Paycheck Cashers
by MelonMusketeer

Comment by BAMartin:
A little slice of American life from the viewpoint of the newly arrived. Very moving.

Lily, no edit PAD.jpg
by MelonMusketeer

Comment by Bruce_the_Robert:
I'm late in commenting on this one, but yeah, what they said. Brilliant shot. Shadows, light, color, reflections. It's a really amazing shot. I'm off to find the edit (which I think I saw later in the thread).

Moth 1 No Edit PAD.jpg
by MelonMusketeer

Comment by Bruce_the_Robert:
I like this as is; it's not too dark on my (laptop) monitor, and the details show through nicely. Good capture under "immediate" conditions.

Lily, no edit PAD.jpg
by MelonMusketeer

Comment by emily212:
looks really nice I like the purple flower it stands out well

Moth 1 No Edit PAD.jpg
by MelonMusketeer

Comment by emily212:
kinda dark but thats what we got.

Palmy Balmy
by MelonMusketeer

Comment by emily212:
sweet that is soo cool, love the colors of the sunset

Well-Fernished Cypress
by MelonMusketeer

Comment by emily212:
that is great I love the dence looking forest the green in the plants is wonderful.

Moth 1 No Edit PAD.jpg
by MelonMusketeer

Comment by Melethia:
They don't have very long lives, do they? It might have just been cold because it doesn't look very ragged as Noraneko pointed out. They tend to get raggedy toward the end of their short days. Neat picture - thanks for sharing!

Moth 1 No Edit PAD.jpg
by MelonMusketeer

Comment by noraneko:
I am a big fan of moths - this is a polyphemus moth, named for the head cyclops in the Odyssey. The cyclops, as you probably know, had one eye, and his name was Polyphemus. Hence this moth, with the "eyes" on its wings. I think the PP you chose is interesting. You did a good job of removing your finger. I might brighten up the area around the moth's abdomen just a tad. A very nice specimen, BTW - not tattered at all!

Thirsty. 30 Day Minimal Edit.
by MelonMusketeer

Comment by emily212:
now thats cool, i like the roots very interesting