Spring is in the air! Beautiful subtle colors and nice composition.

Arnd on 21st April 2009 @ 6:34pm

Very pretty, soft spring shot:)

bookbabie on 21st April 2009 @ 7:40pm

Spring is like a figment of the imagination, Marcie...just before summer takes hold!

Ginnie on 21st April 2009 @ 8:44pm

love these colors and the light

grant on 21st April 2009 @ 8:54pm

Lovely soft focus type shot.

Terry H. on 21st April 2009 @ 9:01pm

Beautiful. I love the colors!

cara on 21st April 2009 @ 9:02pm

Marcie, this is so unique and so delicate at the same time. What a beautiful way to capture new life!

Evita on 21st April 2009 @ 9:05pm

beautiful spring blossoms.. very nice shot.. :)

rian on 21st April 2009 @ 9:07pm

Muted colors and the quality of light has a really nice soft, subtlety. Nicely done!

Hess on 21st April 2009 @ 9:21pm

A wonderful testament to spring. The repetition with the flowers out of focus adds a very dynamic element to the frame.

Framed and Shot on 21st April 2009 @ 9:38pm

We got April showers too - snow showers, that is! What happened to last week's 73-degree weather?!

Kathe on 21st April 2009 @ 10:06pm

Sweet.

Mindy | f-stopMarin on 21st April 2009 @ 11:39pm

Very pretty. We're well beyond spring now. Nice to revisit the bud stage. So often they're more splendid that the full bloom.

sherri on 22nd April 2009 @ 12:18am

Lovely image...

beanow on 22nd April 2009 @ 12:41am

Takes my breath away! Beautiful macro!

Caroline on 22nd April 2009 @ 12:50am

I really like the soft look

Thomas Solberg / Project neXus on 22nd April 2009 @ 6:21am

Nice - I took some shots like this last weekend too, there are so many buds and blooms and blossoms that I never really noticed before I started carrying a camera around with me everywhere!

Liz on 22nd April 2009 @ 7:22am

I like the shallow dof and the pastel colors. Beautifully captured :)

Susan on 22nd April 2009 @ 8:35am

Yes....even in those light April showers photo opportunities exist. Nice.

Sue on 22nd April 2009 @ 9:06am

a delightful shot; a delightful time of year.

david on 22nd April 2009 @ 9:58am

Love the DOF...sorry, I haven't been able to post new photo on my blog...getting close to my due date and am trying to get things organized for the new baby. :)

Midori on 22nd April 2009 @ 10:08am

Nice use of limited DoF to highlight the patterns in these fresh, rain-saoked buds.

harry on 22nd April 2009 @ 10:12am

So beautiful and delicate. I live the tones!

Standley on 22nd April 2009 @ 10:24am

A fine shot of these buds. The focus control and blur are exceptional. Very nice image.

don on 22nd April 2009 @ 10:39am

so so beautiful. i'm in awe of how you keep doing this.

michele on 22nd April 2009 @ 11:31am

A lovely detail of this beautiful plant.

Andrés on 22nd April 2009 @ 12:08pm

Marcie, I adore this! I realize you've added blur but (and this will sound contradictory) but I love the clarity of the selective focus. This is truly beautiful.
Happy Earth Day!

Diane on 22nd April 2009 @ 12:13pm

beautiful

yz on 22nd April 2009 @ 12:44pm

I really like the soft focus on this picture. Beautiful!

Frida on 22nd April 2009 @ 1:37pm

Great simple composition.. uncluttered, not simple. Wonderful dof! Very beautifully Asian looking to me.

Mike Paulison on 22nd April 2009 @ 4:50pm

Really nice colors on this macro. I like the softness on this shot!

Andy on 22nd April 2009 @ 5:00pm

Beautiful color and tones-love the soft selective focus!

Susan on 22nd April 2009 @ 5:13pm

Very cool use of focus and DoF.

Michael Rawluk on 22nd April 2009 @ 5:31pm

Love it!

Puna on 22nd April 2009 @ 6:07pm

So beautiful. Our flowering trees have all gone green by now. It looks like yours are just starting. Welcone to Spring.

Suzanne on 22nd April 2009 @ 10:52pm

Simply gorgeous. It looks like my may day tree, except my tree only has two clusters. ;)

Toni on 23rd April 2009 @ 2:11am

so pretty!

mary on 23rd April 2009 @ 12:56pm

Gentle and beautiful, welcoming the new spring and the upcoming summer.
Great. Love the green pink combination.

Ilan on 23rd April 2009 @ 3:17pm

The subtle colors and central focal point surrounded by the blur effect work perfect together. Nice one Marcie! :)

Tom Sheehan on 24th April 2009 @ 12:24pm

Like a vision out of a dream ... ron

Ron on 5th May 2009 @ 7:29am