I am 58 years young, live in Johannesburg, South Africa and I'm a true product of my continent. I love the bush, the animals, sunshine, sunsets - oh well, anything to do with nature. I am unmarried and have three sons - 37, 33 and 30 respectively and three granddaugters aged 12, 6 and 4 respectively and obviously the light of my life! Photography has always been a passion and I have loved it since I can remember. I was still using a SLR camera and only switched to digital only in late 2007! My other passion is travel and I have been lucky enough to have travelled fairly widely. There are however still many, many places I would love to visit "one day." I am truly an amateur photographer and do it merely as a hobby. So please be gentle when you comment on my work. :-) Thank you Piet, my dear friend, for convincing me to place my work on Renderosity. You owe me one! Hugs, Carin xx
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Comments (39)
mininessie
precious one Carin :D
Juliette.Gribnau
aaahhh such beauty, and so very well captured
decie
beautiful photo and weed
Faemike55
Great shot!
helanker
This is absolutely gorgeous. It is such a pretty flower, but the whole plant is so elegant captured.
timtripp
perfecto!
PD154
Well captured and presented Carin, a beauty my dear friend.
durleybeachbum
That's a weed? it's a lovely photo!
BessieB
This is so pretty I can't believe it is a weed, a wonderful shot Carin
auntietk
Well, this just proves the saying that a weed is just a plant that's growing where you don't want it. This looks to me not like a weed, but like an exotic poppy ... something to be tended and fussed over and celebrated! The petals are so tissue thin, the color is to die for, and the conrast between the soft flower and the spiky plant is spectacular!
BorisB
A wonderful composition!!
flora-crassella
w o n d e r f u l !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MrsRatbag
What a gorgeous weed! I'd welcome a ton of those in my garden. A fantastic capture, Carin; soft and lovely!
beachzz
Omigosh, this is just exquisite; I wouldn't mind having weeds like that in my yard!!
MagikUnicorn
Beautiful
Akane
Why do people often think weeds are ugly things? They often are beautiful, just like this one. So delicate... no wonder it needs these thorns to protect it. Great DOF, too.
Dreamingbee
i really like it much - it is beautiful !!
tpx1
great capture
bmac62
Even weeds look great when you photograph them:)
jeroni
Beautiful composition. excellent work
amota99517
For a weed, this is very beautiful. Your shot is outstanding.
pspworkshop
Very beautiful work!
Digitaleagle
Pure art, your composition is absolutely gorgeous I love the way the plant looks so menacing with its sharp thorns but yet so beautiful as it fades into the depth of the image. The flower; so delicate with such stunning detail your POV and presentation draws your eye to each eliment for a closer look!!
Katraz
A beautiful weed, Looks like a bunch of these under the windows would not only look great but keep the burglers out too.
goodoleboy
Stellar soft capture, Carin! Say, that looks suspiciously like one of the periodic blooms I see growing on cacti around these parts. It sure has the petals, pistil and stamens for it.
npauling
A weed is just a flower in the wrong place they say, and this just proves that, as this would look lovely in any garden. A beautiful capture.
danapommet
Very beautiful and soft capture. Love the color and it looks to be a nasty weed to have to pull out. Dana
CaressingTheDark
Beautiful shot and excellent detail.
West_coaster07
Most everyone has agreed this is just a flower in a place where Mother Nature has made a decision to let it grow. And you know as non-confrontational as I am, I will certainly adhere to the their wishes...So please don't ask me to pull weeds anymore...lol Great capture of this flower!! Love the photo...love the photographer!!!
Santa29Klaus
Ditto on all the other comments! Beautiful!! XX