Dimitrios's Photo-world
defenders
Posted by Dimitrios (ATHENS, Greece) on 12 March 2007 in Plant & Nature.
we are ready to protect the flower world, we shall give our lasting breath in order to save the roses, be careful am3 bloger!
DTW from Orlando, United States
Pretty cool, really jumps out at you when you first view it.
12 Mar 2007 5:38am
@DTW: thank you, kind regards D.
Lazy Aussie from Australia
I wouldn't give my lasting breath to save a rose, but I DO like the shot Big D.
12 Mar 2007 6:49am
@Lazy Aussie: thank you Lazy Aussie, be good now
@Margot: Obrigado e buom Dia( I hope they are correct!) have a nice day
@Jerry: be good Jerry, you are always welcome, regards to the family.
@Prashanth: thank you P, regards D.
@M.E.: thank you M.E. you are always welcome
Angry Buddha from United States
Great macro...damn thing almost poked my eye out.
12 Mar 2007 1:17pm
@Angry Buddha: oh, another victim of photography! my my, hope you are better, regards Dimitrios
@AlainBadoual: thank you very much Alain
@Craiger: thank you very much
@Vahid: GREETINGS TO VAHID, all the best Dimitrios
@Jen: oh no, there it is some hellenic(greek) med kit for you, smile now, it is all over, regards D
Bronnie from Christchurch, New Zealand
OUCH! Those things are really prickly! Great perspective on this shot, really great close-up!!
12 Mar 2007 11:10pm
@Bronnie: hi there Bronnie, glad that you liked it so much, thanks
Ken McCoy from Orlando-Daytona Beach, FL, United States
Ouch! At first I thought I was looking at some sci-fi spaceship shot :)
13 Mar 2007 4:00am
@Ken McCoy: ha ha I am into sci-fi myself, now I am watcing again the Star Treck Voyager... live long and prosper.....
@shiqi: ha ha yes they are life threatening! greetings
raven from kajang, Malaysia
its always a wonder to look at things this close....always fascinating....
13 Mar 2007 6:07am
@raven: yes I agree, I am always amazed when I see the image on my monitor for the first time, thank you
Alborz from Tehran, Iran
Excellent shot:)
Did you read "Le Petit Prince" (The Little Prince - Antoine de Saint-Exupery) ?
There exists a very emotive passage, explaining why flowers have these thorns...
13 Mar 2007 9:05am
@Alborz: thank you for telling me, I shall look it up, many thanks Dimitrios
Shiva from Kajang, Malaysia
WOW! Sharp pic... ( imean the thorns!) hehehehe... nice one Dimitrios my friend!
13 Mar 2007 12:35pm
@Shiva: hehehe your laughter is contegious, greeting from Athens my friend.
Kheoh Yee Wei from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Interesting shot ! I won't dare to get close to that roses full of stong thorns,so no worry dude,haha....
13 Mar 2007 2:59pm
@Kheoh Yee Wei: Oh I just let my camera rest on the sede and cliked from the other, ha ha, many thanks D
Dawn Sutherland from Phoenix, United States
Superb, love the name and text you wrote about the shot!! Nice one.
13 Mar 2007 3:36pm
@Dawn Sutherland: keep on visitings, today you are my BEST customer, regards D
@Zing: thank you Zing
riesgo from Spain
ewww.weird :) but nice. sorry lately, i didn't have the time to check back here :)
13 Mar 2007 7:24pm
@riesgo: mutsisimas grathias riesgo
@Laurie: thank Laurie, regards D
Richard_Irwin from Belper, United Kingdom
From this view these thorns are like some dangerous alien thing......Great angle Dimitrios
13 Mar 2007 9:39pm
@Richard_Irwin: thank you Richard, where about is Belper?
badala from Leiria, Portugal
That definitely looks really dangerous. :)
Great macro.
13 Mar 2007 10:06pm
@badala: take care badala
Richard_Irwin from Belper, United Kingdom
Belper is in Derbyshire Dimitrios, right in the middle of England, about 35 km from the City of Nottingham
14 Mar 2007 1:51pm
@Richard_Irwin: Robin Hood country, my favorite place to be as a youngster, culture, hiistory and adventure....regards D
Streetlights from TN, United States
Very cool shot. Did you try adding more depth of field?
15 Mar 2007 6:05pm
@Streetlights: mmm no I did not, there is this possibility with my camera, I shall try it on something similar, thanks Dimitrios
Damon Schreiber from Toronto, Canada
Ouch! I've been pricked by roses more times than I care to remember.
16 Mar 2007 10:21pm
@Damon Schreiber: ha ha, please be careful, regards D
@Alfredo J. Martiz J.: thanks, may they protect you in the jungles of Vietnam!! ha ha
@ac: may they protect you ac
vitomartin.com from Olivos, Vicente Pelotes, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Wowowowow!!! Master of the Universe!!! ;-) It´s fantastic !!! ;-)
24 Apr 2007 6:29pm
Pentax Optio WPi
1/30 second
F/3.3
ISO 160
38 mm (35mm equiv.)