Water Drops on a Hibiscus [Details & Macro ]
Uploaded: March 17, 2007 01:11:48
Photo was taken on March 15, 2007 at 7:53am in Wailea, Maui, Hawaii
Canon 100mm F/2.8 macro lens @ F/6.3, 1/80 second, ISO 400, handheld
Cropped, cloned, +brightness, +contrast, resized and sharpened in Photoshop CS
POTD at MyFunPhotoContest.com on March 18, 2007
Katarina Mansson March 17, 2007
Excellent clarity, DOF and lighting. Lovely yellow colour tones! #621930Mary K. Robison March 17, 2007
Fantastic clarity and dof in this beautiful macro, Janine. Those drops, and the reflection in the largest one, are wondrous. #4062927Lynne Morris March 17, 2007
Wow Janine this is an awesome macro, the clarity and details are fantastic! #4062931Joannie Bertucci March 17, 2007
For a second I thought this was the paw of an animal! :-)Rakesh Syal March 17, 2007
Awesome macro, Janine!! The color and details are fantastic! #4062956Su Sana E. P March 17, 2007
What a unique macro capture!! Splendid composition in every aspect, Janine!! #4062977William C. Raco March 17, 2007
Such beautiful detail, color and focusBill #4063041
Joy Rector March 17, 2007
fantastic #4063194Chris Budny March 17, 2007
Wow! Your trips to Hawaii are something I always look forward to, for the results in your gallery! Fantastic macro work, as always! #4063426RC Fritz March 17, 2007
Excellent macro, Janine. Awesome! #4063463John Caruso March 17, 2007
Beautiful work, Janine, from dof to color to comp! #4063516Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna March 17, 2007
Totally gorgeous... The DOF is awesome and the colors are so beautifully soft and pretty!!!!!! ^.^ #4063518Susan Fox March 17, 2007
Wonderful detail and color! #4063963Janine Russell March 17, 2007
Katarina, Mary, Lynne, Joannie, Rakesh, SuSana, Bill, Joy, Chris, RC, John , Kitty and Susan, thanks very much for your encouragement and kind comments. #4064196Kay E. Mahoney March 17, 2007
Nice capture. Beautiful Marco. #4064939Colleen Farrell March 17, 2007
Stunning macro, Janine! Gorgeous color and detail. I'm so impressed you captured this handheld! #4065099Jessica Jenney March 17, 2007
Beautiful macro, color and detail, Janine! #4065116Janine Russell March 17, 2007
Kay, Colleen and Jessica, thanks very much for your kind and encouraging comments. #4065441Renee Doyle March 18, 2007
Fabulous detail and dof Janine! Great work!Janine Russell March 18, 2007
Renee, thanks very much for your kind words of encouragement. #4065651Sheryl A. Hudson March 18, 2007
Beautiful macro Janine!!! I love the wonderful shades of orange and the detail in the drops!!! #4065667Janine Russell March 18, 2007
Sheryl, thanks very much for your encouragement and kind comments. #4065708Sue L. Cullumber March 19, 2007
Janine - cool pic. I like the various shades of yellow! #4071913Holly Shao March 19, 2007
Awesome macro work and so lovely hues, Janine!!Holly #4072216
Janine Russell March 19, 2007
Sue and Holly, thanks very much for your kind words of encouragement. #4072276Linda M. Walker March 20, 2007
Beautifully composed,Janine #4075723Janine Russell March 20, 2007
Linda, thanks very much for your encouragement and kind comments. #4075770Sylvia Rossler March 25, 2007
Gorgeous tone in tone macro Janine !! #4095148Janine Russell March 25, 2007
Sylvia, thanks very much for your kind and encouraging comments. #4095591Theresa M. VanderStaay April 02, 2007
Janine...Terrific macro...The clarity is amazing...So crystal clear...Great color tones also...Tessa :o) #4122048Janine Russell April 02, 2007
Tessa, thanks very much for your kind comments and encouragement. #4122204Chris Budny April 24, 2007
No surprise to see this again!! Congratulations on this making Finalist! #4205701Jayne Martin April 24, 2007
Congratulations on this finalist, Janine!!! Outstanding capture! #4206080Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna April 24, 2007
Congratulations on this fantastic finalist, Janine!!!!! :-) ^.^ #4206310Sam Britt April 24, 2007
Congratulations again, Janine! #4206476Renee Doyle April 24, 2007
Congratulations on this wonderful finalist Janine!Colleen Farrell April 24, 2007
Congratulations on another wonderful finalist, Janine! #4206713Graeme yew Chow April 24, 2007
Congratulations on this wonderful finalist, Janine. #4206905Su Sana E. P April 24, 2007
Congratulations on this stunner, Janine!! Winner all the way. #4206992Holly Shao April 24, 2007
Congratulations, Janine, on this terrific Finalist!!Holly #4207161
Cheryl E. Molennor April 24, 2007
Congratulations Janine #4207378DiAnna F. Paulk April 24, 2007
Beautiful, Janine! Congratulations! #4207382Kristi A. Howson April 24, 2007
Congratulations on this wonderful finalist and best of luck in the next round Janine. Love the orange in this one! #4207468Lorraine A. Cook April 24, 2007
Congratulations on this lovely finalist, Janine!<:)) #4208102Anna Diederich April 24, 2007
Congrats on this fabulous image Janine! #4208221Husain Akhtar April 24, 2007
I hope the dead slow speed of BF this morning would allow me to warmly congratulate you for being a March finalist! Very well done my friend! #4208437Laurence Saliba April 24, 2007
What a beauty!!! Congratulations Janine!!! #4208477Kay E. Mahoney April 25, 2007
Congratulations on your finalist. Good luck in the next round. #4209562eileen bedford April 25, 2007
Congratulations on this great Finalist Janine.... #4210264Janine Russell April 25, 2007
Chris, Jayne, Kitty, Sam, Renee, Colleen, Graeme, SuSana, Holly, Cheryl, DiAnna, Kristi, Lorraine, Anna, MH, Laurence, Kay and Eileen, thanks very much for all of your encouraging comments and congratulations. #4210415Christy Nichols April 25, 2007
Congratulations on this amazing finalist, Janine!! #4210757Paul Sikora April 25, 2007
Congratulations, Janine. #4210782Emile Abbott April 25, 2007
Congrats on another super finalist, Janine. #4211793Donna La Mattino Pagakis April 25, 2007
Super clarity, colors and design Janine!! Congratulations!! #4212388Dr Silly April 25, 2007
Congratulations Janine on your finalist. :O)Sylvia Rossler April 25, 2007
Big congrats again Janine :o) #4212687Dan Holm April 25, 2007
Congratulations, Janine! Absolutely gorgeous, macro! #4213501Mike D. Perez April 25, 2007
Beautiful details and colors, Janine! Congratulations! #4213886Robert G. Stalnaker March 29, 2008
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