JPG: Photos: "It's calm under the waves in the blue of my oblivion" by Amber Gregory

It's calm under the waves in the blue of my oblivion

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by Amber Gregory

Uploaded 19 Dec 2008 — 136 favorites

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Daisies bloom in Berkeley, California, in October 2008. Taken at the Jesuit School of Theology, where a gorgeous, incredibly serene garden is always in bloom!

Canon 350D, 50mmf/1.8 lens

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In the Look Closer - Berkeley, CA photo essay.

88 responses

Jüri Vissak gave props (19 Dec 2008):
Nice floral image here!
Brenda Burk gave props (19 Dec 2008):
cool shot
Alicia Aguirre gave props (19 Dec 2008):
Beautiful!
Sarah gave props (19 Dec 2008):
How do you get these tones?!?! Love love love this
Matt Granz gave props (19 Dec 2008):
Awesome DOF!!! Beautiful saturation... peaceful... gets my vote!!!
Teresa gave props (19 Dec 2008):
I really love this!
Randolph Barry gave props (19 Dec 2008):
It made me think of my dreams. Wonderful picture!
John Adams gave props (19 Dec 2008):
Bravo!
Scott Derryberry gave props (19 Dec 2008):
beautiful capture! voted!!
Gasin Trossen gave props (20 Dec 2008):
I love this shot.
Steven Maguire gave props (20 Dec 2008):
Beautifully captured!!! Great composition!!!!
Robert Carey gave props (20 Dec 2008):
One of the best in this theme! Love it.
A F gave props (20 Dec 2008):
very beautiful, vote..
Nelson Campbell gave props (20 Dec 2008):
This is so so beautiful and wonderful..voted.
Ted Gorczyca gave props (20 Dec 2008):
nice capture
Sarah Terokowskie gave props (20 Dec 2008):
Lovely shot!
rory cobbe gave props (20 Dec 2008):
great stuff. love the colour contrast and DOF nice framing too
Elliot Ross gave props (20 Dec 2008):
Amazing colors!
Coreesi gave props (20 Dec 2008):
Nice Shot. Very Zen.
Joseph Rotindo said (20 Dec 2008):
wow. the depth of focus and the individuality of each flower really sets this apart from so many other florals I've seen...including my own!
nice work!
sasha ormond said (20 Dec 2008):
beautiful! voting!
Wesley Neill said (20 Dec 2008):
Beautiful use of DOF, I love how the colors fade away to that pretty magenta blue wash and the contrast against the bright white.
Tamara Long gave props (20 Dec 2008):
very cute...dainty
Christophe Le Canne gave props (20 Dec 2008):
Love this !
Patrick Marella gave props (20 Dec 2008):
Gorgeous! Great capture !
Mark Gilliland gave props (21 Dec 2008):
Fantastic! Voted for!
Sadayuki Terakoshi said (21 Dec 2008):
Nice blue! I like this!
Lundby said (21 Dec 2008):
this is definately a great shot to get published...Ill be cheering for you! I voted~
Pierre Simard said (21 Dec 2008):
u got my vote, nice colors, the texture is well done, cool picutre :)
James Watson gave props (21 Dec 2008):
I Love It !
jose gonzalez said (21 Dec 2008):
This is absolutely Gorgeous... thanks for the comment... and without a doubt a big V from me. Great work!
Leo Bello gave props (21 Dec 2008):
Fantastic colour. Caught my attention from the get-go. Got my vote.
Karen Zimmerman gave props (21 Dec 2008):
Voted! Wonderful colors and composition.
Tyler Giancola said (21 Dec 2008):
i like the retro look of it
and the purple background which tells its not outside and the depth change... nice shot
Clay Lipsky gave props (21 Dec 2008):
wicked shot & colors
FALCON LARA OSCAR said (22 Dec 2008):
Wow, this is so cool !
Melvin Caraan said (22 Dec 2008):
stunning capture. really cool!
Christopher Long gave props (22 Dec 2008):
Excellent shot! Love the depth of field.
