Inspiring Photo: What now? #539841

What now?

Uploaded: September 19, 2004

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S J September 19, 2004

Awesome macro shot, Karen! Amazing capture!!! I love everything about this picture. DOF is absolutely fantastic!!!! My compliments!! #170307

Karen Engelbreth September 19, 2004

Many, many thanks, Sanjay! #790350

Stanley J. Contrades September 19, 2004

WOW, WOW, WOW!!! An awesome capture and timing perfection, Karen! Every detail is perfect and love the vertical display, not to mention the DOF and BG! Superbly done!!
Aloha,
Stan #790356

Jonna Bergström September 19, 2004

Great shot! Very beautiful! Love the details. #790363

Dorothy Neumann September 19, 2004

Love the picture...and the title is perfect! #790374

Karen Engelbreth September 19, 2004

Thank you, Jonna and Dorothy! #790400

Allan L. Whitehead September 19, 2004

WOW, MAGNIFICENT, Karen, Stan and Sanjay pretty well siad everythng there is to be said and what I wanted to say, so all that's left is "WOW, MAGNIFICENT", Vert well done, my dear friend - your good friend, Allan #790414

Karen Engelbreth September 19, 2004

Thank you so much, my good friend Allan! #790436

Linda McLellan September 19, 2004

What a great capture! #790534

Jill A. Johnson September 19, 2004

awesome capture... color, clarity & dof is super... excellent work Karen!!! :) #790545

Karen Engelbreth September 19, 2004

Thank you very much, Linda and Jill! #790566

Kelly Abernathy September 19, 2004

LOL - perfect title Karen! :) And stunning, stunning shot! WOW !!! -K #790580

Bob Cammarata September 19, 2004

Terrific! #790618

Rob Friedman September 19, 2004

Fantastic macro, and title Karen! #790634

Leanne M.E. Boyd September 19, 2004

Simple and effective! Well done, Karen! #790687

Judith G. Secco September 19, 2004

This is fantastic, Karen. Awesome shot.
Judy #790730

Karen Engelbreth September 19, 2004

Thank you for the great comments, K, Bob, Rob, Leanne and Judy - I truly appreciate! #790737

Darren K. Fisher September 19, 2004

OUTSTANDING capture Karen, Excellent colors and DOF, not to mention detail. A winner for sure. #790808

Karen Engelbreth September 19, 2004

Thank's for the great comment, Darren - I'm glad you like it! #790913

Claudia Kuhn September 19, 2004

Wonderful Karen! Great find, capture, clarity and title are super! #790924

Casey A. Hanson September 19, 2004

Great shot Karen!
#790932

Diane Addonizio September 19, 2004

Fantastic capture, presentation and title!!!!!!!!!!!! #790935

Karen Engelbreth September 19, 2004

Thank you, Claudia and Casey! #790938

Karen Engelbreth September 19, 2004

We crossed DIANE, thank you very much for the great comment!! #790964

Terry R. Hatfield September 19, 2004

Karen This Is Awesome The Detail Is Amazing!! #791081

Stephen Zacker September 19, 2004

Outstanding! #791112

Murry Grigsby September 19, 2004

Yikes--tune in next week to see...:0) Terrific image Karen! Wonderful colors and suspense!! #791218

Karen Engelbreth September 19, 2004

Thank you, Terry, Stephen and Murry - You're comments mean so much to me!

Murry, I look forward to seeing what will happen:-) #791260

Karen Beri September 19, 2004

Unbelievable Macro Karen! It's fantastic, and great title:) #791267

Karen Engelbreth September 19, 2004

Thank you so much,Karen - I´m happy you like it. #791273

Donna J. Taff September 19, 2004

Great capture and image and title, Karen!!!!!!!! The bug seem's to have to make a decision! #791314

Dan Holm September 19, 2004

AMAZING macro, Karen, and an absolutely perfect shot!!! The detail, composition and DOF are all awesome! Love your title, too! #791368

Jim Kinnunen September 19, 2004

Great composition, DOF and clarity! #791392

Patricia Marroquin September 19, 2004

Very cute image, Karen, and I like the complementary border. :-) #791454

Karen Engelbreth September 19, 2004

Donna, Dan, Jim and Patricia - thank you for your great comments - I appreciate a lot! #791485

