Fancy Free [Contest Finalists October 2010]
Uploaded: September 01, 2010 00:15:39
These Little Thing-a-ma-boppers
Looked So Footloose To Me!
!!! HAD TO SHOOT THEM !!!
They Are Seed Pods That Come After The Flowers Are Done For The Season.
MY GUESS IS WILD CLEMATIS.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Straight From The Camera ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Canmore, Alberta, Reservoir.
CANADA
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(N&L) TV 1/500, AV 8.0, ISO 200
The BG is WATER.
*** THANK YOU BP FOR CHOOSING THIS IMAGE AS FINALIST! ***
Exif: F Number: 8, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 10/5000 seconds, Flash: did not fire, auto mode, ISO: 200, FocalLength: 105.00 mm, Model: NIKON D90
Robert K. Bemus September 01, 2010
Beautiful comp and color, Laura!! #1303728Lynne Morris September 01, 2010
Wow this is stunning Laura. #8874259Karen Engelbreth September 01, 2010
Wonderful capture, Laura... #8874263Laura E. Swan September 01, 2010
Hi Robert, Lynne and Karen!Great to see you guys! Thank you for the kind comments. Glad you like it!
They were so beautiful in my eyes. Shining in the sun. :) My original that is stored in my lap top seems more sharp and shiny. (?!) They were stunning in person, too!
-Laura :) #8874267
Michelle Alton September 01, 2010
I think you'll have a winner with this one, Laura! #8874298Tiia Vissak September 01, 2010
a cool close-up! #8874315Mary K. Robison September 01, 2010
Perfect lighting (love the little circles) and diagonal comp, Pom! That water color's wonderful, and the wispy flowers look so soft and silky. Great job!
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Douglas Pignet September 01, 2010
Wonderful lighting on this lovely capture, well done #8874377Gord MacEachern September 01, 2010
A winner in my book Laura!1 #8874421Jeff Robinson September 01, 2010
Another very cool find and capture Laura! Jeff #8874426Kerry Penn September 01, 2010
This is such a gorgeous shot. The lighting and color is wonderful. #8874447Stephen Zacker September 01, 2010
Really pretty. Like that bg #8874451Carolyn M. Fletcher September 01, 2010
Wonderful shot of these thingamaboppers! I'm so happy somebody besides me says thingamaboppers! #8874479Monnie Ryan September 01, 2010
They're just beautiful, whatever they are! Terrific capture, Laura! #8874801Stephen Mimms September 01, 2010
Great capture and a very interesting subject. #8874830Nancy J. Locke September 01, 2010
Blows me away BEAUTIFUL, Laura!!!STUPENDOUS AND PERFECT!!! Bet we see this again!!!
Hugs, Nancy J Locke #8875131
Susan Weisensel September 01, 2010
Beautiful image and cool background. #8875319Patrick Rouzes September 01, 2010
Swanee Laura, you have outdone yourself with this one! The lighting, tones, focus, clarity, dof, b/g 7 presentation are all incredible ! I am proud of you! Winner in my book & good luck! WTG! #8875356Nancy L. Green September 01, 2010
WONDERFUL macro Laura, I love the fanciful feel to this, WTG!!! I also LOVE the pic you put on a comment for Patrick's image!!! <>< #8875567John Connolly September 01, 2010
A very fitting title and a great capture Laura! This one has all the signs of being a winner! #8875728Laura E. Swan September 01, 2010
Wow you guys. I am overwhelmed with the responses to this one. I knew I loved it but had no idea you would love it this much, too! WOW! Thank you so much. All of you. I am really enjoying your feedback and it truly means more to me than you know. Cross your fingers for this one. :)Just hope I put it in the right category. Animals and insects right? Hehe!
Your Pal and BP Sis, Miss Rose, Laura, Lala...whatever you like calling me. :))) #8875786
Tammy Espino September 01, 2010
I LOVE this, a favorite for me :) #8875799Laura E. Swan September 01, 2010
Thanks Tammy Girl. You guys are really having me smile over this one. It was magical to shoot. I have to admit that. I knew it was special when I was capturing them and took several images at different angles. This was my FAV out of the lot!HUGS and thanks again. To you ALL!
