Teazles by auntietk
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On a lovely day in late January, Denise (MrsRatbag) and Bill (bmac62) and I went out exploring. We stopped by a lake where Denise got some great shots, and I got mostly crap! LOL! There was a notable exception ...
Alongside the nearby road was a gorgeous stand of teazles. Bill and I experimented with different shots, and I was particularly happy with the ones I took with the flash.
These really are as prickly as they look. When I was a teenager, we had a big pot of teazles in the entry hall at the house, and it was a good idea not to back into them. Guests would invariably touch them to see if they were soft or not. Ummm ... NOT! Ouch!
Comments (35)
Faemike55
Great capture, Tara!
MrsRatbag
Wow, your shots of these came out so much better than mine did; great definition on that lovely honeycomb pattern! Well done!!
tofi
Really great POV! The clarity is indeed beautiful, and the most interesting form of plant species! Exceptional capture!
barbdennist
In a Christmas idea book a few years back I saw directions for making a Christmas Wreath out of teazle. I thought to myself, "think I'll pass on this idea". I wonder if the person writing the directions had ever tried to work with the sutff. You sure did get a good picture of it though, and it is pretty.
helanker
OH Tara, I find this shot very beautiful with wonderful colors and clarity. I Once picked a whole bunch of these dry teazles. We used them in Decorations. Need I say I used garden gloves and shears. I found them on a hill not far away from hear :-)
anaber
Really beautiful!Stunning the gold colour against the dakk colours in background.The effect of the diagonals in your image is superb!
durleybeachbum
I foolishly grew a few in my garden, and am in danger of being taken over! Superb pic!
bmac62
I like the apparent lighting helped along by adding your flash to this daylight photograph. It appears to have lit up the near target...the inside of the teazels and at the same time darkened the non-descript background. Great use of your flash to add a bit of drama to what otherwise could have been a drab shot. Well done.
emmecielle
great shot and lighting! :)
Meisiekind
Oh yes - perfect light! I actually thought it was late afternoon African light... LOL... Fantastic clarity and a very pleasing image of a rather prickly subject!!! :))
frankie96
Not familiar at all with teazles...but a very colorful and clearly detailed image...
Merrylee
Great shot and excellent lighting...
mairekas
Cool plant & great capture!
traceyjane
fantastic shot
qrud
Impressive photo art. Enormous wonderful.
ocoee53
Wow! There is no spot to touch which isn't pointy! Flash was perfect for this.
jocko500
wow never saw one of these
bazza
Lovely shot of this prickly things, well done!!
wysiwig
Not familiar with the name but the lighting is spot on. It seems to glow from within. Excellent capture.
A_Joker_B
Gorgeous capture!
watapki66
Wonderfully captured!
mbz2662
cool shot, I'll remember not to touch them :)
beachzz
Oh wow, this is just gorgeous--sharp and light and full of detail!!
whaleman
Beautiful symmetry!
junge1
Beautiful Tara!Love the detail and color!
anianiani
great focus.......excellent
debbielove
Ha! My late wife's (Deb's) Fave plant/Flower!...And who was the one always sent to pick them, me! They are awesomely prickly! Great shot, beautiful... Rob
mermaid
lol...we have them over here too, they make really fine objects to shoot at as your wonderful shot shows, but they are pretty prickly indeed as I had the pain to experience too...lol
bebert
excellent shot
thevolunteer
What a beautiful capture. The details and colors are fantastic. Great job. Aloha