Robin L. Wehrman September 19, 2004

WOW!! Karen! This is outstanding and super detail and close-up. Awesome capture!!! #791903

Dolores Neilson September 19, 2004

I agree with Robin!! All has been said, Karen!! Superb capture! #791951

Kathleen F. Greer September 19, 2004

So Awesome Evy!!! #791974

Deborah Lewinson September 19, 2004

WOW, Karen, this is an awesome image, perfect capture as well!!! #792010

Karen Engelbreth September 19, 2004

Thank you very much, Robin, Dolores, Kathleen and Deborah! #792299

Maria Mosolova September 20, 2004

Awesome Karen! #793511

Dee E. Strellner September 20, 2004

What a great shot Karen! #793528

Karen Engelbreth September 20, 2004

Thank you so much, Maria and Dee! #793792

bob cornelison September 22, 2004

Great shot!
~:O) #799060

Kip T. Berger September 23, 2004

Great picture Karen. DOF creates a very nice visual impact of the ladybug. Nice work! #799069

Karen Engelbreth September 23, 2004

Thank you for your great comments, Bob and Kip! #799798

Karma Wilson September 23, 2004

Excellent capture. I'll be surprised if it doesn't at LEAST make finals and it could easily go further.

Karma #801152

Michael Khoury September 24, 2004

I think the judges will like this Karen! :o) #802846

Karen Engelbreth September 24, 2004

Thank you so much for the great comments and the warm wishes, Karma and Michael. #802881

Laura Berman September 24, 2004

terrific capture Karen! very fine ;-) #803194

Karen Engelbreth September 24, 2004

Thank you, Laura! #803432

Evy Johansen September 25, 2004

WOW............... Fantastic shot, Karen!! #803478

Karen Engelbreth September 25, 2004

Thank you Evy! #803492

Tammy McAllister September 28, 2004

YIKES...looks like he may just be falling into the WINNERS circle to me!!

Fantastic Karen! #810071

Karen Engelbreth September 28, 2004

Thank you for your very kind comment, Tammy - you made my day :-) #810291

Anette Linnea Rasmussen September 29, 2004

WOW!!! Excellent - love the title too!
Congrats!

Best wishes
Anette #813037

Karen Engelbreth September 30, 2004

Thank you so much, Anette.
Regards Karen #813763

Monika Sapek October 15, 2004

Karen, this is so cool! Congratulations and best of luck in the next round!
Monika
#844135

Terry R. Hatfield October 15, 2004

Congratulations Karen!! #844372

Susan T. Parady October 15, 2004

Congratulations, Karen, this is great!!! #844415

Deborah Lewinson October 15, 2004

Congratulations, Karen on your finalist for this great image!! #844570

Bob Cammarata October 15, 2004

Many congrats Karen!! #844784

Cathy Barrows October 15, 2004

Congrats!...awesome #845031

Leonard Pierce October 15, 2004

Congratulations Karen! Outstanding shot!!! #845196

Stanley J. Contrades October 15, 2004

What now? What a question :-) We want to see this one again ... no question about it! CONGRATULATIONS, Karen!!
Aloha,
Stan #845236

Murry Grigsby October 15, 2004

Congrats Karen! #845573

Donna J. Taff October 15, 2004

Congratulation's, Karen!!!! #845594

Carol Brill October 15, 2004

Karen, congratulations and best of luck in the finals! #845889

Debra Booth October 15, 2004

Wow, Karen! Terrific image! Congratulations! #845956

Darren K. Fisher October 15, 2004

Congratulations on your finalist, and the best of luck next round. #846219

Lucia De Giovanni October 15, 2004

COngratulations Karen, this is outstanding! #846272

Nancy Grace Chen October 15, 2004

GREAT DOF and sharpness!! I'll be surprised if this doesn't win. Congrats on your finalist.

Nancy #846324

Casey A. Hanson October 15, 2004

Congrats Karen!
Very well deserved. :0) #846333

Anette Linnea Rasmussen October 15, 2004

Congrats on this finalist, Karen!

