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Just popped out.

Posted by
Curly (South Shields, United Kingdom) on 4 January 2013 in Plant & Nature and Portfolio.

Just popped down the road to Souter lighthouse in Marsden, South Shields where the National Trust maintains a delightful set of small gardens that the light keepers used to tend. That's where I found this old poppy head dropping its seeds for the next season.

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Jypyä Pop from Turku, Finland

It could be almost any cost. It is very nice and the sun came to mind.

4 Jan 2013 5:19am

Akbar&Armaghan from Gorgan, Iran

Very beautiful shot,Fantastic colors!

4 Jan 2013 6:10am

Calusarus from Drome des collines, France

A great composition. Cheers

4 Jan 2013 6:54am

Christine from Ellemford, United Kingdom

A lovely burst of colour on this grey morning

4 Jan 2013 7:03am

David from Avranches, France

That's brightened my day. Shot.

4 Jan 2013 7:46am

gerard1948 from Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Wonderful, very beautiful effect. Post production or zoom effect at the shooting, but it is well done. I like a lot, a great photo.
Have a nice day.

4 Jan 2013 8:06am

@gerard1948: This was done in post.

Nigel from Avening, United Kingdom

love the processing

4 Jan 2013 8:23am

Nina from Haute Loire, France

Very good processing! Very beautiful colors!

4 Jan 2013 8:35am

Tede from Aubenas 07, France

Amazing!!! ***** Bonne journée.

4 Jan 2013 9:13am

Marie-Line from Lille, France

Really beautiful... Well done!! Thanks

4 Jan 2013 9:21am

Jules from Drayton, United Kingdom

the star of south shields - great treatment

4 Jan 2013 9:29am

Ronnie 2¢ from Atlantic Shores, United Kingdom

Jules' Comment near drained away my thoughts . . but this is such a good presentation of the unstoppable powerhouse that a poppy seedhead really is. "Star of South Shields" . . oh my, oh my . .

4 Jan 2013 9:40am

Miss K from Somewhere, France

Un très bel effet. On dirait un soleil qui rayonne

4 Jan 2013 10:21am

grouser from Ludlow, United Kingdom

lovely star burst close up Curly

4 Jan 2013 10:33am

Adela Fonts from Barcelona, Spain

A beautiful story written as a fairy tale ... Beautiful end to a poppy! Best regards dear friend! Adela

4 Jan 2013 10:45am

Spright from Small Town, South Africa

Great shot and interesting effect. Well done.

4 Jan 2013 10:54am

Phil Morris from Saskatoon, Toronto, Canada

Super starburst effect used very well for this photo !~

4 Jan 2013 11:09am

J.R. from Urasoe City, Japan

Niiice, the effects here make it appealing

4 Jan 2013 11:31am

daniela scharnowski from Berlin, Germany

wow, what a surprise! great effect on the papaver star :) happy new year curly!!

4 Jan 2013 11:35am

Marjolein from Westvoorne, Netherlands

This is a very nice macro and the best wishes for 2013

4 Jan 2013 11:49am

Heinz from Hamm, Germany

Sieht gut aus mit dem Zoom-Effekt.

4 Jan 2013 12:14pm

Jason Politte from Conway, AR, United States

Beautifully detailed shot - like how the procesing forces the eye to to what you want to show us.

4 Jan 2013 12:18pm

Kate from EXETER, United Kingdom

Wow!! this is amazing!!!

4 Jan 2013 12:39pm

The Mouse from Glasgow, United Kingdom

Nice treatment, feel like i'm being sucked into the screen

4 Jan 2013 1:05pm

Rick from Toronto, Canada

Love the processing idea here. A beautiful organic abstract.

4 Jan 2013 1:07pm

helys from Paris, France

Great textures, colors, DOF
*****

4 Jan 2013 1:10pm

jean pierre from paris, France

superbe!!! amitiés

4 Jan 2013 1:28pm

Devi from Chennai, India

Beautiful.....

4 Jan 2013 1:37pm

Mhelene from Villiers-sur-Marne, France

Wow ...Splendid !

4 Jan 2013 1:46pm

Maryvonne from Sorel, Canada

Une prise magnifique, un régal !

4 Jan 2013 1:48pm

Abena from Illinois, United States

That movement and burst of color is excellent! Lovely processing.

4 Jan 2013 2:37pm

Willie from Obdam, Netherlands

Beautiful macro!
The colors are very nice.

4 Jan 2013 2:46pm

Cláudio from Coimbra, Portugal

grat shot love the effect

4 Jan 2013 2:51pm

Hanry from Castricum, Netherlands

Great shot, you see the sun shine! Beautiful sharpness and attractive colors.

4 Jan 2013 3:02pm

my-ky from Ontario, Canada

Love the result here Curly...the subject was perfect for this effect. Judging by the sharpness of the central subject, is this post processing rather than zoom.

4 Jan 2013 3:22pm

@my-ky: This was done in post processing, duplicate the layer and then apply zoom blur, add a mask to this layer, then paint on the mask with black to reveal the underlying layer.

