Vine...

Honestly, this ain't such a great shot. It's just a Carolina wild jasmine vine growing a little funky, looking for something to cling to... But, it struck me as kind of funny and made me think of Steve Martin! LOL! I think you'll see why if you watch the video. =)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgTPH5y1-ZI

[Deb Sulzberger]

Hahahaah see what you mean...Love the mottled background in this shot....very pretty

[Mags]

@debsulzberger Aww! Thank you, Deb! Appreciate your comments. =)

[Ben Thomas]

Lovely shot.

[Mags]

@benthomas77 Thank you very much, Ben!

[samantha]

Haha looks just like Steve Martin ;-) seriously though, great shot, lovely focus!

[Simon]

Great focus Steve Martin : ) lol

[Peter de Graaff]

This is a fabulous shot. Looks so alive

[Pam]

ha ha! I haven't seen that clip in years. Beautiful shot Maggie! I love the background colors:)

[Dione Giorgio]

Beautiful shot. Great focusing.

[John Sawyer]

Sometimes the more obscure shots are the most intriguing. And, funky is good. Nice shot.

[Denise]

What a great connection to the old King Tut routine. Well captured - perfect depth of field.

[Mags]

@mantha LOL! Just couldn't get King Tut out of my head. Thank you, Samantha! Appreciate your comments.

@simon0128 Thank you, Simon. =)

@peterdegraaff Aww! Thank you very much, Peter!

[Lisa]

Simply beautiful!
Thanks for the link, i had a good laugh and I can see the connection to your shot (love Steve Martin :) )

[Mags]

@pammerritt LOL! Thank you, Pam! Appreciate your comments. =)

@sangwann Thank you very much, Dione!

@johns366 I appreciate every word you wrote! Thank you very much, John.

[Mags]

@denisedaly Aww! Denise, thank you for those sweet comments! LOL! I couldn't get King Tut out of my head when I found that vine like that.

@mummarazzii LOL! It's still funny after all these years, Lisa. =) Thank you for your thoughtful and lovely comments. I appreciate it very much!

[Carole Imes]

Fab focus and interesting funky find! Great job on the DOF.

[Mags]

@cimes1 Thank you so much, Carole! Appreciate your comments.

[Melissa Pike]

Nice focus here. I'm cracking up looking at this now, thinking of that Steve Martin clip! Too funny!

[Mags]

@melissapike LOL! Let's start the day with a laugh. Thank you, Melissa! Always appreciate your comments.

[Princess Fairlane]

What a very funky looking vine! Great focus and yap Steve Martin is so funny it cracks me up :D

[Mags]

@princesicita Aww! Thank you for your comments, Princess! =)

[Beauregard Elphenstone]

Love this shot. Great composition, color and bokeh. Nicely done.

[Cindy Rez]

Nice shot...the coloring is Beautiful!

[Mags]

@belphenstone Thank you so much! Really appreciate your comments!

@cindyrez Thank you, Cindy! Appreciate your comments. =)

[Mike Llewellyn]

I like how the blurred background isolates the vine drawing attention to it. I like how the vine meanders as it reaches for .......? Nicely done

[Lora G]

This makes me want to wiggle! Btw, I tried on some cowboy boots last night that are going on my birthday wish list!

[Susan T]

This is a great shot. I love the composition and dof!

[Ron White]

MarlboroMaam - It is a great shot..... composition, nice DOF and...... got my morning laugh with Steve - excellent!

[Deb]

Funky shot :)

[Lisa]

Neat shot! love the DOF

[Kerri]

Beautiful! Great focus

[Catherine W.]

This cracked me up! Loved your funny, funky flower and clip!

[Caryn]

This is a great shot! Love the light and the bokeh you got in the background.

[eva]

Very pretty.

[Aleksandra]

Hilarious clip and so fitting with this image! What an interesting dance! Lovely shot too, the focus and dof are perfect!