Best wishes
Anette Linnea #846657

Patricia A. Kuniega October 16, 2004

I hope she put it in reverse and backed out gracefully! Congratulations on a superb shot Karen! #846732

Sandra T. Niaki October 16, 2004

Cnogratualations,Karen!

Sandra T. Niaki #846799

saeed shahin kia October 16, 2004

Congrate ,Karen and good luck in final

Saeed S. Kia #846801

Tammy McAllister October 16, 2004

Congratulations Karen....I had this one picked as a winner right from the start....I love it.

Tammy #846936

Joergen Joergensen October 16, 2004

Tillykke Karen. #846962

S J October 16, 2004

Congratulations, Karen! I love this image. #847027

Karen Engelbreth October 16, 2004

Thank You all for the congrats and wonderful comments! #847036

Karma Wilson October 16, 2004

Congrats! This is a great image!

Karma #847524

Karen Engelbreth October 16, 2004

Thank you, Karma! #847604

Mette Vendelboe Allison October 16, 2004

Very cool, love the idea, title and blurry colours of the background, nice and detailed too! Congrats and good luck, Karen! #847675

Robert Goodman October 16, 2004

Congratulations Karen,Fantastic image!!!! #847823

Evy Johansen October 16, 2004

Many congratulations, Karen! Very well deserved. Jeg vidste, dette billede ville komme I finalen - og jeg er også sikker på, at vi ser det igen om et par dage.... :-) #847877

Karen Engelbreth October 16, 2004

Thank you for the great comments, Mette, Robert and Evy!
Evy det ville da være herligt - men det skulle undre mig :-) #848146

Kathleen F. Greer October 16, 2004

Best of luck on this super image Karen!! #848205

bob cornelison October 16, 2004

Congrats Karen! I knew this would be here.
~:O) #848339

Karen Engelbreth October 16, 2004

Thank you very much, Kathleen and Bob! #848427

Sharon Smith October 16, 2004

Wow.. excellent work, Karen!! #848481

Karen Engelbreth October 16, 2004

Thank you, Sharon! #848489

Dan Holm October 16, 2004

Congratulations, Karen!! VERY well deserved! #849202

Kathleen Clemons October 16, 2004

Great shot, Karen. Congrats! #849222

Karen Engelbreth October 16, 2004

Thank you so much Dan - your comment made my day :-) #849246

Karen Engelbreth October 16, 2004

A big thanks to you too, Kathleen! #849256

Claudia Kuhn October 16, 2004

Just a wonderful capture Karen, big congrats!! #849375

Jim Kinnunen October 16, 2004

Congrats, Karen!!! #849437

Karen Engelbreth October 16, 2004

Thank you, Jim! #849483

Karen Engelbreth October 16, 2004

Many thanks to you, Claudia! #849489

Michael Khoury October 16, 2004

congratulkations Karen #849578

Karen Engelbreth October 16, 2004

Thank you, Michael! #849600

Mellanie October 16, 2004

Congrats, Karen! #849902

Karen Engelbreth October 16, 2004

Thank you, Mellanie! #849998

Candice C. Calhoun October 17, 2004

Congratulations, Karen...if this does not win, there is something terribly wrong! What a GREAT photograph!

Candice #851181

Karen Engelbreth October 17, 2004

Thank you Candice - you are so kind :-) #851206

Colette M. Metcalf October 17, 2004

Congratulations to you Karen!!! #851312

Karen Engelbreth October 17, 2004

Thank you, Colette! #851317

Audrea Telkamp October 17, 2004

Congratulations Karen!! What a wonderful capture and title!! #851768

Mary K. Robison October 17, 2004

So delightful, Karen!
Congratulations, and if and when the judges post the winners higher up, I hope to see this among them!! :) #851880

Adilson F. Ferreira October 18, 2004

Congrats Karen!!! #852661

Karen Engelbreth October 18, 2004

Thank you for the wonderful comments, Audrea, Mary and Adilson! #852690

Janice Forrest October 18, 2004

Great work. Congratulations! #852956

Karen Engelbreth October 18, 2004

Thank you very much, Janice! #853118

Sharon E. Lowe October 18, 2004

Congrats on your win Karen!! #853722

Adilson F. Ferreira October 18, 2004

Congratulations on your win Karen!!! #853769

Terry R. Hatfield October 18, 2004

Congratulations To You Karen On This Win!!! #853880

Anette Linnea Rasmussen October 18, 2004

Wonderful shot, Karen!
Congrats on your win!

