If this is a daisy you have managed to make it look massive which is an interesting and appealing feat. I rather like it. That is selective desaturation, correct?

Great to have you back; but, more importantly, I hope Libby's feeling better.

Daisies are a symbol of my high school and a huge part of graduation: the girls carry a thick chain of daisies around campus inviting the first year students to join the procession until we all reached the garden to sing traditional songs.
My college graduation is Saturday and although it's a big deal, it doesn't mean nearly as much to me as the daisy chain did four years ago. So this photo seems perfectly timed. A little faded like a memory, but that golden center burns brightly and the details are still there. Thank you!

Also, thank you for sharing what's going on with your wife (right?). I'll hold her in my thoughts and send my best wishes.

Great image and greater news about your wife! I shudder when I imagine what life at our house would be like if 'mom' were incapacitated, bless you all!

Wonderful job on the photo, however. It's simple, and straightforward. I love it. You have a fine collection of work on your site. That's some tough news about your wife; I hope the best for her and the family.

Good news to hear that Libby is getting up & about a bit David and I hope her recovery is a speedy one :-)

Like the desaturation on this image with great contrast of the yellow of the daisy...

Nice!

p.s. why that particular compact?

Haven't posted for ages, but still a daily visitor!

Glad to hear your wife’s feeling better: my girlfriend had something similar a couple of years ago—very painful.

how strange i do have tietze's syndromem but no chest pains... hope you'll get better libby --- btw i like the colour tones in the photo

Libby, thanks for your footnote. Get well soon!!
Dave, nice pic. Wonder what your "project" is...
Adrian

Really nice composition.

Long time viewer, 1st time commenting!!

Love your shots, all ways look forward to whatever you post, and whenever you have the time to post.

And Libby, take it easy and get well soon!!!!

Dave, we'd have easily forgiven you if you'd not have posted for another week, so well done for getting an entry up tonight. The shot ain't that bad at all, I've never seen a daisy so up close!! and the selective sat/desat works for me, as does the angle that the daisy head/flower forms with the frame.

I love the colours in this, very gentle picture.
Very glad to hear Libby is getting better, best wishes to you all :)

Hello Libby, glad to hear you for the first time, and even more glad to see that the crisis has overcame. I am sure that next days you will get better and better. And I hope soon we will have a photo of you.

you're back :) great :)

hmmm, new camera :)

nice to see you back, and a great shot even though you downplayed it! as mooch says, it looks massive! i love the bright yellow and the detail in the 'hair' underneath. lovely to hear from Libby - get well soon :)

Welcome back Dave. Love the cheery photo - appropriate now that Libby is feeling a little better. Kindest regards and best wishes to Libby for a speedy recovery :)

Now I'm used to cameras with a 3:2 aspect ratio, 4:3 just looks horrible. It makes me wonder why they ever chose it for TV. It's nowhere near the golden ratio, or any of that Fibonacci sequence stuff. It really is a mystery how it ever became so widespread.

Anyway nice shot, although I reckon it wants a square crop for the reasons I just said. Glad to hear you managed to get out for some fresh air, Libby... Hope the doctors can pin down what it is more conclusively. It's bad enough being unwell but worse if they can't say for sure what it is. Best wishes.

You have a great way of showing that it's not the camera, but the photographer that makes the shot.

You are welcome Libby, actually Dave pictures and Chromasia energy help me deal with the craziness of everyday life, it is almost like a medecine. I am happy that we helped you out in some way. I hope you recover fast!!!

Nice daisy!!

Great to have you back
:-)
and best wishes to you all.

my firt test with the T9 http://fotoben.blogspot.com/2006_02_25_fotoben_archive.html

I love macro shots and this one is just amazing! It looks like its floating towards me...

Hope you recover soon Libby! :)

That's really weird. I did some macro flowery stuff for yesterday and the day before.....check it out.

Hope your Libby chest pain does not return.

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An open flower to the sky. Thanks.

Get well soon Libby!, first and foremost. As for the T9 it takes a good macro photograph. Dave, would you shell out the cash (not as a replacement but for "point and shoot" capability)?

Spring is all around. There is a pair of Russian daisies. ;)

This is one of my favorite photos of yours in a very long time since it signifies that your wife is doing better. I hope and pray she continues to improve, and thanks for sharing your gifted eyes with us ...

Glad to see your posting again, my very best wishes to Libby. Like some others I wish to dedicate a special shot for Libby.

English Rose

The daisy makes a very moody, powerful shot. I guess it just goes to show that it's the artist and not the camera that takes good shots.

Cheers
Phototainable

Please count me as a chromasia groupie. And also please count me in those who send heartfelt wishes and best thoughts for healing energy.

Your pictures cheer and inspire me everyday. I am in law school here in the United States, but have a past life in design & art. Every day in my first class, I pop open my laptop and pull up your site. Meanwhile the law casebooks around me flip open by fellow students who smile curiously at each day's newest photo.

Your photography improves my energy from a long distance away. I hope to send some of mine back to you and Libby.

Shelley,
Pennsylvania, USA

It may not be a world shatering photograph but it does signify that better times lie ahead. I am happy that Libby is feeling better and you have started posting images.

