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Posted by Sash (Adelaide, Australia) on 26 July 2007 in Plants & Nature and Portfolio.

The race was marred by an unforeseeable lawn mowing mishap, although no animals were hurt.

Help yourself to the blue cheese, but stay away from the green one.

Comments (11)

badala from Leiria, Portugal

What a spectacular photo! Absolutely fantastic.

26 Jul 2007 6:47am

amy from Rocky Mountain House, Canada

Amazing contrasts!! Love the pov! Stellar image!!!

26 Jul 2007 9:58am

Pixadilly from Anegada, Virgin Islands, British

Another winner! Two in a row! Bravo.

26 Jul 2007 10:53am

Viewfinder from Bradenton, United States

Big WOW! rating on this one.

26 Jul 2007 8:02pm

Sriram from Chennai, India

Brilliant use of natural lighting again! Excellant contrast too...

And thanks for all of your nice comments! : )

27 Jul 2007 3:12am

Frederick from Montpellier, France

I don't know if it's really the case, but the combo of blue sky and dry looking flower said "Australia" in my mind (I know you're from Australia but maybe you were in trip somewhere else :-D)

27 Jul 2007 7:18am

@Frederick: No, you're 100% right. This was taken in my mother-in-law's front yard in South Australia a few months ago. Actually, these 'flowers' or 'fluffy whatever things' are everywhere along the SA coast which is where she lives. I think they're excellent to photograph but they move a little too much for my liking.

Damon Schreiber from Toronto, Canada

Really stunning photo! (But the frame was distracting and I got pee all over the seat.)

27 Jul 2007 11:42am

@Damon Schreiber: ;-p

Stu from Kyoto, Japan

The first things that strike me about this are the great tones of the sky, and the beautiful contrast. Then i notice the great detail and slip on Damon's pee! Beautiful shot Sash.

28 Jul 2007 5:48am

@Stu: Thanks Stu. Damon's comment relates to a question posed at another image on another A-3 member's site. It's a territorial thing. ;)