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Posted by Dimitrios (ATHENS, Greece) on 12 July 2007 in Plant & Nature.

With the time approaching let’s celebrate the coming of the new year.
Post one image on December 25th with a Xmas wish.
Post a second image on January the 1st 2010 and include a smile with yourself in this picture!
Get your mind working on this idea am3, tell your friends about it.
See you there, all the best, Dimitrios from Athens Greece.

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Comments (18)

Images by KC Photography from Redmond, United States

Wow! Very cool. At first I thought it was a bush until I scrolled down and saw the stem. Great shot

12 Jul 2007 5:07am

@Images by KC Photography: you are always kind KC, many thanks for the encouragement, greetings from Athens

Double KK Photography from West Richland, United States

great macro very good details

12 Jul 2007 6:52am

@Double KK Photography: greetings 2KK, from Athens 1DK! ha ha

Anup from Bangalore, India

Cool. Is that a bud?

12 Jul 2007 7:15am

@Anup: WELL YES amazing e? regards D

shruti from India

Wow!!!!
Awasome picture...

12 Jul 2007 10:40am

@shruti: most kind of you shruti, regards Dimitrios

Walt from Scarborough, Canada

That just screams out - don't touch me!

12 Jul 2007 11:45am

@Walt: dont worry I didnt, no danger by he way, it is a kind flower, regards D

alla from Toronto, Canada

wow! That's an interesting capture!

12 Jul 2007 12:33pm

@alla: greetings alla, be good now

priya from ON, Canada

You got a perfect macro ther.

12 Jul 2007 1:45pm

@priya: greetings to Canada from macro-GREECE!

Gonçalo from Lisboa, Portugal

Great macro. When I first saw it I thought it was a big cactus or something like that.

12 Jul 2007 2:11pm

@Gonçalo: No, its diameter is about 7-8cm, but they come smaller and larger than that, regards D

Rebel Streetshooter shot from NYC, United States

Interesting image. Does it bloom?

12 Jul 2007 2:14pm

@Rebel Streetshooter shot: in a way yes, it opens up, changes to white colour, flat on the top with a black small middle part 4-5mm in length, regards D

Dawn Sutherland from Phoenix, United States

I love the webs on it, that helps to add that no one has messed with it for a while.

12 Jul 2007 2:20pm

@Dawn Sutherland: yes qiet right you are and very observant as always, be good up there in Phoenix, regards D

Ken McCoy from Orlando-Daytona Beach, FL, United States

Very interesting! What is it? A big dandelion?

12 Jul 2007 3:02pm

@Ken McCoy: mmm well this name sound nice, but I have to be honest and say that I dont have a clue, I shall call it KenMandelion! how about that, ha ha, regards D

Richard_Irwin from Belper, United Kingdom

Interesting plant, like its spiky features

12 Jul 2007 4:30pm

@Richard_Irwin: yes it has a harmonious shape, regards D

patti from United Kingdom

hellow my neme is patti is thiy abat dofins can you cally me abat dofins

12 Jul 2007 5:55pm

@patti: hi there what is a dofin? if you mean dolphins, no it is not, regards D

Rahul from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Nice one bro, have never seen this plant before though. Its cool, wonder if it opens up ever with all those individual tentecles. :)

12 Jul 2007 6:04pm

@Rahul: yes it does open up and becomes FLAT! regards d

Markus from United Kingdom

Amazing shot, I like the scale of this beauty.

12 Jul 2007 6:20pm

@Markus: CHEERS MARKUS

Christine from Sydney, Australia

Great shot! I love the detail. Thanks for visiting my blog too :) Bondi is in Sydney, Australia.

12 Jul 2007 11:16pm

@Christine: oh thanks for the info, nice place there, regards D

M.E. from Encino, United States

wonderful perspective!

13 Jul 2007 4:01am

@M.E.: thanks M.E.

Alain from Lutetia, France

Superb macro! Bravo Dimitrios!

14 Jul 2007 8:16am

@Alain: MERCI BIEN Alain

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