At the center

I haven’t done a floral abstract in a while. Let’s see who can identify the flower first…

19 thoughts on “At the center”

lynnwiles on May 4, 2019 at 10:11 pm said:

Dandelion?

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- tomwhelan on May 4, 2019 at 11:21 pm said:
  
  That’s it! Didn’t take long 🙂
  
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  - lynnwiles on May 5, 2019 at 7:14 am said:
    
    They are abundant now. Guess they like the cool rainy weather.
  - tomwhelan on May 5, 2019 at 8:58 pm said:
    
    Cool and rainy is exactly the weather I’ve been having. The dandelions like, but so do the woodland wildflowers, I just saw hundreds of trillium at Garden in the Woods.
TJ Fox on May 4, 2019 at 10:42 pm said:

I had to laugh when I saw this because I posted a very similar pic today. Dandelions are some of my favorite things to photography because they hold so much interest at the macro level. That and all the varieties you can get out of a single plant are amazing.

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- tomwhelan on May 4, 2019 at 11:19 pm said:
  
  A fine image on your blog – hope your sale goes well! There’s are so many images you can make with this flower.
  
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  - TJ Fox on May 4, 2019 at 11:25 pm said:
    
    Thanks! At some point I want to try and get some images with it in seed.
  - tomwhelan on May 5, 2019 at 9:01 pm said:
    
    I like the seeds more than the flower. Here are a couple of older ones of mine:
    Hanging seed
    Sunset dandelion
  - TJ Fox on May 5, 2019 at 11:54 pm said:
    
    Love those! There is so much detail and interest in the seeding dandelions.
serialphotographer on May 5, 2019 at 3:12 am said:

Love this Tom

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- tomwhelan on May 5, 2019 at 7:07 pm said:
  
  Thanks!
  
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Steve Schwartzman on May 5, 2019 at 6:54 am said:

Flowers in the daisy family are good at packing.

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- tomwhelan on May 5, 2019 at 8:54 pm said:
  
  The structures at the center are so regular – almost like tansy, another composite.
  
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joshi daniel on May 6, 2019 at 2:21 am said:

Loved this 🙂

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- tomwhelan on May 6, 2019 at 11:07 pm said:
  
  Thanks, Joshi!
  
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Lemony on May 6, 2019 at 10:12 am said:

Of course I LOVE this one! 😀

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- tomwhelan on May 6, 2019 at 10:59 pm said:
  
  It’s your color!
  
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shoreacres on May 10, 2019 at 11:22 am said:

I never would have guessed dandelion. I’ve spent so much time photographing our native Texas dandelion I’m not sure I’ve ever seen that deep structure of the European version. It’s really lovely.

What I like about your photo, apart from the detail, is the placement of the flower. Being just a little off center increases the appeal, I think.

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- tomwhelan on May 11, 2019 at 11:14 pm said:
  
  The pattern at the center caught my eye – it was so regular and unblemished. Putting the detailed area off center is an old compositional habit for me. Thanks for the kind words!
  
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