Almost fully grown
by Titia

Comment:
Wow, are those hops or just ivy? I'm terribly jealous of your growing season. Just getting started here on the East Coast. Like the splashes of red in the photo and the novel subject.

by BeeCee

Comment:
Stringbeanies! How very original - like leetle green kisses.... ;-)

Green Grass and Groundhog
by TechnocratiK

Comment:
Even though groundhogs are evil garden wreckers, I like your photo. I love his spikey hair and the catch of motion. Good composition too.

Salute
by graphicfunk

Comment:
Congratulations - this is a wonderful picture with timeless qualities. I could see it being on the cover of Life magazine of almost any year. I love her pose (great mimic), the position of her feet and where the umbrella lies in your crop. I love how they are both facing away from us. I'm guessing that there's a chance this won't be processed enough for some people here. I'm fine with its realism but suppose you could play around with the curves/up the contrast a little, perhaps bring out the red in her hair. But still, this is a wonderfully clean, evocative photo. Gets a ribbon in my book ;-)

Kiss Me
by cheegirl

Comment:
This would win if I were king... or even a prince. Wonderfully whimsical and technically splendid too.

The fool on the hill
by birkin

Comment:
I am so pleased to see you win a ribbon! You deserve several. Congratulations :)

Tomatillo Beatle
by BlueZamia

Comment:
So, this is a piece of jewelry but there really is such a thing, isn't there? I grow tomatillos and found bugs of similar coloring... or are you just making this up and I'm hallucinating? ;-) Nice DOF in this photo. Good luck ;-)

Fool On The Hill
by Gunnsi

Comment:
Is that you keeping perfectly still? ;-) Nice score!

The post processing is interesting, I'm not sure how I feel about the frame thing... (am actually a little surprised that it's legal...?shhhhh...) I definitely like the range of neutral tones in the processing though. Was it a filter or something you invented?

Delicious Greens
by peroty

Comment:
I bet you took this on 666 day ;-)

Avocat Vert
by rubienne

Comment:
Holy Guacamole - this is a Green Lawyer?