Janet Brien's photos with the keyword: dandelion

[+1 in a note above] I adore shallow depth of field images of flower buds. To me, they look like strange, alien eyes or an alien with a round mouth of teeth. The textures and details of a bud are so surprising because they reveal so much more than can usually be seen with the naked eye. I liked this particular bud enough that I created two different crops: this one, and a vertical. If you roll over the upper right corner of this image, you will see the other version. Which do you like better? (That is, if you like either of them! :D)

This morning as Steve and I were waiting for riders to arrive, I spent every moment taking pictures! I saw this dandelion head and thought, "Oh heck, I'll give it another try." I always see such AMAZING pictures of these seed heads but I never seem to capture the magic I've been hoping for. Maybe I got lucky today...it is by far my best attempt yet! :) By the way, I didn't do any clarity on this image at all, only a very minor Levels alteration, cropping, and a frame.

Today's pick is another evening image. I took pictures of several subjects but this one ended up being my favorite. It's a goatsbeard seed parachute (pappus) that I photographed on a mirror. I played around with lots of angles and apertures, but in the end, I loved the abstract quality of this image, focused on the very tip of the seed. Steve calls this picture, "Nature's Ballet". Thanks to Zandrsmum for helping to inspire me! Lucian Michael Freud, OM, CH (8 December 1922 – 20 July 2011) was a German-born British painter. Known chiefly for his thickly impastoed portrait and figure paintings, he was widely considered the pre-eminent British artist of his time. His works are noted for their psychological penetration, and for their often discomforting examination of the relationship between artist and model. Wikipedia: Lucian Freud