Miracle of Birth
Uploaded: January 02, 2011 09:45:44
Taken with my Canon 100mm Macro Lens with aperture set wide open at 2.8.
ISO 400, speed 1/2000.
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Exif: F Number: 2.8, Exposure Bias Value: -1.00, ExposureTime: 1/2000 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 400, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 100.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Sheila D. Robertson January 02, 2011
Love the tones and selective focus on this superb composition. #1340660Liz blahh January 02, 2011
Beautiful! #9138963Anita Hogue January 02, 2011
You capture these macro shots so beautifully! This is no exception! Love the colors too! #9138973Linda M. Walker January 02, 2011
Just beautiful....a fav #9139085Monnie Ryan January 02, 2011
Awesome! #9139300Randy A. Myers January 02, 2011
Love this. Looks like a winner to me. Good job! #9139369Ellen Hodges January 02, 2011
Verrrrrry pretty detail and comp, Melissa! Happy New Year!!! #9139620Linda L. Ruiz January 02, 2011
#9139657Jack Ryan January 03, 2011
Excellent close up...well composed...love the color...well done. #9140141Nancyj E. Hovey January 03, 2011
Outstanding POV, and gives such a beautiful message of creativeness! Excellent presentation! 8o) #9140391Ivan Chacon January 05, 2011
Just love it !!!! :) #9144894Randy A. Myers February 10, 2011
Congratulations on your finalist, Melissa. #9225199Sarah A. Christian February 10, 2011
Congratulations, Melissa, on your Finalist!!! #9225564Emile Abbott February 10, 2011
Congratulations again on another awesome finalist, Melissa. #9226617Jeana Clark February 10, 2011
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Nancyj E. Hovey February 10, 2011
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N SJanet McNeil February 10, 2011
Congratulations on this beautiful Finalist!!! Good luck in the next round!! #9227804Kay E. Mahoney February 10, 2011
Congratulations on your finalist. Good luck in the next round.
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Renee Doyle February 10, 2011
Big congratulations Melissa on this excellent capture and finalist!! #9229865Jennifer L. Alder February 11, 2011
Really gorgeous, Melissa! Congrats :) #9230274Stefania Barbier February 11, 2011
a beauty Melissa... congratulations! #9230960Lydia Williams February 11, 2011
Another beauty, Melissa. Congratulations! #9232054Denny E. Barnes February 11, 2011
Outstanding!! BIG CONGRATULATIONS on all of your beautiful January finalists, Melissa!! WTG!! #9232380Merna L. Nobile February 11, 2011
Black and White, Bright Colors, Full Frame or Cropped, it does not matter. You’re a winner! CONGRATULATIONS, Merna
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Marilyn K. Lincecum February 11, 2011
Great job Melissa on all your wonderful finalist. Good luck in the next round !! #9232902Katherine Kuhn February 11, 2011
Congratulations on a well-deserved first place! Beautiful image! #9233570Renee Doyle February 11, 2011
Congratulations on this excellent First Place Winner Melissa!! #9233583Donna La Mattino Pagakis February 11, 2011
Congratulations on your BIG WIN Melissa, this is super! #9233655Phyllis H. Burchett February 11, 2011
Congratulations on this terrific winner Melissa! #9233712ALLEN O. HOWARD February 11, 2011
Congratulations Melissa!!! WINNER! #9233740Agnes Fegan February 11, 2011
Congrats on your beautiful winning image! #9233849Nancy (Peaches) Harker February 11, 2011
Tammy Espino February 11, 2011
Congrats on your win :) #9233878Patrick Rouzes February 11, 2011
Congratulations on your Gold Medal, Melissa! WTG! #9233895Patti Coblentz February 11, 2011
Congratulations on your beautiful 1st place win, Melissa! #9233957Rona L. Schwarz February 11, 2011
A most marvelous floral capture, Melissa with an incredible POV! HUGE CONGRATULATIONS on this outstanding First Place Gold winner! #9234033Violeta Harrington February 11, 2011
Congratulations on your First Place Winner, Melissa! #9234041Erica Murphy February 11, 2011
Congratulations on your gorgeous WINNER Melissa!! #9234073Monika Sapek February 11, 2011
Congratulations on your First Place Winner, Melissa! #9234189Bojan Bencic February 11, 2011
Congratulations on your winner, Melissa. #9234240Stefania Barbier February 11, 2011
congratulations on your gorgeous first place win Melissa! #9234261Debra R. Harder February 11, 2011
Huge congratulations, Melissa, on your BEAUTIFUL FIRST PLACE WINNER!! Deb #9234262Raymond Pauly February 11, 2011
Congratulations on your winner, Melissa! #9234385Michelle Alton February 12, 2011
Brilliant First Place Winner in this beautiful floral macro. Congratulations! #9234483Jessica Jenney February 12, 2011
