Cycle Of Life

© Carol Teal

Cycle Of Life

Uploaded: July 27, 2007

Description

The Lotus -from seed to flower to a dried pod with seeds that drop out and begin the cycle again.
F5, 1/320, ISO 100, 150mm. Flood added, and I used Xero SuperSmooth to smooth the background just a little. I almost entered this in flowers, but it doesn't look much like a flower now so I entered it in Catch-all.

Comments

Carol Teal July 27, 2007

The first one lost sharpness so I resharpened slightly and resubmitted.

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Looks like it should belong to an alien category Carol, great shot (a)

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Carol Teal July 27, 2007

LOL Thank you for your kind comment Audrey! #4566023

Jennifer L. Alder July 27, 2007

VERY nice, Carol--- this is is excellent as well! Lovely light, color and detail! :) #4566061

Paul E. Earl July 27, 2007

Wonderful image!! Love the comparison with yesterday's!! #4566101

Carol Sawyer July 27, 2007

Great image, color and detail, Carol! #4566325

Colleen Braun July 27, 2007

beautiful... #4566578

Kay E. Mahoney level-classic July 27, 2007

Nice capture, Carol. Neat looking plant. #4566842

Colette M. Metcalf July 27, 2007

Great image and detail, Carol!!! #4567001

Carol Teal July 27, 2007

Jennifer, Paul, Carol, Colleen, Kay and Colette, thank you all so much for stopping by and for your encouragement! #4568198

Nikki McDonald level-classic July 27, 2007

Such an interesting pod--love the clarity that allows me to appreciate how the seeds seem to just sit in their own little cell, just waiting to drop out. #4568425

Carol Teal July 27, 2007

Nikki, I really appreciate your kind and encouraging comment! I find these pods very unique, interesting, and even beautiful! #4568593

Nancy (Peaches) Harker July 27, 2007

So the alien turns color's, great image showing the cycle of this plant. Great job girl! #4569450

frank w. degenhardt July 27, 2007

O.K. Justin, you can come out from underneath the bed. Mommy zapped that mean old alien.
Another wonderful shot showing us the end of the pod, and at the same time the beginning of a new pod.
Detail excellent and really love what you did to the background. Awesome.
Another great job Carol

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Nancy (Peaches) Harker July 27, 2007

LMAO Frank #4570192

Carol Teal July 28, 2007

Thank you so much, Peaches, for your kind comment!

And Frank, I appreciate your encouragement and humor! Which reminds me of a hilarious story about my middle brother. After watching an alien movie as a young child, he wanted to sleep with mom and dad. They said no, so Tim yelled out "Well, if you wake up in the morning and find a bag of bones in my bed, you'll be sorry!" :D #4571677


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