Trapped Leaf [Contest Finalists December 2008]
Uploaded: December 12, 2008 07:53:36
This was taken at the Spring Hill Botanical Gardens in October 2008. I used my Canon 100mm macro lens and the light was shaded.
Entered into Details and Macro.
Exif: F Number: 2.8, Exposure Bias Value: -0.67, ExposureTime: 1/320 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 125, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 100.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 5D
Dominick M. Dimacale December 12, 2008
Lovely image you have here, Melissa.Dominick #1050461
Sirsendu Gayen December 12, 2008
Outstanding capture and effect. #6883565Beverly A. Wright December 12, 2008
Beautifully captured Melissa! WonderfulMartha R. Mazon December 12, 2008
Wonderfully unusual composition, Melissa! Excellent DOF effect, and I love the warm tones of the colors. #6883609Debbra Bailey December 12, 2008
Cool image Melissa! I love the depth to it :) Great color and comp. too! #6883611Ruth Grimm December 12, 2008
Great colors and I agree with Debbra, great depth! Love this macro image, Melissa! #6883634Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna December 12, 2008
Beautiful, Melissa!!!! Wonderful colors, selective focus, lighting and presentation!!!!! :-) k #6883689Janet McNeil December 12, 2008
Lovely macro, Melissa, beautiful detail and light!!! #6883703Jessica Jenney December 12, 2008
This is so gorgeous, Melissa! Incredible! #6883763Jennifer L. Taranto December 12, 2008
perfect focus & great details!! love the colors & the light too!! #6883825Rajeev 270293 Kashyap December 12, 2008
Wonderful Details & Effects Melissa! #6883864Melissa G. Meiselman December 12, 2008
Thanks so much for all of your wonderful comments!! They are very much appreciated!!! #6883874Daniella Puente December 12, 2008
Very good macro Melissa, like colors! #6883942Judy A. Lawhon December 12, 2008
Great SF, light and detail, Melissa!! #6883950Alexis Yobbagy December 12, 2008
Absolutely STELLAR!!! Nothing much else needs to be said... :-) #6883990Melissa G. Meiselman December 12, 2008
Many thanks for all of your wonderful comments!! I appreciate them all very much!!! #6884045Nadya Johnson December 12, 2008
Well seen and photographed, Melissa! Great find - makes a very striking nature shot! The lighting, depth and focus are superb! #6884156Melissa G. Meiselman December 12, 2008
Thanks so much, Nadya for taking a look and leaving this great comment!!! #6884189Jeana Clark December 12, 2008
~J~ #6884274
Lynne Morris December 12, 2008
Fantastic macro with beautiful lighting Melissa. #6884379Melissa G. Meiselman December 12, 2008
Thanks so much Jeana and Lynne for your wonderful comments!! #6884409Margaret R. Barry December 12, 2008
Beautiful details, colors, light and DOF, Melissa! #6884458Melissa G. Meiselman December 12, 2008
Thanks so much Margaret for looking and leaving this great comment!!! #6884478Tammy M. Anderson December 12, 2008
Fabulous details and colors, Melissa. Terrific capture. #6884506Stefania Barbier December 12, 2008
beautiful capture Melissa!!! #6884573Carol Sawyer December 12, 2008
Beautiful macro, colors and details, Melissa!! #6884680Marijana Fajgl December 12, 2008
Amazing image, Melissa, fantastic details, well seen and captured. I love the title too. #6884891Reynaldo D. Reyes December 12, 2008
Love this presentation and the aperture selection brings out so wonderfully the delicate colors and details. Great work with the macro lens. #6884977Bill Knaps December 12, 2008
Great detail Melissa. I have many like this in my pine and my other everygreens. Bill #6885014Janet Daniel December 12, 2008
