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Trapped Leaf

© Melissa G. Meiselman

Trapped Leaf

Uploaded: December 12, 2008 07:53:36

Description

This was taken at the Spring Hill Botanical Gardens in October 2008. I used my Canon 100mm macro lens and the light was shaded.

Entered into Details and Macro.

Exif: F Number: 2.8, Exposure Bias Value: -0.67, ExposureTime: 1/320 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 125, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 100.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 5D

Comments

Dominick M. Dimacale level-addict December 12, 2008

Lovely image you have here, Melissa.

Dominick #1050461

Sirsendu Gayen December 12, 2008

Outstanding capture and effect. #6883565

Beverly A. Wright December 12, 2008

Beautifully captured Melissa! Wonderful
detail and superb color, I think the
light is perfect!! #6883574

Martha R. Mazon level-classic December 12, 2008

Wonderfully unusual composition, Melissa! Excellent DOF effect, and I love the warm tones of the colors. #6883609

Debbra Bailey December 12, 2008

Cool image Melissa! I love the depth to it :) Great color and comp. too! #6883611

Ruth Grimm December 12, 2008

Great colors and I agree with Debbra, great depth! Love this macro image, Melissa! #6883634

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna December 12, 2008

Beautiful, Melissa!!!! Wonderful colors, selective focus, lighting and presentation!!!!! :-) k #6883689

Janet McNeil level-classic December 12, 2008

Lovely macro, Melissa, beautiful detail and light!!! #6883703

Jessica Jenney December 12, 2008

This is so gorgeous, Melissa! Incredible! #6883763

December 12, 2008

Outstanding capture, Melissa!! Beautiful colours, light. #6883813

Jennifer L. Taranto December 12, 2008

perfect focus & great details!! love the colors & the light too!! #6883825

Rajeev 270293 Kashyap December 12, 2008

Wonderful Details & Effects Melissa! #6883864

Melissa G. Meiselman December 12, 2008

Thanks so much for all of your wonderful comments!! They are very much appreciated!!! #6883874

Daniella Puente December 12, 2008

Very good macro Melissa, like colors! #6883942

Judy A. Lawhon December 12, 2008

Great SF, light and detail, Melissa!! #6883950

Alexis Yobbagy December 12, 2008

Absolutely STELLAR!!! Nothing much else needs to be said... :-) #6883990

Melissa G. Meiselman December 12, 2008

Many thanks for all of your wonderful comments!! I appreciate them all very much!!! #6884045

Nadya Johnson December 12, 2008

Well seen and photographed, Melissa! Great find - makes a very striking nature shot! The lighting, depth and focus are superb! #6884156

Melissa G. Meiselman December 12, 2008

Thanks so much, Nadya for taking a look and leaving this great comment!!! #6884189

Jeana Clark December 12, 2008


Never a disappointment Melissa to visit your gallery!! I've missed many new images!! This is EXCELLENT!!!
Details are awesome as is the lighting!!
FABULOUS WORK!!!

~J~ #6884274

Lynne Morris December 12, 2008

Fantastic macro with beautiful lighting Melissa. #6884379

Melissa G. Meiselman December 12, 2008

Thanks so much Jeana and Lynne for your wonderful comments!! #6884409

Margaret R. Barry December 12, 2008

Beautiful details, colors, light and DOF, Melissa! #6884458

Melissa G. Meiselman December 12, 2008

Thanks so much Margaret for looking and leaving this great comment!!! #6884478

Tammy M. Anderson level-deluxe December 12, 2008

Fabulous details and colors, Melissa. Terrific capture. #6884506

Stefania Barbier level-classic December 12, 2008

beautiful capture Melissa!!! #6884573

Carol Sawyer December 12, 2008

Beautiful macro, colors and details, Melissa!! #6884680

Marijana Fajgl December 12, 2008

Amazing image, Melissa, fantastic details, well seen and captured. I love the title too. #6884891

Reynaldo D. Reyes level-classic December 12, 2008

Love this presentation and the aperture selection brings out so wonderfully the delicate colors and details. Great work with the macro lens. #6884977

Bill Knaps December 12, 2008

Great detail Melissa. I have many like this in my pine and my other everygreens. Bill #6885014

