Photo Hunt: Paper
Photograph copyright: DAVID McMAHON
Photograph copyright: DAVID McMAHONThis is my first entry for the popular "Photo Hunt: Paper" theme. I recently bought a gift-wrapped cyclamen for someone I love very much, and the square decorative pot had this simple pink crepe paper around it, wrapped in place with a wide ribbon. A couple of days later, I took the ribbon off and lifted the pot out to water the plant. And that's when I noticed the unusual perspective of the soft pink crepe. Out came the camera and I fired off half a dozen frames from different angles before replacing the cyclamen.
FOOTNOTE: Isn't the Tour de France really a cyclamen race?
52 comments:
Beautiful take on the theme!!
welcome to the hunt, David!
G'day Mar,
Wow - you are super-quick! I hadn't even finished editing the post and your comment popped up.
Thank you for the warm welcome.
Keep smiling
David
:)
You want to leave a comment here, where you can also see who else is playing.
That's a beautiful shot for the paper theme. It looks like the paper is almost as beautiful as the cyclamen it was wrapped around. That's saying a lot because I love cyclamen.
Nice shot. Welcome to photo hunt, It is a lot of fun seeing what everyone has posted and seeing people comment on your own photos.
That's an awesome perspective! Welcome to the hunt!
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Welcome to photo hunters!
great start for a nice shot of today's theme!
Pink is such a great color anyway, it made a perfect shot for the theme!
Welcome to the photohunt!
Well welcome and I like your creative take...
What a lovely image and an interesting story behind the image as well. Sara from farmingfriends
Hi David! Nice to meet you. I bet the flowering plant is beautiful...just like the 'one you love'!!
Welcome to the Hunt and very nice photo! I am intrigues by your footnote!
I know what a cyclamen is and I see the correlation to the photo, but the TOUR?
Thanks, Mar,
Appreciate that. Loving the hunt concept ....
Keep smiling
David
Hi Carver,
Thank you for the visit and your generous comment. The beauty of the paper and its contours were what attracted me to take the shot.
I love cyclamen too!
Do keep in touch.
Keep smiling
David
G'day Jams,
Thank you for the wonderful welcome - and I'm so glad you liked the shot.
Will pay you a visit today (Saturday in Australia). Do keep in touch.
Keep smiling
David
G'day Mama Bear June,
Wow - what a welcome from all you photo hunters. Thank you kindly, ma'am ....
Do keep in touch.
Keep smiling
David
G'day Mousey,
Lovely to hear from yoou. Thank you for that rousing welcome.
Do keep in touch.
Keep smiling
David
G'day Indiana Amy,
It's a great colour, but can sometimes be challenging to photograph. Thank you for the tremendous welcome.
Do keep in touch.
Keep smiling
David
G'day Ellen B,
My humble thanks. I do try and ``see'' different perspectives when I'm writing my novels and when I'm taking photographs too.
Do keep in touch.
Keep smiling
David
G'day Sara,
Thank you for that comment. I've always tried to persuade photographers to tell the story ``behind'' their shots.
Thank you for the great welcome.
Do keep in touch.
Keep smiling
David
G'day Hootin Annie,
Lovely to hear from you. Glad you enjoyed my work.
It is not quite as beautiful as the love of my life. She is one special person.
Do keep in touch.
Keep smiling
David
G'day Sabine M,
What a great welcome. I feel like part of the group already thanks to all of yoo.
Glad you liked the picture.
The footnote is just a silly pun on ``cycle''. Just a flippant moment that I allow myself sometimes because I believe in humour!
Do keep in touch.
Keep smiling
David
Welcome to Photo Hunters, David!
I love the story behind your photo. The sincere thoughts, the love and the humor. Thanks for sharing these.
Have a great weekend! :)
lovely perspective and color ...
welcome to photohunt! :)
enjoy your weekend!
WOW! This one is stunning! Mine is up too;)
Pretty cool how something as simple as paper can make such a beautiful photograph!
Glad to have you huntin' with us! =)
I call that tissue paper but whatever t is, it is perfect for this theme. Isn't it wonderful how you can find beauty in almsot everything. Come and see mine.
G'day from a fellow Australian but living in Canada for many years. That is a very artistic shot and I love that you are looking after the gift so carefully.
Welcome to Photo Hunt
Hi David, welcome to Photohunt.
Cool and pink is so sweet!
Mine is up at Photographic Memories.
Great photo and great idea for the hunt. I still need to figure out what I am going to post. Welcome to the Photo Hunt.
Great photo! welcome to the hunt :-)
hello there, nice and cool pink entry,happy weekend!
mine's up and here too AniqueAnik
That is amazing. You captured it well in this photo and you can see the softness of the pink. Very impressive!!!
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Great first Photohunt. I think you'll enjoy doing this as much as I did.
Happy Photo hunting!
This is one of the fun ones I have seen for this weeks hunt.
It is amazing how your mind works for each week when you need a photo of a certain word. Beautiful job on this weeks theme. Have a great weekend. Welcome to Photo Hunters.
Truly lovely! Sometimes inspiration hits at *just* the right moment!
Wow, I never would have guessed that was paper. What a beautiful shot. Welcome to the hunt.
Beautiful shot.
Oooo, lovely photo and wonderful choice for The Hunt this week. Amazing how in the simplest of things beauty can be found.
Hi David. Greetings from BC, Canada. I love this take on paper, a very creative eye. Welcome to the hunt. I see we have great stuff to look forward to here each week.
Hello from Adelaide. I am new this week too. I am not really one to buy flowers, but I can see their therapeutic value. One of my wife's colleagues was diagnosed with breast cancer last week and had a breast removed this week and then it is on to chemo. The hospital room full of flowers was a very visible sign of the support that she had from family and friends. I will not forget that.
That is a worthy and interesting photo. I'd wish you luck, but you;re a pro, so you won't really need it.
This is a truly intriguing and very beautiful shot, David! Congratulations! :-)
Re you footnote about the Tour de France: The wild cyclamens do not bloom during hot summer days, as much as those cyclists may search for them far off the road, in the woods, they wouldn't find any blossoms. ;-)
Welcome to Photohunt David. I must admit I'd almost forgotten this week and had to do some quick snapping. Enjoy the rest of your weekend :o)
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Whoa! This is lovely. Good start for a photo hunt. Have fun, yea?
Welcome to the hunt!
Great shot - looks like pink clouds.
What a beautiful colour...the contours almost gives it a real life feel -like a warm touch
That's a lovely, colourful take on this week's theme. Welcome to PhotoHunt.
Welcome to the Hunt, David! I normally particpate in the Hunt but just couldn't find anything I liked for the theme this week. Plus I had to work so I bowed out.
I love your prespective on the theme, though, very nicely done and I'm sure that future photo entries will be just as spectacular!
Great choice of photo! Mine is up too. Hope you can visit me! Have a great weekend! :)
Excellent job!
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