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Published: 2006-05-14 03:15:26 +0000 UTC; Views: 380; Favourites: 11; Downloads: 22
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Description These are pretty pointy! Had a fun time today at the Krohn Conservatory in Cincinnati, Ohio.... Not as much fun as I usually have at the Franklin Park Conservatory here in Columbus but...I tried to make the best of things. It was a dreary day.
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amarand In reply to ??? [2006-07-30 13:37:01 +0000 UTC]

Really pokey. Thanks!

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microlina In reply to amarand [2006-07-30 15:43:23 +0000 UTC]

welcome ^^

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goldengirl11 [2006-05-16 02:08:00 +0000 UTC]

It seems to be dreary in Cincinnati all the time these days....I'm thinking of building an ark and collecting to of every animal......
Nice shot...oint:

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amarand In reply to goldengirl11 [2006-05-16 02:12:00 +0000 UTC]

So...do you live in Cincinnati or visit often?

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goldengirl11 In reply to amarand [2006-05-16 02:27:59 +0000 UTC]

I used to live in Cincinnati....but I moved out near Kings Island.......I couldn't handle the crime and the racism in the city...I love my little town ( the one I live in now).......It's quiet and safe...but still close enough to visit my friends in Cincy if I want to...but it's funny I have more friends where I live now...and I'm guilty of loosing the friends I have in Cincy........I know way to much info..

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amarand In reply to goldengirl11 [2006-05-16 12:00:57 +0000 UTC]

Oh cool...yeah, I pass the Kings Island exit all the time.

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LADESIGNER [2006-05-15 07:31:45 +0000 UTC]

this is great... nice macro. I never put my eyes there
kisses***

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amarand In reply to LADESIGNER [2006-05-15 14:21:25 +0000 UTC]

Good idea! Hurting your eyes on these pokey things would be a bad thing!

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LADESIGNER In reply to amarand [2006-05-18 19:55:23 +0000 UTC]

Ehheheheh! Thanks for all
kisses****

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Acier [2006-05-14 20:18:17 +0000 UTC]

props for a macro of a cactus. i dont know why more poeple dont do this.. its very interesting. awesome work, and uniqueness. dreary days are teh best... i like them for sitting on benches on busy streets and observing the hustle and bustle.

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amarand In reply to Acier [2006-05-14 23:09:57 +0000 UTC]

Oh totally...yeah, I'm actually sick today (mild fever, aches, sore throat) so...I must have been feeling a little under the weather yesterday as well. Oh well. I have a wedding to shoot this Saturday so...I hope I get better before then.

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Acier In reply to amarand [2006-05-15 00:15:47 +0000 UTC]

hopefully, being sick is the pits. lol.. who says that anymore? the pits. hopefully you get better adn its a nice day. weddings in the rain are also the pits.

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amarand In reply to Acier [2006-05-15 00:19:43 +0000 UTC]

It'll be rainy supposedly...or at least overcast, but it'll be indoors, I think? So not so bad.

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Acier In reply to amarand [2006-05-15 00:29:04 +0000 UTC]

oh no fancy garden shoots?

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amarand In reply to Acier [2006-05-15 14:03:59 +0000 UTC]

Possibly...who can tell?

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beyondweird [2006-05-14 19:07:10 +0000 UTC]

Oooh pointy...ace shot!

Jen x

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amarand In reply to beyondweird [2006-05-14 23:05:27 +0000 UTC]

Thank you.

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AmethystLightning [2006-05-14 18:54:44 +0000 UTC]

Whoa! Fantastic depth of field!! Great composition too, the negative space at the left is perfect.

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amarand In reply to AmethystLightning [2006-05-14 23:01:37 +0000 UTC]

Thank you. Yeah...it's a lot of fun trying to find new and unique compositions.

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Darkmoon12 [2006-05-14 18:34:47 +0000 UTC]

Reminds me of "A Christmas Story" with the gun XDDD "No kid, you'll shoot yer eye out." That's what the title makes me think of XD

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amarand In reply to Darkmoon12 [2006-05-14 23:13:14 +0000 UTC]

Oh totally! That's where I got it from!

