Hemiptera
by noraneko

Comment by jaysonmc:
I really like the colors here and the DOF is great. You probably did get hurt on the focus, but still a stunning photo. Would be interested to see the outtakes.

Storm Fence
by noraneko

Comment by purpleflutterby13:
Wow, this is really cool! All those parallel lines in the fence make a wonderful pattern, the shadows are really interesting, and the wavy shape of the top of the fence really does make it seem turbulent and stormy. Wonderful level of detail too.

The clouds lined up just right too - I love the light third in the middle and the dark third above it. Everything's quite regular but deviates enough to make the image more interesting and dramatic.

I'd like to tell you how to improve it, but I think it works really well as it is. Introducing a subject or foreground interest would be common suggestions, but I actually really like the impact of the simple geometry in this picture. Maybe a small colourful helium baloon flying past in the sky would have been cool, but I suppose you can't have everything :)

Very cool image, well done.

Hemiptera
by noraneko

Comment by mist:
This is so detailed and colourful I'm surprised it did not get ranked more highly. Still who can account for the dpc voters?

Lost at Sea
by noraneko

Comment by Charlene:
Oh... the poor ladybug! Nice capture of despair, lol!

Hemiptera
by noraneko

Comment by Melethia:
Lovely light, great angle, excellent bokeh - and very well done for handheld, in-camera framing!

Lost at Sea
by noraneko

Comment by Mick:
Needs more emphasis on the bubbles.

Lost at Sea
by noraneko

Comment by steez6:
lady bug lost her way

Lost at Sea
by noraneko

Comment by ScubaSteve13:
this little guy looks kinda of like he is going swimming bombs away

Lost at Sea
by noraneko

Comment by katemuller:
very nice! like it a lot

Wink!
by noraneko

Comment by lunachicken:
This one made it into my favorites. Great expression!