In the air

Uploaded: July 19, 2005 00:22:22

Description

Macro mode - hand held
Canon 100mm macro lens x

Comments

Dan Holm July 19, 2005

Hand held!? ... Wow!! Incredible, Karen!!! Wow!! #280678

Janet Williams July 19, 2005

WOW! this is truly awesome Karen and especially as it was hand held - you must have one very steady hand! Amazing capture, colours, composition and detail. #1608881

S J July 19, 2005

Terrific macro capture, Karen!! Truly an outstanding one!! #1608890

Donna Roberts July 19, 2005

I can't believe the amazing details you capture Karen - WoW!!!
Excellent work (as always)
:-) from 'downunder' #1608917

Mata Patan July 19, 2005

Will it stop on the purple flower??....we'll never know it!
Fantastic shot! #1608930

Paul E. Earl July 19, 2005

WOW!!! You have manged to capture some really wonderful shots of this bee. Fantastic!! #1608935

Karen Engelbreth July 19, 2005

Thank you so much for your kind comments Dan, Janet, Sanjay, Donna and Mata - I truly appreciate!
(I only wrote hand held because I am often asked if I use tripod, and I never do!) #1608938

Karen Engelbreth July 19, 2005

Thank you to you too, Paul :0)! #1608941

Paul Michko July 19, 2005

Great capture, Karen. #1609011

Dominique Declerck July 19, 2005

Great macro capture, Karen!! with stabilisator lens? #1609080

Walter Graziano July 19, 2005

Nice shot Karen, you must have some steady hands! #1609311

Laura Clay-Ballard July 19, 2005

fab shot! #1609564

Joy Rector July 19, 2005

Gorgesou, fantastic capture. #1609574

Beverley A. Daniels July 19, 2005

Great job!!!! #1609789

Sandy Landon July 19, 2005

Fantastic!! #1610008

Rob T. Henry July 19, 2005

Excellent macro, Karen!!! #1610064

Darren K. Fisher July 19, 2005

WOW Karen great timing and capture. #1610784

Goshka G. July 19, 2005

Wow, what a catch, Karen!! Hand-held to boot!! #1610813

Karen Engelbreth July 19, 2005

Thank you for the very nice comments, Paul, Dominique, Wally, Laura, Joy, Beverly, Sandy, Rob, Darren and Goshka!
Dominique - no, not stabilisator lens -
I used a Canon 100mm macro lens. #1610918

Carol Brill July 19, 2005

Wonderful combination of sharp detail and soft DOF in this shot, Karen, very nicely captured! #1611079

Karen Engelbreth July 19, 2005

Thank you very much, Carol! #1611218

Marsha S. Smith July 19, 2005

Beautiful shot, Karen. I rarely use a tripod either - mostly because I am too lazy. I probably miss a few shots, but I think I catch a few that would be missed if I had to take the time to set up. #1611386

Karen Engelbreth July 19, 2005

Thank you Marsha - and I agree with you - i'm lazy too :0)) #1611414

Susan T. Evans level-classic July 19, 2005

Excellent capture Karen on a hard to get shot, very well done!!!! #1611746

Leonard Pierce July 19, 2005

Wow! Fantastic capture Karen!!! #1612274

Evy Johansen level-classic July 19, 2005

Another great shot, Karen! #1612355

Karen Engelbreth July 20, 2005

Thank you for the very nice comments, Susan, Len and Evy :0)! #1612398

July 20, 2005

Very beautiful Karen! #1612616

Karen Engelbreth July 20, 2005

Thank you, Reine :0)! #1613008

Jill Flynn July 20, 2005

Talk about stop action Karen. Amazing and great capture! #1613640

Karen Engelbreth July 20, 2005

Thank you very much, Jill! #1613700

Virginia L. Allison July 20, 2005

Wow, great capture....very nicely done. #1615777

Karen Engelbreth July 20, 2005

Thank you very much, Virginia! #1615970

Mary K. Robison July 22, 2005

You already know how impressed I am with the wonderful clarity of your macros, Karen... Now I've just read that you rarely use a tripod, and I am BEYOND impressed, into some kind of stupor (or maybe it's this heat!! LOL!)...
Love this mid-air capture! #1619828

