I've Got Purple Blood
by Juca

Comment by mpreslar:
This is WONDERFUL!!! Bravo!!!!

I've Got Purple Blood
by Juca

Comment by cmarzari:
It seems fake however the core seems to "eat" you.

I've Got Purple Blood
by Juca

Comment by MaryO:
Nice color but awfully dark in the center of the flower.

Hostile Environment
by Juca

Comment by Elaine:
The leaves (Dusty Miller?) are abstract, but this is not a macro IMO.

Hostile Environment
by Juca

Comment by KarenNfld:
I don't think this is an abstract. Your lighting appears too harsh.

A pleasant child's smile
by Juca

Comment by jeannybeany:
I just have to tell you that everytime i open my favorites and see this amazing little guy's face, it makes me smile!!!

A pleasant child's smile
by Juca

Comment by cuspie:
Adorable picture that captures his cuteness and personality! The contrast of his big blue eyes and the black is perfect! Congrats on the respectable placement :)

A pleasant child's smile
by Juca

Comment by photoslik1967:
Brilliant capture. I give it an 8.

A pleasant child's smile
by Juca

Comment by cmarzari:
cute !!

A pleasant child's smile
by Juca

Comment by irakly:
again, this is a nice shot, but to my understanding of this contest topic, pictures here must convey simple pleasures of someone enjoying doing something. this little fellow is not enjoying his smile. the smile is his reaction to something enjoyable. so, whatever we see here, is a reaction to a simple pleasures, not the pleasures themselves.