"The Queen Awaits your Arrival"

Posted by
Denny Jump (Bellevue, WA, United States) on 16 September 2016 in Landscape & Rural.

After a nights' rest, the Queens Lace blossoms awaken, ready to greet the new day.
This image was captured almost exactly one year ago. I ran across it today as I was searching for a new image to post.

Our pre-moving activities (we will be moving from Pennsylvania to Washington state) have kept me extremely preoccupied. Consequently, I wish to thank all of you for your patience and kindness during this period and I apologize for not responding. Hopefully my responses will resume soon :-)

NIKON D800 1/50 second F/5.0 ISO 200 45 mm (35mm equiv.)

** Staples Singers - "Respect Yourself"

- " We do not move forward from a middle opinion, which is undemocratic but mediocratic.
We advance from a creative passion "- (Edgar Morin)

- "To photograph is to hold one's breath, when all faculties converge to capture fleeting reality. It's at
that precise moment that mastering an image becomes a great physical and intellectual joy."
- Henri Cartier-Bresson.

::Words from Denny:
- My beliefs, and values, have always been strongly tied-to music, especially Jazz, and Blues.
- The following artists and lyrics seem to "sum-up" where my spirit resides:
EARTH WIND AND FIRE;
"HOLD ON TO YOUR SPIRIT,
ALWAYS FEEL YOUR SOUL....
HONOR THE MAGIC IN YOUR HEART"; Earth Wind and Fire

Comments (12)

Ronnie 2¢ from Atlantic Shores, United Kingdom

Queen Anne's Lace is so well-travelled . . posh folks around here call her Daucus carota but don't know how to pronounce it ! Take care, Denny.

16 Sep 2016 6:59am

@Ronnie 2¢: Thank You, Ronnie! heavens, I always thought "Daucus carota was a cure for poor sportsmanship :-)

Frances from Boston, United States

A real nice one here Denny. I love the background treatment in this great image.

16 Sep 2016 8:17am

@Frances: Thank you, Frances! I love your Rose of Shaon today :-)

Jean-Benoît Maréchal from Namur, Belgium

Splendide !

16 Sep 2016 8:38am

@Jean-Benoît Maréchal: Thank you very much, Sir..:-)

Ehsan Hemmati from Kermanshah, Iran

Lovely

16 Sep 2016 9:38am

@Ehsan Hemmati: Thank you very much :-)

Linda Candilas from Cameron Park, United States

Beautifully done, love the colors and the view, Queens Anne's Lace is one of my favorite flowers. You have a good day Denny.:))

16 Sep 2016 10:33am

@Linda Candilas: Hi Linda! Thank you so much! I really like these flowers :-)

Devi from Chennai, India

Looks so beautiful...Love the selective focus here !

16 Sep 2016 12:07pm

@Devi: Thank you so much, Devi :-)

Steve Rice from Olympia, United States

A brilliant image highlighting the flower and showing some fine bokeh, too.

16 Sep 2016 3:40pm

@Steve Rice: Thank you, Steve! I really like your image for today :-)

john4jack from Corvallis, Oregon, United States

Very nice

17 Sep 2016 4:17am

@john4jack: Thanks so very much, Jack! :-)

L'Angevine from Angers, France

génial

17 Sep 2016 7:44am

@L'Angevine: Thank you, L'Angevine! :-)

Darkelf Photography from Perth, Australia

Beautiful image! Lovely light and tones. I like your focus on the grass and flowers in the foreground.

17 Sep 2016 9:57am

@Darkelf Photography: Thank you so much, sir! I was intrigued with the scene and decided to assist the accentuation by exposing in such a way that attention remains on the flowers while presence of the pretty background remains evident (like a buzzard flying overhead LOL :-)...Thank you sir :-)

ursulakatariina from Turku, Finland

Lovely little flowers.

17 Sep 2016 6:47pm

@ursulakatariina: Thank you, Ursulakatariina!

k@ from Paris, France

A delicious distance, we feel so much "in" and i can breathe your air !

19 Sep 2016 6:49am

next day →

NIKON D800
1/50 second
F/5.0
ISO 200
45 mm (35mm equiv.)