Kind regards
Anette #853933

Tom Andersen October 18, 2004

Congratulations, Karen! #854022

Janet Detota October 18, 2004

Outstanding work! Congratulations, Karen!! #854058

Colette M. Metcalf October 18, 2004

Congratulations Karen!!! #854143

Mary K. Robison October 18, 2004

What Now? Big Win!
CONGRATULATIONS, Karen! :) #854153

Mary K. Robison October 18, 2004

What Now? Big Win!
CONGRATULATIONS, Karen! :) #854154

Murry Grigsby October 18, 2004

Congratulations on your win Karen!! #854180

Allan L. Whitehead October 18, 2004

Congratulations on this terrific win, my dear friend - Allan #854188

Dan Holm October 18, 2004

CONGRATULATIONS on your WIN, Karen!!!! #854241

saeed shahin kia October 18, 2004

Congratulations on your win, Karen
tillykke
mvh
Saeed S. Kia #854289

Michael Khoury October 18, 2004

big congrats Karen!! #854315

Dorothy Neumann October 18, 2004

I'm SO happy this was a winner. I think it's wonderful! #854347

Susan T. Parady October 18, 2004

Congratulations on a well deserved win!

Sue #854350

Tammy McAllister October 18, 2004

I am glad to see he did fall right in the winners circle!
Tammy #854357

William C. Raco October 18, 2004

Congratulations, Karen
Very nice win!

bill #854360

Cathy Gregor October 18, 2004

Congratulations Karen!
-cathy #854361

Robert Goodman October 18, 2004

Congratulations Karen!!!!! #854399

Manjesh Lingamurthy October 18, 2004

Hi Karen,

Congratulations. This is a wonderful macro shot. Everything about this shot is perfect. #854530

Kristen McKain October 18, 2004

WoW! Excelent! Congrats! #854549

Deborah Lewinson October 18, 2004

Congratulations Karen, on your excellent win!!

-Debby #854605

Donna J. Taff October 18, 2004

Congratulation's on your fantastic win, Karen!!! #854735

Claudia Kuhn October 18, 2004

Glad to see this little guy here Karen, congratulations!! #854792

Evy Johansen October 18, 2004

Hi Karen! Many congratulations on a well deserved win! Way to go!!!
Hjertelig tillykke, Karen - så velfortjent, som noget kan være!! #854949

Monika Sapek October 18, 2004

Many congratulations on your Second Place Win with this wonderful image, Karen!
Monika
#855007

Stephen Zacker October 18, 2004

Congratulations, Karen! #855049

Audrea Telkamp October 18, 2004

Congratulations Karen!! #855192

Wilson H. Valentin October 18, 2004

Congrats, Karen! #855218

S J October 18, 2004

Congrats Karen on your win with this terrific image! WTG! #855229

Casey A. Hanson October 18, 2004

Yayyyy! Way to go Karen!
Congratulations! :0) #855308

Carol Brill October 18, 2004

Karen, congratulations on your win for this wonderful macro shot!! #855423

Stanley J. Contrades October 19, 2004

And we get to see it one more time, CONGRATULATIONS, Karen!! Marvelous win!!
Aloha,
Stan #855600

Patricia A. Kuniega October 19, 2004

Congratulations Karen on a fantastic photo! #855866

Lisa Clark October 19, 2004

Congratulations on your 2nd place win.
You are entitled to it!! #855880

Judith G. Secco October 19, 2004

Congratulations! Love this one.
Judy #856068

Karen Engelbreth October 19, 2004

What a great surprise - my first win:) - a big thanks to everyone for all your kind words and support - I truly appreciate!

