California Poppy #4
by bspurgeon

Comment by Germaine:
Love it! Beautiful textures and tones.

Thoreau
by bspurgeon

Comment by Germaine:
Beautiful textures.

midday oil
by bspurgeon

Comment by jagar:
This is spoiled only by the man's slight movement, never the less still a eye-catching & clever shot.

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by bspurgeon

Comment by PennyStreet:
nice. Love the dark detail.

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by bspurgeon

Comment by LevT:
lovely!

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by bspurgeon

Comment by Melethia:
Sweet. Very tough to get any detail at all on these and you did very well. I'd be delighted with it were it mine!

California Poppy #4
by bspurgeon

Comment by ursula:
A Ca Poppy lost in the grasses! Or found. YEAH! I love those flowers. In this case, I really do miss the colour though (I think, not sure ...)

California Poppy #4
by bspurgeon

Comment by Neat:
Very lovely, and whimsical.

California Poppy #4
by bspurgeon

Comment by MargaretNet:
First Impressions: This image is more abstract than other images I commented on making it more difficult for me to comment. My first reaction is - what am looking at? It is a flower but I would not guess it is a Californian poppy. The flower is the most dominant element in the image but it is not in focus so the focal point is achieved by the light shades of the petals. The background is dominated by a diagonal dark line, not sure if it is a stalk or a part of another plant. The background has some blurred leaves and many lines that look like light rays. The effect is very 3 dimensional. This way the background has depth.
Technique: out of focus macro, not sure how that is done?
Suggestions: none

Overall an intriguing 3 dimensional photo in abstract style that I am trying to understand

midday oil
by bspurgeon

Comment by Ja-9:
I like the moving train in this and the coffee cup that is in focus...good job