On The Ball [Details & Macro Catch All]
Uploaded: June 10, 2015 05:09:55 | Entered: June 10, 2015 05:11:02
Exif: F Number: 18, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/320 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 800, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 300.00 mm, Model: NIKON D70
Becky LeMaster June 10, 2015
Awesome close up capture Ed! Beautiful! #1620606John Connolly June 10, 2015
A great title for this brilliant close up Ed! The clarity here is amazing! #11316039Michelle Alton June 10, 2015
Exquisitely done. #11316211Ed Lauderdale June 11, 2015
Thanks to all of you! #11316347Teresa Burnett June 11, 2015
WOW Ed, your macro shots are truly amazing! The detail here is spot on!! Superb shot!! #11316353Ed Lauderdale June 11, 2015
Thank you Teresa! #11316392Val Feldman June 11, 2015
Yikes, talk about an intimate and extreme close-up, Ed! You two probably ended up being on a first name basis after this shot! lol! Excellent details captured (down to the "fur" on his back!), color and I love the crop emphasizing the gorgeous patterned wings! #11316525Ed Lauderdale June 11, 2015
Thank you Val! #11316586John Benway June 11, 2015
Now that's close Ed. Beautiful find and capture. #11316848Ed Lauderdale June 12, 2015
Thanks John! #11316934Kim Strausbaugh June 21, 2015
Awesome macro, Ed! #11321275Ed Lauderdale June 21, 2015
Thank you Kim! #11321356Irene Colling June 22, 2015
Oh my. You must have one really terrific lens. Extraordinary macro Ed. #11321879Ed Lauderdale June 23, 2015
Thank you Irene! I have to take several images just to get one I can work with. #11322074Teresa Burnett July 22, 2015
Huge Congratulations on this amazing Finalist, Ed!! Best of luck in the next round!! #11335060Joannie Bertucci July 22, 2015
Whoa! Ed, this is one amazing piece of macro work! The Brat loves it! :-) Congrats on your finalist! #11335341G. Margaret Hennes July 23, 2015
Wonderful macro. Great detail and color. Congratulations #11335438Ed Lauderdale July 23, 2015
Thanks to all of you!! #11335553Bob D. Hall July 23, 2015
Great work, Ed! Congrats on the gold!!!Ed Lauderdale July 23, 2015
Thanks Bob!! My first gold! #11335618Bob Cournoyer July 23, 2015
Woot Woot, Ed, for your first gold.... :-) #11335636Ed Lauderdale July 23, 2015
Thanks Bob! I appreciate all the encouragement all the folks have given me the past year!!! #11335688Val Feldman July 23, 2015
WTG, Ed! Predicting this is just gonna be your first Gold of many, Texas Guy! Warmest congrats on a superb macro Gold Winner! #11335805Ed Lauderdale July 23, 2015
Thaks, Val and back at you!! #11335808Teresa Burnett July 24, 2015
Huge Congratulations, Ed!! So glad to see this big fellow wearing a gold badge!! #11336406Ed Lauderdale July 24, 2015
Thanks Teresa! Again, congratulation on your 1st place!!! #11336454Peggy Pfister July 24, 2015
Big congrats, Ed! The first gold (well, any gold) is a real thrill! Your image is outstanding ... Congrats again ... WTG!!! #11336480Ed Lauderdale July 24, 2015
Thank you, Peggy!! #11336514Ken Smith July 24, 2015
You sure got close, Ed. Congrats on the first of many golds! :-) #11336729Ed Lauderdale July 24, 2015
Thanks Ken! Congratulations on your 1st place gold!! #11336761JO ANN CLEVELAND July 25, 2015
This is the most amazing macro I have ever seen Ed! Big congrats on the 2nd Place Gold!! #11337042Ed Lauderdale July 25, 2015
Thank you Jo Ann!! #11337071Ann Lyssenko July 28, 2015
Wow Ed! What details! Strong pose as well! Congratulations on being a winner! Ann #11338701Ed Lauderdale July 28, 2015
Thank you Ann! #11338724Ellen Hodges July 29, 2015
Huge congrats on your fabulous winner, Ed!!! #11339390Ed Lauderdale July 30, 2015
Thank you Ellen!! #11339436Cindy Bendush August 16, 2015
Fabulous winning image - congratulations! #11347017Ed Lauderdale August 17, 2015
Thanks Cindy! #11347307Val Feldman March 31, 2016
Always loved this one and happy to see it with an All Time Editor's pick...still tickles me to see that beautifully detailed "fur" on this fella's back! :) Congrats, Ed! #11454594Teresa Burnett March 31, 2016
Have always loved this one, Ed. So glad to see it wearing an ALL TIME EP!!! #11454597Ed Lauderdale April 01, 2016
Thank you Val and Teresa! I see that both of you did very well. Congratulations! #11454955Gord MacEachern April 20, 2016
Just Doesn't get any better Ed, no surprise here for the GOLD !!!! #11463791Ed Lauderdale April 20, 2016
Thanks Gord! Again congratulations to you!!! #11463792Bob D. Hall May 02, 2016
Big congrats on this all time favorite!!!Ed Lauderdale May 02, 2016
Thanks Bob! #11469122Kim Strausbaugh June 27, 2016
Congrats on your All Time Finalist, Ed! I love this capture! #11489164Bob Cournoyer June 27, 2016
Yay!Ed Lauderdale June 29, 2016
Thanks for your congrats, Kim and the yay Bob, but I don't see the All Time Finalist and did receive any notification. I'm a happy camper though #11489661Joannie Bertucci July 14, 2016
Ed, congrats on your ALL TIME Staff Favorite! This image is quite a stand-out! Hope all is well, The Brat! :-) #11495688Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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