H-K063

hsien-ku

H-K063

Frost ghosts autumnal pastures.
Though my step is light, my geese
sound their alarm, the plover
scream at me, an intruder
in sleepless fields, and over
your absence measureless
silence extends the stars.

(Gwen Harwood)

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H-K063 by hsien-ku
  • Colleen Milburn

    Colleen Milburn

    Oh, wow. Amazing and beautiful shot, HK – how did you get the spider to pose like that? ;))

  • hsien-ku replied

    . . . he owed me a favour!
    thanks Colleen!

  • Mindy McGregor

    Mindy McGregor

    Stunning!!!!!!!

  • hsien-ku replied

    :) thankyou Mindy!

  • Colleen Milburn

    Colleen Milburn

    LOL!! Well he paid you back nicely ;))

  • nathanw08

    nathanw08

    beautiful shot, love the tone with just a hint of colour in the flower

  • hsien-ku replied

    thanks very much nathanw08. I was toying with the idea of completely desaturating the image but, in the end, couldn’t part with the purple!

  • Mojca Savicki

    Mojca Savicki

    Wow, excellent!

  • hsien-ku replied

    merci Mojca S. lovely of you.

  • botticcelli

    botticcelli

    amazing !

  • hsien-ku replied

    thanks Rafael x

  • Selkie

    Selkie

    Perfect! I love the moodiness and colour – and the spider!

  • hsien-ku replied

    thankyou Selkie! he was a pretty moody spider :)

  • Sharon Johnstone

    Sharon Johnstone

    Stunning work !!!

  • hsien-ku replied

    thanks very much Sharon

  • Stephanie  Werden

    Stephanie Werden

    This is gorgeous!! Wow!

  • hsien-ku replied

    thanks Stephanie :)

  • LisaR

    LisaR

    Wow stunning image!!

  • hsien-ku replied

    very sweet of you LisaR

  • JUSTART

    JUSTART

    great shot

  • hsien-ku replied

    merci justart!

  • Rosemary Scott

    Rosemary Scott

    Outstanding! Love the atmosphere & the spider’s fantastic!

  • hsien-ku replied

    thankyou Rosemary! another Queen’s Park resident!

  • JimFilmer

    JimFilmer

    love the subtle colour and DoF

  • hsien-ku replied

    thankyou JimFilmer – very kind.

  • DragonFlyer

    DragonFlyer

    Stunning capture – and what you’ve done with the colour and toning is sensational! I LOVE it! A wonderful image :)))

  • hsien-ku replied

    thankyou k!! mothernature did most of it!

  • Ryan Jones

    Ryan Jones

    fully captures the essence of spider (in my mind). Great treatment.

  • hsien-ku replied

    thanks for the lovely compliment!

  • Christine  Wilson

    Christine Wilson

    outstanding

  • hsien-ku replied

    merci :)

  • Shanina Conway

    Shanina Conway

    I wish I could fav this a hundred times….exquiste work and poem;)

  • hsien-ku replied

    thanks so much Shanina!

  • Basia McAuley

    Basia McAuley

    What a beautiful image,, love it!

  • hsien-ku replied

    thanks Basia!
    :)

  • Cathi Norman

    Cathi Norman

    Great capture – love the composition!!

  • hsien-ku replied

    thankyou Cathi! I struggled a little trying to match this to the rule of thirds – but, in the end, just used my eye.

  • Cordelia

    Cordelia

    Such subtle beautiful colours. Great piece of work.

  • hsien-ku replied

    thanks Cordelia – very kind of you

  • Lorena Maria

    Lorena Maria

    hsien-ku ..To be honest I could comment on almost all your work!!! It´s wonderful what you do and if your work is a mirror to your soul… Woww!!! many many congrats!
    Lorena

  • hsien-ku replied

    what a lovely thing to say Lorena! thankyou! x

  • cammiecakes

    cammiecakes

    Oooo spiders freak me out but this shot is brilliant!!!

  • hsien-ku replied

    thanks cammiecakes – they freak me out too!

