Hibiscus Curls
Uploaded: September 07, 2006 00:23:29
Photo was taken on September 5, 2006 at 2:48pm in Wailea, Maui, Hawaii
Canon 100mm F/2.8 macro lens @ F/4, 1/200 second, ISO 100
Rotated, cropped, levels, + saturation, resized, sharpened and blurred background in Photoshop CS
Janine Russell September 07, 2006
From Susana E. Pindiyath 9/7/2006 12:10:06 AMWhat a beautiful macro!! Unique composition with great use of dof, Janine!! Love it.
From Paul E. Earl 9/7/2006 12:12:41 AM
WOW!! Fantastic detail and capture!
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Janine Russell September 07, 2006
From Dan J. Holm 9/7/2006 12:10:00 AMGorgeous color, detail and composition, Janine! Tremendous macro!
From David L. Luchowski 9/7/2006 12:24:34 AM
Great macro,Janine. Color and clarity are great.
From VISHVAJIT JUIKAR 9/7/2006 12:28:20 AM
lovely composition and beautiful macros
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Ray Clarke September 07, 2006
Wonderful macro Janine! love the colours, lighting and DOF!!!(R) #3277295Sherry Karr Adkins September 07, 2006
Janine, this is beautiful. Great focus and DOF. Wish I was in Hawaii! #3277310Julie Robinson September 07, 2006
Gorgeous colours & details Janine- very well done! #3277316John Matthews September 07, 2006
Excellent focus, dof and color. #3277332Cristi Bastian September 07, 2006
Wow, Janine! This is absolutely stunning! #3277380Alan L. Borror September 07, 2006
Wonderful image, Janine! Your use of selective focus and compposition are great. #3277414Paul Michko September 07, 2006
Excellent macro, Janine. #3277429Barbara Waldoch September 07, 2006
They pop out of the picture at you! #3277448Donald K. Cherry September 07, 2006
Lovely macro, Janine! #3277525Marcie A. Fowler September 07, 2006
Excellent work on this. Love the color. #3277557Bill Wyatt September 07, 2006
Love the selective focus and dof. The colors and lighting are fantastic. Very beautiful work, Janine! #3277597Wally Orlowsky September 07, 2006
Awesome DOF and detail, Janine. #3277696William C. Raco September 07, 2006
Wow, such beautiful color, light and detailBill #3277732
Gail Vitikacs September 07, 2006
The full frame and coloring are the perfect combination! #3277809Carla Metzler September 07, 2006
Wonderful macro, Janine! Beautiful!! #3277960Jeff Robinson September 07, 2006
Beautiful Janine! Jeff #3277998KV Day September 07, 2006
Love the color!! Nice job Janine #3278018Agnes Fegan September 07, 2006
Colors are gorgeous! #3278041Wendy Stevenson September 07, 2006
Loooove the DOF in this Janine!! Fantastic colour and superb detail!! I've been doing a lot of narrow DOF experimenting myself and have come to realize I do really like this look!! Beautifully done!! #3278090Debbie Hartley September 07, 2006
Beautiful abstract work Janine! I love the clarity and the colours and that great DOF!! #3278298Darren K. Fisher September 07, 2006
WOW this is absolutely GORGEOUS!!!!!!!!! #3278510Ronald F. Fischer September 07, 2006
Incredible detail and clarity on this awesome macro, Janine! #3278654Melissa G. Meiselman September 07, 2006
Amazing example of selective focus. The details of the stamen are fantastic, as is the lighting and colors. Great job, Janine!!! #3278784Janine Russell September 07, 2006
Susan, Paul E, Dan, David, Vishvajit, Ray, Sherry, Julie, John, Cristi, Alan, Paul M, Barbara, Donald, Marcie, Bill W, Wally, Bill R, Gail, Carla, Jeff, Vicki, Agnes, Wendy, Debbie, Kristy, arren, Ronald, Melissa and Joyce, thanks very much for all of your kind and encouraging comments. #3279756Amy JACKSON September 07, 2006
Gorgeous macro, Janine! Great color and details!Janine Russell September 07, 2006
Amy, thanks very much for your kind words of encouragement. #3279789Shelly A. Van Camp September 07, 2006