-Laura-looloo #8875816
Laura E. Swan September 01, 2010
P.S. Thing-a-ma-boppers are DIFFERENT than Thing-a-ma-JIGGERS just in case inquiring minds were wondering. HA!#8875820
Randy D. Dinkins September 01, 2010
Beautiful shot, wonderful details and bg. Well done!!! #8875905Nancyj E. Hovey September 01, 2010
Fantastic capture with sparkles....wonderful! amazing! 8o) #8875909Ron McEwan September 01, 2010
WOW Laura, I know I would be shooting them if I were there. They are so delicate looking you captured them so well. Have fun you guys. Rained here all day over 3 inches so far and some more tomorrow. Cool off for a few days and then heat up again. #8876040Dick W. Wyatt September 02, 2010
Well done ! #8876597Brett Dolsen September 02, 2010
Sunning Laura!!That water colour,the details and the bokeh in a great composition makes a winner in my view! #8876632Laura E. Swan September 02, 2010
Thank you Randy, Mumj, Ron, Dick and Brett!I REALLY appreciate the high marks you are giving this one!
-Laura #8876705
Roxanne M. Bubar September 02, 2010
Spectacular, colorful and creative. :) #8876825Laura E. Swan September 02, 2010
Hi Roxanne!!! Wow! Thanks so MUCH!!! :D-Laura #8877642
Kirsten Kiki Kjaer September 02, 2010
OH how I LOVE this image, MSSSLala. Fan-really-beautiful-tastic image. I've only seen these once and I was so fascinated by them. They're so special.Laura E. Swan September 02, 2010
Hi Calgary Kiki! HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Yeeewhooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!
HEY! If we tour CANMORE together I will take you right to these Thing-a-ma-boppers! They will be two weeks OLDER by then...Humm...(Eek?)
HOW FUN! We are BOTH WRITING FROM HERE! HA!
-YVOSSSLala
See You In The Morning!!! :D #8878752
Ruth E. Foster-Lindsay September 03, 2010
Gorgeous capture Laura! Colors and lighting are fabulous! Well done! :-) #8879479JO ANN CLEVELAND September 03, 2010
Amazing image Laura, great colors and comp! Also great bokeh lights..jo ann c. #8879993
Karen Kessler September 03, 2010
This is gorgeous just as it is, too! These are very pretty, dainty flowers! #8880756Laura E. Swan September 03, 2010
Hi Ruth, Jo Ann and Kalena!Thank you so very much! :D
-Laura #8880923
Irene Colling September 05, 2010
This is a winning marco for me Laura.Laura E. Swan September 05, 2010
Thanks so MUCH Irene!!! :))) #8883742Cindy Bendush September 07, 2010
Striking image Laura! Gorgeous detail, composition, and *bokeh*!!! Great work! #8885859Amanda J. Tanner September 07, 2010
Wonderful image Laura! A winner! #8887511Laura E. Swan September 07, 2010
Thank you everyone!!! :)))) #8887982Daniella Puente September 08, 2010
Of course you had to shoot them! is amazing, the soft tones and the light, LOVE IT!!! #8889189Laura E. Swan September 08, 2010
Thank you Daniella! :))) Nice to see you today, too! Hope you have been well.-Laura #8889213
Renee Doyle September 16, 2010
Fantastic use of light and wonderful capture Laura!! Love that bokeh!! #8906891Wm Nosal September 26, 2010
Beautiful Shot, Laura! #8930983Tammy Espino November 15, 2010
Congratulations on your awesome finalist. Good luck next round :)(high five) #9035899Laura E. Swan November 15, 2010
Thank you so much Renee and Wm! :) !!! #9035908John Connolly November 15, 2010
Amazing light, detail and glorious color here Laura! Nice work, my friend! #9035921Laura E. Swan November 15, 2010
Hi 5 Nevada SIST-AAAAAAA! Ha! THANK YOU MUCH!!!Thank you lots, John! :D #9035964
Maria Warren November 15, 2010
YAY!!!! SIS. :)CONGRATS ON THIS BEAUTIFUL AMAZING FINALIST!!!!! (((HUGS))) LOVE YA♥♥♥ #9036047Laura E. Swan November 15, 2010
Thank you Sweetie!!!!! xoxoLove you BACK! #9036083
isabel C. Zepeda November 15, 2010
LauraCONGRATULATIONS WELL DONE
Ysa... #9036184
Laura E. Swan November 15, 2010
Mr. Tree. One Of My Oldest Friends In The Forest! THANK YOU! :) #9036191Laura E. Swan November 15, 2010
Thank You Ysa! :))) #9036253Nancyj E. Hovey November 15, 2010
#9036269Laura E. Swan November 15, 2010
Thanks Mumj!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D #9036281Tiia Vissak November 15, 2010
Congratulations! #9036514Susan Fox November 15, 2010
Congratulations Laura! #9036715Wm Nosal November 15, 2010
Congratulations, Laura! #9036799Val Feldman November 15, 2010
LOTW! It always pays to go a-trompin' thru your wonderful woodlands - you found yourself a winner here! Beautiful work, straight from the camera, no less! I am MUCHO impressed and very, very happy for you. Let's keep fingers, eyes and toes crossed (and look a little weird:)for the next round! Wishing you a GOLD! ~Val #9036853Bojan Bencic November 15, 2010
Congratulations on your finalist, Laura! #9036955Kirsten Kiki Kjaer November 15, 2010
One of my favorite images!! I'm so proud of you, my Sister. Such a well deserved finalist.Rona L. Schwarz November 15, 2010