  • smallfox

    smallfox

    Serene and deeply waiting (if that makes any sense) as though there is some sleeping giant out of shot. Beautiful work.

  • hsien-ku replied

    merci!
    yes, that makes perfect sense. stillness before storm.
    x

  • Svetlana Sewell

    Svetlana Sewell

    Excellent!

  • hsien-ku replied

    thanks Svetlana!

  • Rachel Davison

    Rachel Davison

    Disturbing and beautiful!!

  • hsien-ku replied

    very kind of you Rachel

  • josiem

    josiem

    beautiful!

  • hsien-ku replied

    thankyou josiem :)

  • David McMahon

    David McMahon

    That’s a stunning image. It represents determination to me.

  • hsien-ku replied

    :) the lengths some will go to for beauty (he made it in the end)

  • julie mcinnes

    julie mcinnes

    stunning

  • hsien-ku replied

    thanks Julie

  • alicelily

    alicelily

    perfect =)

  • hsien-ku replied

    thankyou alicelily!

  • WatscapePhoto

    WatscapePhoto

    Exquisite work. Superb!!

  • hsien-ku replied

    thankyou WatscapePhoto – lovely of you to comment

  • Lorena Maria

    Lorena Maria

    haha i think this is my 5th. visit to this pic n 2nd. comment, i hope you don’t mind,,,, hsien-ku this is “OUT OF COMPETITION” i love it!
    many many congrats!
    Lorena

  • hsien-ku replied

    :) what a lovely compliment! thankyou Lorena! I’m very pleased that you like this (and I’m sure the spider would’ve been flattered)

  • Lorena Maria

    Lorena Maria

    ; ) i hope so!!

  • emeraldgaze

    emeraldgaze

    fan bloody tastic !!!! I adore it!

  • hsien-ku replied

    :) thankyou!!

  • Jan Timmons

    Jan Timmons

    Beautiful work. You stopped desaturating at just the right time, I think, to keep the colors subtle and accentuate shapes. Great soft dof for this scene.

  • hsien-ku replied

    thanks Jan – my original plan was to go completely b&w but the colours seduced me.

  • Jan Piller

    Jan Piller

    Oh I love this!

  • hsien-ku replied

    thanks very much Jan!

  • Clare Colins

    Clare Colins

    Nicely done. Good subject matter, composition and tones:)

  • hsien-ku replied

    very kind of you Clare – thankyou

  • Anibal

    Anibal

    well miss muffet.. the spider is captured well.. bet you did’nt mind it coming to sit beside ya right?? impressive shot

  • hsien-ku replied

    if he’d gotten any closer I’d definitely have minded! :)
    thanks for the compliment Anibal

  • Daniel J. McCauley IV

    Daniel J. McCa...

    Brilliant work!!! Love the hint of purple!

  • hsien-ku replied

    thanks Daniel!

  • Peter Denniston

    Peter Denniston

    Unbelievable – Great work!

  • hsien-ku replied

    very nice of you Peter – thanks

  • Waleska Luker

    Waleska Luker

    Congratulations! This work has being Featured in the...
    First Things Group

  • hsien-ku replied

    Wow! thankyou! that’s so encouraging!

  • joyousmoon

    joyousmoon

    Congratulations on your feature! Nicely done.

  • hsien-ku replied

    thankyou very much!

  • aglaia b

    aglaia b

    beautiful
    ;-) xox

  • hsien-ku replied

    very sweet of you aglaia. thanks

  • HelenaBrophy

    HelenaBrophy

    Extraordinaire light and composition.

  • hsien-ku replied

    very kind of you Helena – thankyou

  • Leonardo Amaro  Rodrigues

    Leonardo Amaro...

    incredible depth of this image simply perfect.

  • hsien-ku replied

    thankyou Leonardo! very kind of you!

  • Christopher Hunter

    Christopher Hu...

    I’M COMPLETELY FLOORED BY YOUR COMPOSITIONS. THANX.

  • hsien-ku replied

    thanks very much Christopher – really nice of you to say that.

