Pittsburgh from the Monterey Bay Fish Grotto
by Paul

Comment by teranb:
Interesting juxtapositioning.

Ascending Mount Lavender
by Paul

Comment by Pikkel:
interesting

Ascending Mount Lavender
by Paul

Comment by sonniejake:
Wonderful. I love lavender flowers, and for this challenge I would of liked to of seen more of the flower and less of the bee. Bees scare me. :)

Dew drop on budding leaves
by Paul

Comment by Teafran:
An excellant image that has some minor issues with light blooms, it is still very attractive and effective from both a technical and artistic standpoint. Terrific use of bokeh to compliment the image. A very worthy entry into the challenge.

Curious Giraffe.jpg
by Paul

Comment by cgino:
This is just great! I love the perspective, and how funny that he was sticking his head in the sunroof :-) Great detail, wonderful capture!

Sweet Spot
by Paul

Comment by TCGuru:
I never thought of using a LB for flower shots because it didn't make sense before. Well, now I see the err of my ways. These are great.

Cathedral of Learning
by Paul

Comment by Germaine:
Sweet sweet spot. Nice b&w too.

Sweet Spot
by Paul

Comment by DCrest01:
Change Lucky to Talented. I love it.

Sweet Spot
by Paul

Comment by patio127:
That does sound like a challenge - you found it tho ! Beautiful !!!

Cathedral of Learning
by Paul

Comment by Paul:
I submitted this on 1x.com where it was rejected and subsequently critiqued; I agreed with all of the comments. In the final analysis, the effect probably isn't best suited to the subject. However, I do still like it but I think my recent attempts at Lensbaby flowers are better aligned with the affordances of the lens.

Thanks for your comment and interest.

Paul