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Duck Soup

by Lucy VanSwearingen

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted February 6, 2013101 views8 comments
Duckweed, mealweed, and red azolla make up this soup. I was taking a larger photo of the weeds, when a dragon showed up for scale. :biggrin:

Comments

8 comments
Comment posted by scott lanz on February 6, 2013 at 7:56 AM
Fantastic image, Lucy. The DF adds a contrasting point of interest and scale, and he stands out pretty well from the green/red bg. I hope you took some abstracts of just the background, which I love, as well. The bg is mesmerizing and makes an awesome bg as well as abstract image. :toast:
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Comment posted by Elizabeth Arellano on February 6, 2013 at 12:32 PM
Intense and great capture.
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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on February 6, 2013 at 5:08 PM
Terrific combination of red and green colors spread well throughout the image that are indeed set off well by the blue dragon fly (I believe it's an Eastern Pondhawk).
Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
Comment posted by Eirini Pajak on February 8, 2013 at 6:25 AM
I like all the vibrant colors! Just the BG of duckweed in itself is amazing!
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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on February 8, 2013 at 12:16 PM
Cool shot of this colorful 'soup' Lucy, and the DF gives a great sense of scale as you say.
Very good interest, well done! :wavey:
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Comment posted by Roberto Facchini on February 8, 2013 at 1:21 PM
The beautiful colors create an interesting image. Very nice.
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Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on February 8, 2013 at 9:04 PM
The contents of the "soup" make a great abstract photo by itself. But the unexpected visitor certainly adds an interesting focal point. Love the colors and designs in these weeds!
Registered on February 16, 2011, 610 Posts, 3684 Comments
Comment posted by Albert Darmo on February 16, 2013 at 10:35 PM
Hi Lucy :wavey: I like the abstract quality of this shot. Love how the colors compliment each other : :cool: :jump:
Albert Darmo
Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments