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.

Emma Collins

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
FEATURED Nov 2009: Photography 101
FEATURED Nov 2009: Leaves
FEATURED Nov 2009: Made by Nature

Top Ten finish: Made by Nature – Fallen leaves challenge

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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. by Emma Collins
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. by Emma Collins
  • Linda Bianic

    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

    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

    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

    vaquera

    Beautiful composition !

  • Emma Collins replied

    Thank you!

  • Wayne  Pearson

    Wayne Pearson

    Excellent natural abstract image Emma, great colours.

  • Emma Collins replied

    Thanks Wayne :o)

  • micmac

    micmac

    Fantastic composition,light…simple and beautiful.

  • Emma Collins replied

    Thank you micmac, its an honour to have you stop by :o)

  • Linda Bianic

    Linda Bianic


    congrats Emma!!

  • Emma Collins replied

    Oh thank you so much Linda, you made my day!!

  • A1000WORDS

    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

    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

    John Edwards

    Beautifully composed

  • Emma Collins replied

    Cheers John

  • Jim Nooney

    Jim Nooney

    A stunning image Emma… wonderful colors as well. Well done!

  • Emma Collins replied 29 days ago

    Cheers Jim :o)

  • Meeli Sonn

    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

    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

    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

    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 a r

    i l d i l a z... 3 days ago

    Great composition!

  • Emma Collins replied 3 days ago

    Thanks ildi

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