Nourished from Above and Below...
by krnodil

Comment by quiet_observation:
This seems a much more intimate and connected to the earth interpretation of the challenge than many other entries. A perfect entry for the Out of Focusers.

Nourished from Above and Below...
by krnodil

Comment by griz210:
Karen Congrats on a great shot. and almost a PB. Great use of dof and you got the elements in sharp focus

At Cross Purposes
by krnodil

Comment by jblaylockrayner:
Nice capture - Love the composition. I feel if you could have made both sides equal in exposure this would have helped as too maybe a bit of added interest in the way of a finger or hand pointing in between the arrows?

At Cross Purposes
by krnodil

Comment by mia67:
Excellent composition. 7

Nourished from Above and Below...
by krnodil

Comment by Ann:
I really like the stopped motion of the water. Not sure whether I like the processing or not, but the composition is lovely.

Nourished from Above and Below...
by krnodil

Comment by dsterner:
Great concept - works well for the challenge

through the microscope
by krnodil

Comment by pkotsamanes:
Nice use of advanced editing

trifolium
by krnodil

Comment by Chinarosepetal:
Lovely delicate capture, but a strong blue cast.

through the microscope
by krnodil

Comment by EstimatedEyes:
Very creative, and one of the best at meeting the challenge.

trifolium
by krnodil

Comment by aliqui:
Beautiful colors. I think your DOF was just a hair too shallow. Something about the crop doesn't sit right either, but I can't put my finger on which crop would look better.

Actually, flipping it vertically looks pretty cool. Now when I look at it right-side-up it looks wrong, heh. Try the vertical flip. It makes your really shallow DOF sorta make sense. The shimmering whites that are currently on top look like water when you flip it. So the leaves look like they're sitting in the water.