Jalapeño
by bobonacus

Comment:
Excellent detail, composition and colors. This looks good enough to eat.

B A I L O U T
by Art Roflmao

Comment:
Hey! Is that legal? :P How about putting the burn hole in place of George's mouth and I'd be impressed if you used a 20 instead ;)

Unknown wasp
by GregoryB

Comment:
I'm amazed you got so much of this guy with such great detail at f/3.5. I like the border in your other similar shot better as it just has less harsh contrast with the whole composition imho. Again, I really can't get over how sharp this guy is from his back to his legs with such shallow DOF. Nice job.

Stink Bug
by GregoryB

Comment:
Wow that's colorful! Personally, I might have tried cropping out about the top fifth, but overall I like the composition and detail in this.

Taking-a-Drink
by cryan

Comment:
Ewww. I wonder what that is on the nose :P The DOF here is so shallow & so much is out of the focal plane that the oof parts are too overwhelming for me. I might have tried cropping in close. The in focus parts are very sharp with nice colors. The petals make some nice texture although, as I mentioned, I might have sacrificed that to bring the focused parts out more prominently. Just my opinion of course.

Macro 04
by Ken

Comment:
Nice. I like the texture and the floating feel of the petals created by the shallow DOF. There are just enough sharp subjects to let my eyes wander with somewhere to rest.

EXP00009.jpg
by sulamk

Comment:
Nice detail in the center and surrounding flights. It looks like you used a very generous DOF. The strong contrast in the background distracts a little from the dandelion for me, but the sharpness of it helps mitigate that.

ABC
by bjoern

Comment:
Wow! Wonderfully executed! I love the composition, the 'lighting', and the colors are very cool. :)

The Reluctant Frog King
by Breeee123

Comment:
Congratulations and it's nice to see your shots here again! I can see what you mean about having difficulty picking your entry. Those are some nice outtakes.

ETA: And a special congrat's on your new non-ribbon high score! You just have to hope no one at the top DQs and ruins this for you :P

Message edited by author 2008-10-13 06:26:52.

7-october 08 macro. surreal
by roz

Comment:
Oh, I just LOVE the water play here! Great detail & composition and this is a new favorite of mine.