Congratulations, Melissa on your gorgeous First Place Win! #9234693Claudia Kuhn February 12, 2011
Congratulations on your first place winner! #9234795Courtenay Vanderbilt February 12, 2011
Beautiful Melissa! Congratulations! #9234803Jack Ryan February 12, 2011
1st place...way to go, Melissa!!! Congratulations! #9234896Melissa G. Meiselman February 12, 2011
Thanks so much everyone for your wonderful comments!! This was a great wake up surprise for me!! #9234955David Phalen February 12, 2011
BIG Congratulations on a beautiful Winner!! #9235137Joseph T. Pilonero February 12, 2011
Ausome winner, Melissa. Big congratulations. TED #9235212Lindley Johnson February 12, 2011
Beautifully done, Melissa! Congratulations on your wonderful First Place Win! #9235223R. J. Laudenbacher February 12, 2011
Congratulations Melissa on your first place win! WTG #9235260Maria Morrow February 12, 2011
Fanstastic Melissa! Congratulations on your big win! #9235263Lydia Williams February 12, 2011
Awesome, congratulations, Melissa! #9235326Lisa J. Boulden February 12, 2011
WTG, Melissa!Yulianto Soeroso February 12, 2011
Amazing Winner ..congratulation ...! #9235447Mitch Spence February 12, 2011
Big congratulations on your win, Melissa. #9235466Nadine A. Lewis February 12, 2011
OUTSTANDING, Melissa...CONGRATULATIONS!!! <>< #9235490Carla Capra Anderson February 12, 2011
Hi Melissa;Richard B. Hallick February 12, 2011
Congratulations on this outstanding first place award winner. Very well done! #9235747Marijana Fajgl February 12, 2011
Big congratulations on your fantastic winner, Melissa! #9235785Salwa Afef February 12, 2011
So beautiful ,congratulations. #9235787Emile Abbott February 12, 2011
Congratulations on your Gold First Place Win Melissa, Awesome #9235833Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna February 12, 2011
WTG on your fabulous winner, Melissa! :-) k #9235909Jill Odice February 12, 2011
I love sunflowers in all of their stages of growing :-) Congrats, this is beautiful! #9236098Karen Celella February 12, 2011
Congratulations on your wonderful first place winner, Melissa! #9236101Terry Cervi February 12, 2011
Congrats on your beautiful First Place Win, Melissa! #9236336Denny E. Barnes February 12, 2011
Outstanding!! Congratulations on your very beautiful and well deserved First Place Win, Melissa!! Fantastic!! #9236368JO ANN CLEVELAND February 12, 2011
Fannnnn...tastic 1st Place Melissa, I love it !Big Congratulations ...
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Janet McNeil February 12, 2011
Congratulations on this well deserved 1st place win!! #9236441SaMi Martin February 12, 2011
Congrats Melissa on an outstanding 1st place win! #9236459Randy D. Dinkins February 12, 2011
Very cool, great shot and a big congrats! #9236726Rolando Rosito February 12, 2011
Beautiful winner Melissa, big congratulations!! #9236727Sharon Sawyer February 12, 2011
Melissa, HUGE congratulations on your outstanding & well deserved First Place Win!!! #9236953Jackye Mills February 12, 2011
Congratulations, Melissa...well done!!!Katarina Mansson February 13, 2011
It´s a beauty Melissa - big congrats on your winner! #9237231Ujjwal Mukherjee February 13, 2011
HUGE congratulations on your first place Winner!!!! #9237307Jeana Clark February 13, 2011
Congratulations on your stunning Winner Melissa!!!! #9238237
Nadia Paul February 13, 2011
Congrats on your wonderful winner Melissa! #9238599Carolyn Morgan February 13, 2011
Congratulations Melissa - very creative image. Love the color #9238617Laura E. Swan February 13, 2011
Bravo! I love the little hint of seeds we see there, too!
So well done! :D
-Laura #9238657
Usman M. Bajwa February 14, 2011
Huge CONGRATZ on this wonderful capture and First Place Gold, Melissa!UB. #9239193
Liz blahh February 14, 2011
Congrats on this beauty! #9240440Lois Adomite February 14, 2011
Congratulations on your win and beautiful photo #9241221Nick Lagos February 17, 2011
Congratulations on the huge win Melissa ..very well seen #9247143Datha Y. Thompson February 18, 2011
Amazing MelissaDianna Murphy February 20, 2011
Congrats very deserving and creative #9251421Deborah Lewinson February 21, 2011
Congratulations, Melissa, on your First Place Win for this marvelous image!Debby #9254293
Daniella Puente February 22, 2011
Melissa this is spectacular, wonderful photo! congratulations :) #9255542Cathy M. Britcliffe March 01, 2011
Beautiful photo! Congratulations, Melissa!Cathy :) #9268133
Bill Houghton March 11, 2011
Melissa, this is such a great shot. Outstanding capture. Congratulations on your win. Have a great weekend, Bill #9285575Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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