Sunday, January 31, 2010

Macro Monday

"Life is like an onion: you peel it off one layer at a time, and sometimes you weep."
~Carl Sandburg

For more Macro Monday join Lisa here.

If you would like to see the whole lily click the link in my sidebar for my photoblog. I've posted another shot there.

26 comments:

  1. Perfect Carletta. So soft, and I love the color!
    B.

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  2. I like the softness around the edges and the sharpness in the center. Great work, as usual.

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  3. Dreamy, delicious and lovely Carletta. A fine photo.

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  4. Like many things soft and tender a closer look reveals the barbs.
    Well captured.

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  5. Wow..Super beautiful! A stunning portrait of nature's essence..super lovley! The color-energy is marvelous!
    Kiki~

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  6. Hi Carletta
    Thanks for stopping by my blog.
    Just a post note. At midnight all the tiny figures come to life and run the trains. OR maybe it is the cat making her nightly rounds. She loves walking on the layout.LOL
    Gary

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  7. Lovely Carletta. Your macro shots are so good.

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  8. How beautiful this is...the perspective and lighting are dreamy!

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  9. Beautiful picture and the quote is so true !

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  10. I like the partial focus on that one! It makes the picture mysterious and interesting.

    Now I have to see the whole flower!

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  11. very pretty--I haven't seen many pink lilly's

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  12. Another wonderful quote! I love Alstremeria - they are such long-lived cut flowers.

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  13. Beautiful! And I love the quotation.

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  14. Beautifully framed macro.

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  15. Very pretty flower and such a nice colour.

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  16. This is a gorgeous macro, love the color and the soft glow. :))

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  17. This depth of field makes the petals look so soft. I love the color of this flower.

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  18. The flower is beautiful and I love where you placed the focal point, the effect is stunning.

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  19. Now that is pink! Gorgeous!

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