Blending In [Contest Finalists October 2011]
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Exif: F Number: 2.8, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/50 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 100, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 7.40 mm, Model: Canon PowerShot G9
Mike Clime October 12, 2011
Cool macro, Patrick! Love the colors and reflection! #1414772Gord MacEachern October 12, 2011
The colors and detail in this macro are incredible Patrick, very well done! #9730968Robert R. Goodman October 12, 2011
Hi Patrick,That is awesome macro my friend.Beautiful color on that strange looking snail.When I think about it we don't have snail here,might not be so strange after all!!! #9731019Dr Silly October 12, 2011
Cool editing. :O) #9731029Patrick Rouzes October 12, 2011
Thanks Mike, Gord, Bobby & Doc! #9731068John Connolly October 12, 2011
A camelion snail! What next? An interesting image and a superb close up Patrick! #9731081Julie Christiansen October 12, 2011
Fine macro. #9731108Emile Abbott October 12, 2011
Incredible Patrick #9731115Marijana Fajgl October 12, 2011
Fantastic details, composition and colours, Patrick! Wonderful capture! #9731206Jeff Robinson October 12, 2011
Great subject, color and clarity!! #9731222Tammy M. Anderson October 12, 2011
Great comp and love the bright colors, Patrick. #9731239Carol L. Fowler October 12, 2011
Great creation- looks like you chose the colorful snail shell well to compliment the autumn leaf colors #9731381Monica Mermoz October 12, 2011
Wonderful colors and composition, Patrick! #9731449Reynaldo D. Reyes October 12, 2011
Amazing macro and the colors are absolutely impressive, love the varnish like shine and colors that blend in indeed with the leaf. Excellent work Patrick! #9731475Susan Weisensel October 12, 2011
Beautiful color and shine, super capture Patrick. #9731578Mary Dimitriw October 12, 2011
Gorgeous vibrant colors and detail Patrick!!You sure like those snails don't you? #9731716
Terry Cervi October 12, 2011
That sure is close!! What a great shot, Paddy! #9731740Rona L. Schwarz October 12, 2011
Great eye and great find, Paddy! And of course, wonderful execution! The colors, detail and clarity and even the shine (slime?) are outstanding and are a terrific complement to colors of the autumn leaf! #9731787Tammy Espino October 13, 2011
Super capture,makes you look twice :) You've done some awesome shots while I Have been on vacation. Back to Vegas tonight :( #9732051Amanda J. Tanner October 13, 2011
Wonderful Macro and blend of colors. Nice work Patrick! #9732171Colette M. Metcalf October 13, 2011
Very good close up!!! #9732176Renata Gusciora October 13, 2011
Exceptional capture,Patrick! I love the clarity,shine,details,awesome colors and great composition!Incredible image! #9732216Jack Ryan October 13, 2011
Very creative and quite beautiful...well done, Patrick. #9732388Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas October 13, 2011
Wonderful macro with beautiful colors Patrick!,Candice C. Calhoun October 13, 2011
Your macros are SO inspiring! This one totally ROCKS!ccc #9732446
Ujjwal Mukherjee October 13, 2011
One of your BEST!! Superb work,my friend, love it!! #9732450Tiia Vissak October 13, 2011
a cool close-up! #9732568isabel C. Zepeda October 13, 2011
PatrickGreat macro my friend and beautiful mix of colors.
