your visits are MOST welcome Mahyar!
@kaddy: Thanks Kaddy - it was a charming ring found in the botanic gardens one fine autumn afternoon!
@DIMITRIOS: And yours DIMITRIOS!! :))
Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada
Magnificent perspective, the way you highlight your subject leaves no doubt as to who the star of the day is...Fantastic Duchess!!
24 Sep 2007 11:19am
@Lorraine: Thanks Lady Lorraine!! The star is you!! :))
jen from Alpharetta, United States
Perfect shot...excellent focus and DoF.
Thanks for being a part of this community...we all appreciate your lovely images!!
24 Sep 2007 11:43am
@jen: Wow thanks jen - believe me the pleasure's mine - thanks for dropping in to see them and showing me yours :))) cheers Bron
Pouhou from Apeldoorn, Netherlands
the reflection on the top of the mushroom is nice
I like it
24 Sep 2007 12:20pm
@Pouhou: Thanks Pouhou! :)
MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom
Oh my this is beautiful Bron, excellent all round :)
24 Sep 2007 12:44pm
@MaryB: Thanks Mary - your comment can be applied equally to your beautiful spider web shot today!
Shutterbug from India
So soft. I feel like laying my cheek against this toadstool! what an effect!
24 Sep 2007 12:57pm
@Shutterbug: I wish I could send it to you so you could Shutterbug! :)
@Amir: Thanks so much Amir!
@rainsocks: Mushrooms are such good subjects - so diverse!
@tyan: It might be tyan but I once tried field mushrooms which looked just like the ones in shops and had mild hallucinations so never again!! :((
Nick Passantino from Bronx, United States
awesome shot.. great dof and processing.
24 Sep 2007 5:07pm
@Nick Passantino: I"m glad you like it Nick - thanks!
@alla: :))
@Markus: Thanks Markus!
jump from Strasbourg, France
Humide season, end of a year, mushroom season :)) nice shot
24 Sep 2007 6:10pm
@jump: Thanks jump - yes I took this last autumn - I'm glad to say we're enjoying spring now! :))
Richard_Irwin from Belper, United Kingdom
Thats a lovely mushroom shot, perfect framing and focussing.
24 Sep 2007 6:43pm
@Richard_Irwin: Thanks for stopping by Richard! cheers Bron
@badala: Thanks friend!
Rebecca from Leicester, United Kingdom
Wow! Absolutely fabulous composition and depth of field. I love the sheen on the one in the foreground. These almost feel like they’ve dropped by for a visit from outer space!! :) Truly amazing piece you’ve created here. You bring many wonderful smiles to our day too, dear Bron. :-)
24 Sep 2007 7:00pm
Rebecca from Leicester, United Kingdom
Wow! Absolutely fabulous composition and depth of field. I love the sheen on the one in the foreground. These almost feel like they’ve dropped by for a visit from outer space!! :) Truly amazing piece you’ve created here. You bring many wonderful smiles to our day too, dear Bron. :-)
24 Sep 2007 7:00pm
@Rebecca: Thanks dear Rebecca! They ARE rather alienish - hmmm They were a particularly neat circle of spots for fairies to sit on or sit under during a storm!! haha :))
irvin from Czerwionka-Leszczyny, Poland
Great shot! I like the feeling of something unreal in this photo, something of fairy tales world...
24 Sep 2007 8:37pm
@irvin: Thanks irwin - I'm glad you enjoyed seeing it! :)
Lost Valley from Kamloops, Canada
This is a great image- such a sense of mystical being!!
24 Sep 2007 10:02pm
@Lost Valley: Thanks Lost Valley - our relationship with fungi runs very deeply I think....
Monique from Koh Samui, Thailand
This is a wonderful autumn picture Bron! Love the light on the front one, the colours and the POV. Because of the light and colours it really looks like something from a fairytale.
25 Sep 2007 9:33am
@Monique: Thank you so much Monique! This is high praise - your photos are beautiful!
amy from Rocky Mountain House, Canada
Bron this is really gorgeous!! I really like the pearl-essence of the mushrooms. Lovely lovely lovely!!!
26 Sep 2007 3:26am
@amy: Thanks thanks thanks amy!! :))
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