I Don't Know, What Do You Want to Do?
by Elaine

Comment by MaryO:
Perfect caption LOL.

Closed
by Elaine

Comment by jomari:
Lovely! Such beautiful tones - just a perfect foil for the golden latch.

Lines
by Elaine

Comment by tjbel05:
The lines seem to be waving. That is a neat effect of this.

Closed
by Elaine

Comment by krnodil:
very striking detail, I like how you framed this

Lines
by Elaine

Comment by krnodil:
there's a lot of visual interest to be had in these shells - keep at it!

Pushpins
by Elaine

Comment by krnodil:
the inclusion of the green pin oddly forces the eye to take in the whole assemblage more, draws you in to the arrangement

would prefer to see less blank space in the top two corners, instead have them nicely filled with pins positioned every which way like the bottom two corners

Starfish
by Elaine

Comment by krnodil:
I like the framing, but wish the focus was a bit sharper - with that lens, if you are shooting handheld, your shutter speed should be at least the same as the lens mm - 1/100s or faster. Boost ISO, or add more light to get closer to that speed, with a macro lens where you might not want to widen your aperture further. My apologies if you know all this already - I don't know your relative skill level.

Lines
by Elaine

Comment by roz:
i know the feeling of feeling too tired to be creative .. thats when we need a break i reckon .. and recharge ..
i really like the macros you have put in this month and look forward to seeing what you come up with in march ..
what i find with the side challenges is that you do really step it up .. take photos you would never have taken otherwise .. and for me do edits i would never have done either .. the photo of katee that won the blue ribbon started of in the editing process as something for our resolution side challenge .. also i have got out and shot more than i have been for a while ..
so i think all of us in the side challenges are winners . !! ..
the other thing i find is looking at everyones different creative style .. and being inspired ..
the comments on our photos are another very important part of the process ..
gotta love a side challenge .. lol .. :)

Variegated
by Elaine

Comment by krnodil:
very nice capture - is this a skein?

Lines
by Elaine

Comment by GeneralE:
Interesting how viewing size changes one's impression -- in the thumbnail it looked like a coil of climbing rope or something, while in the full-size view (on my monitor) it looks more like a detail from an old architectural detail ...