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Patina

© Michelle Alton

Patina

Uploaded: January 28, 2014

Description


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As I mature, so to speak, I become more and more attracted to the beauty of Nature's offspring in decline.
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This thistle is another rework from the archives.
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Exif: F Number: 6.3, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/1000 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 640, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 70.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 7D

Comments

Karen E. Michaels level-deluxe January 28, 2014

Beautiful composition and detail, Michelle.
I know the feeling. #1561310

MELODIE C. ROBERTS January 28, 2014

Fabulous capture Mickey!
I like thinking we are Nature's Offspring ;0) #10958163

Ken Smith level-classic January 28, 2014

Nice words; nice perspective, Michelle! #10958171

Carolyn M. Fletcher level-classic January 28, 2014

Yeah, I can relate. Good idea calling it patina instead of old age. LOL #10958206

Linda D. Lester level-classic January 28, 2014

Ha Ha Carolyn! Nice find! #10958275

Gord MacEachern January 28, 2014

Really really like this Michelle, enjoyed your words! We sure look at things in a different way as we get older, and I think being photographers, we are even more aware of this. #10958302

Agnes Fegan level-deluxe January 28, 2014

Beautiful details! #10958320

Monnie Ryan January 28, 2014

Fabulous! #10958322

John Rivera level-classic January 28, 2014

So beautifully captured! #10958335

freddy kietzmann January 28, 2014

A fav. #10958364

Douglas Pignet January 28, 2014

very nice capture and great comp & pov...well done #10958392

Michael Frazier level-classic January 28, 2014

Beautiful color, and detail Michelle. #10958431

JO ANN CLEVELAND January 28, 2014

How kool is this, I love it Michelle, great comp and clarity!

jo ann c. #10958495

Mary Beth Aiello level-classic January 28, 2014

Love the comp, the treatment, the detail, the light. A fave for me. #10958568

John Connolly January 28, 2014

Love your titlet Michelle! I just try to feel young! #10958698

Tiia Vissak January 28, 2014

a cool macro! #10958699

Mitch Spence level-classic January 28, 2014

And you've showcased these fascinating plants on the decline so well, Michelle. May we keep ourselves as interesting as this. #10958725

Rony Sagy January 28, 2014

Beautiful work, Michelle. #10958777

Val Feldman level-deluxe January 28, 2014

"For the unlearned, old age is winter; for the learned, it is the season of the harvest."
--Hasidic saying

"Harvest" away, Michelle - your patina glows with not only the passion and skill of your photographic enthusiasm but for life itself....apparent in every photograph and every commentary.

Add another fave! #10958788

Jeffrey R. Bange January 28, 2014

Beautiful capture, presentation, detail and DOF, were not getting older Michelle were just getting better with age. #10959055

Robert K. Bemus level-classic January 28, 2014

Beautiful color and detail! #10959112

Barbara Waldoch January 29, 2014

Very beautiful, Michelle! #10959137

frank w. degenhardt January 29, 2014

I think the older we get and know that our time is limited, we have a desire to find the beauty in all things. Even this weed has a beauty that is to be enjoyed. A beautiful look at its features Michelle. #10959243

Emile Abbott level-deluxe January 30, 2014

Agree the older we get the more beauty we see in everything. That is one of the reasons I like photography we get to see the world in a different way by slowing down and really seeing. #10960223

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