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Darkmoon12 In reply to amarand [2006-05-14 23:38:33 +0000 UTC]

That's a coincidance

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Pixieknife [2006-05-14 17:48:50 +0000 UTC]

hehe looks like blood...

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amarand In reply to Pixieknife [2006-05-14 17:49:34 +0000 UTC]

Oh totally...weird eh?

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Pixieknife In reply to amarand [2006-05-14 17:52:59 +0000 UTC]

lol

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serealis [2006-05-14 14:26:23 +0000 UTC]

i love the clairity, i love the focus... but i think what really makes this awsome is the color -- the soft mush of blue in the bg, the greens and the reddish orangeys... it's a really very beautiful shot! hem +fave yesh? yes!

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amarand In reply to serealis [2006-05-14 14:55:22 +0000 UTC]

Yes! Yeah...mushy is fun. This lens makes a nice background, that's for sure.

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SinfulSecret [2006-05-14 14:02:39 +0000 UTC]

Ohh. i love this.

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amarand In reply to SinfulSecret [2006-05-14 14:08:41 +0000 UTC]

Why thank you! It's so pointy, eh?

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ClickClickBangUK [2006-05-14 11:54:05 +0000 UTC]

oooo pointy!! love the focus on this...good job hun!

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amarand In reply to ClickClickBangUK [2006-05-14 13:48:00 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! I cropped it a little...there were some extra pointies that didn't add to the piece, so I removed them. I really wanted the ones in-focus to be right where they are...rule of thirds and all.

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monkeyheadmushroom [2006-05-14 11:29:04 +0000 UTC]

Is it a cactus of some sort?

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amarand In reply to monkeyheadmushroom [2006-05-14 13:40:59 +0000 UTC]

Yup! It's absolutely a cactus.

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IrishHippiePoet [2006-05-14 06:28:47 +0000 UTC]

I love this. So pointy.

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amarand In reply to IrishHippiePoet [2006-05-14 13:35:52 +0000 UTC]

Totally pointy!

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FlossieMahoney [2006-05-14 05:59:26 +0000 UTC]

wow, super cool!

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amarand In reply to FlossieMahoney [2006-05-14 13:35:25 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! Nothing like taking picture of a cactus really close up.

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Renilicious [2006-05-14 04:55:28 +0000 UTC]

Schpikey!!

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amarand In reply to Renilicious [2006-05-14 13:34:02 +0000 UTC]

It's hard to get schpikier!

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Heizum [2006-05-14 04:18:38 +0000 UTC]

Oh my! So pointy! But an awsome shot!

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amarand In reply to Heizum [2006-05-14 13:33:43 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! Totally pointy!

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Heizum In reply to amarand [2006-05-16 01:31:34 +0000 UTC]

You're very welcome!

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Banana-Strings [2006-05-14 03:56:36 +0000 UTC]

blah that makes me twitch.

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amarand In reply to Banana-Strings [2006-05-14 03:57:11 +0000 UTC]

Twitch?

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korigirl [2006-05-14 03:22:28 +0000 UTC]

cool! cactus?

Did you blur the background with the camera or photoshop? I know I just have a measley dig. camera but I still havent figured out how to make the background blurry

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amarand In reply to korigirl [2006-05-14 03:27:08 +0000 UTC]

OOps, I didn't see that second line. That was blurred using the camera...I could have done that with a wider aperture but the secret in this case was getting very close to the subject (which is one way to control depth-of-field). Figure out what your minimal focusing distance is with your camera, then get that close...and see how it affects your selective focus. The best way, of course, is to use an (D)SLR camera but you can play with DoF with a point and shoot to some degree. Just not nearly as much control.

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amarand In reply to korigirl [2006-05-14 03:25:19 +0000 UTC]

Totally!

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BlackCatsAngel [2006-05-14 03:20:52 +0000 UTC]

what a pain in the butt?! lol!

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amarand In reply to BlackCatsAngel [2006-05-14 03:21:37 +0000 UTC]

Yup! But only if you sit on it!

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BlackCatsAngel In reply to amarand [2006-05-14 03:45:49 +0000 UTC]

hehehe!

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