michaelmas daisy

dinghysailor1

michaelmas daisy

A bedraggled survivor of this wet wet scottish summer soaks in a little warmth in the briefest of sunny intervals. I think it’s a dwarf aster or michaelmas daisy – a goodnatured border perennial and hardy with it – just as well!
;)

A handheld macro hastily taken along with japonese anemone


michaelmas daisy belongs to the following groups:

All About Flowers and The Scots are Coming Available for sale as

Greeting Cards and Matted Prints

michaelmas daisy by dinghysailor1
michaelmas daisy by dinghysailor1
  • terezadelpilar

    terezadelpilar

    Sweet purple, lovely:)

  • Maggieposh

    Maggieposh

    So very pretty..Straight to My Fav’s..Miss P

  • reflexio

    reflexio

    Super colours and DOF.

  • Teeze

    Teeze

    Beautiful colour! Nice work.

  • Paul Gitto

    Paul Gitto

    Beautiful capture Maggie!

  • David Roman

    David Roman

    Lovely Mr D

  • Richard Veal

    Richard Veal

    Looks lovely dinger.

  • PigleT

    PigleT

    Like the DoF :)

  • PhotogeniquE IPA

    PhotogeniquE IPA

    pretty good for a bedraggled survivor!! nice image.

  • dinghysailor1

    dinghysailor1

    thanks dave! and you should have seen the others – they were wasted!
    :))

  • eddiepark

    eddiepark

    Lovely!

  • Joyce Dickens, IPA

    Joyce Dickens,...

    mMaggie, this is so delicate and beautiful….your light is shining bright, my friend!!!

  • dinghysailor1 replied

    Aw Joyce (blush) you are soo kind my friend – thank you for you lovely words and for faving this .. :))))

  • SharonAHenson

    SharonAHenson

    What a lovely capture of this flower !

  • photobymdavey

    photobymdavey

    Good depth of field, I guess you have upgraded your camera?

  • dinghysailor1

    dinghysailor1

    Hi Mark thanks ! this was the old 2nd hand nikon compact coolpix 4800 I got and it takes great shots – this was handheld in the wind so a really lucky one as mostly had blurs that day!!
    see you soon !
    cheers
    ding ;)

  • JLDunn

    JLDunn

    Wow! I have never seen a purple daisy! Awesome!

  • Kelly  J

    Kelly J

    Oh bless it!!!! Funnily enough I took some photos of purple daisies 2 days ago!!! Havnt loaded them yet though LOL… great shot maggie :)

  • dinghysailor1

    dinghysailor1

    teehee there’s still time to get them up and into the challenge here kelly and thanks everyone for your great comments!! ;))))))

  • SueAnne

    SueAnne

    Very nice Ding, I love the colors…

  • reflector

    reflector

    Another great garden shot Dinghy ! I really like the detail present in those stamen ! Nice DOF and colours too.

  • lianne

    lianne

    Awwww – she looks perfectly lovely to me Maggie – love the clarity and the soft color here. Really pretty!

  • julie08

    julie08

    Beautiful:)

  • cherylc1

    cherylc1

    gorgeous! incredible detail, colors and DOF!!

  • Sean Farragher

    Sean Farragher

    beautiful

  • jacqi

    jacqi

    This is beautiful and absolutely perfect, bedraggled or not!

  • yankeegrl99

    yankeegrl99

    Very pretty

  • Tainia Finlay

    Tainia Finlay

    Your garden must be beautiful ding! This is such a sweet capture :D

  • debsphotos

    debsphotos

    Such a lovely shade Maggie!! Excellent image!! They have to be ‘hardy’ to survive my garden as well!! LOL…*-)

  • AARDVARK

    AARDVARK

    Hello Sailor!

    Nice colours.

  • Sharon Johnstone

    Sharon Johnstone

    Beautiful shot Maggie!!!!

  • Jason Connolly

    Jason Connolly

    Smashing…

  • Sensiworld

    Sensiworld

    Lovely shot !

  • brian pendrey

    brian pendrey

    beautiful

  • gatherdowns

    gatherdowns

    A really sharp macro well done. Bring the bees to make honey and I would be in heaven with this shot.

  • Christopher  Ewing

    Christopher E...

    your lighting and dof is totally awesome on this, perfect comp and focus

  • Jokus

    Jokus

    Perfect flower, the colors are beautiful, love the soft fluffy yellow heart!

  • Jen Whyte

    Jen Whyte

    What a glorious capture Maggie … ’’the girl done good’’ !!

  • Agnes McGuinness

    Agnes McGuinness

    This is beautiful, Maggie. A great macro:)

  • Antanas

    Antanas

    Very beautiful shot

  • DawsonImages

    DawsonImages

    Nice depth control

  • Robin Brown

    Robin Brown

    Another 1st class floral Dinghy, a gold star on your report card!! XX

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