This is a photograph I took a couple of weeks ago of a dried wild scabious which was catching the glow of the late afternoon soft Autumn sun.
Ah the sun: it is still rather conspicuous by its absence. I’ve heard a rumour it will make an appearance some time next week ………
I also don’t think the snow I was told about is going to arrive. It’s FAR too mild.
The Lantern Room 
This is a perfect example of something beautiful at all stages of it’s life.
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Thank you eremophila! It does still look so pretty doesn’t it? It has aged well. It’s strange though: I saw some new low-lying scabious flowers at the weekend. Plants must be really confused due to the very mild Autumn which followed a very cool and dull Summer. One of the great aspects of taking photographs throughout the seasons is that one can log these things.
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I like the contrast between the out of focus background and the sharp detail of the dried flower! and it is fun to follow with the eye the stem of the flower that loses the focus…gives you the perception of perspective! amazing!
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Thank you Alessia. I was pleased with the detail of the flower – the soft light shining on it really helped!
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What an unique flower. I like both photo and your sentence.
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Thank you cocomino! These flowers retain their detail and prettiness even when at the end of their season.
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Nice photo! Ahhh the sun…we are socked in with heavy fog today. Visibility was only 100 ft this morning.
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Thank you David! Heavy fog for you then. I guess with that amount of visibility there was no opportunity for an atmospheric shot! I wouldn’t mind a little bit of mist – as long as the sun broke through soon after 🙂
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Interesting. I’ve never seen this before. Thank you.
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Thank you Fergie! They are sweet little ‘pin cushion’ type flowers in the Spring and Summer and the bees and butterflies love them.
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I like the fine detail of this shot and the DoF.
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Thank you Calvin! I was pleased that this one came out nicely. I wanted to try and show the soft golden light on this dried flower.
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Beautiful composition. Wonderful balance of texture and bokeh.
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Thank you elmediat!
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