  • coffeelover

    coffeelover

    a jewel

  • hsien-ku replied

    xxx
    thanks coffeelover!

  • Michelle  Morris

    Michelle Morris

    OUTSTANDING!

  • hsien-ku replied

    thanks Michelle

  • Trish Woodford

    Trish Woodford

    Wow that is stunning – you create a lovely mood in all your shots :)

  • hsien-ku replied

    thanks very much Trish

  • Richard Veal

    Richard Veal

    Awesome work. Instant fave.

  • hsien-ku replied

    thankyou Richard!

  • funkyfacestudio

    funkyfacestudio

    So moody and beautiful !

  • hsien-ku replied

    very kind of you funkyfacestudio

  • Elucidate

    Elucidate

    quite exquisite…

  • hsien-ku replied

    thankyou elucidate

  • jacqleen

    jacqleen

    AWEsomeeeeeeeeeeeeee CAPTURE :)))) xx

  • hsien-ku replied

    thanks sweetheart xxxxxxx

  • erika15

    erika15

    Wow….this is so beautifully mysterious…
    By the way did you write that poem? It’s beautiful.

  • hsien-ku replied

    thankyou erika! no this poem is by one of my favourite poets – gwen harwood (it is beautiful, isn’t it?)

  • micklyn

    micklyn

    fantastic!! such mood and mystery, such wonderful use of muted colour. Wow.

  • hsien-ku replied

    thankyou micklyn!

  • J.M. Romig

    J.M. Romig

    I find this piece both ominous and beautiful.

  • hsien-ku replied

    thanks so much J.M.Romig

  • Ove Bohnhorst

    Ove Bohnhorst

    this is stunning… beautiful tones Judith :))
    ...(L)ove

  • hsien-ku replied

    thankyou ove xxxxxxxx

  • parmi

    parmi

    I don’t know how I missed this one… what a great story being told in such a simple way. Love the mood that is so strong in your work.

  • hsien-ku replied

    thankyou parmi xxx

  • Emma Collins

    Emma Collins

    I am no spider lover so not sure how you’ve done this but I actually think this spider is quite cute!

  • hsien-ku replied

    thanks emma – he was cute!

  • sonjas

    sonjas

    Amazing shot. Don’t like spiders, but love your shot.

  • hsien-ku replied

    thanks sonjas

  • Nathaniel Arnold

    Nathaniel Arnold

    wow, that is incredible!!

  • hsien-ku replied

    thankyou nathaniel

  • Shelly Harris

    Shelly Harris

    Oh this is beautiful. I love the spider, I don’t know how I missed this image. Beautiful work….

  • hsien-ku replied

    thanks shelly – he was such a nice little spider. . .

  • TaniaLosada

    TaniaLosada

    really beautiful!

  • hsien-ku replied

    thankyou tania

  • Natalie Broome

    Natalie Broome

    This is beautiful – welldone on getting such a great shot!

  • hsien-ku replied

    thankyou natalie

  • Mark Ramstead

    Mark Ramstead

    You never seem to miss, that which ought not to be missed. Grace be with you…

  • hsien-ku replied

    and to you also my friend. thankyou for your kind words

  • walela

    walela

    Just fantastic!!

  • hsien-ku replied

    merci walela

  • Fred  Yardley

    Fred Yardley

    Wicked shot!

  • hsien-ku replied

    thankyou fred

  • Svetlana Sewell

    Svetlana Sewell

    Fabulous!

  • hsien-ku replied

    thanks very much svetlana

  • Paulo van Breugel

    Paulo van Breugel

    Great composition and moody colors

  • hsien-ku replied

    thankyou pvb25

  • Elox

    Elox

    Amazing dark tones. beautiful mood.

  • hsien-ku replied

    thankyou elox!

  • Antanas

    Antanas

    great job

  • hsien-ku replied

    my thanks antanas xxx

  • Scott  d'Almeida

    Scott d'Almeida 22 days ago

    excellent,,,,,,,,,,

  • Peter Denniston

    Peter Denniston 22 days ago

    Superb

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