I still fly a lot in my dreams, she told us, but I try to stay close to the ground. At my age, a fall can be pretty serious.
Quote – Storypeople
Fallen leaves resting on a wall, the yellow caught my eye :o)
Taken with a Canon EOS 450D
Aperture F6.3
Shutter 1/20
ISO 200
Focal length 49mm
FEATURED Nov 2009: Beginner’s Expressions
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FEATURED Nov 2009: Leaves
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Top Ten finish: Made by Nature – Fallen leaves challenge
I still fly a lot in my dreams, she told us, but I try to stay close to the ground. At my age, a fall can be pretty serious. belongs to the following groups:
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Linda Bianic
Wonderful imagery,,,,,,I just bought this camera,,, have so much to learn!
Emma Collins replied
Thank you Linda, its a really great camera, I’m sure you’ll have lots of fun learning :o)
Robert Meyer
Wonderful translucency and edge detail. Well done!
Emma Collins replied
Thank you Robert, I was really pleased with the way this one turned out, it was just fallen leaves stacked up on a wall and the yellow one caught my eye – sometimes the simplest most mundane things can look beautiful
joybliss
Instant fave. Great shot ~ tho’ i think I’d have faved the title anyway!!
Emma Collins replied
Thanks joybliss – I was getting a bit bored of my normal mundane titles so I went off piste instead for a change!
vaquera
Beautiful composition !
Emma Collins replied
Thank you!
Wayne Pearson
Excellent natural abstract image Emma, great colours.
Emma Collins replied
Thanks Wayne :o)
micmac
Fantastic composition,light…simple and beautiful.
Emma Collins replied
Thank you micmac, its an honour to have you stop by :o)
Linda Bianic
congrats Emma!!
Emma Collins replied
Oh thank you so much Linda, you made my day!!
A1000WORDS
Impressive capture… =)
Emma Collins replied
Cheers Ron :o)
Camilla Wall
Emma Collins replied
Yay, thanks Camilla, you just put a smile on my face :o)
collectivebydeb
wonderful comp & colors captured Emma – LOVE IT !!! CONGRATS on the features !!! Will hopefully have the internet back up & running in a couple of days – really crazy having to pop down to internet cafe’s to check emails – cant believe 2 years ago I didnt even own a computer & now its such a big part of communicating & a huge source of inspiration !!! – cheers deb :)
Emma Collins replied
Hi Deb, I though you must still be without internet as I haven’t seen you around much! Isn’t it mad how dependent we are on computers and the internet – I need my daily fix!! I was really pleased with this shot, so I’m delighted that lots of red bubblers like it too :o) Looking forward to seeing some more cool stuff from you when you’re back up and running, em xx
John Edwards
Beautifully composed
Emma Collins replied
Cheers John
Jim Nooney
A stunning image Emma… wonderful colors as well. Well done!
Emma Collins replied 29 days ago
Cheers Jim :o)
Meeli Sonn 28 days ago
I love this work
Emma Collins replied 28 days ago
THank you so much for your kind comment Meeli
Mika 23 days ago
29th November 2009 – Ohh thats really different and stunning, love it! Congratulations on your top 10 placing and feature :)
Emma Collins replied 23 days ago
Oh I was just checking out my activity stream and this popped up – thanks so much Mika for the feature and your lovely comment – I’m going to go to bed a happy girl :o)
shaneran 23 days ago
congratulations on your features!! what fantastic captures of the edges of these leaves!! very creative and artistic work!!
Emma Collins replied 23 days ago
Thank you so much, what a lovely observation and kind comment :o)
nadine henley 6 days ago
very creative and intriguing shot, emma – congrats on all the successes for this one!
Emma Collins replied 5 days ago
Thanks for dropping by Nadine, its funny sometimes you see something, know what you want it to look like through the lens and everything goes to plan – this was one of those occasions so I’m really please it’s been well received :o)
i l d i l a z... 3 days ago
Great composition!
Emma Collins replied 3 days ago
Thanks ildi