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Flower Power

I noticed this flower beginning to engulf part of a barbed wire fence. It reminded me of the "flower power" slogan of the late 60s and early 70s when popular culture was turning against war, preaching non-violence and passive resistance. Barbed wire is often associated with war and bad intent, so I thought the juxtaposition of the flower surrounding this symbol was worthy of a picture.

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MikeC 2 weeks ago

Love the contrast between delicate nature and harsh barbed wire. Lovely mood.

Philip Armitage 11 months ago

a really nice image with some nice touches in the detail

José Vieira 2 years ago

I like it but it seems to me with more light

CPM 2 years ago

So delicate and beautiful!
Congrats

Dmitry Laudin 2 years ago

Great !

saber vakili rad 2 years ago

hi
it reminds me to somewhere around me
i call it "my ex-house"
thanks

omid omidvari 2 years ago

Violence along love and kindness
merci...

Jackie Sheen 2 years ago

Lovely photo. The juxtaposition of the flower to the fence works on many levels. Congrats, John!

psychodaddy 2 years ago

Congrats! beautiful photo!!

johnpainter 2 years ago

Thanks, everyone, for the well wishes from this image being on the front page! It's funny, this photo seems so old to me now and I tend to fixate on the technical flaws. However, it does strike a chord with many people so I'm happy it brings some meaning to viewers.

Ramin jalali moghaddam 2 years ago

there is a great message in this photo,you shown us the flower power + photography power...

Mal Smart 2 years ago

very glad to see this this representing the front page, it has long been a fav. mal

Cody Diffee 2 years ago

Great to see this image on the home page! Congrats!

Mauro Mendula 2 years ago

This is REAL PHOTOGRAPHY! Great!

Terje Madsen 2 years ago

Nicely captured...hard contrast in a brutal world...like it!

Luke Mitchell 2 years ago

This is gorgeous, wow!

Aziz Abbasi 2 years ago

Excellent, ..

Gael 2 years ago

Boo ! love this image !
amazing..
Good Job !

Florin Stefan 2 years ago

Special!

pop-aj 2 years ago

wonderful

Ian Munro 2 years ago

This is great John, I can't beleive you have only just stepped into photography. Incredible image.

johnpainter Thanks Ian--mostly beginners luck!

Dan BERILLOUX 2 years ago

John this is excellent, I love the framing here and the processing, of course the subject is just perfect too.
Nice blurry, dreamy ambiance + the message, make it a great pic. I notice also the spider web "wires", which reveal a good quality lens and appropriate natural light ... Ourstanding job here.

johnpainter Thanks a lot, Dan. Truthfully, this one came together very easily for me with no real planning. It's the ones a put a lot of effort into that give me trouble! ;-)

Dan BERILLOUX ahahah lol, same for me ... for the "lights" one, I was just walking back rom the beach with no real search of something ...

christiaanploeger 2 years ago

I really enjoy the combination of the brightness created by the flower in the photo, in combination with the background. It contains many details and leaves also many details lost in the background.

johnpainter Thank you! I'm glad you enjoy it.

DutcHHighlandeR 2 years ago

This is a great compsition.

johnpainter I'm glad you enjoyed it!

totally_shuttered 2 years ago

The barb lead is good as is the contrast (very nice), lots of little extra details
to find to. Great image - cheers

johnpainter Thanks!

Jimmy 3 years ago

Amazing composition of softness and hardness in a single shot. Great capture of detail, even down the to water droplets on the spiderweb. If it hasn't already, it should definitely be posted.

johnpainter Thanks, Jimmy! This one did work out well and I'm glad you like it too.

Alex OBrien 3 years ago

Absolutely geourgeously soulfully wonderful! Stunning work!

johnpainter Thanks, Alex!

Apdi Kurniawan 3 years ago

amazing picture! really love it.

King Douglas 3 years ago

Poignant.

Anna Lepke 3 years ago

Brilliant in all it's simplicity.

Piet Flour 3 years ago

wonderful workout of an idea. Keep sharing ... and let us enjoy some more from these creation before dying happy!
Piet

johnpainter Ha! Thanks. And, I'm hoping to get a few more shots off before I buy the farm!

Marcus Björkman 3 years ago

Love conquers all! Beautiful shot!

Phyllis Clarke 3 years ago

A lovely shot - I hope they found peace and harmony! :) Congratulations to you. Best regards, Phyllis

supergroove 3 years ago

i really like this photo.nicely done.

Eric Javier 3 years ago

Nice Concept and nice Explanation,,,very Well Done and Congrats

Monique 3 years ago

with your story it is very symbolistic photo!
+++

MarieM 3 years ago

That's beautifully done, and I like very much the explanation too:)
So many details in this photo..

johnpainter I liked the way the cobwebs under the barb form an "X", which often denotes being wrong. And, the bokeh on the top seems to shoot joyously from the top of the flower. That was just happy accidents, but it made me like the picture in more subtle ways.

MarieM I agree with that too John.
In any case, nature provides more than we can see, and when we look closer,
we see absolute marvels, as you did see and show for our pleasure.

johnpainter 3 years ago

Thanks, Cup & Gio! As is becoming my modus operandi, I went to take pictures of a different subject and found something more interesting while I was there. I'm especially tickled with this photo because I used a Nikon lens that I purchased for $1 at a local country auction. The story in this photo seemed to tell itself.