Teasel Seed Heads

Keeping it simple is best !!

That's me Jaap :-))

Belle réussite.

Glad you think so Jean-louis.............many thanks.

Welsh Guards?

No............their emblem is a leek! But as I assume you're referring to their headgear, yes it is quite similar in look!

Simply excellent, Welsh Guards... why not, LOL !

:-)))

A god idea Keith, we all view things differently I think for a white background there are to many in a row the group of 4 on the left would be good and the 4th head from the left on it's own with the stems curling round the seed head. Do you know what they were used for ?

Thanks for your interesting comments Peter........but this was not an "arranged" photo. It was taken at the edge of a field in the countryside. I suppose I could have cropped some of the heads out or broke them off before I took the shot. The only thing I've done apart from sharpening it and the black and white conversion was to crop off all the untidy bits at the bottom.

Teasels are basically a thistle-type plant with purple flowerless which die back to reveal the seed heads that you can see. Birds love them, especially goldfinches!

You really have an artistic view, Keith!

Thank you Stephan..........I try my best!

The detail is great when viewed large Keith. A good idea to convert it to b&w and it works very well. Bees love teasels when in flower but they are biennial.

I have been using my Lumix bridge camera more lately. I took it to The Newt on Tuesday and got some fairly good pic's of the deer.

Thank you Rosa...........I;m pleased you like it and thanks for your nice comments.

I originally bought the FZ100 for Jackie when I retired from the railway, but she's hardly ever used it, so I've claimed it back. It's going to be handy for when I can't be bothered to carry my Olympus cameras around on days when photography is not the aim of the day. It's actually a steep learning curve.........the menu system is crazy!

When I chop from one camera to the other, I have the same problem as you with the menu, and even the on and off button is different, and I keep turning the Lumix off by mistake!!

Nach so einen langweiligen Himmel ist es toll,dass du diese SW Umsetzung gewählt hast lieber Keith,Mut wird fast immer belohnt in der Fotografie und auch diese Pflanze kommt mit dem weißen Hintergrund sehr schön rüber,da hast du wieder was Tolles rausgeholt aus einer langweiligen Aufnahme :))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Nachmittag,ganz liebe Grüße Güni :))

Glad you agree with my decision to go for the black and white Güni...........and happy you like the resulting photo. Thanks for your kind comments.

Good idea, Keith !

I'm glad you think so Ulrich. Thanks very much.

Most beautiful

Thank you kind lady!

ja die kom je overal tegen.maar niet met een witte achtergronnd--doen het steeds goed

Thank you Fred............glad you like them.

Très belle création artistique, j'aime beaucoup Extraordinaire ce génie Keith belle et soirée bisous

Thank you kind lady...............I'm pleased you like my efforts.

particularly good as always

Thank you Luis..........kind as always.

An interesting idea well realized, Keith. Very creative editing.

Thanks John..........glad you like this one!

Great choices! And a wonderful image for the 'm m multiples s s' group.

Thank you Laura..........you're very kind.

*smile*

simple and graphic
Great !

Thank you Christel..........glad you like it.

Mir gefällt die grafische Wirkung. Ausgezeichnete Arbeit, Keith!