Joy of Life
by Giorgio

Comment by Cutter:
truly endearing. but is it aloofness, joy or a "that's life!" kinda look?

Twinkle, twinkle little bee!
by Giorgio

Comment by Melethia:
This is a very good macro with a pretty good score, good comments, and a favorite. The effect of the lighting is quite sweet, the way it brings out the specs of pollen and the hair on the bee - quite fascinating actually. Depth of field is just right to provide a setting that enhances not distracts from the subject. Why didn't it score even better than a non-sucky 5.8? It's subtle - not an "in your face" dramatic display of the effects of lighting. Subtle is not bad, and in fact is quite good. It doesn't always do well in DPC voting, that's all. Nice work! (Hey, they can't all be 6's, though I suspect nearly all of yours in the future will be!)

Autumn mood
by Giorgio

Comment by charmayne:
Congratulations on your first Ribbon! Great shot and one of my favorites in this challenge, excellent post processing as well!

Autumn mood
by Giorgio

Comment by Giorgio:

Originally posted by phototrap: I really like the editing on this one. I'm still learning photoshop. How did you get the tones to meld so well. Are you using more advanced photo editing software? Obviously, the original shot must have been great, but the color and feel of this one is terrific. Any tips for my own stuff?

Nope, just Adobe Photoshop CS2 and a lot of books and video tutorials.

All the things I've seen
by Giorgio

Comment by hotpasta:
wonderful!

Joy of Life
by Giorgio

Comment by whiteroom:
cute shot

Joy of Life
by Giorgio

Comment by Cantique:
Interesting expression. Not sure I read joy here but I like the portrait very much.

Autumn mood
by Giorgio

Comment by phototrap:
I really like the editing on this one. I'm still learning photoshop. How did you get the tones to meld so well. Are you using more advanced photo editing software? Obviously, the original shot must have been great, but the color and feel of this one is terrific. Any tips for my own stuff?

All the things I've seen
by Giorgio

Comment by Citadel:
I feel like she's looking right at me...or through me.

go AWAY!
by Giorgio

Comment by arsenal:
nice shot, i like the crispness, very emotive