It does not look like end of the tunnel for me. For me it looks like daisy awaiting the daily light in a shadow of some tree - like you are awaiting for better feelings to your wife.

It is my first comment, to ensure you, that there are many more people watching your photos and wishing the best for you and your family. Even they are quiet. (as me:-))

Wonderful photo... There is always hope in nature.... :)

Lovely to see this post, as soon as I saw it I knew there would be some good news once I opened the comments window. Great to hear Libby is on the mend, I'm sure the past week has been a very stressful one, I know what its like when they (the doctors) can't pin down exactly whats wrong.

Anyway, Dave, don't come in to work, I'm sure the rest of the psych team can cope :)

During the last week spring break out massively in Germany. But that´s good :) now everything is green and blossoms. Of course there are a lot of daisys. Nice shot. You catch the spring, but with a dark note, it looks like sorrow.

This is a really lovely - elegant and simple - photo. I'm so glad Libby is on the road to recovery. Best wishes, Hennie

glad to hear everybody's up and about. :)

Glad to hear that things are looking up.

So Glad Libby's on the mend. Must be strange knowing so many people, that she's never met, have been 'checking in on her' daily! Lovely photo, looking forward to hearing the reasons behind your new purchase!

this is what you do best! nature .... take care

Best wishes for good health!

p.s. i have the T3, which i primarily use to take photos when out with friends and bringing a SLR would seem out of place. Never thought the camera's reliable enough to take macros too!

I haven't posted for ages but was moved to add my heartfelt best wishes to Libby. I myself have been struck down with something the doctors can't pin down - six days in hospital and whilst they've managed to rule out some scary stuff, it all comes down to "it's probably a virus" - the combined medical minds of an entire hospital and I could have told them that to begin with :-)

I hope that she's feeling better and you're managing to continue to run the family (the hardest job in the world, for which I thank my wife deeply for doing over the last couple of weeks whilst I've barely lifted a finger).

Interesting shot. I love close up photography (though in some ways because it can produce exceptionally striking images just by dint of them being close-ups), though I'm not entirely convinced by the selective desaturation - I have this uncomfortable, nagging feeling that it makes it suitable for your "airport photos" collection. I think full colour or full black & white might actually work better - would be interesting to see all three approaches to compare. Of course, you're probably absolutely right in your treatment as always and I am just a foolish naysayer :-)

Hope its going better with Libby soon, my best wishes.
Lovely picture. I really like the colour and great angle. Would have been very nice square too, with the white line of leaves from corner to corner.

I think this photo is very appropriate for what is going on right now. A spot of beauty in an otherwise dark world. I am so glad that your wife is feeling better.

Love the perspective, I can picture lying in that field.

love the detail and angles here. fantastic.

i've been away for a while so wasn't aware so... get well soon libby. x

Great image, its like a dream, i like it :D

Welcome back. Glad to hear things are finally turning around for the better over there. I have to say that you have become so reliable that checking in and seeing the same "Keep Out" sign for several days was actually disturbing. Did you ever think you would become so integrated and integral to the lives of others? It is like stopping to get your coffee (or tea) on the way in to work at your routine place and seeing a "we are closed" sign. It just throws you. What do I do now? My routine! Then you think, gee, I hope everything is ok.

I love the OOF background in this shot. It looks like a tree lined path in the background and the composition naturally has the daisy (and the vieweer) leaning into it.

Welcome back, Dave, and glad to hear that Libby is doing better. Everyone deserves a little break...

This shot is sweet and lovely. Looking forward to hearing more about your project with the new camera.

This is my favorite of all your images! It is simplistic beauty at its best. Lovely work.

Continued well wishes for Libby.

Glad to hear everything is going okay.

Like this shot, not really a flower person but the clarity of the flower and DOF sure works for this shot. Good one.

Suby

It's nice to hear better news finally :-)
Still wishing you best!

Nice shot btw, I like the reduction of colors in background

Glad to hear things are on the mend etc... (I hate typing... well I hate my writing... its shit)

Great shot! surprised to see it was shot with the camera. And im intreagued to see this project thingy you mentioned...

Great work on the processing

Beautiful representation of Spring. Hope all is well with your family.

The last few days go to prove that an event often transcends any picture!
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Get well soon Libby

Hey nice to see you back and especially good to hear from Libby , and with a lovely daisy to celebrate nice one!

Thanks everyone.

It's good to read Libby's words and know she's feeling better. Wish you both the best and a soon recovery. Take care of yourselves and have a lot of rest, and eat some chocolate -- it also helps a lot! :)

nice tones in this one - but what is more important, it's good to see that Libby's health is moving in the right direction. Have a great weekend.

Hi Libby!! I'm glad to see you are feeling better!!
Dave, this pic is really beautiful!
take care!

Interesting point of view.

Wow!! So clean, so white!! I love it.

I did not realise you and your wife had had such a tough time. Best wishes to you both. I am really impressed with the simplicity of this shot. I take a lot of macro shots in our garden and would be really happy with this quality. Did you desaturate the colour? It's beautiful - very serene.

O! Superior! This petals resembe feathers!