Thursday, June 16, 2011

Friend or Foe?


The bane of gardeners and those that enjoy a perfect lawn,
the lowly dandelion seen in a different light exhibits intricate, delightful form.
Our view of things is all a matter of perspective, both literally and figuratively!

The challenge at Exploring with a Camera, 
was to look at the world from a flower's point of view.
So literally, here we are, down low and reaching for the sky.

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P.S. I'm off to teach art quilting and beading at the MN Quilters Show & Conference.
Hope to see you there.

19 comments:

  1. I know they are weeds - but I still love them!

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  2. Beautiful capture....friend in someone else's yard, lol.

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  3. well you've elevated the lowly dandelion to glorious heights. wasn't this a fun exercise? I've had my misgivings about my own interpretations, but seeing the works of others liberates me from those. thanks for visiting my blog, I truly appreciate that, and your words of support. I hope to visit you again soon, and have loads of fun in Minnesota.

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  4. I had to laugh at your photo and title! EXACTLY how I feel about some very lovely 'weeds'. Wonderful photo!

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  5. Beautiful perspective! Have fun teaching.

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  6. I love the light in this image...the flower POV really worked in your favor and truly makes this more than a weed-despite it's reputation.

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  7. Oh, I love the dark/light and light/dark contrast you captured in this one dandelion. I love your words too! Perfect point of view. Thanks so much for your participation in Exploring with a Camera. Enjoy your conference!

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  8. I have often said that if they were not so invasive, people who be planting them in their flower gardens. The flower itself it quite lovely.

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  9. So funny you wrote this. I always tell Rich that I have no idea why people hate them so much when they are the first "color" we see after a long, white winter. Then they die off right away and are gone for good. Way to stand up for the dandelions Anna! Have a wonderful time at your class!

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  10. A new and lovely perspective on the dandelion.

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  11. This spring brought forth a lot of photos of the humble dandelion and some of them were truly amazing - but you've taken things to another level with this photo. Just wonderful. The light and composition are just wonderful.

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  12. I love them, and this photograph is just beautiful Anna!

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  13. Love the point-of-view. Always amazing what we find when we change from where it is we're looking!

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  14. what great color! lovely!

    via exploring with camera
    Light Trigger: our entry

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  15. I never paid attention to dandelions before this year when I took up photography---what fun they are to capture. This is surreal.

    I like the photo challenge of taking a shot from a flower's point of view, never really thought of it that way before!

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  16. PERFECT just perfect:)
    Have a nice trip

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  17. Exquisite perspective. I live in AZ. There is one patch of our front yard that has had dandelions since about February. They're not dying off fast here. If they were in the backyard, I wouldn't mind so much but when they're just empty stalks sticking up, they kind of give the yard that unkempt look :)

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  18. This is a fantastic capture! I love the way you composed it...far from ordinary!

    Anna, I love your captions very much. All of them appear in my latest caption post with links to your blog. Thank you and see you around. :)

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  19. oh wow .. I see what you mean Anna ..this is really so amazing ..they are fun to take photos of!!

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