Swallowtail
by noraneko

Comment by NikonJeb:
Superb! Breathtakingly clean image! Gorgeous!!!! 8

By the Sea, Circa 1903
by noraneko

Comment by cgino:
I love the almost 3D look to this image! Also love the color, subject, composition, processing...all around fantastic :-)

Swallowtail
by noraneko

Comment by KarenNfld:
So crisp and clear, beautiful

Not Your Daddy's Apple
by noraneko

Comment by mistchild2008:
well done, it looks like it was a pain to do

Swallowtail
by noraneko

Comment by Melethia:
No vote, but this did come up in my first 100 for comment. :-) Lovely shot, with not-overdone color, great bokeh, and a good comp to show off this guy. I love the detail on the wing.

Elphin
by noraneko

Comment by hhuddle:
Nice image. Eye stands out really well.

Swallowtail
by noraneko

Comment by Brad:
Just a touch of manual sharpening on the body and it's ready for an Encyclopedia!

"Rooster"
by noraneko

Comment by CNovack:
Coming to visit the originals from the Deja Vu III challenge:

I absolutely love the stunning colors seen on this Master of the Chicken Coop! The colors are bold and vibrant. Your PP did wonders with making the colors pop off the page. I also like how you caught the rooster in an interesting pose with it's head cocked to look behind him. Your photo is also sharp as a tack for we see all the lovely details from sheen on the end of his tail feather to some of the bumpy textures in the coxcomb (crest on his head. The square crop suits the bird well for it keeps the eye strongly focused on the body of the rooster. Well done.

Not Your Daddy's Apple
by noraneko

Comment by Pompouspete:
Great imagination. 8

Not Your Daddy's Apple
by noraneko

Comment by sholling:
The Ipod and the cable destroy the image visually for me. Would have been a visually interesting image with a tight crop around the apple and the USB plug as the stem.

The original concept is of course the image of the apple with a pair of earphones plugged in. The setup you have here is incongruous, an iconic Apple Ipod plugging into an apple??