Spring Sunshine
on pollen-covered pussy-willow.
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Friday, 5 April 2013
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26 comments:
Great in B&W. A perfect spring-photo! I am looking forward to springtime!
lovely - hopefully a sign of spring
Great image!
How lovely to see the spring coming.
Have a nice evening.
Mormor
http://www.starbear.no/mormor/2013/04/05/the-weekend-in-black-and-white-16/
Oh, that's gorgeous!! Great contrast and detail.
LOVE this!!!
Beautiful shot for spring.
I like the contrasts between the light and dark and the between sharp and bokeh.
Beautiful shot of pollen-covered pussy-willow.
Things are on the move.
Really exquisite light ... Beautiful photo.
I *like* this!! Good to hear Spring has sprung somewhere!
Dramatic tone contrasts! And love the pussy willow "spikes" boldly demanding identity!
Lovely shot in black and white, Dragonstar! The spring is here soon, too....I hope:)
Have a nice weekend:)
Macro espetacular! Um abraço!
It's spring in your photo - beautiful!
Really nice macro! I like the detail...the light...
Beautiful close-up!
Looks perfect!
Thanks for dropping by, happy weekend :)
Lovely lighting and great background!
Yes, spring is here. My pussy flowers aren't in pollen yet, but that is sure to come.
Blessings!
Delightful BW ! love the sunlight on the flower ~ beautiful photography ~ ^_^
thanks for your comments .
that's marvellous - such a warm light in b/w image. Great!!
wish you a very nice Sunday.
veredit
Delightful ... looks very nice in BW!
Irene
That's lovely. I'm sorry I didn't get over to wish you a happy Easter but I am going through a very difficult time at the moment.
Glowing in in B&W!
Envy your spring as we are heading for winter...
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