Just a Weed

Andrew Bosman, 5 months ago

Maybe so, but it sure as hell makes for a fine piece of art Sylvia!

Sarah Donoghue, 5 months ago

awesome!

DesImages, 5 months ago

It’s beautiful!

Karen Cook, 5 months ago

Love perspective and wonderful in sepia!

Kitsmumma in reply to Andrew Bosman’s comment, 5 months ago

Thank you so much Boz, took this yesterday evening down at the ‘lagoon’. The weeds along the waters edge were glorious lit up by the evening sun.

Kitsmumma in reply to Sarah Donoghue’s comment, 5 months ago

Thanks so much Sarah.

Kitsmumma in reply to DesImages’s comment, 5 months ago

Thanks so much DesImages, reminds me a little of a snow flake.

Kitsmumma in reply to Karen Cook’s comment, 5 months ago

Thank you Karen, I much preferred it in sepia, appreciate your comment.

LostBoy1, 5 months ago

Beautiful!

Kitsmumma in reply to LostBoy1’s comment, 5 months ago

Ha! would you believe that was the original title but I decided against it for some reason. It really is though isn’t it. Thank you.

bearhat, 5 months ago

i love this. the title makes it for me. how many times have i felt like or been called a weed? but in the right light, seen from the right angle, beauty is revealed in all of us. thanks.

moonlight1, 5 months ago

Wow I thought it was a parcel at first, thats way I did not understand the title, now I know excellent shot!

Kitsmumma in reply to bearhat’s comment, 5 months ago

Exactly bearhat, there is beauty in everything. Always appreciate your wonderful comments.

Kitsmumma in reply to moonlight1’s comment, 5 months ago

Thanks so much moonlight1, appreciate your comment.

Silvia Manuela, 5 months ago

Wow, Sylvia, the B and W and the angle (I’m not a photographer … ) Stunning, with shadows!

Kitsmumma in reply to Silvia Manuela’s comment, 5 months ago

Thanks so much Silvia, appreciate your comment. The weed was totally backlit and looked so beautiful.

Mariann Kovats, 5 months ago

Awesome.

flower68, 5 months ago

Oh wow.This is just such an incredible photograph.The detail and lighting are gorgeous.

Sharon Hammond, 5 months ago

You say it’s just a weed but it’s more than that. Outstanding work

Christopher Ge..., 5 months ago

Damn! That’s some great weed.looks like wild carrot or Queen Anne’s Lace or Hemlock?great shot

VioDeSign, 5 months ago

it’s absolutely perfect!!! great work!

Kitsmumma in reply to Mariann Kovats’s comment, 5 months ago

Thank you Mariann.

Martie Venter, 5 months ago

So delicately and intricately beautiful, the sepia sets it off perfectly!

Anthony Mancuso, 5 months ago

absolutely glorious shot, very well done.

Basia McAuley, 5 months ago

This image is sooooo stunning!! I love these flowers (weeds) and the angle, light and crop is perfect, well done, straight to favourites.

Mark German, 5 months ago

Wow – very nicely done :)
I love the back-lighting – great work.

Kitsmumma, 5 months ago

Thank you so much everyone for the wonderful comments, always appreciated.

purelydecorative, 5 months ago

This sure is a spectacular shot Sylvia- isn’t there a quote that goes something like, “A weed is just a flower you haven’t made friends with yet?” Look how many friends you’ve made for this lovely weed! Well done!

Jan Landers, 5 months ago

this is wonderful! love the detail and it looks great in the sepia!!!

Mary Helen McB..., 5 months ago

queen anne’s lace is the most beautiful weed I have ever come upon. it is magnificent.

DefyingGravity, 5 months ago

The Queen of weeds. Fantastic presentation of this old favourite. Beautiful detail. ;D

Trace Lowe, 5 months ago

This is awesome!

deegarra, 5 months ago

beautiful look here

pryere, 5 months ago

Superb shot

Gregory Ewanowich, 5 months ago

Such a pretty shot taken at this angle!

4getsundaydrvs, 5 months ago

great work, love the detail

justlinda, 5 months ago

Gorgeous image. This looks alot like ‘Cow Parsley’ also known as ‘Queen Anne’s Lace’.
Love the sepia tones and the angle.

KittyHerb, 5 months ago

Gorgeous, like an explosion of nature!

Peace Mitchell, 5 months ago

Your work is outstanding!

SusanC, 5 months ago

look at all these comments…as you know I love your work, but I think this is just superb, one of the best! :)

dinghysailor1, 5 months ago

wonderful work – beautiful!