Great POV, macro and colors!! #3279944Adilson F. Ferreira September 07, 2006
Terrific colors and details Janine!!! #3280268Anita Hogue September 07, 2006
Lovely colors! Beautiful image, Janine! #3280311Janine Russell September 07, 2006
Shelly, Adilson and Anita, thanks very much for your encouraging comments. #3280318eileen bedford September 07, 2006
Love the detail and colors, well done Janine... #3280638Cheryl E. Molennor September 07, 2006
Very pretty and soft Janine #3280639Anne D. Eigen September 07, 2006
Superb colors, details, and work on this, Janine! #3281202Ray Thoms September 07, 2006
Beautifully done Janine....love the focus and colours...great stuff! #3281303Janine Russell September 08, 2006
Eileen, Cheryl, Anne and Ray, thanks very much for your kind comments and encouragement. #3281977Chris Budny September 08, 2006
Ooooooo... I wanna take macros like this, one day! Just beautiful!! #3284991Janine Russell September 08, 2006
Chris, thanks very much for your kind words of encouragement. #3285024Dorann Weber September 08, 2006
Janine Russell September 08, 2006
Dorann, thanks very much for your kind comments and encouragement. #3285936Evy Johansen September 08, 2006
Lovely image, Janine!! Beautiful detail and great DOF! #3285980Sherry Stricklin Boles September 08, 2006
The detail on this is absolutely STUNNING!! #3286014Mário Ferreira September 09, 2006
This is realy nice Janine: I see you are better any new day, good job.Janine Russell September 09, 2006
Evy, Sherry and Mario, thanks very much for your encouraging comments. #3288408Abhijit Nandi September 09, 2006
wonderful macro .well done Janine. #3288644Janine Russell September 09, 2006
Abhijit, thanks very much for your encouraging comments. #3288651Brenda W. LaFleur September 09, 2006
Excellent! #3289671Janine Russell September 09, 2006
Brenda, thanks very much for your kind comments and encouragement. #3289674Betsy Labuschagne September 10, 2006
Beautiful macro Janine!!! Your gallery is truly amazing and very inspirational!! #3291225Janine Russell September 10, 2006
Betsy, thanks very much for your encouraging comments; glad you enjoyed my gallery. #3292118Aimee S. McMaster September 11, 2006
....beautiful macro Janine; wonderful composition and warm colors...Aimee #3294946Janine Russell September 11, 2006
Aimee, thanks very much for your kind comments and encouragement. #3295591Janine Russell September 15, 2006
Amanda, thanks very much for your encouraging comments. #3315446Graeme yew Chow September 15, 2006
Great macro of detail and colors . I am still in China and back tomorow for more comments. #3315502Janine Russell September 16, 2006
Graeme, thanks very much for your kind words of encouragement; have a safe trip. #3317141Bea. Anderson September 16, 2006
Wonderful, with perfect focus. #3318423Janine Russell September 16, 2006
Bea, thanks very much for your encouraging comments. #3319361Susan Jane Allen September 21, 2006
Wow! Bea said it---perfect focus! #3340917Janine Russell September 21, 2006
Susan, thanks very much for your kind words of encouragement. #3340956Cary Rogers September 23, 2006
Perfect detail, gorgeous colors, stunning image. Outstanding work! #3350646Janine Russell September 23, 2006
Cary, I really appreciate yoru encouraging comments; thanks very much. #3350728Erica Murphy September 27, 2006
Awesome color Janine! I love this.Erica #3374913
Janine Russell September 27, 2006
Erica, thanks very much for your kind comments and encouragement. #3375202Tamera S. Phillips October 26, 2006
Love the color Janine. Congrats again on another finalist! #3502288Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna October 26, 2006
WTG, Janine!!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!! :-) ^.^ Kitty #3502853Chris Budny October 26, 2006
Congratulations again, Janine! You know I love this! #3503007Paul E. Earl October 26, 2006
