Blowing in the Wind

Best viewed enlarged against a black background.

[John]

Awesome lighting, love the textures and colours, great shot

[alia_801]

Fantastic detail - beautiful textures :)

[Milind Ketkar]

Wow...

[judith deacon]

As you say, view large, quite extraordinarily beautiful.

[Nicole Campbell]

This is really lovely, great capture.

[mimo]

Very beautiful light and detail! Looks awesome big

[Anne ❀]

beautiful lighting and comp. you've really captured the textures of the seeds very well. the monarchs will appreciate the spread of those!

[Liz Bruce]

Lovely! It reminds me of angel hair on a Christmas tree.

[Seth Tan]

Indeed, looks amazing when enlarged

[Mike Warren]

Awesome detail. Like the bright white almost silver color. Must have has a fast shutter speed. Great job on a stuff shot. +Fav

[Bon Island, Phuket]

beautiful!

[Margaret Tryon]

Gorgeous Denise.

[Isis Weiss]

Its a great photo...I love all the texture.

[Princess Fairlane]

Beautiful textures :D

[Rick Schies]

Wow, quite ruffled

[K J Buehl]

Fantastic focus and detail! Love the the light airy feel to this shot! Nicely Done, Denise.

[elkehochban]

Love the light on the milkweed seeds!

[Pepita Liang]

The focus and lighting are super awesome when viewed large!!

[Karen Sylvia]

Just awesome details, Denise. :)

[Diane]

Love the silky texture and great detail.

[aikimomm (phoebe)]

I continue to be amazed by your ability to capture things in such marvelous detail. And the texture -- wonderful.

[Nic]

Absolutely gorgeous!

[robinwarner]

oh, i really like this

[karenann]

Nature doing her "thing!" Looks so angel soft! Beautiful, Denise! Love the contrast of texture and colors!

[Rachel Bell]

Beautiful framing! I love these plants!

[Stephy]

wonderful texture

[petra]

pretty!

[Geertje K.]

Beautiful light on the soft fluffy things (how are these called?).

[Mary Tjeerdsma]

Beautiful and great lighting...some of them look like sparklers on the 4th of July!

[Howard Steele]

great shot

[Liz (fotomama)]

wow...fantastic shot...fav

[Jennifer B.]

Interesting and such details! Wonderful macro.

[Terry]

What a cool shot with so many textures

[Brad Johnson]

what wonderful texture

[paula goff]

lovely shot Denise!

[Denise]

@geertje These are the seeds of the Giant Thistle when it is done blooming. It dries up and the seeds blow away. I found this one growing beside the road.

[Mimi Ditchie]

Beautiful details and patterns from the thistle.

[Judith Greenwood]

Yes - lovely large - great textural shot.

[Caroliene]

That looks awesome enlarged!

[Cheryllee]

Pretty lighting and overall picture!

[Dawn Irwin]

Nice shot! So much detail, it looks so soft.

[Barbara Warner]

Beautiful sharp details.

[Michelle]

Excellent!

[Juliette Packham]

cool shot - it was a bit blowy here today too!

[Pauline Binek]

lovely shot with nice details..

[Hudd]

Lovely shot, all the little seedheads!

[Sheila]

Beautiful!

[Mrs. Smith]

Great details and focus!

[Colleen]

Wonderful nature capture!

[Sharon]

This is so fantastic!!

[Alta D©]

ohh this is so fabulous! Its crazy how these weeds looks different from here.

[Denise Escovino]

It looks so bright!!!! Like golden wires. Love it!

[Cheyenne Rebecca ツ]

Amazing detail :))

[Tracey Hatcher]

the flowers apear to be like silk. great lighting

[Danielle Greenwood]

love the softness of this, gorgeous

[Carolyn White]

Lovely capture!

[Mhel]

Superb macro and yes, love it more when magnify!!

[Heather (pixelchix)]

okay that's it! i have to get my macro out of the closet! love your project denise...so many amazing macro shots! this one has such great textures and that pop of purple is so nice.

[Dione Giorgio]

Wow, how beautiful!!!!!

[Denise]

@pixelchix Thanks Heather for your comments. I'm glad I inspired you to get out your macro lens. Looking forward to some fabulous images. I really admire your work and masterful processing..

[Dorrena Ortega]

Brilliant and gorgeous. I can feel the wind. Excelent shot!!!

[Susan T]

Awesome shot!

[Helene]

just beautiful, as always

[Anna Mae Andrews]

Lovely shine and detail.

[Michelle]

Awww a bundle of soft fluff ;)

[Zoe Ferrie]

Lovely!

[naladka]

So beautiful and unusual!

[Bugik]

Great capture! It's not easy to shoot blown dandies. I tried several times but my takes were all blurry. :-)

[Kaz]

Cool shot!