Heliophobia - Fear of bright sunlight
by h2

Comment:
Incredible! Gave this a 10 and deserved every bit of it! Score doesn't make sense. Most people must have thought fishing lines were used which IMO should be disallowed in these challenges unless it is expert editing.

The Old Primary School
by vawendy

Comment:
You are a bad, bad girl! Congrats!

Red Metal Mystery Box
by DCNUTTER

Comment:
First ribbon! Awesome and well-deserved!

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month
by chazoe

Comment:
Like the post processing a lot, but one thing that is key in this image is the belt! It takes a few seconds to figure out what it is. I wish you had made the belt a little brighter so it would speak to us more loudly. After all it is a very important element in this photo. Make it jump out the screen and talk to us and not make us go look for it.

spring
by ursula

Comment:
Your signature style. Congratulations!

Tulips by Fern
by banmorn

Comment:
Very, very nice colors. Congratulations, Robert!

R E D
by ScooterMcNutty

Comment:
Very professionally done. Amazing work. Congratulations!

daffy
by idealodds

Comment:
You nailed it. My choice for blue! Incredible work! 10!

Shine
by h2

Comment:
I believe DPC advanced editing rules allow multiple shots for increased depth of field (read the first paragraph under the advanced editing rules), so I guess you could have still left the flowers in the bottle and taken multiple shots with various focus points and then blended them together in photoshop (edit-> Auto-Blend Layers ...) ... or have I misunderstood the rule?

Message edited by author 2011-04-25 02:00:57.

Amore
by AllenP

Comment:

Originally posted by Ja-9: Allen this is amazing to say the least...superb job...one question...how many of the tubes did you use...all 3 or which one(s)???

Thank you, Janine! I used all 3 extension tubes hooked up together. I always take the lens hood off when I use these tubes because when I use the tubes I get even closer to my subject that I normally would. It takes some time getting used to them and in my experience a little harder to focus with them on than without them, but they provide amazing results on tiny subjects.