Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Blackwater Plumes

While visiting Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge I encountered a small marsh filled with tall dead grass still carrying last year’s spent seedheads.

What was simply a bunch of brown grass from any other angle was transformed into a scene of beauty by the natural backlighting.


7 comments:

Kim said...

So pretty. I love how you were able to pick up all of the delicate detail of the seeds.

Meggie said...

Lovely photo, Salty!

Ruth's Photo Blog said...

Gorgeous shot.This is very muchthe type of photos I enjoy taking.
Blessings,Ruth

Kekiinani said...

Very nice back lighting. Looks like something that would make me sneeze but love the DOF .. nice shot. Aloha, Renee :)

Shelley said...

Beautiful and delicate!

Juan C. Aguero said...

Greetings from Miami, nice blog.

Leedra said...

You are so right. Light makes all the difference in these type photos. You did good.

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