Honeycomb
by MAK

Comment:
not a fan of the tilt. interesting tiles though

The Path of Illumination
by rockyrajan

Comment:
This looks like some sort of crazy covered market... i like the tiles the most.

T i M B e R
by sherpet

Comment:
SHEZ,
THIS WAS A FANTASTIC IMAGE. YOUR CREATIVITY IS INSPIRING, I LOVE THE DETAIL IN THIS IMAGE, AND THE WOOD PENCIL SHAVINGS ARE FANTASTIC FOR THE BACKGROUND!!
CONGRATULATIONS ON #1 MOST COMMENTED IMAGE SHEZ, YOU WILL LIVE ON HERE FOREVER WITH A PLACE OF HONOR AND RESPECT, AND WITH THE ADMIRATION OF THOSE WHO KNEW YOU, AND THOSE WHO WERE ABLE TO GET A GLIMPSE OF WHAT AN AMAZING PERSON YOU ARE THROUGH YOUR PHOTOGRAPHY ON THIS SITE!!

Spiderwebs - the harshest environment for a fly
by RyanW

Comment:
yeah, had a hard job focusing on this one. The action all seemed to go down so fast that i just took a few shots on continuous and this was the most clean of the group.
I was doing the green macro while being buzzed by a fly, i was swatting at him to get away and a few seconds later noticed the spider on the move in the web.

I tried to focus on the fly as much as i could because the spider is fairly obvious even blurred, and i thought if i could get a good shot with the fly in the web it would hold up even in an expert editing challenge.

I'm *trying* to be ambitious in some of my recent shoots, they're just not working out as well as i had hoped and i've had to scrap entire shoots because i just have flaws that most non-photographers would consider minor or inconsequential but would get me torn to shreds here.

Thanks for the vote of confidence that I am getting better though, it's great to hear and really means a lot! :)

Super heated water geyser
by Chandi

Comment:
Regarding you comment on "doesn't belong in expert editing", this is a misconception that many people have.
You can still submit great shots like this without having to use all sorts of touch-up tools, it just gives you the opportunity to use them if you wish.

Amethysts in the sunset
by RyanW

Comment:
yes, i know, horrible DoF. I didn't like it either but as i said in details, i followed the specs that a friend wanted me to try and now i've got a second brown ribbon.
ugh, so many times i wanted to self-dq this image..... i should have. :(

Passion for Nector
by dswann

Comment:
Love the colours and detail!

Dahlia for Shez
by Bear_Music

Comment:
Stunning image! Great lighting and texture on the flower.

No Way Back
by Mark-A

Comment:
Great detail. I like the tone here, feels very imposing.

Phaonia sp
by Mark-A

Comment:
congrats mark!
you have far more patience with insects than i do. my first thought is "a bug. gross. squish it"...
congrats on the ribbon, lets hope you have the original with the exif data for This one ;)