It's Alive! [Contest Finalists July 2007]
Uploaded: July 21, 2007 00:00:35
Another re-submit! For this image I removed the petals of this water lily. Kept an Orange/Yellow glossy sheet in the background and used the light directly onto the subject.
Nadya Johnson July 21, 2007
Awesome macro, Susana! Wow! The colors JUMP! #695693Dr. Harmeet Singh July 21, 2007
Amazing capture.The details and colours are incredible. #4533928Angela Azzinnaro July 21, 2007
Great colors Susana! Beautiful shot!! #4533933Evy Johansen July 21, 2007
Oh Wow.... Another beauty!! Wonderful light and colors and beautiful details, Susana!! #4533938Erin Kirsten July 21, 2007
This is so amazingly beautiful!! Well done - my hat is off to you! #4533939Ray Clarke July 21, 2007
Stunning colours Susana, and wonderful details (a) #4533960Alex T. Mizuno July 21, 2007
Another masterpiece from SuSana!! I love the radiant colors and the amazing sharpness!! #4533977Jennifer L. Alder July 21, 2007
So very artistic and BEAUTIFUL, SuSana-- you REALLY have a gift! TERRIFIC image-- perfect color, comp, detail and light! I love it! :) #4533998David L. Luchowski July 21, 2007
AMAZING. This is an awesome image,Susana. #4534013Mary K. Robison July 21, 2007
Your creative mind comes up with some amazing ideas, SuSana --- removing the petals??Paul E. Earl July 21, 2007
WOW!! So beautiful, Susana! #4534040Chua Wee Boo July 21, 2007
Absolutely amazing,SuSana! I just love it! #4534059Laurence Saliba July 21, 2007
Oh wow!!! This we will surely see again SuSana!!! Great work as always!!! #4534084Mata Patan July 21, 2007
Ohhh! I found BIG changes in your gallery!!! All that yellow hurts my eyes, LOL!!Raymond Pauly July 21, 2007
Wow, Susana! That pops right out of the screen! Beautiful composition and bright colors! #4534143Anna Diederich July 21, 2007
This is just stunning Susana! love the bold rich color here! #4534157Aimee S. McMaster July 21, 2007
....stunning, amazing so vibrant and beautiful Susana...amazing detail...Aimee #4534253Donald K. Cherry July 21, 2007
Lovely floral, Susana! Good color, light, SF and detail. #4534295Carol Sawyer July 21, 2007
Beautiful image, great color and detail, SuSana! #4534305Kathy Reeves July 21, 2007
I love it Susana!! Stunning colors and perfect selective focus!!! Dazzling!!!! #4534341Manuel Barrera July 21, 2007
a little ps with fire from the ends of all those match sticks. Awesome details, fantastic colors! #4534410Glenn E. Urquhart July 21, 2007
STUNNING BEAUTY, Susana!!! VERY Well Done! Cheers, Glenn. #4534530Pradeep K. Kaushik July 21, 2007
Awesome!!.. Great work Susana!! Bright colors,light and detail. #4534621paul parent July 21, 2007
Simply Outstanding #4534783Ujjwal Mukherjee July 21, 2007
Beautiful image,Susana!Wonderfully done!! #4534930Michelle L. Frick July 21, 2007
Oh wow! Perfect background to show off this amazing shot - what clarity! #4534957anonymous July 21, 2007
WOW SuSana...Fantastic colors!! AWESOME!! B- #4535082Linda Blair July 21, 2007
Awesome, it really does look like it's alive, great job, SuSana!!!!! #4535083Melissa G. Meiselman July 21, 2007
Susana, this is one of my favorites with dazzling color and color contrast between the orange and violet. Your lighting and sharp details are also terrific!!! #4535097Carla Metzler July 21, 2007
Amazingly beautiful, Susan! #4535332Patrick Rouzes July 21, 2007
I always open your images with great anticipation, SuSana, thinking" she must run out of creativity sometimes" but you never disappoint me/us!!! Incredible work!!! #4535370Judyann Plante July 21, 2007
Simply amazing in all respects! Outstanding work, Susana!judyann <>< #4535384
Lisa J. Boulden July 21, 2007
Fabulous and vibrant, SuSana!Alexis Yobbagy July 21, 2007
AMAZING!!! This is really stunning!!! #4535477Judy A. Lawhon July 21, 2007
Another amazing image, Susana! The details are terrific!! #4535619Nancy L. Green July 21, 2007
Susana this is outstanding!!! You have again out done yourself!! <>< #4535648Cheryl E. Molennor July 21, 2007
Incredible depth in your colors as always. #4535698Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna July 21, 2007
Exceptionally SENSATIONAL, SuSana!!!!! Just, just, just...GORGEOUS!!!!!!! k #4535760Vishal Sharma July 21, 2007
SuSana! it's an AWESOME, OUTSTANDING image! GORGEOUS colors!!! #4535916Patricia Ronan July 21, 2007
Creative and beautiful SuSana,it has the same lovely colours as your crystal abstract:) #4536246John Connolly July 21, 2007
What creative talent you have, Susana! This is a beautifully captured and presented macro image.Murry Grigsby July 21, 2007
Very clever surgery Susana! Beautiful results!! #4536480Kirsten Kiki Kjaer July 21, 2007
Exceptionally beautiful image, SuSana. Awesome work!! #4536504Karen Engelbreth July 21, 2007
WOW - very creative SuSana . wonderful image, colors and details! #4536594Tarun Bose July 21, 2007
Awsome capture and brilliant colours. Great work my dearest Susana. #4536750Sam Britt July 21, 2007
Very creative, bright & beautiful colors, great details. Terrific image, Susana. #4537125Sandra R. Alvey July 21, 2007
