Here is my entry for Irene’s, Sunshine’s Macro Monday blog, Sunshine’s Macro Monday #41 challenge. This is also my entry into Patti’s Lens-Artists Photo A Week Challenge with the topic of Cropped.
Here is a bearded iris from my yard (click to see full size slideshow).
Original
Cropped
Here is a yellow rose (click to see full size slideshow).
Original
Cropped
Same yellow rose but placed on my keyboard (click to see full size slideshow).
Original
Cropped
I’ve put together a list of challenges and their hosts. So if you know a challenge host, please direct them to my blog. Feel free to contact me anytime. I hope everyone will be able to use my lists.
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Cee
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Ha ha. Great shots! Flowers just scream “I’m ready for my closeup!” Love the piano shot. Very innovative.
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Hi John, most flowers do beg for a close up and crop. Thanks. Glad you like the piano background.
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Wonderful example!!
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So glad you like my crops. Thanks Nora 😀
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The crops really work here. My favorites are the first 2. The colors are wonderful, and so are the details.
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That iris is a fun color. Thanks Patti 😀
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Very stylish having the rose on the keyboard.
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So glad you like the rose on the keyboard. It’s a great backdrop 😀
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Love how cropping can totally change the appearance of and our reaction to a photograph
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It can really change your focus. 😀
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Nice ones, Cee. Love your idea of laying the rose on the piano keys. 😊
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Thanks Irene, glad you like it 😀
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Excellent. Piano key rose is very cool indeed. Thank you.
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The piano keys add a nice background. Thanks 😀
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They’re all lovely, cropped or not, Cee 🤗💕
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I so agree with you 😀
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Nice cropping on the flowers — I love it when we move in close to a pretty bud.
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Thanks for such a lovely comment 😀
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Beautiful flowers and cropping well done!
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Glad you like my crops. 😀
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♥
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Nice to see these.
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Thanks Anne 😀
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Well done, cropping is perfect..
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So glad you like my crops 😀
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Gorgeous
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So glad you like these photos 😀
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