Budding
Coniferous
Couple
Fluff
Juliet and Romeo
Leafy Hole
Soft White
Yellow Bud
Green Macro
Mara Eastern
I hope to be hysterically hilarious. But maybe I'm just hysterical.
Mara Eastern 
Gorgeous dreamy photos!
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Thank you for your lovely comment! It’s much appreciated 🙂 It’s winter in my part of the world and I wanted to bring back some memories of the green lush summer…
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You did! They’re beautiful.
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Happiness comes in small packets and Santa gave you quite a bundle full.. Thanks for sharing it with us 😀 Macro view indeed shows us how beautiful the world really is 🙂
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Haha, I like your Santa metaphor! Actually, we don’t have Santa here, we have what we call Father Frost 🙂 That’s just an irrelevant piece of info for fun! I’m glad that the shots worked for you! I admit that these are probably my best so far…
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Thank you.I am not much aware of customs there. I have loved so many creations of yours 🙂
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Of course I don’t expect you to know the customs of my country, that’s why I pointed it out as a fun fact 😉 One of the things I love about blogging is getting in touch with people from elsewhere and learning about their customs and their way of life… And seeing the world through their eyes, or lens, like in your case!
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Yes,it feels so nice as if I already traveled a bit in your land and had a part in its lifestyle 😀
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The same here! 🙂
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These are simply beautiful, colours, framing, focus…dreamy quality….so, to pick up a thread from a different post, you have just shown us there is always something new to photograph and although I sense how frustrating it feels to run out of subjects…I am convinced you still have much to show us from your perspective…these really are lovely…
…now, when are you going to explore those bushes that lie across the bridge…..? x
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Thank you so much, Andy, for your kind words and appreciation. It’s incredibly uplifting. It would almost make me happy, provided that I had the capacity of being happy, of course 😉 It’s a shame that all these plants are gone now and there’s hardly a leaf left outdoors for me too shoot. These are pictures from the summer that I got down to postprocessing only now. As to the bushes across the bridge, I don’t think I’m returning there now, but I’ll revisit in summer to see how the greenery is overtaking the bridge!
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ohhh…my pleasure 🙂 I am sure there is capacity for happiness there somewhere….I imagine by summer the bridge may be hard to find….but something to look forward to…
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It’s true that I occasionally approach to a state similar to happiness, such as when I grab my poor cat and press her on my face. On my defence, she doesn’t protest. The bridge is my plan for summer, but now I can’t wait for some snow to finally appear. I got few autumn photos due to bad weather conditions, so I hope to get some winter snaps with snow.
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I imagine that would make the cat v happy 😉 — cant wait to see the snow….
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Me too! Other years there had been snow in November already, this year it’s been too bad. No proper autumn to speak of and no snowy winter so far. I really don’t know what I’m going to shoot next if this is going to continue. I might need to start shooting people. With the camera. Or otherwise. By the way, your new street life photos rock!! You captured some pretty edgy guys in them! I’m almost excited…
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Would love to see you shooting people (well not shooting…) and thank you! I missed this comment last night…happy to have made you almost excited….will have to keep trying…looking forward to seeing more from you…. 🙂
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I should learn shooting people from you. Shooting like shooting, you know. And I am actually studying your technique already, as I tend to do with photos I like. I wonder what’s more likely to happen in these parts: snow or people? I’ll see…
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Now it is my turn to *blush* hard! I have so much to learn also, shooting people is addictive and I am always wanting to do more, hard to stay in the shadows so I constantlly fear i might upset someone…certainly looking forward to seeing more from you…and I have never really tried macro so I can learn from you….
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Yes, shooting people indeed is addictive, thing next thing you know is you’re a mass murderer. Anyway. I still haven’t figured out what the laws of this country concerning shooting people on the street are, but even if it’s legit, I don’t like having people’s faces in the photos just in case they mind that. So I sneak around behind people’s backs for my shots and pretend I’m shooting something else. Creepy.
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I have been getting braver more recently (crazier?) so mass murder is looking more likely…i also have a lot of back shots…now i have a lot of rubbish shots take from waist level, usually at an angle with several body parts missing or mutilated….
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A mass murder who mutilates bodies. Awesome. You’re my best friend! 🙂
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Well, that makes me very happy indeed 😉
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I know this is probably cruel but the header photo just makes you want to spilt open the bud to reveal the flower 😣
LOL to the comment from andy on you exploring the wilderness beyond the bridge.
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Hahaha… 😀 No, this is not cruel, this is perfectly natural and that’s what I’d do myself! But I didn’t, I was thinking it would be a bit perverse to actually do it to the flower… Thank you for assuring me that my violent plant killing drives are normal 😉
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Are you sure you didnt? Really feels like you did it anyway 😉 hahahaha. I’m just as reassured as you! *phew*
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I solemnly swear I didn’t molest the flower bud. But my fingers were itching 😛
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Alright I believe you 😏 btw what lens did you use for these shots?
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I used a regular lens with macro extension tubes actually…
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Oooo never heard of those. Will check them out. Thankies
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Do check it out if you like macro, the tubes are cheaper than a regular macro lens and work very much to the same effect. I got these: http://www.kenkoglobal.com/photo/lens_accessories/general_lens_accessories/teleplus_dg_auto_extension_tube_set.html
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Holy sweet mother of… 😱 these things are life changing! Thank you very much!
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My pleasure 🙂
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I love the closed bud at the bottom, that held my attention the most but all are stunning, great work there my kitty! xx
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I like closed buds too, they have a strange air of mystery about them… I like it that you like it! *tail twitch*
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haha cute, very cute little kitty x
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*purrs*
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strokes kitties tail then ears!
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Mara, these are arty photos from a great photographer. And of course the flowers are beautiful models.
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Now I’m blushing at your compliment and I’m as red as my laptop. In fact, there are just a few photos that accidentally turned out well in my numerous macro shooting sessions. I still don’t know what I’m doing and only get a good shot by chance plus a lot of postprocessing 😉 But I am of course glad that you enjoyed these!
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Stunning. The first one made my breath catch a little bit.
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Did you also feel like breaking the bud open to see the flower 😉 ? Anyway, thank you for the compliment, I feel quite accomplished now!
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Ooh! Lots of lovely photos. You really have a talent for the macro stuff.
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Oh why, thank you! It’s more chance than talent, but I keep on trying. I sort of enjoy rolling on the ground in the garden, getting filthy and shooting macro plants 🙂
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Just too good Mara, lovely photos 🙂
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Thank you so much! A work of lucky chance rather than skill, I admit I like how this set of photos turned out myself 🙂 If I’m allowed to say that!
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Yes you can say that and be very proud of them. I am sure a lot of skill is involved you just don’t realise it yet! 🙂
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Awe, thanks for indulging me! Good then, I’ll try to perfect my skill of which I’m not yet aware, haha 😉
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How lovely to look at these exquisite pictures tonight, when a snowstorm is dumping many inches of snow on us!
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A snowstorm! Poor you… Though I’d love some snow here too, I’m looking forward to my first winter photos with a DSLR 😉 Stay safe and warm!
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I don’t mind the snow … it will look great afterwards. As long as it doesn’t blow away from the bows and branches, it might make for some nice winter photo 🙂
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We’re thinking along the same lines now 🙂
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How did I miss these beauties? Gorgeous.
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Thank you so much, the flowers are blushing at the compliment and so do I!
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Stunning colours..!!! 🙂
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Thank you a lot, it is a great encouragement that you like these!
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My pleasure being here..!!!
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Welcome 🙂
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