Another one bites the dust
by kasaba

Comment:
Phenomenal capture and even more impressive that you did so little editing! Congratulations on your ribbon!

Wishes & Passion
by ErinKirsten

Comment:
Wow, this is beautiful. Congratulations on your creativity - beautifully executed. Well deserving of a ribbbon in a challenge with many outstanding entries. Welcome back - I too returned fairly recently after more than 7 years away and am glad to have reintegrated. This site challenges in a way most others don’t.

Ready
by LevT

Comment:
Lev, this is an incredible image. Straight into favorites. The many stories this could tell elevates this from an outstanding photo to art. Many congratulations on your blue.

Swedish Murder
by Mona

Comment:
Cool title!

Our Beautiful World
by roz

Comment:
Roz, this caught my eye during the challenge and again when reviewing the results. The soft colors and textures are so beautiful against the butterfly’s sharp eye and proboscis. A wonderful shot!

Abandoned
by Ammie

Comment:
Really underrated IMO. Has a lovely atmosphere and sense of scale. I was one of your 7s.

Breathe
by LevT

Comment:
This was my challenge favorite. I love the sense of scale here.

Going Downtown
by Kodak

Comment:
I really enjoyed your take on this challenge!

The Nectar Collectors
by roz

Comment:
Roz, I have many more images to take in from your portfolio, as it’s prolific and the images deserve time and attention. But, this one TOTALLY blew me away the moment I opened it. Literally, I said “wow!” The technical execution of those perfectly crisp, sharp ants, the composition, and beautiful shallow DOF…and those colors! I took a look at your exposure settings and think I may be using slightly too shallow DOF when I shoot insects. I’m going to take a book out of the master Roz playbook and try around an f/7. Just awesome!!!! xx

Ring of fire
by kasaba

Comment:
I think fire is incredibly difficult to photograph well, and this is absolutely perfection! Congratulations on your much deserved ribbon!!