Kitsmumma, 5 months ago

Thank you so much everyone, truly appreciate the wonderful comments.

I now know that this gorgeous weed has the very regal name of ‘Queen Anne’s Lace’, quite fitting, me thinks.

Helene Kippert, 5 months ago

Gorgeous Sylvia

Rhys Jones, 5 months ago

I bow to you, this is wonderful… It made me smile

Peter Zentjens, 5 months ago

Fantastic! What an angle, what a light. Great great capture.

Kitsmumma in reply to Rhys Jones’s comment, 5 months ago

hehe! you make me giggle, thank you so much.

LisaR, 5 months ago

This is one absolutely fantastic weed! Great shot!

greenfrog153, 5 months ago

Stunning image (of a weed) !!!!!!!

Kitsmumma in reply to Peter Zentjens’s comment, 5 months ago

Hi Peter, appreciate your wonderful comments, thank you.

Kitsmumma in reply to LisaR’s comment, 5 months ago

Much appreciated Lisa, thank you.

Kitsmumma in reply to greenfrog153’s comment, 5 months ago

Even weeds are beautiful, thanks so much greenfrog.

Kitsmumma in reply to Helene Kippert’s comment, 5 months ago

Thanks so much Helene.

Kitsmumma in reply to KittyHerb’s comment, 5 months ago

Thanks so much KittyHerb, exactly what I thought, I originally called it ‘burst’. hehe.

RoughDiamond, 5 months ago

... and then, just when you think you can’t possibly get another angle to a ‘weed’ ... along comes Kitsmumma~!!! WOW with two WW’s x x x

Nicole Goggins, 5 months ago

stunning image!

Kitsmumma in reply to RoughDiamond’s comment, 5 months ago

WoW with two WW’s, what a lovely comment and compliment, thank you so much RoughDiamond, very much appreciated.

TriciaDanby, 5 months ago

Gorgeous!

martinilogic, 5 months ago

now this is awesome

redpoppies, 5 months ago

WOW! Wonderful image!

Kitsmumma in reply to Nicole Goggins’s comment, 5 months ago

Thanks so much Nicole.

Leenie, 5 months ago

Incredible !!

Kitsmumma in reply to TriciaDanby’s comment, 5 months ago

Much appreciated Tricia, thank you.

Rachel Aponte, 5 months ago

It makes me think of Art Deco designs. Beautiful!

Sylvia Karall, 5 months ago

This looks like a jewel. Lovely!!!

Victoria Smith, 5 months ago

This is beautiful and you have picked one of my favorite wild flowers, Queen Annes Lace. This grows wild in the south (where I am from), I use to pick these as a little girl and pretend they were my bridal bouqet. This shot is so wonderful to me.

Kitsmumma in reply to martinilogic’s comment, 5 months ago

Thank you martinilogic, much appreciated.

Jackie Liao, 5 months ago

This is so beautiful!! excellent work.

felixx, 5 months ago

Strange to think something this wonderful could be classed as a weed!!
Really looks like lace-work too. You’ve really captured it from its best angle…..lovely!!

dinghysailor1, 5 months ago

perfect!!!

WesternDreamer, 5 months ago

What a wonderful perspective this is, the light is so stunning!!

Kitsmumma in reply to felixx’s comment, 5 months ago

Appreciate your lovely comment Karen, thank you.

Kitsmumma in reply to WesternDreamer’s comment, 5 months ago

Thank you very much WesternDreamer, much appreciated.

Kitsmumma in reply to Sylvia Karall’s comment, 5 months ago

Much appreciated Sylvia, thank you.

Kitsmumma in reply to Victoria Smith’s comment, 5 months ago

Appreciate your wonderful comment Victoria, thank you. I had no idea what this was till I posted it here.

micmac, 5 months ago

Beautiful natural lace,fantastic light and tone,wonderful shot.

photos40, 5 months ago

Just a Great shot. Love this one.!!!!

Anne Staub, 5 months ago

Just stunning!

Jacqueline Bar..., 5 months ago

that is a fantastic shot! you really captured so much detail in it! well done!!

Debbie Black, 5 months ago

Beautiful. great treatment too! well done!

franzi, 5 months ago

really pretty, love the sepia!

Mark Weaver, 5 months ago

congrats and well done

Miron Abramovici, 5 months ago

WOW – spectacular! One of your best! Instant fav!

Nicole Goggins, 5 months ago

love the pov, colours and light!

Tracy King, 5 months ago

really beautiful.

Angi Baker, 5 months ago

This is beautiful and congrats on POW…

Suni Pruett, 5 months ago

now that is friggin awesome!

