orange cosmos flower

Posted by akarui (Kagoshima, Japan) on 1 October 2008 in Plant & Nature.

Thank you very much for all your comments.
You can see the same picture in bigger size and better resolution on my new blog.

rem_la from Villiers, France

ca ressemble à une secoupe volante !

1 Oct 2008 5:28am

objectif-p from Belgium

la beauté absolue!

1 Oct 2008 6:01am

Ana Lúcia from Leiria, Portugal

The colours are so rich and vivid, great angle too.

1 Oct 2008 6:27am

Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada

Cosmos indeed, what great spiritual joy in this, bravo Olivier :)

1 Oct 2008 6:39am

MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom

Oh wow! the angle and colours in this shot are superb!

1 Oct 2008 7:39am

Margie from Auckland, New Zealand

Wow it looks like it's dancing in the breeze, very cool! The colours are fantastic.

1 Oct 2008 8:16am

Isao from isère, France

Wouah les couleurs ça arrache !!! J'aime !
et puis lumière, angle, et composition ;-)

petit ajout :
http://isao.aminus3.com/image/2008-09-30.html?comment=1293000
Si ce Défi vous a plu, participez au prochain :
Le 15 Octobre postez votre photo
"Panneau de voie sans issue"
(et venez mettre un lien sur mon blog pour qu'on la voit)

If you liked this game, attend the next :
On 15 October post your photo
"Panel dead end"
(and just put a link in my blog to see that)

I hope the translation was Ok ;-)

1 Oct 2008 8:26am

maysam.pourghasemi from tehran, Iran

very nice shot And colours.bravo

1 Oct 2008 9:05am

Howard F. from South Pasadena, Calif., United States

I really like the variety of color in the shot, and the lovely contrast between blue and red. I also like the angle you shot this picture, facing the blue sky. Nice shot.

1 Oct 2008 9:05am

MadScientist from Düsseldorf, Germany

A great flower, but the colours are hypnotizing!

1 Oct 2008 10:27am

Emily Ng from Adelaide, Australia

vibrant colours, beautiful lighting, brought out by great composition!

1 Oct 2008 11:54am

Zygene from morlaix, France

Comme la précédente une photo vraiment de toute beauté avec de jolies couleurs et une belle lumière.

1 Oct 2008 12:40pm

Marion from Liberty Township, United States

This picture is fantastic - almost unreal!! it is so cool.

1 Oct 2008 1:28pm

Namaki from Bordeaux, France

this is just PERFECT ! the focus, the colours, the light and the composition !

1 Oct 2008 2:17pm

Daryl from Amagasaki, Japan

A slap in the face of colour and light! Great DoF! Reminds me of ME Company's graphic design work...

1 Oct 2008 2:29pm

MaryP from Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom

Stunning image!! The best macro shot i've seen for a few days. Composition, DoF, Colours and exposure 'top notch' (that means fabulous ..)

1 Oct 2008 4:50pm

zOOm from Paris, France

Rhooo, c'est bô tout plein ! :-)

1 Oct 2008 5:21pm

Laurent from Lyon, France

c'est lumineux, le bokeh est du plus bel effet et l'angle est sympa.
Bref une photo qui s'apprécie sans modération

1 Oct 2008 6:02pm

dj.tigersprout from San Bruno, CA, United States

just stunning color! faaabulously done! i love everything about this shot! bravo!

1 Oct 2008 7:30pm

Giovanni from Milan, Italy

Stunning shot! Fantastic angle and beautiful colours!

1 Oct 2008 7:59pm

Graham Russon from Cape Town, South Africa

Incredible shot, the colours are just amazing. Well done.

1 Oct 2008 8:34pm

Evelyne Dubos from Le Mans, France

Superbes les couleurs, ça en jette. Et très originale la forme de la fleur mis en valeur par l'angle de vue que tu as choisi.

1 Oct 2008 9:15pm

Richard_Irwin from Belper, United Kingdom

This image reminds me of a dance, really it is a ballet. Very beautiful indeed.

1 Oct 2008 10:15pm

[suvni:R] from Brussels, Belgium

that's an outstanding composition, great use of DoF and what a color treatment ! that would make an awesome postcard.

2 Oct 2008 1:26am

Magda from Vancouver, Canada

Stunning! The composition, lighting and colour are fabulous!

2 Oct 2008 3:57am

Monique from Koh Samui, Thailand

It's taking my breath away ... wow, stunning photo, lovely colors and composition! Bravo Akarui!

2 Oct 2008 5:53am

Laura from Eindhoven, Netherlands

Wow, I really love the colours!

2 Oct 2008 7:54am

Eleftheria! from Athens, Greece

I love it! 5 stars from me Olivier!

2 Oct 2008 12:48pm

Sandrine from Cincinnati, United States

Beautiful bright colors! Love it!

2 Oct 2008 1:45pm

bisha from Saitama, Japan

Fun angle and such beautiful colours!

2 Oct 2008 3:54pm

ABW from Colorado, United States

Love this shot! It makes me smile and I just want to sit and stare at it. :)

2 Oct 2008 6:40pm

Marie from FRESNES, France

le moins que l'on puisse dire, c'est que c'est coloré, j'adore !

2 Oct 2008 8:43pm

Canon PowerShot G9
1/1000 second
F/3.2
ISO 80
8 mm

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