Inspiring Photo: Cellulose Sponge #6598539

Cellulose Sponge

Uploaded: July 19, 2008

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Exif: F Number: 2.8, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/20 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 200, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 7.40 mm, Model: Canon PowerShot G9

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Melissa G. Meiselman July 19, 2008

Amazing close up taken at a great angle with ultra sharp detail, great color and terrific lighting, Patrick!! This is perfect for ED!! #963521

Patrick Rouzes July 19, 2008

Thanks for the kind comment, Melissa!!! Not sure if I have ever entered any in ED - I entered this in macro but would like to change it. Is that possible? #6197896

Deb Koskovich July 19, 2008

Cool macro with great texture, Patrick! #6197898

Sam Britt July 19, 2008

Great color, textures & angle, Patrick. #6197947

Kate Baumgartner July 19, 2008

Patrick, this is so cool. Great color and repetition with this macro. #6198112

Margaret R. Barry July 19, 2008

Fantastic macro, Patrick. Great angle, colors and textures! #6198303

Nancy (Peaches) Harker July 19, 2008

Hi Patrick, Ths is beautifl, Super lighting, color and detail!

YES it IS possible to change the catagory once entered, I will send ya a email how! #6198337

Patrick Rouzes July 19, 2008

Thank you everyone!!!
Thanks for doing that,Peaches!!! #6198488

Jodi Zimmer July 19, 2008

very well done macro. I think I would keep it in macro. #6198512

Patrick Rouzes July 19, 2008

Thank you ,Jodi!!! #6198520

Shirley L. Carpenter July 19, 2008

Great close up Patrick!! Excellent full frame image with wonderful detail!!! #6198551

Carol Sawyer July 19, 2008

Excellent macro, color and detail, Patrick!! #6198628

Bill Knaps July 19, 2008

Great close up Patrick my friend. Bill #6198649

Nadya Johnson July 19, 2008

This is really fascinating, Patrick! Great shot! #6198718

Eivor Kuchta July 19, 2008

You're amazing at finding interesting photo ops, Patrick! Outstanding clarity and colors, as always! Why don't you keep it in the category you entered for this month, and give it a try in another next month? #6198869

Bojan Bencic July 19, 2008

Amazing details, Patrick. Nice angle. #6198936

Jean B. Hall July 19, 2008

Terrific macro! #6199026

Susan Heath July 19, 2008

If you don't beat all, Patrick! Always the most fascinating photographs with ultimate color and details! I love this one! You ROCK! #6199040

Tammy Espino July 19, 2008

I think there is some mold on your sponge?!
Excellent macro and element of design and catch all :O) Is a sponge a animal? lol Have a great week-end! #6199077

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna July 19, 2008

You've done it again LR1!!!!! Amazing macro!!!!! I N C R E D I B L E!!!!! ♫ k #6199216

Mike Clime July 19, 2008

The detail you get is truly amazing, Patrick! This one is really cool! #6199298

Susan M. Hembree July 19, 2008

Wow! Awesome, Patrick! Love the design elements, colors, and clarity! One of your best yet. #6199412

Brett Dolsen July 19, 2008

Awesome details and colours Patrick!!
Elements would be good!!Brett #6199424

Laura L. Gonzales July 19, 2008

Hey Patrick!!! I love the design on this, and the macro is just outstanding!! The detail and clarity are fantastic as well. You always amaze me with your wonderful and very creative mind!!! Keep 'em coming!! I would enter this into both themes too!!!! Laura #6199768

Jennifer L. Taranto July 20, 2008

KILLER detail!! love the pattern & the colors!! #6200804

Heidi Knight July 20, 2008

Great detail, color and texture here Patrick! #6201677

Jennifer L. Alder July 20, 2008

wow!!!!
Outstanding design elements- amazing details, colour and angle! Terrific capture all around, Patrick :) #6201763

Kathleen Rinker July 20, 2008

Holy cow Patrick you never cease to amaze me my friend, fantastic image, wonderful comp, color, lighting, angles and design, fantastic image!! #6201924

Sue Marshall July 20, 2008

Incredible details, patterns, colours and a brilliant idea Patrick!!
I think this would work in either Macro or ED and if they don't work try them all!!! LOL
I love this one Patrick you really do rock out the cool shots!! :-) #6202545

Joseph N. DiGilio July 20, 2008

You sure come up with some unique subjects, Patrick. You did a fine job with the presentation of this interesting design. #6202569