Will Williams said (22 Dec 2008):
Good use of DOF, adds a level of complexity
Jennie Albone said (22 Dec 2008):
Stunning tones and depth of field.
Robert Ruscansky said (22 Dec 2008):
This is truly 'zen'...Love the Fiona reference too!
Ron LaFond gave props (22 Dec 2008):
Nice. "Yeah!" R
triciamary gave props (22 Dec 2008):
Another beautiful shot!
david ong gave props (22 Dec 2008):
gorgeous capture!
adniloj gave props (22 Dec 2008):
Its a beautiful blue & overall capture! Wonderfully done Amber!
Mbego A gave props (23 Dec 2008):
Great shot! Nice depth!
Paul Mitsuda said (23 Dec 2008):
love it. great shot
Matt. Fletcher gave props (23 Dec 2008):
Yeah It rocks!!!
rob wright said (23 Dec 2008):
perfect photo. nicely done.
Wallace Jones gave props (23 Dec 2008):
Wow! that is beautiful! I love the blue!!!!
Charlene Gervais said (23 Dec 2008):
GORGEOUS.
Nicholas Freeman gave props (24 Dec 2008):
amazing composition, this is a masterpiece. great job.
Carlos Aviles gave props (25 Dec 2008):
My vote
Winston Baltasar gave props (25 Dec 2008):
Serenity indeed. Voted!
Oksana Skiba gave props (26 Dec 2008):
Simple & lovely! I like the way you play with DOF!
Jen Kiaba said (29 Dec 2008):
Ive been looking through all of your work and I just want you to know how breathtaking I found it all!
You have my vote!
Mary Ann Reilly gave props (30 Dec 2008):
very zen. very beautiful image. stunning. my vote.
Shannon Tunks gave props (11 Jan 2009):
This is really beautiful. Thumbs up!
Sandy Tyler gave props (19 Jan 2009):
Wonderful colors! Got my vote!
Richard Bruns said (20 Jan 2009):
Yep ... pretty all right, alright!
Richard Bruns said (25 Jan 2009):
Back. Forgot to vote. Done!
Catherine Kurvink gave props (28 Jan 2009):
Beautiful image and I love the title. Gets my vote!
Giovan Battista D'Achille said (17 Feb 2009):
love it!
mark regester gave props (23 Feb 2009):
so voted.
coco rose gave props (4 Mar 2009):
got my vote.....love the colors
Christopher J Chalk gave props (10 Mar 2009):
I'm in awe of this beautifully presented photo! Definetly got my vote.
Lina Palmerin said (10 Mar 2009):
love the colors
Yasmina Baggili gave props (17 Mar 2009):
Pure and beautiful...Love it. It rocks!!!!!
Krzysztof B. said (25 Mar 2009):
beautiful picture! great colors!!
David Bourg gave props (12 Apr 2009):
I love this!
Ratree Sarasree gave props (19 Apr 2009):
very pretty
lisa anderson gave props (26 Apr 2009):
wow. gorgeous colour
David Bowden gave props (6 May 2009):
Super Sat... voted !
Lasse Jesper Pedersen gave props (7 May 2009):
Thank you for you comment on my photo. I thought i would stop by your site, to see your work. This is an amazing picture. Love the blue colours.
João, Torres gave props (7 May 2009):
Beautiful!
Michael Diamond said (7 May 2009):
Simple and stunning...beautiful image!
Judy Wanamaker gave props (7 May 2009):
Artistic to the nth and strikingly beautiful. So simple and soulstirring. Very zen. Voting yeah.
Janice Mezzacappa gave props (7 May 2009):
Zenfully gorgeous!!
Francesco Torrisi gave props (7 May 2009):
Yesss.....
Bob Douglas gave props (7 May 2009):
I love this style of yours it's really well done.
Molly . gave props (7 May 2009):
wow, spectacular!!!
Albino Tonnina gave props (7 May 2009):
Excellent!
Mykola Swarnyk gave props (8 May 2009):
Yes! it is zen!
Anna Migdal gave props (10 May 2009):
I like this :)
Karl Abbott gave props (11 May 2009):
A beautiful shot!
Luc Bussieres gave props (21 May 2009):
Superb! - got my vote
Ingz gave props (13 Jul 2009):
very beautiful.
Rich Spencer gave props (27 Aug 2009):
Stunning colouration!