Uploaded: October 22, 2007 23:59:12
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Melanie with a rose :)
Editing done in PS Layers.
Evy Johansen October 23, 2007
WOW... Simply beautiful, Jennifer!! #768553Su Sana E. P October 23, 2007
Such a standout portrait this is!! Jen, love your tight crop and the details of this little sweetheart's eye. #4964578Pat Gamwell October 23, 2007
INCREDIBLE shot, Jennifer! A true work of art! #4964589Barbara Waldoch October 23, 2007
Beautiful, Jennifer! #4964595Rob Bishop October 23, 2007
What a fantastic image you have created here, Jennifer. Excellent work! #4964598Ujjwal Mukherjee October 23, 2007
Beautiful work,Jennifer! I could immediately make out from the thumbnail list that is it is Melanie! #4964607Stefania Barbier October 23, 2007
Jen... what can I say... all your images are winners in my opinion... this one is absolutely out of ordinary... the angle, the sc... just WOW girl! #4964609David L. Luchowski October 23, 2007
Awesome image,Jennifer. #4964652Stanley J. Contrades October 23, 2007
Excellent work and use of the tight crop, Jennifer! Stunning color in that eye! Beautifully done!!Mary K. Robison October 23, 2007
Certain photographers on this site have established themselves as the King of waterfalls, or the Queen of macros, et. al.Chua Wee Boo October 23, 2007
I totally agree with Mary,Jennifer! #4964696Renee Doyle October 23, 2007
Queen of Eyes is the perfect title for you Jennifer!!!! All I can say is WOW!!Margaret R. Barry October 23, 2007
Wow! Incredible portrait, Jennifer! #4964716Elizabeth A. Marker October 23, 2007
Simply Gorgeous! #4964727Jennifer L. Alder October 23, 2007
WOW-- Well, thanks soooooo much guys and gals! I thought this eye was rather mellow with the almost nonexistant color, LOL! Thanks very much for the kind wordsSilvio Grech October 23, 2007
WOW...fantastic image you have created here, Jennifer. Excellent work!! well done!! #4964771Laurence Saliba October 23, 2007
Absolutely FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!! #4964782Paul E. Earl October 23, 2007
Breathtaking Jennifer! #4964824Cindy Bendush October 23, 2007
Beautifully done Jennifer - Melanie is such a pretty model that she may get her own fan club! :-) #4964852Dominick M. Dimacale October 23, 2007
I see a winner's tag here Jennifer, a wonderful portrait...Dominick #4964884Tiia Vissak October 23, 2007
Very beautiful! I like the softness of and the diagonal "line" of the picture... the rose adds to it. #4964900Anna Diederich October 23, 2007
Jen this is wonderful! Love what you've done here! #4965003Brett Dolsen October 23, 2007
Another outstanding Portrait Jennifer.Deb Koskovich October 23, 2007
Ok, Jennifer, now just stop it! You are waaaay too good, and you're making my efforts look bad LOLOL! This is amazing! #4965120Colette M. Metcalf October 23, 2007
This is SO beautiful!!! #4965203Steven E. Ray October 23, 2007
Wow... how much closer can one get! This is serious proximity and wonderful detail. Great capture on this one Jennifer. #4965250Alan L. Borror October 23, 2007
WOW!!! Amazing image and PS work, Jennifer! #4965313Marcie A. Fowler October 23, 2007
wonderful portrait work and fabulous PS work combined to make one truly beautiful image!! #4965450Glenn E. Urquhart October 23, 2007
Stunning Work, Brilliant color, lighting, tones, clarity, WELL COMPSOED... Beautiful Portrait, Jennifer!!! VERY Well Done! Cheers, Glenn. #4965470Jeff Robinson October 23, 2007
This is Terrific Jennifer! Very nice work! Jeff #4965477Melissa G. Meiselman October 23, 2007