Just Gorgeous!! Great work on this SuSana!!Sandi #4537173
Donna La Mattino Pagakis July 21, 2007
Splendid colors on this SuSana! #4537195Jill Odice July 21, 2007
Absolutely electric and glowing! Beautiful work my friend :-) #4537479Carol Teal July 21, 2007
Such beautiful vibrant colors of the flower and BG and such excellent detail SuSana! Another great job! #4537844Jill Odice July 22, 2007
I just read mata 's comment and had to laugh knowing how she loves yellow :-) I didn't know it was your birthday and I missed it...ooops. well a very happy Unbirthday to you oh Princess of the flowers! #4537869Linda D. Lester July 22, 2007
Another beauty...love that yellow! #4538588Deborah Lewinson July 22, 2007
Awesome and spectacular image, SuSana!Husain Akhtar July 22, 2007
Superb and highly effective colour scheme, Susana! Gorgeous work - almost painting with light! #4540321JO ANN CLEVELAND July 22, 2007
WOW! Very creative Susana! Absolutely beautiful presentation!jo ann c. #4541154
Barbara Waldoch July 22, 2007
How gorgeous, Susana! #4541193Kathy L. Clark July 22, 2007
SuSana you just blow my mind with the magnificent things you create. The is so..... gorgeous. #4541682Emile Abbott July 23, 2007
Amazing 3D effect your talents are never ending, SuSana. #4543507Ronald F. Fischer July 23, 2007
Fantastic work, SuSana! #4544486Arnie Horwitz July 23, 2007
Great capture with incredible colors, Susana! #4546712Madhu Ramaswamy July 24, 2007
Oh my goodness. Yakka, nee engayo poitae. :) #4546996Lisa G. Putman July 28, 2007
Stunning! I love what you've done with this. The composition, clarity and color are out of this world! #4572144Judy V. Kennamer July 29, 2007
Totally gorgeous SuSana!! #4574329Marvin A. Rivera August 01, 2007
Awesome Shot!! One day I will capture macros as good as yours..... I hope
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Donna R. Wageman August 13, 2007
I just love this ---- checked out your gallery today --- my, my, my. Inspirational plus. You must be surrounded with beautiful flowers. What Sigma did you use? My son just gave me the 105mm 1:2.8D macro. Have not played with it yet.Heather August 27, 2007
Congrats!! :) #4705102anonymous August 27, 2007
Hi SuSana, CONGRATS on this STUNNING finalist! B- #4705173Jim D. Keever August 27, 2007
Another Stunner!! Congrats on your Finalist!! Beautiful work!Alex T. Mizuno August 27, 2007
Congratulatins on your Finalist Susana!! #4705604Susan T. Evans August 27, 2007
Congrats Susana, stunning image, wow, #4705886Marsha S. Smith August 27, 2007
It is spectacular - the colors are amazing. Congrats! #4706021Paul Sikora August 27, 2007
Congratulations Susana once more, stunning #4707027Jennifer L. Alder August 27, 2007
BREATHTAKING FINALIST---Pranay Koka August 27, 2007
congrats! awesome colors on this. #4708046Deborah Lewinson August 27, 2007
Gorgeous finalist, SuSana, congrats again!Terry L. Ellis August 27, 2007
A brilliant finalist, SuSana! Congratulations! #4708405Rakesh Syal August 27, 2007
Congratulatins on your finalist, Susana!!#4709471
Kathy L. Clark August 27, 2007
Congrats again SuSana, I knew this was a winner. #4709719Carol Teal August 27, 2007
SuSana, one of my many favorites! Congrats on your finalist for this electrifying image! #4709938Linda Blair August 28, 2007
Congrats, SuSana!!! #4710611Dr Silly August 28, 2007
Congratulations SuSana. :O)Kirsten Kiki Kjaer August 28, 2007
I'll never grow tired of looking at this totalle beautiful image, SuSana. It's one of my favorites. Congratulations. #4711013Glenn E. Urquhart August 28, 2007
A Big Congratulations on your award, Susana!!! Well Deserved! Cheers, Glenn. #4711115Rahul Sharma August 28, 2007
SuSana.... NIce and outstanding finalist.... I can one of your finalists almost on every page.... and all are well deserving to be winners...Jessica Jenney August 28, 2007
Such a gorgeous finalist, Susana! COngratulations! #4711597Tarun Bose August 28, 2007
Congrats, Wow Yet another finalist. #4712974ALLEN O. HOWARD August 28, 2007
Congratulations again! Rack em up! #4713355Kathy Reeves August 28, 2007
One of my favorites!! Congratulations on this great finalist!! #4713708Renee Doyle August 28, 2007
Absolutely brilliant!!!! Love it!! Congrats SuSana!RC Fritz August 28, 2007
Congratulations again!! #4715478Dan Holm August 29, 2007
Congrats on this magnificent Finalist, Susan!! #4715824Barbara Waldoch August 29, 2007
July was your month :-) Congratulations, Susana! #4716089Ujjwal Mukherjee August 29, 2007
As gorgeous as it gets! Congratulations,Susana yet again!!! #4716320Laurie Daily August 29, 2007
Another striking beauty, Susana...congrats AGAIN!!!! #4716577Emile Abbott August 29, 2007
One of my favorites SuSana and congrats on finalist. #4717229Cheryl E. Molennor August 29, 2007
You sure know your PS! Congratulations #4720543Casey A. Hanson March 01, 2008
This is so beautiful, Susana...wonderful work! :0) #5577361Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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