Janet Daniel December 12, 2008

Spectacular macro, Melissa! Love the color & dof is amazing! #6885018

William C. Raco level-classic December 12, 2008

Excellent focus, DoF and lighting
Nicely done, Melissa #6885055

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe December 12, 2008

Excellent comp and dof Melissa! Jeff #6885103

Kerry Hill December 12, 2008

Beautifully captured, Melissa!! Excellent colour, detail and dof!! #6885339

Evy Johansen level-classic December 12, 2008

Great shot, Melissa!! Wonderful DOF, colors and details!! #6885948

ROLAN NARMAN December 13, 2008

Excellent selective focus, great colors and lighting Melissa! Well done! #6886138

Eugenio Diaz December 13, 2008

Wonderfully captured Melissa! this one is a Fantastic image, with great details, light and color! #6887576

Melissa G. Meiselman December 13, 2008

Thanks so much for all of your wonderful comments!! They are very much appreciated!!! #6887829

Patrick Rouzes level-classic December 13, 2008

Spectacular tones, detail, focus, lighting, clarity dof & presentation here,Melissa!!! #6888155

Nikki McDonald level-classic December 13, 2008

Nice light and color and very interesting DOF here, Melissa. #6889037

Sherran Andersen level-classic December 13, 2008

Great macro Melissa. Sherran #6889550

Mike Dawson December 17, 2008

Nice eye for simple beauty #6905731

ALLEN O. HOWARD December 19, 2008

I love the shallow depth of field, Melissa! A wonderful image! #6913375

Lisa J. Boulden level-classic December 27, 2008

Excellent image, melissa!
Wonderful shallow dof!
~lisa #6947013

Melissa G. Meiselman December 27, 2008

Thanks so much for all of your great comments!! They are very much appreciated!! #6947838

Cheryl E. Molennor January 02, 2009

Excellent macro Melissa #6973296

Margaret R. Barry January 21, 2009

Congratulations on all of your beautiful finalists, Melissa! #7062641

ROLAN NARMAN January 21, 2009

Melissa! Huge Congrats on your beautiful finalist and best wishes in the next round! #7063430

Gail Vitikacs level-classic January 21, 2009

Congratulations Melissa! #7063469

Tammy Espino January 21, 2009

Congrats on a fantastic finalist! #7063566

A P January 21, 2009

CONGRATULATIONS Melissa on your wonderful Finalist. #7063986

Terry L. Ellis level-classic January 21, 2009

Congratulations, Melissa! A terrific finalist! #7063991

Sam Britt January 21, 2009

Congratulations, Melissa! #7064012

Ken Smith level-classic January 21, 2009

Very cool shot, Melissa. Congrats to you!! #7064106

Janet Daniel January 21, 2009

A big congrats, Melissa! All the best to you! #7064890

VISHVAJIT JUIKAR level-deluxe January 21, 2009

congrats on this beautiful Finalist ! lovely capture #7065169

Usman M. Bajwa level-classic January 21, 2009

Beautiful details and light. Congratulations on this awesome Finalist and good luck in the next round.

UB. #7065517

Chris Henning level-classic January 21, 2009

Congrats on this beautiful capture, Melissa! #7065572

Nancy (Peaches) Harker January 21, 2009

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HUGE CONGRATS on your finalist!
Best of luck in the next round!

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Bojan Bencic level-classic January 21, 2009

Congratulations on your finalist, Melissa. #7065918

Barbara Waldoch January 22, 2009

Congratulations on this beautiful Finalist, Melissa! #7066170

Vitor Dias January 22, 2009

Congrats Melissa, what a beautiful image.

rgs Vitor #7066447

Terri L. Scribner January 22, 2009

Congratulations, Melissa! Beauitful! #7067486

Jessica Jenney January 22, 2009

Congrats, Melissa on your beautiful finalist! #7067536

Melissa G. Meiselman January 22, 2009

Thanks so much for your great congratulatory remarks on this image!! #7067981

Nadya Johnson January 22, 2009

Congratulations Melissa, on your stunning finalist! #7068119

Melissa Olsen January 22, 2009

Congrats Melissa on your finalist win! #7068481

Courtenay Vanderbilt January 22, 2009

CONGRATULATIONS Melissa! #7068484

Melissa G. Meiselman January 22, 2009

Thanks so much Nadya, Melissa and Courtenay for your great comments!! #7068553

Renata Gusciora January 22, 2009

Huge congratualtions on this super finalist,Melissa!!!:-) #7068630

Stefania Barbier level-classic January 22, 2009

CONGRATULATIONS MELISSA!!! #7069006

Tiia Vissak January 22, 2009

Congratulations! #7069043

Bill Knaps January 22, 2009

Congrats on this beautiful and well deserved Finalist Melissa. Bill #7069045

Robert R. Goodman January 22, 2009

And a Big Congratulations to you Melissa.Beautiful capture!!!! #7069199

Melissa G. Meiselman January 22, 2009

Thanks so much, everyone, for these great comments!!! #7069541

Cheryl E. Molennor January 22, 2009

Told you that lens was worth having! Macro has got to be one of my favorites. Congratulations and great work. #7070148

