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Old 12-09-2009, 11:22 PM
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Went out yesterday to take some pictures of a local mountain that doesn't see snow that often that had some fresh snow fall. While out I couldn't help but look around and try to find other interesting things to shoot. Looked no further than down at my feet to see this plant and thought it would make a cool shallow depth of field shot. Adjusted the white balance to give it a cooler look since I do live in the bay area of California, not too frigid out here. Wanted it to look colder. I really like how the out of focus shoots of this plant look like tenticals or something trying to reach out and grab you.

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Old 12-10-2009, 01:08 AM
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Really nice lines and light, and a cool abstract photo.

Thanks for sharing.
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Really nice lines and light, and a cool abstract photo.

Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for commenting, looks great as my desktop background!
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Old 12-11-2009, 12:49 AM
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Pretty nice, I like the temperatureand focus, great job John.
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Old 12-11-2009, 01:00 AM
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You really got my attention with this one, excellent!!


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Thank you both!
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Old 12-12-2009, 01:55 AM
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A very nice shot....a very cool blue.
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Beautiful lines and colors -- I like the coolness of it!
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Truly beautiful! Nicely done!
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Thanks everyone for the kind comments.
 

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