Spectacular macro, Melissa! Love the color & dof is amazing! #6885018William C. Raco December 12, 2008
Excellent focus, DoF and lightingJeff Robinson December 12, 2008
Excellent comp and dof Melissa! Jeff #6885103Kerry Hill December 12, 2008
Beautifully captured, Melissa!! Excellent colour, detail and dof!! #6885339Evy Johansen December 12, 2008
Great shot, Melissa!! Wonderful DOF, colors and details!! #6885948ROLAN NARMAN December 13, 2008
Excellent selective focus, great colors and lighting Melissa! Well done! #6886138Eugenio Diaz December 13, 2008
Wonderfully captured Melissa! this one is a Fantastic image, with great details, light and color! #6887576Melissa G. Meiselman December 13, 2008
Thanks so much for all of your wonderful comments!! They are very much appreciated!!! #6887829Patrick Rouzes December 13, 2008
Spectacular tones, detail, focus, lighting, clarity dof & presentation here,Melissa!!! #6888155Nikki McDonald December 13, 2008
Nice light and color and very interesting DOF here, Melissa. #6889037Sherran Andersen December 13, 2008
Great macro Melissa. Sherran #6889550Mike Dawson December 17, 2008
Nice eye for simple beauty #6905731ALLEN O. HOWARD December 19, 2008
I love the shallow depth of field, Melissa! A wonderful image! #6913375Lisa J. Boulden December 27, 2008
Excellent image, melissa!Melissa G. Meiselman December 27, 2008
Thanks so much for all of your great comments!! They are very much appreciated!! #6947838Cheryl E. Molennor January 02, 2009
Excellent macro Melissa #6973296Margaret R. Barry January 21, 2009
Congratulations on all of your beautiful finalists, Melissa! #7062641ROLAN NARMAN January 21, 2009
Melissa! Huge Congrats on your beautiful finalist and best wishes in the next round! #7063430Gail Vitikacs January 21, 2009
Congratulations Melissa! #7063469Tammy Espino January 21, 2009
Congrats on a fantastic finalist! #7063566A P January 21, 2009
CONGRATULATIONS Melissa on your wonderful Finalist. #7063986Terry L. Ellis January 21, 2009
Congratulations, Melissa! A terrific finalist! #7063991Sam Britt January 21, 2009
Congratulations, Melissa! #7064012Ken Smith January 21, 2009
Very cool shot, Melissa. Congrats to you!! #7064106Janet Daniel January 21, 2009
A big congrats, Melissa! All the best to you! #7064890VISHVAJIT JUIKAR January 21, 2009
congrats on this beautiful Finalist ! lovely capture #7065169Usman M. Bajwa January 21, 2009
Beautiful details and light. Congratulations on this awesome Finalist and good luck in the next round.UB. #7065517
Chris Henning January 21, 2009
Congrats on this beautiful capture, Melissa! #7065572Nancy (Peaches) Harker January 21, 2009
WOOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
HUGE CONGRATS on your finalist!
Best of luck in the next round!
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Bojan Bencic January 21, 2009
Congratulations on your finalist, Melissa. #7065918Barbara Waldoch January 22, 2009
Congratulations on this beautiful Finalist, Melissa! #7066170Vitor Dias January 22, 2009
Congrats Melissa, what a beautiful image.rgs Vitor #7066447
Terri L. Scribner January 22, 2009
Congratulations, Melissa! Beauitful! #7067486Jessica Jenney January 22, 2009
Congrats, Melissa on your beautiful finalist! #7067536Melissa G. Meiselman January 22, 2009
Thanks so much for your great congratulatory remarks on this image!! #7067981Nadya Johnson January 22, 2009
Congratulations Melissa, on your stunning finalist! #7068119Melissa Olsen January 22, 2009
Congrats Melissa on your finalist win! #7068481Courtenay Vanderbilt January 22, 2009
CONGRATULATIONS Melissa! #7068484Melissa G. Meiselman January 22, 2009
Thanks so much Nadya, Melissa and Courtenay for your great comments!! #7068553Renata Gusciora January 22, 2009
