They're green...

For those of you who have followed me for a while, you'll remember my shots of sweetgum tree balls (aka monkey balls) last fall and winter. I love their textures! They don't normally fall off the trees until winter time when they've turned brown, but the strong winds from the thunder storms have blown some green ones down. Photo OPP! I love the color GREEN and since it's also the color of my old eyes, a little Sugarloaf to go with this one. Enjoy... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xc1PHk9FhIk

35 more to go and counting!

[cheryl]

You make them look so cool... love the texture here.. but man they hurt when you step on them....

[Kim]

Very cool shot Maggie!

[Ramesh Chand]

yes....nice green......only green.....background green....nice shot....marlboromaam!!!!!!!!!!!

[Sandra]

Very nice shot, great lightning!

[Mags]

@cheribug Thank you, Cheryl! They do, but this project made me learn to appreciate their beauty. =)

@kdei Thank you very much, Kim!

@pawar_ramesh LOL! It's all green, Ramesh! Thank you!

@sanfil Thank you so much, Sandra! Really appreciate your visit!

[Kerri]

Beautiful color and light

[Mags]

@kerristephens Thank you very much, Kerri! Appreciate all your comments!

[Deb]

Great composition! I love the textures and the DOF! Great shot:)

[Darlene]

What a very cool shot, Maggie. It is really interesting.

[Mags]

@deburahiru Appreciate your sweet comments! Thank you so much, Deb!

@darsphotos Thank you, Darlene! Grateful for your comments and visit!

[Livia]

I remember the monkey balls! Oooh, it's interesting to see the green version. Amazing textures. And your composition is lovely. A great shot, Maggie!

[Lynsey Hinch]

Oooooh what strange looking things! I love the green tones and DOF. Great shot :)

[Simon]

Great colours and textures Maggie. I love the lighting too!

[Mags]

@myautofocuslife Thank you, Livia! I'm so glad you remembered! Appreciate your wonderful comments, as always!

@linzi76 They are pretty strange and almost alien. Thank you for your kind comments, Lynsey! Grateful for your visit!

[Mags]

@simon0128 Thank you so much, Simon!

[Sunil Chummar]

Fantastic shot,excellent focus here,very well done.

[Mags]

@chummar Thank you, Sunil! Really appreciate your time to view and comment on my pic!

[Paulien]

Beautiful colour and light!

[Mags]

@paulien Thank you very much, Paulien!

[Wendy Bowden]

Lovely contrast of greens, wonderful shot

[Dione Giorgio]

Beautiful shot and colours. Great focusing too.

[Mags]

@wenbow Thank you, Wendy! Appreciate your comments!

@sangwann Grateful for your nice comments, Dione! Thank you!

[Marie]

Love the textures and details on the balls and beautiful tones!

[Jel]

so nice!

[Traci Wood Reynolds]

This is a fav Maggie!!! I love it and love the name sweet gum balls too!

[Sassik]

They look great! Love the texture, great DOF

[Danette Thompson]

Very nice composition. Love the greens.

[seasnappi]

lovely spiky thingies! :)

[❀ Lynn]

Nice colours and texture to these. No wonder you like them! Love your bokeh backgrond.

[Aleksandra]

This is wonderful Maggie! Love the way you've composed it, the texture, dof and colour! Fav!

[Terry]

they are very cool. makes you want to touch the screen,

[Princess Fairlane]

I remember the gum balls so nice to see them green and fresh! love the textures and composition Maggie :D

[Yvonne]

They are so very cool looking. I love the texture and that is such fantastic bokeh. 35 more what??? A fav for me.

[Michael Nall]

Very nice shot! Great focus & DOF too!

[Mags]

@marieooi Thank you, Marie! Appreciate your kind comments!

@flinch Thank you, Jel!

@traciwood Wow! Thank you for your lovely comments and fav, Traci! Most appreciated!

@sassik Thank you for your wonderful comments, Sassik!

@danette Thank you very much, Danette! Grateful for your visit!

@hettie LOL! Thank you, Hettie! They are spiky things for sure!

@lynnb Appreciate your sweet comments! Thank you so much, Lynn!

@aleksandra Wow! Thank you for your kind and lovely comments and the fav, Aleksandra! Most appreciated!

@sarasdadandmom LOL! Thank you for that wonderful remark, Terry!

@princesicita I'm happy you remember them, Princess! Thank you for your beautiful comments!

@yonnie You are such a sweetheart, Yvonne! Thank you for your wonderful comments and the fav! Most appreciated! 35 more shots to upload and it will be 365. =)

@mnallphoto Thank you very much, Michael! Nice to see you!

[Disha Parekh]

Lovely bokeh in the background. Like the green on green and the way you composed this too!

[@pictureitbig]

Great composition and colour

[Ruth Moucharafieh]

Love it!!!! Wonderful colours, amazing little balls!

[JoeBoxster]

Monk balls!?!...

[Carole Imes]

I remember seeing them. We have nothing like that around here. Fab focus, nice detailed textures and pretty green on green!

[Mags]

@dishaparekh176 You are so sweet, Disha! Thank you so much for your kind comments!

[Mags]

@pictureitbig Thank you very much!

[Mags]

@ruthmouch Thank you, Ruth! Appreciate your comments!

@joeboxster LOL! I'm still looking!

@cimes1 Thank you, Carole! Really appreciate your wonderful comments!

