Fringed Campion ([I]Silene polypetala[/I]) - Endangered Species, Gadsden Co., Florida
by Budweezer

Comment:
This is a very interesting composition... nicely done. I really like those flowers, they are most unusual!

Holland Days
by magnetic9999

Comment:
Great photo mag :) I love the color, very vibrant and well managed.

A bit of fluff
by Gordon

Comment:
I like this shot. Since I didn't have a photo entered I didn't vote, but I did look through the photos. I expected this one to do much better. The soft fuzzy feel... with just a tad of focus to let the viewer know it was intentional is just great!

ROCKem SOCKem
by scab-lab

Comment:
I wish the text had read ROCKem SOCKem instead of epic battle. Still, I like it a lot.

Sheer Concentration
by Swashbuckler

Comment:
I love this shot. I have a cat (two, in fact), its so hard to get a good photo of the little beasts! You got a great one here :)

Aurora
by mcmurma

Comment:
Wow! Thanks for all the great comments everyone! Now, for those of you that wanted to know about the cheap tricks I used to create this shot, here goes.

This is the original image that I almost submitted //www.dpchallenge.com/image.php?IMAGE_ID=18316.

I decided not to enter it because I felt it was far too abstract to be accepted as viable entry. It's an extreme macro created by mounting a reversed 50mm lens in front of my regular lens, then reflecting light off of a CD and onto a vase that had some nice texture. Viola! Instant homemade aurora.

So what to do? There were about 2 hours left til the deadline, so I wracked my brain for an idea. At some point I looked at my printer and thought, hey... I can print that shot out, then put something in front of it and just use it as a background...

I tried a couple of other glasses, but eventually wandered back to my Son's room to get his graduation martini glass. It's filled with some sort of candle goo and has his graduation info on it, so I used it in pretty much the same upside-down orientation I used for "Spiraling." I really don't have any other options with that glass.

I set the shot up and snapped a series of pics, trying to avoid as many of the nasty reflections as I could. The result was a lot like my previous pic, but I liked it. Besides, I was out of time to try and work up anything else, so I submitted it.

I couldn't be more pleased with the result.

Message edited by author 2003-04-19 01:59:59.

'Pi' in the eye.
by casualguy

Comment:
Excellent capture! Very inventive idea for getting the photo. Congrats on the win!

Mathematical pi
by kiwiness

Comment:
Congrats on the fine finish! Excellent macro and a nice take on this challenge.

Yellow
by mirac

Comment:
Fantastic macro! Congrats!

Sunrise Spectacular
by andrewlr

Comment:
Congrats Andrew! This is a beautiful shot.