Huge congratualtions on this super finalist,Melissa!!!:-) #7068630Stefania Barbier January 22, 2009
CONGRATULATIONS MELISSA!!! #7069006Tiia Vissak January 22, 2009
Congratulations! #7069043Bill Knaps January 22, 2009
Congrats on this beautiful and well deserved Finalist Melissa. Bill #7069045Robert R. Goodman January 22, 2009
And a Big Congratulations to you Melissa.Beautiful capture!!!! #7069199Melissa G. Meiselman January 22, 2009
Thanks so much, everyone, for these great comments!!! #7069541Cheryl E. Molennor January 22, 2009
Told you that lens was worth having! Macro has got to be one of my favorites. Congratulations and great work. #7070148Patricia Ronan January 22, 2009
Congratulations Melissa:) #7070155Teresa Burnett January 22, 2009
Huge congratulations on this wonderful finalist, Melissa!! #7070337Ruth Grimm January 22, 2009
YAY!!! Congratulations Melissa!! Way to go!! Wonderful job!! #7070547Nancy L. Green January 22, 2009
Congrats Meliussa on this wonderful finalist, very well deserved!! <>< #7070826Sirsendu Gayen January 22, 2009
Congratulations! #7071209Sheryl A. Hudson January 22, 2009
Congratulations Melissa! Well deserved!!! #7071485Melissa G. Meiselman January 22, 2009
Thanks so much for your great comments!! They are all very much appreicated!! #7071524ALLEN O. HOWARD January 22, 2009
My kind of photography, Melissa! Outstanding colors, details and use of selective focus! Congratulations!!!, Allen #7071627Evy Johansen January 22, 2009
Congratulations on a great finalist, Melissa!! #7071675Debra R. Harder January 23, 2009
Gorgeous macro, Melissa!! CONGRATULATIONS on your EXCELLENT finalist! Deb #7072904Melissa G. Meiselman January 23, 2009
Thanks so much Allen, Evy and Debra for your kind comments!! They are very much appreciated!! #7073564Colleen Farrell January 23, 2009
Ahhh ,,, you have a wonderful eye, Melissa! Terrific image! Congratulations on an awesome finalist! #7074584Melissa G. Meiselman January 23, 2009
Thanks so much Sabrina and Colleen for your wonderful comments!! #7074641Bill Wyatt January 23, 2009
Congratulations on your wonderful finalist!! #7075111Annie Booth January 23, 2009
CONGRATS on your AWESOME finalist. WTG girl!!!! #7077367Betsy Labuschagne January 24, 2009
Beautiful macro Melissa! Congratulations on your OUTSTANDING finalist!! #7077897Eugenio Diaz January 24, 2009
SUPERB!! Huge congratulations on your GORGEOUS finalist!Cassie L. Woodlee January 24, 2009
Fantastic Melissa, congrats!!! #7080427Melissa G. Meiselman January 24, 2009
Thanks so much Bill, Annie, Betsy, Eugenio and Cassie for your great comments!! #7080461Jeana Clark January 24, 2009
~J~ #7082020
Sherran Andersen January 24, 2009
Congrats on your finalist. Sherran #7082082Jennifer L. Taranto January 25, 2009
Beautiful finalist!!! Super congrats!!!! #7083604frank w. degenhardt January 25, 2009
Melissa- Fabulous macro work. Congratulations on the Finalist for this wonderful picture. WTG my friend. #7083708Melissa G. Meiselman January 25, 2009
Thanks so much Jeana, Sherran, Jennifer and Frank for your terrific comments!! #7084209Dianna Murphy January 25, 2009
WTG Melissa. Well deserved. #7086313Marilyn K. Lincecum January 25, 2009
This is a beautiful image...Congratulations Melissa on your well deserved finalist !! #7087176Max Aureli January 26, 2009
Congratulations on this fantastic Finalist, Melissa!!!! :-)) #7088238Melissa G. Meiselman January 26, 2009
Thanks so much Dianna, Marilyn and Max for your great comments!! #7092120Gerri R. Jones February 01, 2009
Wonderful dof, great subject so well done Melissa! #7113240Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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