3/21/2012 12:25:41 PM

Really beautiful and unique capture, Debbie! Looks like a little Martian.

3/21/2012 12:53:16 PM

I love the delicate tones and great detail in this fine macro, Debbie! Your lighting is absolutely brilliant!

3/21/2012 1:00:07 PM

Thanks guys, I too thought it looked like something had just landed, and had opened it's door, poking up 3 eyes to look around. Nature sure is different sometimes. And what a shame you need to use a macro lens to capture it!

3/21/2012 1:08:17 PM

Beautiful flower macro, Debbie. Love the waterdrops.

3/21/2012 3:37:47 PM

Wonderful macro Debbie, detail lighting all spot on

3/21/2012 3:51:59 PM

Great macro work, Debbie! Beautiful detail and color!

3/21/2012 4:01:12 PM

Fabulous, Debbie!

3/21/2012 4:31:50 PM

Great close up shot!! Wonderful details, comp and color! You are right; wonderful thing that macro lens, you get to see the world from a completely different perspective.

3/21/2012 5:43:17 PM

Super macro Debbie!

3/21/2012 6:54:25 PM

Oh my Deb....what a fabulous macro shot. This is razor sharp. Fantastic work!

3/21/2012 7:02:29 PM

A wonderful composition on this difficult to capture flower!

3/22/2012 3:14:16 AM

Far-Out looking plant. It does look like an alien :-) Great job of photographing it

3/22/2012 3:26:27 AM

Beautiful macro work Debbie. I like the the rain drops with the flower showing inside the drops and the great detail and color you captured.

3/22/2012 3:30:23 AM

I can't get the song Wild Thing out of my mind looking at this! Amazing details and composition, I also love the petals reflecting in the drops. Fantastic macro, Debbie!!

3/22/2012 3:35:26 AM

Wow what an unusual plant structure. Love the wild colouring. Great detail.

3/23/2012 7:26:48 PM

Congrats on your fantastic finalist, Debbie!

5/1/2012 8:21:03 PM

Huge congrats on a gorgeous finalist, Deb! Very best luck!!!!

5/1/2012 8:36:48 PM

Debbie, this macro is stunning in so many ways! Love the colors, shapes, and reflections in the drops. The lighting and composition are first-rate.
Congratulations on your superb capture making Finalist! Fingers crossed for you next level up with this floral gem.

5/2/2012 1:57:47 AM

Congratulations on your fantastic finalist!

5/2/2012 2:04:33 AM

Congrats, Debbie.

5/2/2012 4:21:04 AM

Congrats on this beautiful finalist!

5/2/2012 5:54:00 AM

Congratulations on this gorgeous finalist Debbie. Good luck.

5/2/2012 6:09:18 AM

great macro... congratulations!

5/2/2012 7:30:41 AM

Congratulations again on another wonderful finalist, Debbie. I missed this one before.

5/2/2012 9:02:14 AM

I will say in Martian now.

Beep, de-deep, OH! , de-beep, beep! Ardu-beeper per chure!

In English: This is fantastic! Oh! I agree. And what a stylish martian it is. I'd love that hat! And that high collared yellow blouse is to die for!

:D

Here's to you, Debbie! I agree with you. Some of the most beautiful things live in the tiny world of Macroland! Sad but lucky for us you have a camera... :) !!!!

-Laura :D

5/2/2012 10:15:43 AM

Thanks everybody! Laura, you sure did make my day - you gave me a little giggle, and your rose is truly beautiful! Thank you!

5/2/2012 12:13:17 PM

Congrats on a fantastic macro and finalist, Debbie!

5/2/2012 3:17:00 PM

It's a beauty! Congrats!

5/2/2012 4:48:10 PM

Gorgeous macro, Debbie, congratulations on your finalist!

5/2/2012 5:54:52 PM

How did I miss these? Gorgeous Finalist Debbie!

5/2/2012 6:38:02 PM

CONGRATULATIONS on this incredible Finalist, Debbie! WTG, my friend!

5/2/2012 6:46:22 PM

Nothing like a macro to open up a whole new absolutely amazing world that our poor feeble eyes miss entirely. I'm always amazed at what lies beyond our vision - let's hear it for macro lenses!!! Yaaaaayyy! :) Superbly executed, Debbie - it doesn't get better than this! Congratulations - hope when we see it next, it's wearing deserved GOLD!

5/2/2012 9:01:34 PM

Yaaaaayyy! ;)

5/2/2012 10:11:41 PM

This is really cool. Congratulations

5/3/2012 3:25:01 AM

congrats on this outstanding finalist Deb...best of luck for gold!

5/3/2012 6:45:25 PM

;)

5/3/2012 9:50:46 PM

Beautiful, Debbie. CONGRATZ and Good luck up next!

UB.

5/4/2012 12:22:26 AM

What a beautiful composition on this difficult flower to photograph! Congratulations, Debbie on this beautiful finalist!

5/4/2012 3:47:19 AM

WOW Deb...what a fabulous Finalist. It has gold written all over it!

5/4/2012 7:40:33 PM

And congrats on your wonderful Finalist also Debbie. Love this, way to go girl :)

5/5/2012 7:13:24 AM

Congratulations on your fabulous finalist, Debbie!

5/5/2012 10:46:48 AM

Beautiful Image, Debbie!
Congratulations!

5/5/2012 1:27:28 PM

Congratulations Debbie on this wonderful finalist!

5/6/2012 1:59:42 PM

Excellent macro. Congratulations on your fabulous finalist, Debbie!

5/8/2012 12:05:29 AM

Well here we are, through thick and thin. It is a joy to be able to be supportive and to congratulate each other for another month of magnificent photographs during May, 2012. I send all of you my very best, Merna Nobile

5/9/2012 9:20:21 PM