Sunday, January 8, 2012

Crowned


A post for Macro Monday/i heart macro/The Creative Exchange/Watery Wednesday

the promise of spring
adorned with icy reminders...
there are long days ahead
before bursting forth in leafy glory
~Karen

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49 comments:

  1. neat shot, and beautiful title and prose to go with it!

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  2. I really like your macro shot of the ice.

    Greetings,
    Filip

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  3. Beautiful shot Karen....nice work

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  4. Natures beauty, in the detail. Outstanding shot. And the ice has a very special format.

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  5. That is such a great shot Karen !
    It worries me a lot that this weather is so not right for this time of year .. I love not having too much snow but this is ridiculous ! LOL
    Keep bundled up still girl !
    Joy : )

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  6. Beautiful photo, great macro, delicious ice crystals.

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  7. Thatis a wonderful macro shot.

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  8. What a terrific and different macro shot, Karen! Love your words, too! Hope you've had a great weekend!

    Sylvia

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  9. Very sharp and beautiful image.

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  10. I like this shot... perfect focus and exposure!

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  11. I love the crystal clear shot!

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  12. What a clever combination of present and future.

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  13. beautiful, clever and inspiring! the pic is pretty good too *S*

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  14. I love the frozen bits on the branch!

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  15. Me gusta el abrazo que esos cristales le dan al brote.

    Saludos de Isis.

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  16. Fantastic macro Karen!
    You have captured some amazing detail in the ice.
    Beautifully done!

    Thank you so very much for sharing with us at The Creative Exchange this week.

    Have a wonderful day!

    lisa.

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  17. A wonderful image, beautiful ice crystals and lovely words too :)

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  18. Lovely moment, photo, and words...beauties!

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  19. Wow....how incredible is this...such detail.

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  20. Beautiful photo that brings thoughts of spring :)

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  21. Wow this is perfection Karen. Love it!

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  22. there is always something beautiful about a bare branch in winter.
    spring is made even more beautiful because winter precedes it :)
    have a great week!

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  23. A perfect combination of icy beauty and prose! There are certainly a lot of amazing images out in our winter wonderlands :)
    Have a great week!

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  24. The ice does look like little crowns, amazing.

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  25. Great capture Karen!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.

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  26. This is one awesome capture. Beautiful macro. There is absolutely nothing about it I would change. genie

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  27. A stunning piece of Nature's art! gorgeous photo!

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  28. and to accentuate your title, may I add jewels...they are wonderfully captured!

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  29. Wonderful macro!
    Thanks for sharing;o)

    ***
    Happy day****

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  30. Great image of frozen water. Very good contrast and sharpness against the background.

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  31. Oh, so beautiful, Karen! Thanks for sharing this shot:)

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  32. Nice Ice. Not that we have much this year!

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  33. WOW! This is such a beautiful macro, Karen.

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  34. That's an incredible capture, but I bet it's cold out there!

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