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Breath of Gaia
Breath of Gaia
DrAchoo


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Challenge: Puzzle Macro (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Canon EF 180mm f/3.5L Macro USM
Location: Camas, WA
Date: Jun 15, 2007
Aperture: f/6.3
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/80
Galleries: Abstract
Date Uploaded: Jun 15, 2007

 This is not a dandilion, but rather some giant plant that looks like a dandilion (turns out it is a Western Salsify plant (Tragopogon sp.)). The puffball is literally the size of a grapefruit. I'll link some pictures. This is the core where the seeds connect to the stalk.



Statistics
Place: 8 out of 300
Avg (all users): 6.7240
Avg (commenters): 7.6207
Avg (participants): 6.4944
Avg (non-participants): 6.9223
Views since voting: 3166
Views during voting: 347
Votes: 192
Comments: 40
Favorites: 5 (view)

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 07/01/2007 03:09:41 PM
This is a beautiful shot!
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 06/28/2007 10:23:01 AM
This is stunning Doc! Beautiful flowing lines and tones, with just the right amount of detail and blur. Well done!
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 06/27/2007 06:07:46 PM
lovely work so dreamy and soft
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 06/27/2007 10:35:24 AM
Incredible! Everything about this is amazing! Voted 10.
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 06/27/2007 08:24:29 AM
How beautiful. I didn't vote this one. Great finish.
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 06/27/2007 08:14:01 AM
Well, Doc, guess we really were doing the score tango on this one :-) I figured one of the anemone shots might be yours, since you live close to the coast. I'm surprised the salsify are already going to seed out your way - I grew up in MT and salsify were a late July / early Aug thing. Guess Oregon's milder climate brings things out earlier. Anyway, nice color treatment - really makes it look like a flower.
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 06/27/2007 02:58:59 AM
Very beautiful!! Congrats on your top 10 place Doc!!
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 06/27/2007 02:02:33 AM
congratulations Doc. I gave it a 10. What was the pp?
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 06/27/2007 12:08:17 AM
Well it's a multiple of 4. :P
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/26/2007 10:21:30 PM
and she's been eating garlic again! very nice.
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 06/26/2007 09:49:49 PM
So, it's probably a flower, not sure of what kind though so it's not really an accurate guess.. I love it though.. I gave you a 10 earlier this week & am coming back now to comment.. I hope this places high..
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 06/26/2007 08:47:21 PM
Beautiful colour on this shot. Im guessing its a macro shot of a flower.
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 06/26/2007 06:30:06 PM
What a dreamy, creamy photo! Love it!! Looks like a flower or a pod... Does it really matter when you have a work of art!! :)
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 06/26/2007 03:08:11 PM
So soft and delicate and gorgeous colours-great work I just love the focusing..good luck
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 06/26/2007 11:55:31 AM
beautiful tones. this is so intriguing to me! very nice shot!
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 06/26/2007 07:51:07 AM
very delicate and beautiful...lovely colours
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 06/26/2007 05:00:55 AM
This image really works for me, the wight accents add a unique flavor to the image.
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 06/25/2007 10:20:51 AM
wow, cool shot of whatever-it-is. 8
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 06/23/2007 04:54:53 PM
a flower?
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 06/23/2007 03:03:38 PM
I want to say some kind of flower, but it probably isn't ;-) Whatever it is the color, lighting and composition make it a lovely image!
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 06/23/2007 02:28:12 PM
very nice
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 06/22/2007 10:42:35 PM
Flower?
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 06/22/2007 08:03:10 PM
Seeds left from a flower like a dandelion, right at the center where they are attached? Beautiful soft colors. Very pleasant to look at.
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 06/22/2007 02:10:13 AM
very pretty, i want to say it's a flower but i think it's not.
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 06/22/2007 12:15:11 AM
lovely shot..a dandelion? top 10 for sure.
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 06/21/2007 10:29:52 PM
Beautiful color. I'm guessing something floral?
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 06/21/2007 08:55:57 PM
pretty & pink & vaguely organic-looking
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 06/21/2007 05:13:57 PM
Nice shot of flower parts
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 06/21/2007 03:23:10 PM
Beautiful!! And the title seems very fitting. (I had to look up Gaia). So with the title and looking at the image I'm guessing some sort of flower. I love this image. 10
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 06/21/2007 03:01:03 PM
Beautiful macro, looks like a flower, of course it could be material/clothing of some sort. Or a sea creature.
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 06/21/2007 01:05:08 PM
This is beautiful. I'm not sure what this is!
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 06/21/2007 10:50:53 AM
stunnin image, it catch my eyes
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 06/21/2007 08:47:49 AM
looks like a flower
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 06/21/2007 03:24:13 AM
flower?
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 06/21/2007 02:48:29 AM
I don't even know what to say... simply stunning! 10
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 06/21/2007 12:29:28 AM
floral
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 06/21/2007 12:20:24 AM
Really pretty image. I think it is part of a flower, but you could have stumped me.
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 06/20/2007 08:56:35 PM
is that some kind of flower? very nice!
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 06/20/2007 11:57:11 AM
just beautiful and soft
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 06/20/2007 08:55:20 AM
This is a beautiful photo. I love the colour and softness, the direction of lines. I am guessing is is some part of a flower or plant/\.
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