WOW! and Wow again! Superb capture of these flower pods, Laura! And I am even doubly impressed that they are straight from the camera! It's a marvelous composition with incredible detail and clarity and wonderful color. Very happy for you - and hope to see it go gold! MANY CONGRATULATIONS on your outstanding Finalist Good luck in the next round! #9037232Renee Doyle November 15, 2010
Love the bokeh!!! Big Congratulations on this wonderful finalist Laura!! #9037621Carol L. Fowler November 15, 2010
WooHoo! Big Congrats on the Thing-a ma-jigs! #9037852Stan J. Bendkowski November 15, 2010
Congratulations on your great finalist, Laura! #9037959Ellen Hodges November 15, 2010
Huge congrats on these fluffy finalists, Laura!!! Very best luck in the next round!!!! #9038088Laura E. Swan November 15, 2010
Hi Tiia, Susan, Wm, Val, Bojan, SSSKiki, Rona, Renee, Carol, Stan and Ellen!HA! FINALIST! :)))
Thanks for being happy with me and for all that you said! :)
-Laura #9038474
Lorna Shutter November 15, 2010
Woo Hoo!!! WTG, SIS!!! CONGRATULATIONS on your Finalist Award for this amazing image!!! Don't remember seeing this one! ... but it's a FAVE for me now!!! Good luck in the next round!!! ... I'm rooting for you!!! #9038610Kim Andelkovic November 15, 2010
Whoooo hoooo congratulations on a fab finalist.......amazing bokeh ;-) #9038663Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna November 15, 2010
WTG on this awesome finalist, Laura! :-) k #9038831Randy D. Dinkins November 15, 2010
Wonderful thing-a-ma-bopper finalist; congratulations! #9039102Sam Britt November 15, 2010
Congratulations on this cool finalist, Laura! #9039235Patti Coblentz November 15, 2010
This is gorgeous!!! Big congratulations, Laura...I'm rooting for you in the next round, too!!! Good luck :))) #9039742Tommy E. Burgess November 15, 2010
Wow absolutely gorgeous Laura!! Hope to see you get a gold on this one!! Congratulations!! #9039772Stan Kwasniowski November 15, 2010
Laura, congratulations #9039860Laura E. Swan November 15, 2010
Dear Lorna, Kim, Kitty, Randy, Sam, Patti, Tommy and Stan!Thank you so very much. For the smiles, encouragement and great comments!
I love this image and am so happy they picked it for a finalist. Thank you for being happy with me!
-Laura #9039870
Laura E. Swan November 15, 2010
My Sister and Best Friend In California Janeen made this comment:beautiful, congrats Laura!! Yes, I saw Avatar, and yes these plants you photographed remind me of the floaty little magical things in the movie. Very very nice. You are such a good photographer.
I have to say, I love how adventurous you are with your photos, and creative with the editing, but you are BEST at your true photography, in my mind. Just capturing great images. You have the "eye".
love, j
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Jill Odice November 15, 2010
I am glad you stopped to shoot these! They do remind me of Avatar too :-) Congrats on your finalist! #9040039Dick W. Wyatt November 16, 2010
Way to go Laura. #9040263Mary K. Robison November 16, 2010
So there it is, PomPom ~ another lovely finalist!!Michelle Alton November 16, 2010
This is the sort of stuff that will be rewarded every time! I'll bet it gets the GOLD in the next round. Congratulations, Laura. #9040379Stephen Zacker November 16, 2010
Like that backlighting and all the highlights. Congratulations #9040489Jessica Jenney November 16, 2010
Congratulations, Laura on your gorgeous finalist! #9041088Laura E. Swan November 16, 2010
Good Morning Jill, Dick, Mare, Michelle, Steve, Sabrina and Jessica! :)What a great way to start my day. Well, okay I started it by shoveling snow! HA! BUT THIS MAKES UP FOR IT! :)))
Thank you all so much! I appreciate each word! Gee wouldn't gold look pretty against the black in my gallery??? :)))
-Laura #9041872
Val Feldman November 16, 2010
(You betcha!) #9042044Lisa J. Boulden November 16, 2010
WTG, Laura!Kerry Hill November 16, 2010
Congratulations on this gorgeous finalist Laura!! #9042086Laura E. Swan November 16, 2010
Thank you Val, Lisa and Kerry!Big smiles here! :)))
-Laura #9042093
Susan Weisensel November 16, 2010
Congratulations Laura on your finalist. This is such a cool image. Good luck. #9042124Laura E. Swan November 16, 2010
Hi Susan! :) Nice to see you and THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!-Laura #9042155
Denny E. Barnes November 16, 2010
Big congratulations, Laura on your beautiful and awesome finalist!! Outstanding!! #9042523Patrick Rouzes November 16, 2010
CONGRATULATIONS & good luck on this incredible finalist, Laura Swanee! WTG! #9042545Stefania Barbier November 16, 2010
Huge congrats Lala! #9043817Laura E. Swan November 16, 2010
Thank you Denny, Paddy and Stef! :) !!!Huge smile here!