[Netkonnexion]

Wonderful picture, love the texture in these. Nicely seen.

[Phil Howcroft]

awesome detail maggie, love the textures, love the tones, i remember your 'monkey balls'. Thanks for all your support for me Maggie, you are a great virtual friend

[👑 AnaZad]

They are so beautiful. Very nice textures. Great detail.

[Mags]

@netkonnexion Appreciate your comments! Than you!

@phil_howcroft Such wonderful comments! Thank you for all your support, Phil! It never goes unnoticed or unappreciated! Ditto!

@anazad511 Thank you very much for your kind comments, Ana!

[Ellen Young]

Great shot Ma'am! Beautiful color and textures! :)

[Mags]

@ellimae Thank you, Ellen! Really appreciate your kind remarks! How goes the trip?

[janet gregory]

nice shot. i've never noticed them when they were green.

[Mags]

@memejanetx3 Thank you, Janet! They usually don't fall to the ground this way for us to notice them. They stay way up in the tree until they're ripe and fall. They are much heavier green, I can tell you that!

[Gabrielle C]

These are so very cool! Nice textures and colors ~ What a great shot :)

[Kd Wallis]

they are so neat looking! i always enjoy these shots of yours :) Again, great lighting!!

[Mags]

@gabsview Thank you so much, Gabrielle! Grateful for your lovely comments and visit!

@kdimagery You are too sweet, Kd! Thank you so much for your wonderful comments! Made my day!

[Kathryn Marshall]

Pretty composition for these bum balls.

[Mags]

@daisy LOL! Thank you, Kathryn! =)

[Donna]

how beautiful! i will have to google bum balls. :-)

[Mags]

@pointnshoot28 Thank you, Donna! Here ya go! http://www.ehow.com/facts_5757649_sweetgum-tree.html

[Vicki Dixon]

I have never seen them green before...great job putting them in a pile to make more texture

[Frida]

These greens are fantastic! My kinda green! and there is so much texture in that background!

[samantha]

Great textures and shape, they almost look like something you might find underwater! =)

[Sharon]

Such detail and beautiful focus Maggie.

[Mags]

@vickisfotos Thank you, Vicki! Grateful for your kind comments and visit!

@frida Appreciate your lovely comments, Frida! Thank you!

@mantha Thank you, Sam! Kind of like sea urchins, I think!

@purdey Thank you so much, Sharon! Appreciate your comments!

[Kathy Burzynski]

Oh yes, I remember those shots, some of the first shots I saw of yours.
You had a series going. This is very nice and a taste of things to come I suspect

[Sharon]

Very nice! I have never seen them green. Very cool composition!

[Mags]

@myhrhelper Thank you, Kathy! Not if I can help it! LOL! Unless, I run out of other things to shoot.

@sharritta Thank you so much, Sharon! Appreciate your comments!

[Binny]

Had no idea they looked like this, they look rubbery... Pretty greens :)

[Mags]

@binny Thank you, Binny! Appreciate your comments!

[Oleta Clouse]

You know, I've never seen these up close before they've turned brown.. They are a gorgeous color and don't look nearly quite so dastardly, lol.. I'll have to see if Rocky will let me pilfer some from her sweet gum >.>

[Mags]

@buggus Thank you, Oleta! They are much heavier green! LOL! Maybe she will. If the storms hadn't blown these down, I never would've seen them up close and personal. Have no way to get at them since my trees are huge!

[Erinn Dubay]

Love the texture and composition! Beautiful shot!

[Mags]

@ebdubay Thank you very much, Erinn!

[Ruth Greene]

These are really cool looking! if I see them I will try not to step on them @cheribug

[Ruth Greene]

Oops, hit the button before I was done, must be late, Nicely done, love the bokeh too!

[Mags]

@rmkgreene LOL! Thank you, Ruth! They can hurt if you step on them but these are plenty big enough to see without a problem.

[Mike Llewellyn]

In Calif. we have a tree (Liquid Amber) that has identical pods as these. As kids, we used to have wars, and these were our ammo.

[Mike Llewellyn]

Just googled sweet gum and found out that the sweet gum and liquid ambar are one and the same.

[Mags]

@jaboney They would make mean weapons, Mike! Interesting that they're the same tree! I've never heard them called that, just plain old sweet gum or something with a curse word in it. I didn't think they were naturally growing outside the eastern US, but what do I know? LOL!

[Chris Johnson]

Awesome greeeenn!!! So cool how you stacked them up against a backdrop of green. I've never noticed that they were green before they turn brown!

[Mags]

@cjphoto LOL! I know you love green, too! Thank you so much for your kind comments, Chris!

[eva]

I do remember them! :)
35 counting to what?

[Mags]

@redrucksack Thank you, Eva! To 365. =)

[eva]

Ah! Ok! Hope you will continue also after the 365. :)

[Mags]

@redrucksack Thank you, Eva! Will probably take a little break from it. Then come back and post as I can.

[Pam]

The monkey balls look great in green! I love their texture and shape. That song I have not heard in years!! Love it!!

[Mags]

@pammerritt Thank you, Pam! Grateful for your wonderful remarks, as always! That was a good song, wasn't it?!

[Heidi]

Love everything about this one! The color, the dof, and the fact that its a rare event to capture these on the ground!! Fav!

[Mags]

@chauncygirl Wow! Thank you for your gracious comments and the fav, Heidi! Most appreciated!