Taking-a-Drink
by cryan

Comment by hajeka:
I agree with the other comments here, the eyes are beautiful and the blurry foreground is somewhat distracting. There also a lot of noise in the background. Perhaps not the ultimate bug shot, but it's so nice to look at.

Buffet
by cryan

Comment by HeiSch:
great details and contrast to the background.

Taking-a-Drink
by cryan

Comment by bjoern:
JMart - must be a pince-nez. Maybe it is old and can't see so close anymore.
Anyway - nice focus on the eyes of the insect, but I agree, the large blurry part in the foreground is a bit distracting for me as well.

Palm Tenticles
by cryan

Comment by pearlseyes:
Gorgeous abstract and lighting. Well done!

Taking-a-Drink
by cryan

Comment by JMart:
Ewww. I wonder what that is on the nose :P The DOF here is so shallow & so much is out of the focal plane that the oof parts are too overwhelming for me. I might have tried cropping in close. The in focus parts are very sharp with nice colors. The petals make some nice texture although, as I mentioned, I might have sacrificed that to bring the focused parts out more prominently. Just my opinion of course.

Palm Tenticles
by cryan

Comment by Mark-A:
Looks like a purely rotated shot so sorry but DNMC and would have scored 3

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Looking for Pollen
by cryan

Comment by GregoryB:
Great shot Chris. I really like the detail and the positioning in the frame.

Buffet
by cryan

Comment by GregoryB:
Great shot Chris. Detail is amazing.

Looking for Pollen
by cryan

Comment by patio127:
WOW- Chris- don't get stung by one of these !!! Great macro - the detail is super sharp - I really like your composition :)

Palm Tenticles
by cryan

Comment by Lydia:
This is interesting... I wish that leaf (top, as shown) were not so out of focus. Good color and contrast.