-Lala Swanee :D
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Robert K. Bemus November 16, 2010
Congratulations on your Finalist, Laura!! #9043963Annette Carr November 17, 2010
Laura, this is amazing. Your straight from the camera photograph has taken my breath away :)Kathleen K. Parker November 17, 2010
What a beautiful photo, Laura! It also takes my breath away. There is this silvery glow about it that is incredible. Congrats on your finalist!Irene Colling November 17, 2010
These remind me of the hair-do on those crazy characters in a Dr Seuss book; only much more beautiful.Great work Laura, you skillfully capture backlight just right to emphasize the intricate detail in the flower heads.
Congratulations on the finalist. #9044671
JO ANN CLEVELAND November 17, 2010
Congratulations on this awesome finalist Laura, good luck in the next round!jo ann c. #9044908
Laura E. Swan November 17, 2010
Thank you Robert, Nette, Kathleen, Irene and Jo Ann!They were just as beautiful in person. I am so glad you like this one. Thank you for all that you said and for the warm congratulations! :)))
-Laura #9044980
Jennifer L. Alder November 18, 2010
Such a beautiful image! big congrats, Laura, on your finalist recognition :) #9048725Merna L. Nobile November 18, 2010
I would personally like to congratulate you on your winning photograph for October, 2010 and wish you a Happy Thanksgiving. Merna Nobile #9049877Laura E. Swan November 19, 2010
Thank you Jennifer :) I appreciate your kind words!*
Hi Merna! Thank you and HAPPY THANKSGIVING to You, TOO!!! :D
-Laura #9050362
Christine Lobsinger November 19, 2010
Oh Laura.... how beautiful is this!!!!Laura E. Swan November 19, 2010
Hi Chrissy! :D HA! Big smile here! Thanks lady. I really like this one, too.I was thrown a belated Birthday party here at the house today and tonight. Lots of fun. NOW I AM BEHIND IN COMMENTING HOWEVER! Eek! I'll be back soon to visit you! :))) xo
-Lala #9052551
Barbara Mason November 21, 2010
Congratulations on this spectacular image Laura this finalist really glows !! #9054541Graham Robards November 21, 2010
Congratulations little sister on this wonderful finalist!Pat
xxxx #9056134
Stephen Zacker December 14, 2010
Like those diamonds. Congratulations #9103098Laura E. Swan December 14, 2010
Very Very Much!-Laura :D #9103234
Kathy Coombs December 14, 2010
So clear and Beautiful! Congratulations! #9103517Kathy Coombs December 14, 2010
I hope this wins..I really, really LOVE it! #9103551Laura E. Swan December 14, 2010
It's a re-enter cuz I feel the same way! HA! Thanks lots Kathy! Nice to see you!-Laura #9103574
Mary K. Robison December 15, 2010
Gorgeous finalist, Pommers!CONGRATULATIONS! Best of luck next level! #9104439Stefania Barbier December 15, 2010
gorgeous finalist, congrats!!! #9104483Christine Lobsinger December 15, 2010
Fantantic Finalist my Friend!Reynaldo D. Reyes December 15, 2010
So beautiful and it inspires me to say ~ I hope I can do that too. Ha! Great finalist! #9105384Patricia White July 06, 2011
Irene has this right came from Dr Seuss. That is the first thing that came to mind just couldn't remember what they were called. I love the bokah effect, just makes these things stand out more. #9511916Nadia Paul May 31, 2016
The light is just gorgeous in this beautiful capture Laura - congrats! #11480503Laura E. Swan May 31, 2016
thank you Mare, Stef, Chrissy, Patricia. and Nadia! :D I'd love to make it back up to this spot again this year. I remember the exact spot. Maybe I can catch them while they are still flowers? :D Generational beauty! TY LOTS All! -Pommy Lala #11480662Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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