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Mum's the Word

2008.05.11

**Minimal PP to both of these. Low light and a shallow dof created a really nice soft blur to both photos....im loving this lens**

Ok so I realize that posting photos of flowers on mother's Day is clichéd and might be considered as taking the easy way out. I'll admit, it was the easiest thing for me to shoot today. Having little time to have the camera out has meant that this is all I can offer up.
But of course I didn't want to let the day go by without posting something to wish all you wonderfully creative, talented, intelligent and beautiful "mum's" out there a very Happy Mother's Day.
We took my mum out to a movie she'd been wanting to see, "Then she found me", a perfect choice for the day and just beautifully written.
A quick stop off here at home and now it's time to dash back on over to her place for my sister's home made gnocchi. The perfect end to a lovely Sunday.
Hope all you ladies get spoilt rotten
xo
56 Comments
kretz the shots are great!and the ideea is that which matters!
kretz · 2008-05-11: 03:29
mojaroo SUPERB.BOTH SHOTS AND THE FEELINGS
mojaroo · 2008-05-11: 03:51
Lynda Beautiful shots
Lynda · 2008-05-11: 04:02
urmysunshine well done, awesome photos!~ R
urmysunshine · 2008-05-11: 05:27
ronin53 :):):)
ronin53 · 2008-05-11: 06:46
meiling Lovely, simply lovely –– and great atmosphere!! Thanks for sharing, and enjoy your Sunday!
meiling · 2008-05-11: 08:17
mimax2 :))
mimax2 · 2008-05-11: 08:42
photopoet Lovely—there are never enough flowers.
photopoet · 2008-05-11: 08:59
leocheung Lovely :)
leocheung · 2008-05-11: 09:06
vterezia the last so beautiful ....this is my fav. THANKS:)
vterezia · 2008-05-11: 09:19
etodd80 Very nice, classic mother's day flower shot, but cool anyway! I like the speck of purple in the background on #1, very soft. #2 is cool too with the bud and flower. I like the tone on both of them. I wasn't sure if you celebrated over there or not :-)
etodd80 · 2008-05-11: 09:58
dkelly awesome images , and again the " focus " is wonderful !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
what lens did you get ?
dkelly · 2008-05-11: 10:13
lorenzovie very nice pics !
lorenzovie · 2008-05-11: 10:27
Queen911 I agree with dkelly - awesome.
Queen911 · 2008-05-11: 10:40
KerBear Lovely post Andrea - and I hope you have a great day with your Mom!!
KerBear · 2008-05-11: 11:08
joycephotography Love that 2nd shot.
joycephotography · 2008-05-11: 11:34
mystic1 Cool shots love the 2nd
mystic1 · 2008-05-11: 11:58
TamaraHarden Sounds like you and mum had a wonderful day together. And home made gnocchi!!
TamaraHarden · 2008-05-11: 12:10
BreezyOnTheEyes omg gnocchi sounds delicious right now!! i hope that you all had a wonderful dinner together! i'm totally missing my mother right now and i wish i could be home to spoil her rotten indeed!

it may be the easy way out, but that second shot is truly fantastic. i anticipate taking flower shots today too so i'm not one to talk ^_^ what mother doesn't like flowers!?

beautiful tribute pb. l&h ^_^ bb
BreezyOnTheEyes · 2008-05-11: 13:16
sunshineand pretty
sunshineand · 2008-05-11: 13:36
Emma These are beautiful and so delicate. Looks like you have yourself a seriously hot lens too!!

A wonderful tribute to your Mum and all Mums around the world...
Emma · 2008-05-11: 13:40
ambersunsets So soft, lovely, and delicate.

ambersunsets · 2008-05-11: 13:53
Tachasi ya, happy mother day.
Tachasi · 2008-05-11: 14:22
TIM927 maybe it is a cliché posting flowers for such a day,,,but find a mum who doesnt like them,,,
TIM927 · 2008-05-11: 15:00
mahdisafarali Beautiful :)
mahdisafarali · 2008-05-11: 15:04
miclaud Of course! Nice tribute!
miclaud · 2008-05-11: 15:39
rolpa Flowers, yes, but a different and interesting angle. And, as Photopoet said, you can't have too many flowers.
rolpa · 2008-05-11: 16:23
aurian Mmm... it sounds like a lovely day! :)
aurian · 2008-05-11: 16:42
oldbabe Pretty cliche, though! And as everyone else mentioned...you can never have enough flowers!

