Thistle amongst the poppies

Alomie

Thistle amongst the poppies

Taken on 28th June 2009, in a field by the Devils Dyke.

I saw this thistle amongst the poppies in the field, and thought it was a shot I couldn’t miss! I love the seemingly infinite amount of poppies and the single thistle amongst them.

Model: NIKON D60
Shutter Speed: 4/1000 second
Aperture: F/8.0
Focal Length: 55 mm
ISO Speed: 100

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Thistle amongst the poppies by Alomie
  • charitygrace

    charitygrace

    Wow, that’s a lot of red! Lovely color!

  • Alomie replied

    Yeah I really like this piece! So many poppies!

  • mikebov

    mikebov

    I recognise that field I loaded up a few a while back
    “Panorama of ppppoppies” being one.
    Lovely capture

  • Alomie replied

    It’s was indeed a sight to behold!

  • Motti Golan

    Motti Golan

    Wow… this is amazing!

  • Alomie replied

    Thank you! :D

  • LTPhotography

    LTPhotography

    Super shot, drove past the poppies so many times, glad you have captured them in such a great composition, lovely image

  • Alomie replied

    Thank you so much, I’m glad you enjoyed looking at this shot as much as I did taking it!

  • kimie

    kimie

    Absolutly beautiful , lovely image x

  • Alomie replied

    Thank you! :D

  • JulieDanielle

    JulieDanielle

    What an amazing photo!

  • Alomie replied

    Thank you! :D

  • Michael Hadfield

    Michael Hadfield

    Never seen so many poppies in one place. I like the backlighting too.

  • Alomie replied

    Thank you so much, I love this shot! :D

  • Jason Connolly

    Jason Connolly

    Wow, this is stunning.

  • Alomie replied

    Thanks! :D

  • chrisdade

    chrisdade

    Wow what a beautiful shoot and I can’t believe it was taken just up the rod from me!!! Well done for spotting it and capturing it so well. Good to see a local redbubblier!

  • Alomie replied

    Hi Chris, Yeah it’s beautiful up there, although I may or may not have climbed over a fence to get this >.> but it was amazing, even at 7.30am :) Next year I will go back! :D

  • lorilee

    lorilee

    Beautiful!!!!

  • Alomie replied

    :D

  • Ben Herman

    Ben Herman

    v. cool, well spotted.

  • Alomie replied

    Thank you so much!

  • Nigdaw

    Nigdaw

    What an amazing shot! Brilliant.

  • Alomie replied

    Thank you! :D

  • Look-Its-Darren

    Look-Its-Darren

    Hey, this is a wonderful image which i have just featured in ‘South East UK’ and made the cover image for its newst challenge, congrats!

  • Alomie replied

    Wow, thank you! :) That’s amazing!

  • Alixzandra

    Alixzandra

    Well done on the feature!!!! Congrats Hun :) Well deserved!

  • Alomie replied

    Thank you Alix

  • David Silsbury

    David Silsbury

    Excellent composition, great colours and texture, well done and congratulations on being featured.

  • Alomie replied

    Thank you! :D

  • Richard Murch

    Richard Murch

    ... WOWZER! and all this in Sussex..? amazing..!

  • Alomie replied

    Yes, although only for a few weeks in June, it’s so so stunning! Thank you for looking!

  • Anastasiia Kucherenko

    Anastasiia Kuc...

    wow!!!!! i have no words! that s amazing!!

  • Alomie replied

    Thank you! :D

  • genaro1

    genaro1

    Very nice shot

  • Alomie replied

    Thanks! :D

  • mtozier

    mtozier 17 days ago

    beautiful

  • Alomie replied 9 days ago

    Thank you! :D

  • Stuart Chapman

    Stuart Chapman 2 days ago

    Such an amazing sight, and the thistle definately stands out amongst the sea of red.

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