#856327

Robin L. Wehrman October 19, 2004

Congratulations Karen on this magnificent win! Well deserved!! #856562

Kathleen Clemons October 19, 2004

Congrats on your win, Karen! #856834

bob cornelison October 19, 2004

Congrats!
~:O) #857173

Karen Engelbreth October 19, 2004

Thank you very much, Robin, Kathleen and Bob! #857205

Donna L. Cuic October 19, 2004

Excellent Karen. Congrats on your win.
Donna #857616

Rob Friedman October 19, 2004

Congrats Karen--this is awesome!! #857707

Karen Engelbreth October 19, 2004

Thank you very much, Donna and Rob! #857842

Mette Vendelboe Allison October 20, 2004

Big congrats, Karen! Velfortjent! #858640

Karen Engelbreth October 20, 2004

Mange tak skal du ha', Mette :-)
Hilsen Karen #858666

Leonard Pierce October 21, 2004

Congratulations on your Second Place win Karen!!! #861905

Karen Engelbreth October 21, 2004

Thank you, Len! #862048

Candice C. Calhoun October 22, 2004

Congratulations!

Candice #863182

Karen Engelbreth October 22, 2004

Thank you, Candice! #863378

Kathleen N. Nelson October 23, 2004

I love this photo, Karen. The colors are vibrant, and the composition is perfect. Congratulations on your well-deserved win. #864917

Karen Engelbreth October 23, 2004

Thank you so much, Kathleen! #865388

Nobu Nagase October 24, 2004

Many congratulations, Karen!!!
What a wonderful image it is!!!
It cannot get any better than this...
#866336

Karen Engelbreth October 24, 2004

Thank you for the wonderful comment, Nobi! #866707

Linda Murphy October 24, 2004

Superb macro shot, Karen! Congrats on this great capture! #866886

Karen Engelbreth October 24, 2004

Thank you very much, Linda Ann! #866896

Karen Engelbreth October 24, 2004

Thank you very much, Linda Ann! #866897

Patricia Marroquin October 24, 2004

A big congrats, Karen! :-) #867302

Karen Engelbreth October 24, 2004

Thank you Patricia :0)! #867362

Dolores Neilson October 27, 2004

A very cool shot, Karen! The red ladybug really pops against the green background! Big congrats to you! #871914

Karen Engelbreth October 27, 2004

Thank you, Dolores - You're comments mean so much to me! #872363

Diane Dupuis October 29, 2004

Congrats Karen! Fantastic! #876168

Karen Engelbreth October 29, 2004

Thank you, Diane! #876452

January 31, 2005

Hi Karen, its a really really great shot! I wanted to ask what lens did u use? I have the same camera and am interested in getting a macro lens. I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask you. Sorry if it isn't. Thanks! #1074253

Karen Engelbreth January 31, 2005

Thank you very much, John.
I've used a Canon 100mm macro lens.
Regards Karen #1074255

Christopher B. Smyth March 12, 2005

another great shot . #1166979

Karen Engelbreth March 12, 2005

Thank you so much, Christopher! #1167001

Karen Walzer January 07, 2006

What a Gallery!! WOW! Just loved it! Karen #2262819

Karen Engelbreth January 07, 2006

Karen, Thank you for the wonderful comment - you made me happy!! #2262867

Nandu Menon November 01, 2007

Karen,

Amazing details. Great pic. Assuming you were using a macro lens. Can you post which one and details? #5015590

Karen Engelbreth November 02, 2007

Thank you for the wonderful comment, Nandu...
I used a Canon 100mm macro lens, autosettings and as always - hand held :0)) #5020292

Laura E. Swan December 08, 2009

Look what just went scrolling by on the BP winners circle area! NEAT!!!

I love this wonderful image and your title is PERFECT, Karen!

SO SWEET!

Huge congrats, a little late, but just as sincere!!!

-Laura :) !!! #8200012

Karen Engelbreth December 08, 2009

Laura thank you so much for taking a look on this old photo :0))
It's a picture who means a lot for me... #8200096

Laura E. Swan December 08, 2009

It's really precious, Karen!!!

I am glad to have found it! #8200102

Karen Engelbreth December 08, 2009

Thank you again, Laura :0)) #8200114

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