[Meredith Jones]

Too funny Maggie. I love SNL. Great shot dof is awesome.

[karenann]

Gorgeous dof!! I'm still laughing at Steve . . . LOL

[Vee]

The backdrop colors are beautiful! I love the minimalist approach!

[Traci Wood Reynolds]

I really like the focus on this and the blurred background....really like the "movement" of the stem....great shot!

[BirdNerd (Sandra M)]

I'm liking the simplicity here!

[JoeBoxster]

whadja mean not "so great"?.. its very cool!.. and the Steve Martin inspiration is spot on for this!..:)

[Jennifer]

i love the way it is just growing up and into the air like that. it's got great curves and you captured it beautifully. nice job on the bokeh, too. :)

[Elaine]

I like this little guy. The curves are very attractive! Love the muted background and the little touch of purple on the leaves.

[Darlene]

What a beautiful capture, Maggie. Love your background which brings total focus on your vine which is very cool.

[Simonetta Vicino]

I don't agree with you Maggie: i like the focus and the bokeh on the background and colors are well balanced! I think is a very nice shot :)

[Robyn]

I call that a great shot!!

[Amy G.]

love the simplicity!

[Mags]

@jaboney Thank you, Mike! Appreciate your comments!

@loragill I hope you get those boots, Lora! =) Thank you for your comments!

@soozieqt Thank ya, ma'am!

[Mags]

@ronphotos365 LOL! Glad you had a laugh this morning! Thank you for your comments, Ron! Much appreciated!

[Mags]

@deburahiru Thank you, Deb!

@lizzy_lu123 Thanks, Lisa! Appreciate the comments!

@kerristephens Thank you very much, Kerri!

[Mags]

@wannabe LOL! Thank you so much, Catherine! =)

@cmc1200 Appreciate your comments! Thank you, Caryn!

@redrucksack Thank you very much, Eva!

[Mags]

@aleksandra Aleksandra, thank you very much! Appreciate your comments!

@copperheadglass Thank you, Meredith! I like the old SNL any how! =)

@karenann LOL! It's a funny gig! Thank you, Karen!

[Mags]

@vskolnik Thank you so much, Vee!

@traciwood Awww! Your comments mean a lot, Traci! Thank you!

@msk1p2 Thank you, ma'am!

[Mags]

@joeboxster LOL! Thank you very much, Joe! Appreciate it!

@litljen Aww! Jennifer, thank you for the lovely and thoughtful comments! Appreciate it!

@luvs2scuba2 I appreciate every word you wrote, Elaine! Thank you!

[Mags]

@darsphotos Thank you so much, Darlene! Appreciate your comments!

@simonesta LOL! Okay... =) Thank you, Simonetta! Really appreciate what you wrote, too!

@rockinrobyn Thank you, Robyn! You are very kind!

[Mike Hendren]

Very curvy - beautifully done!

[Mags]

@mhphoto Thank you very much, Mike!

[Nikkers]

There's some pretty colors in that stem... even though I cant stand jasmine,
and even though Im not a Steven Martin fan.. that was a funny clip..

[Mags]

@nikkers Thank you, ma'am! Really appreciate your comments and the view. =)

[Oleta Clouse]

You are so cracking me up and you made my husband's day since he got to watch Steve Martin over my shoulder.. You are too hilarious.. I like this picture because the DoF is great and it just shows me that we'll be having some wonderful Spring shots soon!

[Mags]

@buggus LOL! Glad you got a chuckle out of it, Oleta! After I found that, I couldn't get King Tut out of my head. Appreciate your very lovely and thoughtful comments. Thank you very much! =)

[Chris Johnson]

hahaha funny! I'm loving the simplicity of this photograph as well as the squiggly look of the vine!

[Nick Coleby]

WOW

[Mags]

@cjphoto LOL! Thank you, Chris! Appreciate your comments very much!

[Mags]

@neeko Wow? LOL! From you? Ha ha! We know it's just passable.