Karen Engelbreth July 22, 2005

Mary, you know how to bring out the best in people, I really appreciate your comments :0)!
#1619915

Detrick V. Martin July 26, 2005

Wonderful shot! #1639967

Karen Engelbreth July 30, 2005

Thank you very much, Detrick :0)! #1656906

Kathleen K. Parker level-deluxe August 20, 2005

Congrats Karen!!!
kk #1739605

Rakesh Syal level-classic August 20, 2005

Congrats!!! #1739624

Dominique Declerck August 20, 2005

Bravo, Karen.. Congratulations!!! #1739706

Tammy Scott August 20, 2005

Congratulations on your finalist! #1739882

Sandy Landon August 20, 2005

Congratulations!!! #1740224

Janet Williams August 20, 2005

Best of congratulations! #1740303

Karen Engelbreth August 20, 2005

Thank you very much, Kathleen, Rakesh, Dominique, Tammy, Sandy and Janet :0))! #1740747

Jenny Bosmans August 20, 2005

Congratulations on your finalist,Karen! #1740851

Hal Hill August 20, 2005

Congrats Karen #1741898

Deborah C. Lewinson level-addict August 20, 2005

Congrats, Karen! #1742015

Kara L. Hendricks August 20, 2005

Congratulations Karen!! Best of luck!! #1742270

Noel Baebler August 20, 2005

Huzzah, Karen! #1742807

Walter Graziano August 20, 2005

Great steady shot Karen, Congratulations and good luck in the next round! #1743211

Michelle Lea Guinn August 20, 2005

Congratulations Karen on your finalists!!! mlg~ #1743381

Karen Engelbreth August 20, 2005

Thank you so much, Jenny, Hal, Deborah, Kara, Noel, Wally and Michelle! #1743662

Paul E. Earl August 20, 2005

A big hearty congrats to you!! #1743847

Donna Roberts August 21, 2005

This image proves you *are* the QoM.
WTG Karen - I am thrilled for you.
:-) dddu #1744154

Karen Engelbreth August 21, 2005

Paul and Donna - thank you so very much for the beautiful words - you make my day :0)! #1744248

Tom Andersen August 21, 2005

Congratulations on this beautiful finalist, Karen! #1744637

Karen Engelbreth August 21, 2005

Thaank you very much, Tom! #1744767

Karen Bacon August 21, 2005

Congratulations on this great capture Karen! #1744963

Detrick V. Martin August 21, 2005

Congratulations! #1745224

August 21, 2005

Congrats on this beautiful finalist Karen, well deserved! #1746215

Karen Engelbreth August 21, 2005

Thank you very much, Karen, Detrick and Reine! #1746243

Rob T. Henry August 21, 2005

Congratulations, Karen!!! #1746542

Cora Miller level-classic August 21, 2005

Congratulation, Karen! This is a great capture! #1748569

S J August 21, 2005

Congratulations on this Outstanding Finalist, Karen!! #1748595

Karen Engelbreth August 21, 2005

Thank you very much, Cora and Sanjay! #1748712

Dan Holm August 22, 2005

Wow!! CONGRATULATIONS, Karen!! #1751251

Karen Engelbreth August 22, 2005

Thank you very much, Dan :0)! #1751334

Carol Brill August 22, 2005

Congratulations on this amazing finalist, Karen! #1753677

Karen Engelbreth August 22, 2005

Thank you very much, Carol! #1753766

October 23, 2005

Fantastic catch!My compliments for you!! #1987061

Karen Engelbreth October 23, 2005

Thank you very much, Michelle - you make my day :0) #1987518

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