Slackwater - Don from Spokane, United States

A fine creation. You took a fine original shot and the processing enhanced that with excellent result.

4 Jan 2013 3:48pm

Lena from San Francisco, United States

Gorgeous ! A beautiful lovely image, nice colors, great processing !

4 Jan 2013 4:28pm

Lewis from Ljouwert, Netherlands

A star in broad daylight *

4 Jan 2013 6:03pm

franz from Baden, Austria

awesome closeup with an amazing and unexpected pattern! superb focus, too !

4 Jan 2013 6:28pm

Ruthiebear from Titusville, NJ, United States

You have certainly enhanced the poppy in a spectacular way!

4 Jan 2013 6:29pm

Willem from Noord-Scharwoude, Netherlands

Beautifully done, a lovely photo as result.

4 Jan 2013 6:32pm

Tomek from PoznaƄ, Poland

Beautiful composition.

4 Jan 2013 6:34pm

Pascale Kisilak from Paris, France

It's not too late, I wish you an happy new year Curly ;)

4 Jan 2013 6:38pm

PATRICK from miramas, France

marvelous

4 Jan 2013 6:45pm

Gheorghe from Bucuresti, Romania

Magnificent !

4 Jan 2013 6:47pm

ursulakatariina from Ed, Sweden

Gorgeous! Reminds me of the summer.

4 Jan 2013 6:52pm

mo.langel from Courtelary, Switzerland

Superb composition! Beautiful texture and colors!

4 Jan 2013 7:20pm

Steven from Chicagoland, United States

Beautiful capture with incredible eye-catching effects! Appropriately titled as well. :-)

4 Jan 2013 7:40pm

Eric Cousineau from Sherwood Park, Canada

Excellent pp treatment here Curly! 5-stars!!! Bravo! ;-)

4 Jan 2013 7:47pm

Doug from Burnham-on-Sea, United Kingdom

Stunning work Curly, brilliant

4 Jan 2013 8:21pm

Steve Rice from Olympia, United States

Wonderful!

4 Jan 2013 8:24pm

kiwisa from North Shore, New Zealand

Stunning, a great reward for just popping out.

4 Jan 2013 8:32pm

Judy aka L@dybug from Brooksville, FL, United States

Great image and I'm glad you told us what it is as I've never seen a poppy dropping its seeds. I guess it turns itself inside-out! ;D

4 Jan 2013 8:51pm

Tomix from landerneau, France

fantastic! she pops out!

4 Jan 2013 8:54pm

john4jack from Corvallis, Oregon, United States

superb results. very nice off-center composition

4 Jan 2013 10:01pm

Paul from summerside, Canada

Nice

4 Jan 2013 10:23pm

Ana Lúcia from Leiria, Portugal

Great effect.

4 Jan 2013 10:40pm

eligreg from Madrid, Spain

I love yellow colors! Perfectly done

4 Jan 2013 10:58pm

Elaine Hancock from Rockville, United States

This old poppy still makes a beautiful picture! I love the colors. Great processing!

5 Jan 2013 12:40am

jeffrey from Haydenville, United States

excellent shot with great effects!

5 Jan 2013 1:12am

Hiro from Kyoto, Japan

Nice focusing. I like the shallow DOF.

5 Jan 2013 1:13am

my-ky from Ontario, Canada

Thanks very much for the info, Curly!

5 Jan 2013 4:37am

Sue-Ann from Quebec, Canada

c'est beau on dirait une carambole en explosion...

5 Jan 2013 5:07am

k@ from Paris, France

I love this, edible with the eyes.

5 Jan 2013 10:08am

L'Angevine from Angers, France

super cette macro ensoleillée par l'hiver

5 Jan 2013 10:59am

Mooie from Vancouver, Canada

such a happy image!

7 Jan 2013 5:35am

marceline from tournai, Belgium

j'aime beaucoup cet effet magique.. joliment bien mis en valeur !

7 Jan 2013 5:45am

Sarito from Basingstoke, United Kingdom

Superb..

7 Jan 2013 9:51am

Anita from West Nottingham, Pennsylvania, United States

Wonderful job on this Poppy!

7 Jan 2013 12:05pm

saran from shiraz, Iran

Very beautiful shot,Fantastic colors!

7 Jan 2013 1:20pm

Ann from Nelson, New Zealand

Ah the poppy, most photogenic of flowers, and so lending of itself to photoart!

8 Jan 2013 6:04pm

K V Sarath from Bangaluru, India

Amazing Shot. :)

10 Jan 2013 3:37am

APP from Nevers, France

Superbe composition .... Bravo !

10 Jan 2013 10:31am

Hilde Morin from United States

stunning shot/processing?

11 Jan 2013 7:19pm

StarCosmosBleu from Bedford.Qc, Canada

Fantastic.........very nice

13 Jan 2013 5:14pm

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FUJIFILM FinePix F550EXR
1/400 second
F/3.5
ISO 100
5 mm

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