Super shot, you are a real opportunist and it paid off with this one. Excellent picture.

A superb image, and an excellent example in the use of light, and the art of seeing. Congratulations.

Very nice shot..... Excellent captrue and wonderful presentation.

Great shot , this is all about the light , and it is good.

nicely composed and lit. Good image and idea too! Thanks for posting.

Very nice composition and great lighting Michael. It looks so very fragile. Very nice work. Thanks for sharing it. Anita

Very nice image. I like the teshnique and the way you've captured it.

Jackie

Never seen them coathangers in this colour !!! LOL
Thank you, dear Michael, and congratulations out of breath which has been taken away by the quality and appeal of this image ...

Hi Michael, what a colorful expression of 'new life' in all it's simplicity! New Life in any form always fascinates me and it doesn't matter to me as to how it rates on nature's scale of measurement! These colors are stunning, so appealing to one's eye, and so symbolic of human life in many ways! Simply lovely Michael! Your presentation of this composition is what puts delight in our viewing and music to our ears!! Supreme is a very befitting word to help me describe this photo! Thank you, Sincerely, Marilyn

Michael, this is stunning photography. Excellent lighting and composition my friend.You certainly have the knack for taking something as ordinary and overlooked as this and turning it into a masterpiece. Good work!

Great Lighting! Really like the colors and the framing. Nicely done.

I am glad that you went and captured the moment. Timing is important. Great lighting and nicely displayed.

you make it sound so easy!! this is beautiful. i think the lighting makes it for me, it is so dramatic. I love the shadows that are on the seed (aka helicopters when i was little). and the colors are great. great work! ~abby

Beautiful use of light and focus! Nice framework too.

Very nice, great lighting and colors.

Oh, this brought back memories! As children back in MA, we used to stick these on our noses - go figure! Super lighting on the seed pods - good composition too. The frame is lovely, picking up the pink of the pods. Very lovely image, Michael..thanks :>

I must have already swept a million of these off our back porch. I'm glad they truly do have some artistic merit, given the right artist to see it :) I'll never look at them the same way again !!!! Superb presentation. And I actually put them in my favs, so when I get a pile of them to sweep I can look at just how beautiful they really can be :)

Sometimes the best images come from our own back yards. This has a lovely lighting and composition that makes it special. Well done my friend. How's the back doing? The knee is functional but not 100% yet. Best wishes.
Russ

I love backlit foliage as only the sun can do. The pods are clear and sharp. Great blanking out of the background.
Pat

Fantastic photo beautiful little pods, I'm sure they are we called helicopters as they would spin in the breeze.

Auline

Now, this I like!
It's great how the light shows the shadows of the keys on top!

Lavish lighting on this capture!! Simple and clean...really draws you into the piece!! Excellent DOF and color control Michael!!

Now that is making use of a opportunity and a moment of thought for this photo. Its totally lovely the way the light has come thru the seeds. You have a way of being able to capture such things so very perfedtly Michael. Sometimes the simplest things will give the most beautiful photos. Thank you so much for this one. Verena

Wow, I truely love this! Simple and yet so beautiful. Especially like the lighting and colors.....and the pureness this image portrays. I now have this on my desktop. Kudos! Thanks for sharing it, Michael :)
~lori

Perfect! The tonal qualities of this one are musuem quality.

This is about light and composition Michael and you nailed it. You make everything a true piece of art. It is all in the way it is viewed :)
The colors are softly muted, yet bright enough to draw the viewer's eye into the image. Very tasteful my friend. Thank you :~)

How professionally perfect is this! I love the lighting and the composition and your framing sets it all off beautifully.

This is exactly how I like to make photographs myself!
I believe we share some common interest in style and technique.
Great work!
Paul

Lighting and composition are just perfect!

Really nice shot
Well done

Perfect lighting.

Fantastic, backlighting well done always gives a wonderful effect.

D

Nice capture... I think it could have been more interesting, if the light was there on the subject.....