Fantastic finalist. Good luck in the next round. Congratulations!!! #3503261Claudia Kuhn October 26, 2006
Gorgeous macro Janine! Beautiful colors, congrats! #3503443Cheryl E. Molennor October 26, 2006
Great selective focus on this Janine. Congratulations #3503474Dorann Weber October 26, 2006
A beautifil photo and a well deserved finalist Janine.. Cograts! #3504731Paul Sikora October 26, 2006
Congratulations, Janine!#3505176
Margie Hurwich October 26, 2006
Stunning, Janine! Congratulations on your finalist! #3505254Deborah Lewinson October 26, 2006
WOW, congratulations, Janine!Susan Jane Allen October 26, 2006
Big congrats, Janine! #3505685Sherry Stricklin Boles October 26, 2006
Congrats again, Janine! #3505730Jim Kinnunen October 26, 2006
Fantastic macro image, Janine...congratulations!!!:) #3505799Kristi A. Howson October 26, 2006
Congratulations on this wonderful finalist and Best Of Luck in the next round Janine. Awesome use of DOF and stunning color! #3505848Barbara Waldoch October 26, 2006
Congratulations Janine! #3506023Su Sana E. P October 26, 2006
Congratulations #5, Janine!! Wow!! #3506134Janine Russell October 26, 2006
Tamera, Kitty, Christopher, Paul E, Claudia, Cheryl, Dorann, Paul S, Margie, Debby, Susan A, Sherry, Jim, Kristi, Barbara and Susan P, thanks very much for all of your kind comments, comgratulations and support.Betsy Labuschagne October 26, 2006
Congratulations Janine!! #3506286Tonya R. Boles October 27, 2006
Congratulations #3507214Revonda L. Gentry October 27, 2006
Congratulations!! #3507283Adilson F. Ferreira October 27, 2006
Congratulations on this wonderful finalist Janine!!! #3507827Janine Russell October 27, 2006
Betsy, Tonya, Revonda and Adilson, thanks very much for all of your encouragement and congratulations. #3508337Cyn Valentine October 27, 2006
So beautiful! Congratulations Janine! #3508342Tarun Bose October 27, 2006
Big congrats Janine for one more fialist. Your are breaking the record of finalists. Well done my dear. #3509628AMALIA Veralli October 27, 2006
Janine, this is absolutely gorgeous. Congrats on your finalist. Best, Amalia #3509774Rakesh Syal October 27, 2006
Congratulations, Janine!
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Sam Britt October 27, 2006
Congratulations on all your finalists, Janine!! #3510103Emile Abbott October 27, 2006
And yet another category you excel in Janine. Congratulations on this and all your lovely finalist, my friend. #3510300Laurie Daily October 27, 2006
I think I missed this one Janine...another congrats on a beautiful image! #3510739Judyann Plante October 27, 2006
Congratulations, Janine!!Judyann ><> #3510798
Donna La Mattino Pagakis October 27, 2006
Stunning details and colors!! Congratulations again!! #3511528Connie J. Bagot October 27, 2006
Congratulations Janine---the color and details are extraordinary! #3511547Lorraine A. Cook October 27, 2006
Congrats on this beautiful macro finalist, Janine!<:)) #3512377Marilyn K. Lincecum October 27, 2006
Gorgeous Janine, I love the colors and DOF !! Congratulations on a well deserved fianlist and good luck in the next round. #3512496Janine Russell October 28, 2006
Cyn, Joyce, Tarun, Amalia, Rakesh, Sam, Emile, Laurie, Judyann, Donna, Connie, Lorraine and Marilyn, thanks very much for your congratulations, encouragement and support. #3514260Erica Murphy October 28, 2006
Congratulastions again Janine! This is lovely.Erica #3515468
Sharon Day October 28, 2006
Beautiful image, Janine!!! You had a great month! Congratulations! #3516122Janine Russell October 28, 2006
Erica and Sharon (I've been truly blessed), thanks very much for your encouragement and congratulations. #3516286Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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