This is absolutely fantastic with a dramatic full frame partial portrait with great effects, Jennifer!! #4965517Christopher Jamison October 23, 2007
awesome image! LOVE the post processing! great mood as well! love it! #4965701Michael Umbreit October 23, 2007
Jennifer - Stunning!!! - Mike #4965737Jennifer L. Alder October 23, 2007
Thanks very much all-- I appreciate your supportive comments! :))))) #4965880Jessica Jenney October 23, 2007
Stunning image and crop, Jennifer! Love the strong eye and rose against the pale skin tone! #4965918Emily E. Bem October 23, 2007
I love how you can count her eye lashes! Very well done...so dramatic and well executed! #4965919Ray Clarke October 23, 2007
Stunning Jennifer!!!(R) #4966022Girish Vaghela October 23, 2007
Stunningly creative, great, Jennifer! #4966091Sharon King October 23, 2007
Fantastic PS work, this is an Amanzing portrait image! #4966094Amanda Chapman October 23, 2007
Looks like a WINNER to me Jennifer!!!!! #4966231Danielle Fuller October 23, 2007
Jen, This one is just great...love the detail, and of course the usual effects....nice job! #4966533Sam Britt October 23, 2007
Terrific portrait, Jennifer. Excellent job! #4966535Angie Sidles October 23, 2007
Yep, this one definately has that WOW factor and I agree that you are definately the Eye Queen! Excellent work and absolutely gorgeous image Jen! Nice job. #4966560Erin Appelbaum October 23, 2007
Great composition, lighting and use of effects, Jennifer. Peter #4966631Judy A. Lawhon October 23, 2007
Jennifer, this is just amazing!! Your effects are always so fabulous! Is this difficult? #4966767Melissa Olsen October 23, 2007
What can I say about this one Jen except that it is PERFECTION!!! #4966769Yulianto Soeroso October 23, 2007
nice design Jennifer #4966774Carol Sawyer October 23, 2007
Very beautiful, Jennifer! #4967054Beverly A. Wright October 23, 2007
Very beautiful image Jennifer! I love the high-key and the SC on the flowerDerek D. Dafoe October 23, 2007
Wonderful work Jenn!! Love the composition and flower color!! Super Job!! #4967167Sinta D W Plock October 23, 2007
WOW Jennifer, NO words to describe this,I N C R E D I B L E !!!!!Lynne Morris October 23, 2007
Awesome Jennifer, fantastic work as always! #4967621Tarun Bose October 23, 2007
Mind blowing shot. A winner Jennifer. Outstanding work. #4967652Nancy (Peaches) Harker October 23, 2007
Jen, AWSOME job once again! I told ya you were "QUEEN" SUPER portrait girl! #4967700Shannon D. Miller October 23, 2007
WOW! GORGEOUS as always Jennifer, love the colors just perfect with the high key. STUNNING! Shannon~ #4967919Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna October 23, 2007
Very pretty, Jennifer!!!!! Super DDR image!!!! ♫ k #4968115Michelle L. Frick October 23, 2007
GORGEOUS Jennifer!!! Love it, love it!!! #4968201Claudia Kuhn October 23, 2007
Beautiful closeup, love the high key and sc here Jennifer! #4968230Jennifer L. Alder October 23, 2007
Thanks very much everyone!! :) #4968256Debra R. Harder October 23, 2007
WOW, Jennifer! Another BRILLIANT masterpiece! And talk about not ever taking a bad picture! You're AMAZING! Deb #4968431Mollie Kendall October 23, 2007
Stunning Stunning!!Angela Azzinnaro October 23, 2007
OUTSTANDING image Jen!!!!! I ALWAYS LOVE your captures of sweet Melanie!!!! :0) #4968792Cassie L. Woodlee October 23, 2007
WOW AMAZING portrait Jennifer!!!! GORGEOUS!!!!!!!!!!! #4968816Lisa J. Boulden October 23, 2007
AMAZING!virafoto - October 23, 2007
Everybody here make pictures...Roxanne M. Bubar October 23, 2007
Jennifer, this is just Magnificent.Raymond Pauly October 24, 2007