Ysa... #9732637
Eivor Kuchta October 13, 2011
Fascinating colors on the snail! Great find and composition, Patrick! #9732653Bojan Bencic October 13, 2011
WOW! Amazing light and color, Patrick. Love this one. #9732794Shelly A. Van Camp October 13, 2011
Very cool and colorful! #9732897Val Feldman October 13, 2011
Woo Hoo, Paddy! You did it again! How anyone can make a snail look both beautiful and appealing is a real art of the eye, camera and excellent pp work! Escargot, anyone??? :) :) #9733005Steve J. Schoolcraft October 15, 2011
Great macro Patrick. The details are incredible and the colors are really stunning. #9736528Patti Coblentz October 15, 2011
LOVE this one, Pads...the colors and close up are amazing...love the shine on the snail. #9737547Heather Loewenhardt October 19, 2011
Wonderful colours and tones Patrick. Love the shape and shine of this macro image. #9749258Kathy Salerni November 16, 2011
Huge congrats on your well deserved Finalist, Paddy, and good luck in the next round! #9808876Heather Loewenhardt November 16, 2011
Congratulations on your finalist award Patrick. Love the colours in this image. Good luck. #9808958Tammy Espino November 16, 2011
Yaaaaaaaa Buddy!! Congrats on your awesome finalist! :) #9808981Tammy M. Anderson November 16, 2011
Congrats on your awesome finalist, Patrick. #9809067isabel C. Zepeda November 16, 2011
PatrickA BIG CONGRATULATIONS MY FRIEND.
YSA... #9809159
Emile Abbott November 16, 2011
Big Texas Congratulations on this amazing finalist, Paddy. #9809273Terry Cervi November 16, 2011
Congrats on this fantastic finalist, Paddy! #9809288Ann Coates November 16, 2011
Congratulations on your gorgeous finalist Patrick. #9809292Robert R. Goodman November 16, 2011
A big congratulations my friend.WTG Patrick!!! #9809335Donna La Mattino Pagakis November 16, 2011
Congratulations on your finalist award! Incredible details and beautiful fall colors! #9809355Phyllis H. Burchett November 16, 2011
Congrats Patrick on this fabulous finalist! #9809647Phyllis A. Houghton November 16, 2011
Congratulations Patrick!! I love the colors and slippery look of the shell. #9809915Carol L. Fowler November 16, 2011
Congrats- Fantastic Finalist! #9810018Mary Dimitriw November 16, 2011
Congrats on this wonderfully colorful Finalist Patrick!! Well done! #9810297Martha R. Mazon November 16, 2011
Congrats on this wonderful finalist, Patrick!! I missed this one when you first posted. Fantastic color, light, detail and composition, and I love the way the intense shine of the shell contrasts with the matte of the leaf. Good luck in the next round! #9810659Ellen Hodges November 16, 2011
Huge congrats and verrrry best luck next round, Patrick!!! #9810807Bill Johnson November 16, 2011
Congrats on your awesome finalist! #9810846Leslie McLain November 16, 2011
Congrats on an amazing finalist, Patrick. #9810905Mariann Kovats November 16, 2011
Congratulations to your amazing finalist, Patrick! I hope, we see it with gold.! #9810937Rona L. Schwarz November 16, 2011
Well, at least we know the judges aren't squeamish, Paddy! Seriously, I am so glad to see this rewarded with Silver - it is a marvelous and very unique macro. Hope to see it with Gold next! Many congratulations! (and sorry for my sporadic presence this past month!) #9811113Reynaldo D. Reyes November 16, 2011
A huge congratulations on this amazing capture Patrick. Hope to see this in the winner's circle. Good luck! #9811171Patti Coblentz November 16, 2011
Congratulations on your awesome finalist, Patrick!! #9811220Susan M. Campbell November 16, 2011
Excellent finalist....way to go!! #9811298Sherran Andersen November 16, 2011
Congrats Patrick. #9811452Debbie Bray November 16, 2011
Great macro, Patrick!! Congratulations on your finalist award! #9811580Nadia Paul November 17, 2011
Gorgeous light and colours - congrats on your wonderful finalist my friend! #9811623Renee Doyle November 17, 2011
