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Thursday, March 3, 2011

Inside of a tulip......

My wonderful husband gave me a bouquet of beautiful red tulips on Valentine's day.   Recently I borrowed my friend Steve's (visit his blog here for some great HDR photos and much more!) zoom/macro lens and had some fun with it on a warm, sunny day a few weeks ago. 

 
These shots were taken outside and the bright sun was shining directly into the center of the flower.  It was not the best time of day to take shots, but definitely the warmest part of the day.  I enjoyed being outside and experimenting with something new.

I have been super-swamped with work and I have been missing my blogging buddies!  I will be catching up with everyone over the weekend!

Please be sure to visit Blogging from Bolivia for more great macros!

Have a wonderful weekend everyone!

xoxo,
SouthernSass   

33 comments:

  1. BEAUTIFUL!!! SO bright and colorful!

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  2. Southern Sass that's just plain awesome, I love the bright colors.

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  3. Wow! Such a stunning image and crystal clear!

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  4. AWESOME macro! Great color, too! I so understand about the getting bogged down with work part...

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  5. Amazing shot. Flowers are my favorite macros.

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  6. Hey, girl!!! Love this!!! Which lens did you borrow--the 100mm? I would love a macro! In time! Love your pic from the other post! Wow! Yep, a road trip is definitely needed here!

    My child went back to school today, and hubby is not well! Mercy! When it rains, it pours!!
    Hugs!
    Susan

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  7. Wow, really nice detail and composition.

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  8. This is very cool! Love the colors!

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  9. The focus is WOW! Wonderful macro....and so colorful!

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  10. WOW.. What a wonderful maacro shot.. The colors are gorgeous..

    Hugs, Linda

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  11. LOve it.. and your bloggy buddies have been missing you!

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  12. Wow!! That is just amazing! Great job!!

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  13. OH - and thanks for the link to Steve's blog. I haven't even explored past the header yet, but WOW!

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  14. Love all the color n detail..I hope to get a macro lens in the next few months.

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  15. Great macro! The insides of tulips are always a surprise to me. Lovely photo!

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  16. Gorgeous! I love the vividness of the colors.

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  17. Very cool. Great color and I love how detailed the pollen is. Just lovely!

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  18. Wonderful
    work
    thank you for sharing

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  19. I followed your link from Macro Friday....what a beautiful shot!

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  20. This is AMAZING! Fabulous shot!

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  21. That is so cool. Just look at the pollen. Oh how I long for flowers!

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  22. OH my goodness...this is stunning. I will look at tulips more intensely this year! Thanks....

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  23. WOW!! So beautifully captured. I dearly love tulips!

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  24. SO great. Wonderful color and natural texture!

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  25. What a catch! Loving it to death. Flowers. Any flower photo does it for me. Thanks for blogging today...

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  26. Dear Southern Sass, Love your Photos very much.

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  27. Wonderful that you took a photo of this thoughtful gift to help you remember how lovely they are. NICE photo!

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  28. Nice of you to tell the story! 'cause I wouldn't have guessed they were tulips! Happy for you that your work is slowing down (at least a little bit, I hope:) )

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  29. Very pretty! Love the dark colors in the center. Nicely done!

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