Lovely composition and selective coloring, Jennifer! Beautiful work! #4969944Jennifer L. Alder October 24, 2007
thank you all!! :) #4970002paul parent October 24, 2007
Outstanding work #4970405Joan Kocak October 24, 2007
SPECTACULAR!!! #4971175Bill Knaps October 24, 2007
What can I say Jen, but agree with Mary. You are the Queen of Eyes.....Bill #4971494Nancy L. Green October 24, 2007
GORGEOUS Jen, that eye and the beautiful splash of color, FANTASTIC capture dear freiand!! <>< #4971554"emmanuel ""nolax""" N. Montemar October 24, 2007
Hi Jen! wow, this is an artistic shot! great presentation and tones here! will try to have shots like these in the future! great work! #4972093Aimee S. McMaster October 24, 2007
.....magnificent Jennifer...Aimee #4972670Debra P. Chenault October 24, 2007
Love everything about this shot! Great work! #4973947Robert K. Bemus October 24, 2007
Outstanding work, Jennifer!! #4975631Jennifer L. Alder October 25, 2007
MANY THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :) #4976291Nemil B. Chabebe October 26, 2007
A fantastic portrait, love the tones, great compostion. #4983781Brett Dolsen April 20, 2008
Wonderfull crop and beautifull effects as usual Jennifer!!Carol Sawyer April 20, 2008
Gorgeous portrait, Jennifer!! #5809878Deb Koskovich April 20, 2008
Fabulous crop -- I love the emphasis on the eyes, which I have come to consider your trademark, Jen. So lovely! #5810058Bill Wyatt April 20, 2008
Killer work the sc and that beautiful eye are awesome! #5810242Laurie Daily April 20, 2008
A beautiful close up, Jennifer, and yes, those eyes...your trademark for sure! #5810262Daiana Kelly April 20, 2008
This is a beautiful capture and great composure. I’m pretty sure all the adjectives are used up. I didn't think I'll get to the bottom of this list :) #5810430Michael Umbreit April 20, 2008
Jennifer - I still love this capture and treatment! Good luck with it in the macro category! - Mike #5810446Marina Moore April 20, 2008
Can you believe it? No EP???? This is awesome!!! Beautiful simplicity yet striking! :) #5811047Beverly A. Wright April 20, 2008
This is more than a pick for me this isTiia Vissak April 20, 2008
good luck this time! #5811374Debra R. Harder April 20, 2008
I definitely remember this one, Jen. It was a winner then and it's a winner now! Love the comp, colors, lighting...GORGEOUS! I'm off again...will be back in a week to catch up. Deb #5811666Nancy (Peaches) Harker April 20, 2008
Fantastic Jennifer, love the eye and color, Best of luck this time! #5811778Donna La Mattino Pagakis April 20, 2008
Love it, great colors and design. So awesome!!!! #5812252Jennifer L. Alder April 20, 2008
:)Kristy A. Keene April 21, 2008
This is OUTSTANDING!!! A Winner!!! #5813707Stefania Barbier April 21, 2008
SPECTACULAR Jen!!! #5813759Danielle Fuller April 21, 2008
This shot is INSANE Jen!!!! Love it. Great tones and vivid color...I love it. Good luck with it this time around... #5815310Shannon D. Miller April 21, 2008
What a GORGEOUS capture Jennifer, I just love the high key and beautiful colors. EXCELLENT work girl! Shannon~ #5815423Jennifer L. Taranto April 21, 2008
I'm sure you'll get it this time around - this rocks!! Excellent full frame, with beautiful comp & wonderful tones!! #5815549Melissa Olsen April 21, 2008
AWESOME!!!! A winner for me Jen! #5815722Angie Sidles April 21, 2008
Amazing deatil and POV Jen! I love your tones and SC!! Good luck this time around. This one is definately deserving! :) #5815974Kimi A. Phillips April 21, 2008
So glad you re-entered this one, as I missed it the first time! GORGEOUS! #5816152Bill Knaps April 22, 2008
