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Dandelion

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Just playing around with macro focus.

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    \$\begingroup\$ Glad you submitted this one again. :) \$\endgroup\$
    – jaxxon
    Commented Oct 17, 2011 at 15:09
  • \$\begingroup\$ @jaxxon: Thanks. :) I got a lot of votes last time, so I figured it was worth another try. 'Morning' is pretty nice though... \$\endgroup\$
    – jrista Mod
    Commented Oct 18, 2011 at 6:51
  • \$\begingroup\$ Ooh, wallpaper! Thank you kindly! \$\endgroup\$
    – Martha
    Commented Oct 20, 2011 at 17:22
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Morning

morning

Larger image can be found here

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    \$\begingroup\$ Lovely light! :) \$\endgroup\$
    – jaxxon
    Commented Oct 17, 2011 at 15:09
  • \$\begingroup\$ Thanks :) I really like your dandelion as well, it's nice and soft. \$\endgroup\$
    – fluf
    Commented Oct 18, 2011 at 16:50
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    \$\begingroup\$ I love the lens flare. It makes it more interesting than it would be without it, and the bokeh with the droplets is really nice. \$\endgroup\$
    – Fred
    Commented Oct 20, 2011 at 23:44
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    \$\begingroup\$ I like the like. Have an effect like retro. \$\endgroup\$
    – pacoespinoza
    Commented Oct 21, 2011 at 14:49
  • \$\begingroup\$ I sincerely hope you enter this again! I did not vote this week as I was participating, however you definitely have my vote for next week if you enter again. :) Lovely shot, absolutely love the flare! \$\endgroup\$
    – jrista Mod
    Commented Oct 24, 2011 at 5:35
  • \$\begingroup\$ thanks :) I will definitely, also didn't vote for the same reason :) \$\endgroup\$
    – fluf
    Commented Oct 24, 2011 at 5:48
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Sailing By

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    \$\begingroup\$ "Nice to see you again" :P \$\endgroup\$
    – dialex
    Commented Oct 17, 2011 at 18:31
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Coins

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You can see the bigger image here

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  • \$\begingroup\$ I really like this one \$\endgroup\$
    – gsharp
    Commented Feb 2, 2012 at 20:40
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Rhythm

Rhythm

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A New Day

A New Day

Taken in Auckland, New Zealand, across the Waitemata Harbour. Woke up at 5am to take this shot.

Link to larger version on DA.

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  • \$\begingroup\$ Looks amazing, can you please link to a bigger images as well? \$\endgroup\$
    – Sabeen Malik
    Commented Oct 17, 2011 at 9:36
  • \$\begingroup\$ Sure thing, will upload to DA now. \$\endgroup\$
    – Fred
    Commented Oct 20, 2011 at 23:32
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I Am A Messenger

Messenger

The center of London is full of bicycle couriers. They tend to have really lightweight bikes with a bag slung over their backs.

You can see the full size image on Flickr.

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Lip smacking morning breakfast - dhokla

Lip smacking morning breakfast - dhokla

full size image on Flickr

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  • \$\begingroup\$ I can't figure out what this picture is showing. (Is that parsley? for breakfast?) \$\endgroup\$
    – Martha
    Commented Oct 20, 2011 at 17:12
  • \$\begingroup\$ @Martha: Its dhokla, a Gujrati dish made with flour en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhokla \$\endgroup\$
    – lalli
    Commented Oct 21, 2011 at 19:27
  • \$\begingroup\$ Sounds very yummy judging by the link you provided. Nice shoot. \$\endgroup\$
    – Jakub Sisak GeoGraphics
    Commented Oct 23, 2011 at 2:32
  • \$\begingroup\$ Yes. Its dhokla. A dish of the state of Gujarat in India. And thats coriander for the garnishing. :) \$\endgroup\$
    – akshay1188
    Commented Oct 26, 2011 at 6:38
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A bee flying off of an orange flower

This is one of my favorite photos of mine. Larger version

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You have been warned

You have been warned

Sometimes words are not enough. With the Halloween coming close, it seems fair to pass along this warning about dangers lurking in the woods.

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  • \$\begingroup\$ somethings missing... \$\endgroup\$
    – fahad.hasan
    Commented Oct 18, 2011 at 5:48
  • \$\begingroup\$ @ShutterBug thanks, the browser did show the image to me, guess I had some required cookie. Imgur now accepts uploads again, so I uploaded it the usual way. \$\endgroup\$
    – Imre
    Commented Oct 18, 2011 at 5:53
  • \$\begingroup\$ Its still showing me an image saying "enter image description here"... \$\endgroup\$
    – fahad.hasan
    Commented Oct 18, 2011 at 7:29

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