Congratulations on this wonderful Finalist Patrick!! #9811711Stefania Barbier November 17, 2011
a wonderful finalist, congratulations!!! #9811781Deborah Lewinson November 17, 2011
Congrats, Paddy, on this awesome finalist!Debby #9812356
Julie Burnett November 17, 2011
Congratulations on this fabulous finalist, Patrick!! #9812392Ujjwal Mukherjee November 17, 2011
This one was one of my favourites from last month and your work,my friend......congratulations on your fantastic finalist and good luck with it!! #9812664Ann H. Belus November 17, 2011
Absolutely fantastic finalist, Paddy...huge congratulations!!! #9812969Jorgen Jensen November 17, 2011
Congratulations on this well deserved finalist Patrick. Great macro capture with beautiful colors. #9813000Jorgen Jensen November 17, 2011
Congratulations on this well deserved finalist Patrick. Great macro capture with beautiful colors. #9813002Steve J. Schoolcraft November 17, 2011
Congrats on the Finalist. It didn't surprise me at all. This could be a winner! #9813204Patrick Rouzes November 17, 2011
Thanks, everyone! #9813364Val Feldman November 17, 2011
ALWAYS incredible macro work from you, Paddy and no exception here! A Huge and warm congrats on a well-deserved Finalist!!!! #9813502Susan D. Royce November 17, 2011
The colors pop off the screen! Congrats Paddy on this fantastic Finalist. #9813570Marijana Fajgl November 17, 2011
Fantastic finalist, Patrick! Big congratulations! #9813632John Connolly November 17, 2011
Congratulations on your colorful finalist, Patrick! Let's hope it moves onto gold! #9813692JO ANN CLEVELAND November 17, 2011
Congratulations on your awesome Finalist Patrick! I love this..jo ann c. #9813766
Gord MacEachern November 17, 2011
Big congratulations on your well deserved finalist Paddy, good luck next round my friend!! #9814131Courtenay Vanderbilt November 17, 2011
Super Congrats on your Finalist, Paddy! #9814471Amy M. Wilson November 17, 2011
Gorgeous colors... big congrats on your awesome Finalist, Paddy!! #9814965Michele Peterson November 17, 2011
This is a little bit wild, and a lotta bit fun! Wonderful details on this and the colors are fantastic! So glad to see it get a finalist ~ Congratulations!! #9815608Robert K. Bemus November 17, 2011
Beautiful color, comp and detail as always, Patrick. Congratulations on your Finalist!! #9815609Karen Slagle November 18, 2011
Congrats on your awesome finalist, Patrick. #9816230Lydia Williams November 18, 2011
Oh my, so colorful...great detail...Congratulations, Paddy on your finalist! #9816385Katherine Kuhn November 18, 2011
Wonderful finalist -- love the colors, contrast and detail! #9816589Eivor Kuchta November 18, 2011
Congratulations on your finalist, Patrick, and good luck in the next round! #9816624Nancy (Peaches) Harker November 18, 2011
HUGE Congratulations Patrick on your awesome finalist!!! #9817587Lorna Shutter November 18, 2011
Wow!!! This is fantastic, Paddy!!! CONGRATULATIONS on your well-deserved Finalist Award!!!!! WTG!!! :)ALLEN O. HOWARD November 19, 2011
Whoa... This is M*A*G*N*I*F*I*C*E*N*T Patrick! Colors, details, texture and composition are all excellent. Maybe a hint of your reflection? Congratulations my friend!!!! #9818906Katrina McMeans November 19, 2011
Loving the colors and texture... what detail!! Wow! Congrats! #9819481Karen Celella November 21, 2011
Congratulations on your outstanding finalist, Patrick! #9822966Patrick Rouzes November 22, 2011
Thanks for the kind comments, my friends! #9825304Husain Akhtar November 27, 2011
Terrific finalist! Big congratulations! #9832661Karen Bacon November 28, 2011
Congrats on this fantastic finalist Patrick! Fantastic colors! #9835870Merna L. Nobile December 02, 2011
Congratulations!Mike F. Anderson December 10, 2011
Congrats on your finalist, Patrick. Great use of color! #9858315Liz blahh December 14, 2011
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