Christian Rosito July 20, 2008

WOW! You always amaze us with your unique eye and excellent detail captures, awesome work! #6203071

Amy E. Schneider July 20, 2008

Very interesting and very creative Patrick...I probably never would have looked twice at a sponge before...you have opened my eyes to the photographic beauty of EVEN a sponge.
Amazing color and detail....Wow!
Amy:) #6203081

Kathy L. Clark July 20, 2008

Now Patrick this is creative. What a cool image. Excellent color and clarity. Who would have thought a sponge could look so awesome. #6203246

Eugenio Diaz July 21, 2008

This is a fabulous shot!....The colours and graphic effect are great. #6204295

Christie R. Bielss July 21, 2008

Cool texture and lines to this, Patrick! Great job on this! #6204798

Jeff Robinson July 21, 2008

Great color and texture Patrick!! Jeff #6205486

frank w. degenhardt July 21, 2008

Patrick- Good evening my friend. This is amazing work. I love everything about it. The macro and the angle of the shot are outstanding. The geometic look of it runing diagnally is excellent planing. The shades of green are fabulous. Lighting and clarity perfect. Textures and details astonishing.
Incredible work
Have yourself a most wonderful day, take care, enjoy #6208618

Amber J. Skene July 21, 2008

Fntastic design, color, texture, and details Patrick! Wonderful work! #6210512

Colleen Farrell July 21, 2008

Wow, this is so cool, Patrick!! It's right up there with your chalk and paint series, imo. Fantastic color, detail and comp!! #6210974

Corinne M. Thompson July 22, 2008

Fabulous clarity,colors and details! #6213341

Marisol Pastor July 22, 2008

Great image Patrick, whether you enter it as EOD or MD. The diagonal composition is fantastic, as is the full frame, color, texture and detail. Everyday objects surprise us many many times, and this is one of those times. #6215197

Janet Daniel July 22, 2008

Oh wow, your macros simply amaze me, Patrick! Love this one! #6216122

Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas July 23, 2008

Wonderful pattern, details and colors Patrick!,
Amalia #6222625

Joerg Schlagheck July 23, 2008

Awesome macro, Patrick! Excellent composition and clarity! #6222913

Gail R. Schuett July 24, 2008

WOW..soaked me right in..well done! Gail #6224993

Inge S. Lasmana July 24, 2008

Beautiful pattern and color, Patrick! #6226108

Gary Lange August 04, 2008

You are the best at finding new subject, Patrick!! Wonderful details and color! #6268477

Vladan D. Djordjevic August 05, 2008

Your close up images are terrific, and this image is stunning, my friend. The color, tones, lighting, details, clarity and composition are superb. #6276074

Gerda Grice August 08, 2008

Excellent pattern macro, Patrick! Wonderful colours and textures. #6288428

Andre Goldstein August 19, 2008

Very cool image Patrick! Excellent colors, textures and composition. #6335263

Mata Patan August 21, 2008

Fantastic macro! #6340337

Judy V. Kennamer August 21, 2008

WOW!!! Marvelous Patrick! #6343452

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna August 21, 2008

Congratulation on your finalist, Son!!!! WOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! :-) Ma #6343517

Tammy Espino August 21, 2008

Congrats on your finalist Paddy :) #6343609

Karen Engelbreth August 21, 2008

Congrats on your finalist, Patrick! #6343735

Vladan D. Djordjevic August 21, 2008

Big congratulations of your fantastic finalist, Patrick! #6343741

Margaret R. Barry August 21, 2008

Congratulations on your fantastic finalist, Patrick! #6343887

Jessica Jenney August 21, 2008

Congratulations, Patrick on your amazing finalist! #6343903

Connie J. Bagot August 21, 2008

The details and colors are absolutely superb---congratulations on this well deserved finalist Patrick! #6344168

Kathleen Rinker August 21, 2008

Huge congrats Patrick!!! #6344748

Judy V. Kennamer August 21, 2008

Congrats Patrick!!! #6344846

Jennifer L. Alder August 21, 2008

BIG congrats, Patrick, on this unique and well done finalist image :) #6344891

Jim Baines August 21, 2008

Congratulations, Patrick! The is the prettiest sponge I've ever seen! The FINALIST makes it even prettier!
#6345007

