Performance by Mother Nature
Uploaded: August 04, 2013
A milkweed pod opening and seeds floating away with the wind
I found this pod during a walk in a State Park. A storm was approaching with strong winds. A filter was added from Smart Photo to give a more dramatic touch.
F/5.9, 1/500s, ISO-360, EV-2,180mm
Category: Digital Darkroom
Exif: F Number: 5.9, Exposure Bias Value: -2.00, ExposureTime: 10/5000 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 360, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 180.00 mm, Model: COOLPIX P510
Robert R. Goodman August 04, 2013
Hi Amanda,WOW!!Beautful photo and a Favorite my friend!!! #1539020Monnie Ryan August 04, 2013
Terrific job here, Amanda! A favorite for me as well! #10795667Jeff Robinson August 04, 2013
Outstanding capture and treatment for this Amanda! #10795695Danny B. Head August 05, 2013
Nice effects! #10796462Colette M. Metcalf August 07, 2013
Fav for me too! This is outstanding!!!! #10799144Cindy Bendush August 08, 2013
Wow is right! Superb capture Amanda! #10801428Laura E. Swan August 09, 2013
Back when I was a kid I would have said, "Wow! THIS IS BOSS!"And it really it. Love this VERY cool image, Amanda! How have you been??? :D Hope you are having a happy summer. I am here and gone camping all the time this summer. (We are semi retired now!)
-Laura :D #10802517
Laura E. Swan September 30, 2013
On Your Beautiful Finalist, Amanda!
-Laura :D #10856535
Neal D. Hatcher September 30, 2013
-----------"YEA---CONGRATULATIONS"--------Robert R. Goodman September 30, 2013
Congratulations on your beautiful finalist my friend!!! #10856836Ellen Hodges September 30, 2013
Huge congrats and very best luck, Amanda!! #10857498Julianne Bradford September 30, 2013
Wonderful work! What a lovely Gold winner Amanda! #10857848Laura E. Swan September 30, 2013
ON YOUR HUGE GOLD WIN!!!! :D
-Laura #10857849
Tammy M. Anderson October 01, 2013
Beautiful first place winner, Amanda. Congrats! #10858007Colette M. Metcalf October 01, 2013
Congrats to you on this beautiful Gold Win!!! #10858145Randy D. Dinkins October 01, 2013
Beautiful image, great job and big Congrats! #10858147Ellen Hodges October 01, 2013
Huge congrats on a fab winner, Amanda!! #10858326Val Feldman October 01, 2013
Dramatic, beautiful, wonderfully captured and processed. How could it miss?? So happy for you it didn't! Congratulations, Amanda, on a fantastic First Place Win! #10858443Terry Cervi October 01, 2013
WTG, Amanda! Congrats on your beautiful First Place win!! #10858446Dayna Cain October 01, 2013
Very creative and beautiful! Congrats! #10858600David Phalen October 01, 2013
BIG Congrats on a fabulous Winner!! #10858929Lindley Johnson October 01, 2013
Big congratulations on your dramatic and well-deserved First Place win, Amanda! #10859140Deborah Lewinson October 01, 2013
Congrats, Amanda, on your First Place Win for this unique and very beautiful image!Debby #10859327
Lois Adomite October 01, 2013
Very nice & creative, congrats #10859501Anita Bower October 02, 2013
Unusual and dramatic. Well done. #10859798Karen Celella October 02, 2013
Congratulations on your outstanding first place winner, Amanda! #10859981Neal D. Hatcher October 02, 2013
--------"YEA CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR GOLD"----------- " FANTASTIC"------ #10860001Donna La Mattino Pagakis October 02, 2013
First place, incredible, huge congrats Amanda. You image is dramatic and inspirational! #10860003Amanda J. Tanner October 03, 2013
Thank all of very much for the wonderful comments. I am so over whelmed ... This is my first gold 1st place winner. #10861099Amanda J. Tanner October 03, 2013
I meant to say thank all of you very much. I am just so happy! I have been on BP for 8 years and this is my first gold winner! #10861125Robert R. Goodman October 03, 2013
Congratulations on your beautiful win!!! #10861148Laura E. Swan October 03, 2013
Well Deserved, Sweetie! I haven't gotten one yet either. So happy that you did!(Again). :D #10861212
Anita Hogue October 04, 2013
WOW, how did I miss this one! A hugh Congratulations! This is beautiful!! #10862349Renee Doyle October 04, 2013
Congratulations on this wonderful capture and winner Amanda!! #10862372Ann Lyssenko October 10, 2013
Very modern dance like motions Amanda! Congratulations on being a winner! Very Cool! Ann #10867538Merna L. Nobile October 16, 2013
Congratulations!Ray October 31, 2013
Congratulations, Amanda! I'm very happy for you! #10885864Amanda D. Austwick October 31, 2013
Amanda Big Congratulations for you on this gorgeous gold winner! #10885885Patrick Rouzes October 31, 2013
Amanda, I CONNOT believe I missed this. GIGANTIC congrats on your 1st GOLD Medal.Thomas E. Hinds October 31, 2013
I missed this as well, Amanda! This image is so striking! I find it to be incredible. Sorry I didn't see it last month! Congratulations on such an amazing Winner! #10886241Chris Ebben November 03, 2013
Congratulations on your well spotted win!!! Just shows, if you wait long enough, you'll get noticed & rewarded. Very good work=^..^= #10889841JO ANN CLEVELAND July 11, 2014
Now how did I miss this beauty? Absolutely gorgeous Amanda and congratulations!jo ann c. #11083179
Stephen Zacker July 31, 2014
This is Stunning, Congratulations #11096348Laura E. Swan August 01, 2014
FIRST PLACE! YAH BABY YAH!!!!!!!!!!!!I ALWAYS stayed attached to this image just so I can see it again and again. It looks so much like an oil painting to me and perhaps done by a Native Indian. It's so Mother Earth and beautiful!
Ethereal. That's the word I wanted to express!
A big FAV of mine!
-Laura :) #11098536
Neal D. Hatcher August 01, 2014
Congratulations on your well deserved First Place--"YEA" #11098564Wm Nosal August 02, 2014
Awesome Image, Amanda!Kirsten Kiki Kjaer August 05, 2014
WOW!!! AMAZING!!! Congratulations! #11102077Jill Odice December 24, 2014
This is stunning and truly worthy of that gold medal !!! #11212124Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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