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Shades of Green
Posted by MadScientist (Düsseldorf, Germany) on 3 July 2008 in Plant & Nature.
A small Nephrolepis exaltata (a Boston fern cultivar) hiding behind a Tamarind (Tamarindus indica). Seen from my breakfast table.
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Japanalia from Yokohama, Japan
A most "delicious" sight at breakfast!!! The backlight is creating wonders! Wonderful exposure!
3 Jul 2008 7:36am
@Japanalia: Usually I don't notice much shortly after waking up, but this was a nice surprise.
@Michael Skorulski: Thanks, Michael!
Evelyne Dubos from Le Mans, France
Very beautiful light. Like particulary the shadow of little leaves on bigger one, well done !!
3 Jul 2008 10:13am
@Evelyne Dubos: Thanks so much! That was a nice surprise, no need to arrange the plants, as my window sill is always covered with plant pots :)
@Jen: That was a nice start into the morning :)
@Vink: Thanks, Vink, much appreciated!
Observing from Local, United Kingdom
A good observation, and very nice illumination. Fine detail..!
3 Jul 2008 2:58pm
@Observing: Give me a plant with compound leaves and I'm lost :)
Tamara from Fort Myers, FL, United States
so beautiful! You caught that shadow perfectly! I am in love with this image! :)
3 Jul 2008 5:20pm
@Tamara: My pleasure :-)
@Jennifer Radio: Thanks very much! Have fun!
@gandz: If you would be living next door I would give you one of these; I raised four Tamarinds from seed :-)
Laurent from Lyon, France
a so beautiful light and the leaves look like as if they have golden flake.
So nice!
3 Jul 2008 9:14pm
@Laurent: ...especially if you know that these leaves are quite petite :)
@Ana Lúcia: Thanks, Ana Lúcia!
MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom
I love this MS, those shadows of the little leaves on the bigger leaf is beautiful.
3 Jul 2008 10:54pm
@MaryB: My plants don't stop surprising me :)
JoeB from Brampton, Canada
The shadow and light work well together, but I like the peach fuzz.
4 Jul 2008 12:43am
@JoeB: Hope this will be an elegant tree when it's grown up!
akarui from Kagoshima, Japan
Beautiful light on the leaves and the shadows of some other leaves make a plus.
4 Jul 2008 1:05am
@akarui: Couldn't leave my camera untouched :)
John Maslowski from Dallas,PA, United States
Great shot, love the back lighting, makes for an excellent composition.
4 Jul 2008 4:02am
@John Maslowski: Thanks very much!
Steven from Chicagoland, United States
Great detail and composition. I love the shadows that are cast through the leaves.
4 Jul 2008 4:08am
@Steven: Usually I'm not that active at breakfast time. But I wanted this image :)
@Margie: Thanks very much!
Doug from Long Beach, United States
I adore these shots where the silhouette of one leaf shows on another. Great detail.
7 Jul 2008 6:02am
@Doug: Just had to take this photo! Thanks!
Twelvebit from Victoria, United States
Nice shot. Reminds me of Photosynthetic Photography.
7 Jul 2008 3:32pm
@Twelvebit: That's cool! Thanks for that!
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