Melissa G. Meiselman August 21, 2008

WOW...Congratulatins Patrick on this fantastic finalist!! #6345101

Barbara Waldoch August 21, 2008

WTG, Patrick! #6345142

Janet Daniel August 21, 2008

Another big congrats, Patrick! :-) #6345143

Nancy (Peaches) Harker August 21, 2008

WHOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOO
HUGE Congrats and best of luck in the next round! #6345566

Amy M. Wilson August 21, 2008

Congratulations on this great Finalist, Patrick!!! #6345893

Michelle Alton August 21, 2008

Another brilliant tranformation of household object to Masterpiece, Patrick. Congratulations! #6345947

Amber J. Skene August 21, 2008

Congrats Patrick on your finalist! #6346659

Bill Knaps August 21, 2008

Congrats on your well deserved Finalist Patrick. Bill #6346810

Bill Knaps August 21, 2008

Congrats on your well deserved Finalist Patrick. Bill #6346811

Pamela Shane August 21, 2008

Congratulations Patrick! #6346933

Susan M. Hembree August 21, 2008

Patrick--You are the awesome macro man! Congratulations on finalist #2! #6347014

Debra R. Harder August 21, 2008

This is soooooooooo AWESOME, Patrick!! BIG CONGRATS on this SUPERB finalist!! Deb #6347104

Sam Britt August 21, 2008

Congratulations again, Patrick! #6347165

Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas August 21, 2008

Big Congratulations Patrick!,
Amalia #6347227

Eugenio Diaz August 21, 2008

AWESOME finalist!!!Congratulations one more time! #6347321

Brett Dolsen August 22, 2008

Congratulations and good luck with all your wonderfull finalists Patrick!!Well done!Brett #6348789

Cyn Valentine August 22, 2008

Congratulations Patrick!! #6349830

Susan M. Campbell August 22, 2008

Very cool!!! Congrats. #6350154

Sylvia Rossler August 22, 2008

Big congrats on another fantastic finalist Patrick :o) #6351032

Eivor Kuchta August 22, 2008

Your category choice was obviously right on this one, Patrick! Congratulations and good luck in the next round! #6351298

Gary Lange August 22, 2008

MANY congrats here, Patrick!!! Wonderful image! #6351357

Mike Clime August 22, 2008

Congratulations on your finalist! #6351915

Laurie Daily August 22, 2008

This is so cool, Patrick, a big congratulations on another great one!!! #6352184

Ken Smith August 22, 2008

That's an eye-popping green. Congrats, Patrick!! #6353524

Donna La Mattino Pagakis August 22, 2008

Amazing details and design Patrick! Congratulations!! #6353742

Judi Morrissey August 22, 2008

Congrats and good luck with all your finalists. Nice work, Patrick!! #6353745

frank w. degenhardt August 22, 2008

Creativity like this deserves to be a FINALIST. … Congratulations and good luck in the next round. Way to go. #6353925

Renata Gusciora August 23, 2008

Big congratulations on this fabulous finalist,Patrick!Good luck in the next round! #6355351

Mike D. Perez August 23, 2008

Great details and colors, Patrick. Congratulations! #6355497

Philippe Vieux-Jeanton August 23, 2008

Wow!! this is really good!! Congratulations Patrick! #6356084

Jennifer L. Taranto August 23, 2008

Whoo hoo!!! #6356112

Colleen Farrell August 23, 2008

"Woohoo" is right! Congratulations on a VERY well-deserved finalist, Patrick! Even knowing what it is, I just want to stare at it and imagine all the things it could be ... like craters on Pluto, or some insect's hive, or ... :) It's just so cool. :) #6356907

Bojan Bencic August 24, 2008

Congratulations on your finalist, Patrick. #6359121

Erica Murphy August 24, 2008

Congratulations Patrick!! #6359343

Laura L. Gonzales August 25, 2008

WOW!!!!!!!! Congratulations on this fantastic Finalist Patrick!!!! WTG!!!! Laura #6367267

Kathy L. Clark August 27, 2008

Patrick I thought this was awesome the first time I saw it. congrats on a fantastic finalist. #6378623

anonymous August 31, 2008

WOW! Yet another fantastic finalist!!! Congratulations my friend! B- #6391014

Martha R. Mazon April 01, 2016

Another outstanding example of your superior ability to find captivating patterns in the most ordinary objects! I was actually looking for the dishwashing tabs when I found this. #11454990

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