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| aperture | f/5.3 |
| sensitivity | ISO400 |
| focal length | 150.0mm |
| resolution | 943x714 pixels |
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Acrobats
comments (28)
Good DOF and detail. Are you tired of the German winter already? I hope not, because there is a lot more to come.
Kathryn: Thanks, Martin!
I am beyond tired of it. In fact, I have planned my escape and am off to FL in the next few weeks. And then in January/Febraury, to Malaysia How is everything in my birthstate of Texas?
What an ethereal feeling, interesting shot! It has rhythm.
Kathryn: Mary, I have not clue what these things are, but they are all over now here in northern Germany. They remind me of acrobats or ballet dancers when they move with the wind. I'd hoped to catch them in the sun, but the best I could do was a not so very rainy day.
Love the title and the capture is great, love the DOF and the composition
Kathryn: Thanks Astrid. Watching these in the wind was like watching Cirque du Soleil!
Terrific composition and use of dof
Kathryn: Thanks so much, Aussie.
If I were Mary and had to choose a song, it would be Norah Jones' "Fly Away with Me!"
Kathryn: Ginnie, yup that is just the right song for this photograph! I can't wait to see them flying all over. Most likely this weekend, as Sunday when I took this, they were still clinging to the trees.
in black & white, this shot is so alive !
Kathryn: Terry, I watched them for quite a while before taking the photograph. They were performing for me a very lively little show!
Ah, awesome shot
Kathryn: Thanks kindly, Sarah. For me the B&W allowed me to focus on their twists and turns and those precious little wings.
You have brilliantly captured the beauty of these seeds and their amazing corkscrew transports, Kathryn. They have the luminosity of an infra-red image.
Kathryn: Ray, do you have any idea what they are? Most of the parks here have trees that are covered with them at the moment. Those transports are like none I have ever seen before. No doubt engineered by a German! lol
Thank are generous with your kind words.
On the home page, it looks like a snowy tree. And know I can see it at the right size it looks like Harry Potter's ghosts espacially the one at the right hand that seems to have a face seen sideways. I find it is enchanting ... Ann
Kathryn: Thanks so much, Ann. I am sure that in the not too distant future, you might find a snow covered tree on my blog, although it is more likely you will find a palm tree as I am heading to Florida soon!
Yes they are ghostly, aren't they?
I love this shot. It's stunning and I'm so happy you did in B&W.
Kathryn: Scarlet, I am glad you like it. Those little seeds are something else---so delicate and so intricate. Do you have them in Holland? Do you know what they are?
Great shot and conversion. Smokey whites with darklines mixed in.
If you have enough of these you can build a beard for Santa Father Noël Christmas Claus - a guy with many names blazing accross the skies in December to the tune of the hit song "Ho, Ho, Ho".
Kathryn: Thank you, Louis.
I think we have enough of these here in Germany to supply each incarnation of Santa Claus with a beard. Now there is a money making scheme I had not thought of before!
Lovely shot Kathryn and perfect in B&W.
Kathryn: Thanks much, Bernie!
amazing lighting, what an atmosphere, what a composition, what a b/w conversion, beautifully done!!! My compliments
Kathryn: Oh compliments from Patrick! I will take them
They look lovely, i like that bright, twirly white in front of the empty gray background. And they remind me of old science fiction movie monsters, but i guess those do acrobatics too, in their spare time.
Kathryn: Thomas, if you have any doubts as to if old science fiction monsters did acrobatics in their spare time, let me refer you to "Young Frankenstein." How do you think the monster was so light on his toes while dancing to "Putting on the Ritz?"
Thanks for stopping in again. Nice to hear you like it.
Love the flowing lines and fragility of this shot. Beautifully captured, Kathryn. (:o)
Kathryn: Thanks, Roz. Appreciate it!
Looks like a massive 'bad hair-do' day. Another example of nature making us feel good. Great capture K'. richard.
Kathryn: Yup it does look like a bad hair day or maybe for bald guys a good hair day
Spiders legs!! Great detail and so delicate.
Kathryn: Thanks, Tracy! They do look like spider legs too!!!!
I really really like this Kathryn.
Kathryn: Aww shucks, Nig. You made me blush, but I really don't mind!
Wonderful composition. The DOF and the lighting are great
Kathryn: Thanks very much, Richard.
Magical Kathryn. The more I look the better it gets
Kathryn: Thanks much, Bill. Took me a while to warm up to it too.
Wow ! lovely shot Kathryn
Kathryn: Aps, yeah they look like little whisps of smoke, don't they. Thanks for stopping in and looking!
Super shot Kathryn - don't think you could improve on this shot. Excellent. David.
Kathryn: David, thanks much. You are being very kind.
just put a big
Kathryn: Awwww Tim, you did the same to me!
Just incredible detail. As someone said before, it really does have rhythm. Very nicely done
Kathryn: Thank you, so much. It was gray out when I took this and I am wanting the sun to shine a bit so I can go back and see what kind of detail I can get with a little backlighting.
Very delicate, and well photographed. I like the ambiguity about these little acrobats, they could almost be sperm swimming about?
Kathryn: Mike, yes and quite agressive little fellows too!
Beautiful and delicate.
It looks to me as if it's a wild clematis seed head, old man's beard. Is that right?
Kathryn: Eillie, I do believe that you should win the million dollar prize for answering that question! I google clematis seed and yes, you are so right! I wondered and wondered what these delicate little acrobats are! Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Wonderful dance that remembers to small hairy spermatozoa in search of its objective!
Kathryn, I can't leave a comment for each of your pictures, because I like all of them! It's a great pleasure to visit your blog, I love the way you look at the world, your sense of beauty and poetry, how you capture the very moment where there is beauty in the world. Many thanks-Laurence
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