Interesting how you focussed in on the bud in 2.

Sounds like you made mom's day special.
oldbabe · 2008-05-11: 17:43
curlyq60 ....excellent post....
curlyq60 · 2008-05-11: 18:21
PaperWings Lovely shots!! And yes...I am spoiled today, thank you very much! :)
PaperWings · 2008-05-11: 20:14
SheriJ Very pretty for sure!! great PP...
SheriJ · 2008-05-11: 20:25
jwideman great shots!
jwideman · 2008-05-11: 21:07
Madoc Oh How I understand why you love that lens so much!
The look of these are incredibly soft.
Absolutely gorgeous, especially the second one.
Madoc · 2008-05-11: 21:47
ncshutterbug Fantastic photos - nothing cliche about beauty, and you've capture it here. :)
ncshutterbug · 2008-05-11: 21:55
pattyb Soft and lovely!!
pattyb · 2008-05-11: 22:30
vollenda These are beautiful! Cliche, smiche. :) Glad you had a fun day!
vollenda · 2008-05-12: 01:09
Kovac WONDERFUL!
Kovac · 2008-05-12: 01:53
kazshots glad you got some time to post these, they are gorgeous. You are doing great work with your macro. I really love the second one with the closed flower in the bottom corner, really interesting composition.
kazshots · 2008-05-12: 02:22
Askrubies great, lovely, nice.....
Askrubies · 2008-05-12: 02:26
shutterjitter perfect; as always.
shutterjitter · 2008-05-12: 04:54
dhulsmeyer real nice. i like how you posted a flower for mother's day and i posted a weed! =P
dhulsmeyer · 2008-05-12: 08:46
shortyg Oooooooh what a wonderful day :) Haven't heard of that movie though ?!? And home made gnocchi :o) Your mom was probably feeling so special :) :) :)
shortyg · 2008-05-12: 13:04
tomie beautiful post! in France the mother's day is for the next sunday, i've to wait for posting my flowers! :) hope they wil not be wilted!
tomie · 2008-05-12: 16:12
LotoFoto These are just excellent.
And your day sounded awesome.
Homemade gnocchi?? Lucky!!
LotoFoto · 2008-05-13: 00:03
Jannie I love the first shot especially!
Jannie · 2008-05-13: 18:38
bamommy Beautiful shots
bamommy · 2008-05-13: 20:05
TheCrazyCroat These are my kind of macros. AMAZING
TheCrazyCroat · 2008-05-14: 19:54
Lindyart wow the 2nd one is so great ...so beautiful .. I don't think I have seen any pic quite like that :)beautifully done:)
Lindyart · 2008-05-14: 22:20
braandhisfuji Lovely
braandhisfuji · 2008-05-15: 09:27
the12thdude Interesting technique on the second one, really oozes romance
the12thdude · 2008-05-15: 17:06
Anjie Throughly elegant imagery...bah to all those who say flower shots on Mothers day is cliched...us Mothers love Flowers, that's the truth of it, so what if it's sterotypical! LOL
Glad you had a blissful day with your family! :-)
Anjie · 2008-05-15: 22:58
RodolpheDeus What a superb work. I can feel an energy in those shots. You have made my day.
RodolpheDeus · 2008-05-16: 03:56
MHJphotos Lovely, lovely flower work my friend! I hope all is well with you!!!
MHJphotos · 2008-05-18: 23:36
MrSaSa coooooool
MrSaSa · 2008-05-19: 09:24
camilleauteuil lovely cliché .... :-)
camilleauteuil · 2008-05-22: 00:31
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