Spring has nearly sprung!

This is a bud from a hedging shrub which is on the point of bursting into life. The actual length of the bud is about 12mm but seen large here one can better appreciate its intricate strucure - ain't nature wonderful!

View large if you can...

[Christine]

Beautiful shot. So clear

[👑 AnaZad]

Beautiful macro. I love to see the bursting buds.
(you missed the letter "o" in macro in your tag... so it won't be together with the other ones... ;)

[Richard Sayer]

@anazad511 Thanks Ana for the comment and the reminder - Mrs S is away and it's a busy week on my own... and when I'm tired, my typing is the first thing that goes awry.

[👑 AnaZad]

@vignouse She asked me to please check your spelling while she is away...

[Richard Sayer]

@anazad511 And she might well have done too!

[Joan Robillard]

You must have some lovely gardens. This is a lovely shot, and once again I am so jealous. Rained today.

[April]

Gorgeous light and great focus. Love the detail of the leaf.

[Tom]

Richard a wonderful macro, great detail, soft colors and creamy dreamy smooth background with that shallow dof.

[James]

Beautiful Richard. Looks like the end of a spear.. FAV

[Tom]

Ok Ok best looking bud I have seen fav

[Kathleen Hinkaty]

Beautiful macro, Richard. I love the color palette, beautiful, soft muted tones.

[Jo Henn]

I'm jealous! You have spring! That's a great macro! Love the little striped brussel sprout-looking details.

[Joey]

Fabulous macro

[Richard Sayer]

@longexposure Thank you James... but did you forget to push the button, your Fav is not showing on my statistics?

[James]

@vignouse How dare I say FAV and not press the button.Sorry Richard I was half way through my lunch and as always distracted by food... Lol

[Meredith McNay]

Wow awesome detail.

[Richard Sayer]

@longexposure Sounds like you have aproper sense of priorities, James! Everybody does this I think now and again; my trick is to press Fav when I meant to press the magnifying glass - especially when I'm using my iPad to view!

[Pete Roberts]

Super shot Richard, very clear detail

[Fisher Family]

A wonderful macro shot - and the bud is highlighted beautifully too!

Ian

[Linda1949]

Lovely!

[Rachel]

beautiful shot and composition, love the dof

[Niki]

Nature is a wonderful thing indeed. I love macro because it makes us look at things we would normally miss.

[Shanne]

lovely focus here

[Julie Cortens]

like the dof - nice background.

[Shelley]

Very pretty macro. Love the colors.

[sarah]

you do flowers in macro very well