Patricia Ronan January 22, 2009

Congratulations Melissa:) #7070155

Teresa Burnett level-classic January 22, 2009

Huge congratulations on this wonderful finalist, Melissa!! #7070337

Ruth Grimm January 22, 2009

YAY!!! Congratulations Melissa!! Way to go!! Wonderful job!! #7070547

Nancy L. Green level-classic January 22, 2009

Congrats Meliussa on this wonderful finalist, very well deserved!! <>< #7070826

Sirsendu Gayen January 22, 2009

Congratulations! #7071209

Sheryl A. Hudson level-classic January 22, 2009

Congratulations Melissa! Well deserved!!! #7071485

Melissa G. Meiselman January 22, 2009

Thanks so much for your great comments!! They are all very much appreicated!! #7071524

ALLEN O. HOWARD January 22, 2009

My kind of photography, Melissa! Outstanding colors, details and use of selective focus! Congratulations!!!, Allen #7071627

Evy Johansen level-classic January 22, 2009

Congratulations on a great finalist, Melissa!! #7071675

Debra R. Harder January 23, 2009

Gorgeous macro, Melissa!! CONGRATULATIONS on your EXCELLENT finalist! Deb #7072904

Melissa G. Meiselman January 23, 2009

Thanks so much Allen, Evy and Debra for your kind comments!! They are very much appreciated!! #7073564

Colleen Farrell January 23, 2009

Ahhh ,,, you have a wonderful eye, Melissa! Terrific image! Congratulations on an awesome finalist! #7074584

Melissa G. Meiselman January 23, 2009

Thanks so much Sabrina and Colleen for your wonderful comments!! #7074641

Bill Wyatt January 23, 2009

Congratulations on your wonderful finalist!! #7075111

Annie Booth January 23, 2009

CONGRATS on your AWESOME finalist. WTG girl!!!! #7077367

Betsy Labuschagne January 24, 2009

Beautiful macro Melissa! Congratulations on your OUTSTANDING finalist!! #7077897

Eugenio Diaz January 24, 2009

SUPERB!! Huge congratulations on your GORGEOUS finalist!
WTG, Melissa!!!
FANTASTIC image!!! #7079328

Cassie L. Woodlee January 24, 2009

Fantastic Melissa, congrats!!! #7080427

Melissa G. Meiselman January 24, 2009

Thanks so much Bill, Annie, Betsy, Eugenio and Cassie for your great comments!! #7080461

Jeana Clark January 24, 2009


Beautiful Melissa!!!!
Wonderful work!!!!!
An Excellent Finalist!!!!
Congratulations!!!!!

~J~ #7082020

Sherran Andersen level-classic January 24, 2009

Congrats on your finalist. Sherran #7082082

Jennifer L. Taranto January 25, 2009

Beautiful finalist!!! Super congrats!!!! #7083604

frank w. degenhardt January 25, 2009

Melissa- Fabulous macro work. Congratulations on the Finalist for this wonderful picture. WTG my friend. #7083708

Melissa G. Meiselman January 25, 2009

Thanks so much Jeana, Sherran, Jennifer and Frank for your terrific comments!! #7084209

Dianna Murphy January 25, 2009

WTG Melissa. Well deserved. #7086313

Marilyn K. Lincecum level-classic January 25, 2009

This is a beautiful image...Congratulations Melissa on your well deserved finalist !! #7087176

Max Aureli January 26, 2009

Congratulations on this fantastic Finalist, Melissa!!!! :-)) #7088238

Melissa G. Meiselman January 26, 2009

Thanks so much Dianna, Marilyn and Max for your great comments!! #7092120

Gerri R. Jones February 01, 2009

Wonderful dof, great subject so well done Melissa! #7113240

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