Splash!
by Paul

Comment by smurfguy:
Very interesting shot. Is that a person in the back window?

Stretching Bee
by Paul

Comment by Steef:
you have such talent when it comes to these shots

Final Approach
by Paul

Comment by pmichaud:
Very unusual perspective on the bug. Awesome!!

Stretching Bee
by Paul

Comment by scottieham:
I love the detail on this. Keep up the good work!

Final Approach
by Paul

Comment by scottieham:
The flower is a little distracting, but the bug is awesome. It is super sharp and I'm impressed that it is in flight. How do you like this lens? I am looking into getting a macro lens in the near future. I shoot on a tripod most of the time as is.

Stretching Bee
by Paul

Comment by stargazer05766:
Terrific macro of your fuzzy cute Bee..
If i even get close they buzz away so i think this is pretty cool to capture..

Stretching Bee
by Paul

Comment by MacDonald:
You are right! It is unusually cute ... nice crispness and love the colors - usually I like a crop to be not as centered but it works on this shot - nice job.

Not happy
by Paul

Comment by roz:
amazing shot .. love the black and white process .. the expression is a killer .. !!!..:)

Walkway
by Paul

Comment by Leo:
Nicely captured lines on all sides. Like the off center perspective; nice rule of thirds for the vanishing point. Great call to go B&W to focus on the lines subject matter. In the DPC world, the critical viewers may knock you on the overexposure on the openings between the columns and possibly lack of details in the darker areas. Overall, I like this image for the challenge. Good luck on the scoring.

Helical Waves
by Paul

Comment by jmsetzler:
Greetings from the Critique Club...

I can't believe this photo didn't finish any better than 5.33. I think you probably got bit by the challenge topic itself. You definitely met the abstract portion with no problem, but you have to keep in mind the finicky nature of the walmart shopper. What they don't see is the definitive macro element of the challenge. Your comment from Ja-9 goes to support this idea. She wasn't willing to give you the benefit of the doubt, and I suspect that most other voters probably followed that simple line of thinking.

As for the image itself, I think you have a beautiful shot. The smooth curves create a good bit of interest in this abstract. I think it's an excellent image and would have voted it in the 8 range if I had voted on this challenge... excellent work :)