Helicopters by auntietk

Photography • Flowers/Plants • posted on Jul 13, 2010

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Description

Around these parts we call maple seeds helicopters because of how they spin when they fall from the trees. This one caught my eye because of the color of the stems and seeds. I love ornamental acers! What attracted me was color and form, hence the postwork. For Rob and those others of you who were hoping to see something aviation related ... teeheehee! ... sorry ! :P

Comments (23)

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barbdennist

9:51AM | Tue, 13 July 2010

We have a tree like this in our front yard and this year the "helicopters" were especially a vivid red. A beautiful picture.

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awjay

9:54AM | Tue, 13 July 2010

beautiful capture

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0rest4wicked

10:29AM | Tue, 13 July 2010

Back in New England as a boy we would gather helicopters by the hand full, then climb the tree to launch!! ;~) Sensational color!!!

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Faemike55

10:46AM | Tue, 13 July 2010

I love wathcing these spin down from on high. Great shot and postwork

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helanker

10:48AM | Tue, 13 July 2010

So do we, Tara :-) What a marvellous shot this is. The colors are just gorgeous.

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Meisiekind

11:02AM | Tue, 13 July 2010

Oh I love these! I can watch for hours when they start falling and do their helicopter tricks!!! Great image Dierbaar and lovely dreamy postwork!

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bmac62

11:12AM | Tue, 13 July 2010

I've always seen the dried up results of these seed pods on the ground. This is so neat to see them pre-launch...fastened together and getting ready to do their thing. Excellent postwork bringing out the true colors:)

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durleybeachbum

11:45AM | Tue, 13 July 2010

I knew what I expected and I got it! Great coloured stems!

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jmb007

12:32PM | Tue, 13 July 2010

bonne photo!!

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lyron

1:03PM | Tue, 13 July 2010

Beautiful shot!!

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bazza

2:16PM | Tue, 13 July 2010

Super shot of these "helicopters" nice colour too..

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cfulton

2:24PM | Tue, 13 July 2010

Okay, count me among those who thought they were at the air show...! Our ones tend to be only green, Clive

MrsLubner

2:41PM | Tue, 13 July 2010

Lovely shot. nice combination of red and green that says summer and not Christmas. :-)

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mermaid

5:27PM | Tue, 13 July 2010

oh yes I love to see the spiraling to the earth...smile...but you got some very special ones with amazing colors!

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flavia49

6:36PM | Tue, 13 July 2010

very nice!

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CoreyBlack

7:15PM | Tue, 13 July 2010

My ever hyperactive juke box brain just started playing Soul Coughing's "Unmarked Helicopters". I'm so suggestible. Everybody must call these things helicopters as everywhere I've ever lived that's what they're refered to as. It's interesting to see them in their larval state. Great shot!

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Chipka

8:17PM | Tue, 13 July 2010

Helicopters. A universal name! We call them that here, but in Chicago we don't get the extravagant red ones as much. They're nice anyway, just not as red. This is a gorgeous shot...visually poetic in all of the right ways and it's just downright pretty! I love the papery sound they make when they've fallen and a gentle breeze stirs them...the sound is almost water-like, which reminds me of "tea from an empty cup" which is one of those incredibly Japanese things I enjoy...this shot rocks!

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