This is beautiful Jen. Bill #5824161Judi Morrissey April 22, 2008
I love this, Jen!! Stunning work. One of my favorites. #5825115Raquel J. Ruiz April 22, 2008
WOW this is stunningly beautiful, great job! #5826900Jennifer L. Alder April 22, 2008
THANK YOU ALL!!!!!!!!!! :) #5827967Sherri Gorman April 23, 2008
Beautiful!!! Excellent composition and tones!!!! #5829583Vladan D. Djordjevic April 24, 2008
Fantastic portrait! Lovely color, tones, composition and eye. #5835858Erika Haight April 25, 2008
This has to win Jennifer!!! OMG!! I can't believe it was passed up the first time!!! EXCELLENT!!!Dianna Murphy April 26, 2008
Forget the EP its a winner. Beautiful work #5844871Amanda Cass April 27, 2008
love this! :) #5846773Jennifer L. Alder April 29, 2008
Again--- many thanks everyone! :) #5856992Joan Powell May 07, 2008
gorgeous !! #5897902kurt Anderson May 07, 2008
Superb detail and color, incredibly well balanced, you nailed it for sure!! #5898077Tiia Vissak May 19, 2008
Congratulations! #5942722Elida Gutierrez May 19, 2008
Congratulations for your FINALIST!!! #5942738Jessica Jenney May 19, 2008
Congratulations, Jennifer on your gorgeous finalist! #5943035Margaret R. Barry May 19, 2008
Congratulations on this fantastic finalist, Jennifer! #5943175Erin Appelbaum May 19, 2008
Congrats again Jennifer. Peter #5943181Angie Sidles May 19, 2008
Another big congrats Jen! BEAUTIFUL FINALIST! #5943485Laurence Saliba May 19, 2008
YESSSSSSSSS!!! Congrats again Jennifer!!! #5943642Melissa McCabe May 19, 2008
I missed this both times around - stunning, fantastic shot!! -mm #5943671Jeana Clark May 19, 2008
~J~ #5943962
Stefania Barbier May 19, 2008
WTG GIRL< HUGE CONGRATS!!! #5944174Donna La Mattino Pagakis May 19, 2008
Congratulations on your finalist Jen! #5944656Marina Moore May 19, 2008
Yay!!!! This is sooooo beautiful, congratulations Jen! :) #5944859Daniella Puente May 19, 2008
Superb finalist Jen :))) #5945323Michelle L. Frick May 19, 2008
Gorgeous finalist Jen! Congratulations! #5945682Eugenio Diaz May 19, 2008
Congratulations on your Beautiful Finalist!Debra R. Harder May 19, 2008
This is one of my FAVS, Jen!!! A HUGE CONGRATS on this amazing perfect finalist!!! Deb #5946257Stephanie Frey May 19, 2008
Congrats on your beautiful Finalist! #5946896Raymond Pauly May 19, 2008
Congrats on your beautiful Finalist! #5947167Mary K. Robison May 19, 2008
Congratulations on this lovely "macro" making finalist, Jennifer! ;)Patrick Rouzes May 19, 2008
Congratulations on this amazing finalist,Jennifer!!! #5947624Lisa J. Boulden May 19, 2008
So beautiful, Jennifer!Laura L. Gonzales May 19, 2008
Fantastic finalist Jen!!!!! Congrats! Laura #5948302Pat Gamwell May 19, 2008
LOVE it, LOVE it, LOVE it! WTG, girl! #5948493Barbara Waldoch May 20, 2008
Yeah, WTG, Jen! #5949327Jennifer L. Alder May 20, 2008
Thanks all very much!!!! :) #5949708MELODIE C. ROBERTS May 20, 2008
A GOOD LessonMukesh Srivastava May 21, 2008
Great Macro. Huge congrats Jenni!!!! #5955410Katarina Mansson May 21, 2008
Gorgeous presentation Jennifer! Congratulations! #5955788Colleen Farrell May 21, 2008
Awesome work, Jennifer!! Fantastic! Congratulations on your finalist! #5959911Kathy L. Clark May 21, 2008
Congratulations again Jennifer. #5959965Holly Shao May 22, 2008
Congratulations on this wonderful Finalist, Jennifer! Lovely work!Holly #5962009
Laurie Daily May 23, 2008
Congrats, Jennifer, on your great finalist...glad you tried again! #5968089Michael G. Marshall May 26, 2008
Wonderful finalist Jennifer! It's magnificent! Michael #5978761Lisa Kryschuk June 04, 2008
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