[Mary Dahlia]

Nice capture. I love the flowing lines and the beautiful colors.

[Mags]

@pngmeri Thank you, Mary! Appreciate your comment and the view!

[Cromwell]

Isn't that how Jack and the Beanstalk got started. I like the muted colors in the background.

[Erin Seney]

Great focus and DOF on this shot! My initial thought was something along the lines of, "hooray, spring!" but I like the Steve Martin linkage better :-)

[Mags]

@cromwell LOL! I think so! Thank you for your comments and the view! Much appreciated.

[Jennifer McCannon]

This is really awesome

[Erinn Dubay]

Hahaha! That is hysterical. It is Steve Martin! Great shot! Amazing focus.

[Mags]

@furrylens LOL! Thank you, EE! I have to admit that I am very corny, but not like that! Appreciate your comments!

[Amanda Thepanda]

Great DOF :)

[Mags]

@horselover Thank you, Jennifer! Really appreciate your comments and the view!

@ebdubay LOL! Glad you got a chuckle or two out of it! Thank you for your comments, Erinn!

[Mags]

@corymbia Thank you, Amanda! =)

[jp allen]

Lol! That was great! i needed that! Now I have to agree! This is totally Steve Martin!

[Livia]

Steve Martin cracks me up. 8D Great shot! I like how you've isolated the vine with your perspective, focus and shallow DOF, and your composition is lovely!

[Alison Keep]

Lovely subtle colours.

[Sharon]

Great dof! It really does look like it is searching for something!

[Mark Buehl]

Cool shot and colors. I also like your composition. Very nice.

[Laura Wheeler]

gorgeous composition & colour!

[Mags]

@nicedof Ha ha! Thank you very much, JP! That's what I thought. =)

@myautofocuslife LOL! Thank you, Livia! Appreciate every lovely word you wrote!

@wishbone Thank you, Alison!

[Mags]

@twinsplusone Thank you very much, Sharon!

@markbuehl Mark, you are so kind! Thank you!

@laurawheeler Thank you very much, Laura! Really appreciate your comments.

[Jeff Walker]

both simple and amazing :)

[Mags]

@jsw0109 Thank you! Appreciate your comment and the view!

[MaryBeth Dailey]

Looks like he is rising up with arms spread wide to say hello and give me a hug. I love the background and lighting on this!

[Mags]

@espyetta That's a very nice way to describe it! Thank you, Mary Beth! I appreciate every word you wrote!

[Cheyenne Rebecca ツ]

Love this!!!!
The colors are beautiful!!!

[Mags]

@cheyrebecca Thank you very much! =)

[Simply Amanda]

I love me some Steve Martin. Thanks for sharing the video! So funny and I can absolutely see the resemblance in the vine. Great composition and PoV! Nice shot, lady!

[Mags]

@amandalomonaco LOL! Thank you, Amanda! Really appreciate your thoughtful comments and the view!

[petra]

gorgeous focus!

[Mags]

@petra Thank you very much! =)

[Netkonnexion]

Wonderful!

[Mags]

@netkonnexion Thank you!

[Kd Wallis]

I think it's pretty! So simple, and again, luv the earthy tones! Beautiful focus.

[Mags]

@kdimagery What nice comments! Thank you very much, Kd! Really appreciate every word you wrote!

[Jaime]

Great job on the focus and DOF

[Mags]

@jaimeratchford Thank you very much! =)

[Emma]

Love the Dof.

[Mags]

@emmac Thank you very much, Emma! Appreciate your time to comment and view my pics!

[JessieLou']

This is a beautiful shot. I really like it :-)

[Mags]

@jessielouise Thank you very much, Jessie! Appreciate your time to comment and view on my pics!

[Blessy Varughese]

aaahhhh...love it!!!!!

[Mags]

@blessy Thank you so much!

[Vignesh]

Gorgeous focus !! :)

[Mags]

@vignesh Thank you!