Carla Jandelle..., 5 months ago

oh sweet…isn’t this Queen Anne’s Lace? the letter to our mailboxes called it a dandelion….....either way? glad it brought this image to our attention…very beautifully captured/colored!

artsthrufotos, 5 months ago

well deserved! very creative!

linaji, 5 months ago

wow. wonder shot

Liv Stockley, 5 months ago

Great perspective and the sepia toning makes it different, a very nice image

myoriginalsin, 5 months ago

It certainly is a pretty weed! Beautiful lighting and composition…

Kitsmumma, 5 months ago

Thank you everyone for the wonderful comments and encouragement, truly appreciated.

karenkirkham, 5 months ago

Stunning. Looks like a firework exploding into life. Congrats on image of the week. Well deserved

Kitsmumma, 5 months ago

Thanks to everyone in the Macro Group for the wonderful support. I’m so thrilled.

Kitsmumma in reply to Carla Jandelle Petters’s comment, 5 months ago

Hi Sauria, yes, it’s Queen Anne’s Lace, I’ve never actually heard of it but it is quite pretty and grows like a ‘weed’. Thanks for your kind comment.

Kitsmumma in reply to Suni Pruett’s comment, 5 months ago

Thanks so much Suni, much appreciated.

Kitsmumma in reply to artsthrufotos’s comment, 5 months ago

Thank you so much artsthrufotos, much appreciated.

Kitsmumma in reply to karenkirkham’s comment, 5 months ago

Much appreciated karenkirkham, thank you.

Kitsmumma in reply to linaji’s comment, 5 months ago

Thank you linaji, much appreciated.

Kitsmumma in reply to myoriginalsin’s comment, 5 months ago

Thank you for your comment myoriginalsin, much appreciated.

Kitsmumma in reply to Angi Baker’s comment, 5 months ago

Thanks for the support Angi, much appreciated.

Kitsmumma in reply to Miron Abramovici’s comment, 5 months ago

Too kind Miron, thank you, always appreciated.

Elizabeth Duncan, 5 months ago

Oh wow! It may be just a weed but you have really bought out its beauty!

Kitsmumma in reply to Elizabeth Duncan’s comment, 5 months ago

Thank you Elizabeth, it is a beautiful weed, appreciate your lovely comment.

Carla Jandelle..., 5 months ago

tell u a secret? the root to this plant? is edible…it’s in the carrot family!

ben d'acunto, 5 months ago

Just beautiful!!!

tangleduptight, 5 months ago

lovely shot! :)

Kitsmumma in reply to Carla Jandelle Petters’s comment, 5 months ago

That’s great to know Sauria, thank you, at least I know I will never go hungry!

Jodie Carruthers, 5 months ago

Beautiful shot! Love the lighting & angle

Carla Jandelle..., 5 months ago

lol…i’ve yet to be brave enuf to dig up one of these roots to eat…usually i have a granola bar or something in my backpack if i’m hungry enuf :o)

Erin Lyall, 5 months ago

Fantastic shot, love the angle, lighting and tones.

Kitsmumma, 5 months ago

Thank you everyone for the wonderful comments, very much appreciated.

Mui-Ling Teh, 5 months ago

Very beautiful image; even for weed!

dehk, 5 months ago

:D i love it when people being so creative, great image in general. also would like to mention i love your “avatar/display photo” in your profile :)

blossom, 4 months ago

So much more than just a weed!! Beautifully captured!!! Love the way the light seeps through!!

Anna Margittai, 4 months ago

Wow.

greeneyedlady, 4 months ago

That is an AMAZING shot, wish I had weeds like that in my yard :))

Kitsmumma, 4 months ago

Thank you everyone for the kind comments, truly appreciated.

Kitsmumma, 4 months ago

LaurenTaylor ..., 4 months ago

gorgeous photo! well done

Steve Woodman, 4 months ago

magical!

heylisa, 3 months ago

This is such a beautiful image. I love the light.

Karen Cook, 3 months ago

Wonderful perspective and works so well in sepia!

Leslie Wood, 3 months ago

Breathtaking!!

Leena Hedman, 3 months ago

Lovely “weed”. =)

Sandy Stewart, 3 months ago

Lovely!

Sandy Stewart, 3 months ago

Lovely!

GINGER BARRITT, 3 months ago

Obviously, we all love it. It’s a wonderful macro.

Phoebe Pan, 2 months ago

Just a Weed – but a beautiful piece of weed…
great lights, well done!

Katherine Kaka..., 2 months ago

lovely

webart, about 1 month ago

Wow.

Shannon Paskaruk, about 1 month ago

this is gorgerous!