Not Your Daddy's Apple
by noraneko

Comment by anthonyczaja:
Good idea and well executed.

I Know It's Around Here Somewhere...
by noraneko

Comment by lovethelight:
hahaha wonderful curves, its amazing what those animals can do with their bodies

I Know It's Around Here Somewhere...
by noraneko

Comment by ShutterPug:
I love snails. I wish we had them here for me to shoot. I'm jealous of you.
Very nice shot too. Love the colors and DOF

Not Your Daddy's Apple
by noraneko

Comment by moonlight _sky:
I would prefer the right side not orange. Maybe a electronic product would be better.

Elphin
by noraneko

Comment by JuliBoc:
This shot has so much potential. The focus and exposure are great. I love the nice relaxed expression you captured. I like the crop too. I hope you won't mind my sharing a few ideas of what I would like to do with it.

In an extreme close up of a girl this age, I would do a significant amount of retouching. I find the darkness and texture around the nose, and the specks on the lips distracting. I would use the healing brush to clear up any blemishes, and a very slight surface blur to smooth any roughness in the skin. I would also remove the hair covering her eyebrow. The eye is a beautiful feature, and I think it could be enhanced by slightly burning the edge of the eyelashes like eyeliner. The white of the eye almost looks painted. I might use the healing brush to remove the worst of the red lines, but I'd leave enough detail to keep it real.

I don't know if these "enhancements" would make it a better photo, but I think the girl would enjoy it more.

I Know It's Around Here Somewhere...
by noraneko

Comment by Nocturnal_Delusion:
Good Macro but it feels very shoehorned for the challenge. I'm not a big fan of the border either.

I Know It's Around Here Somewhere...
by noraneko

Comment by Balko:
nice capture - 8

Elphin
by noraneko

Comment by jaysonmc:
Very enchanting capture. I like the nice warm light on this. The green really pops well.

Swallowtail
by noraneko

Comment by bmartuch:
Very nice shot Catherine. As usual, great detail. The square crop is quite interesting.

Swallowtail
by noraneko

Comment by jaysonmc:
Do you have a butterfly garden, I think all of ours died 2 months ago. Wonderful capture. Very nice delicate colors.