Curves & Crevices
Uploaded: March 09, 2010
The top of a little cardboard box that contained the neck chain I received as a gift.
Thank you all for the kind comments on my Finalist, Winner & POTD. Thank you all for the kind messages also.
I am happy to be back.
Exif: F Number: 3.2, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/80 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 200, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 7.40 mm, Model: Canon PowerShot G9
Rolando Rosito March 09, 2010
Wonderful image Patrick! #1246744Ron McEwan March 09, 2010
Glad to see you back with great images again, missed ya Patrick. #8443415Patrick Rouzes March 09, 2010
Thank you Rolando. Thank you Ron- I am glad to be back! #8443440Amy M. Wilson March 09, 2010
Sure glad to see ya back, Patrick! Great capture, colors and patterns/lines! #8443464Robert R. Goodman March 09, 2010
Hi Patrick,I wonder what happen to you.Absolutely beautiful,glad your back!!!! #8443474Patrick Rouzes March 09, 2010
Thank you Amy & Bobby! #8443544Nancy J. Locke March 09, 2010
Gorgeous design capture, Patrick. Fascinating and beautiful composition. Love the great contrast colors and detail.Glad you're back! Nancy J Locke #8443571
Jeff Robinson March 09, 2010
Welcome Back Patrick!! Terrific design and capture!! Jeff #8443616Ken Jarvis March 09, 2010
Great shot Patrick! Like the others I wondered what happened to you. Glad to see you back. #8443627Kerry Hill March 09, 2010
So glad to see you back Patrick, we missed you!! Great design with wonderful colour and detail!! #8443652David Phalen March 09, 2010
Welcome back Patrick!! Love the repeating shapes and colors!! Well done!! #8443767Laura E. Swan March 09, 2010
Paddy! Let's play BALL! I love your new Mini-pic! :DHuge smile here seeing you back again. Welcome Home!
Now...on to your photo!
It's a Whazzit right? (Right!)
Okay...I say...it's the Sahara desert from an airplane. Right? :D!!!
Wonderful macro and can hardly wait to see what else you have been cooking up for us to enjoy!
-Swanee #8443772
Tammy M. Anderson March 09, 2010
Welcome back, Patrick. How cool is this. Great colors and capture of this beautiful design. We missed your fantastic macros. #8443788Randy D. Dinkins March 09, 2010
I echo the others above. Missed your shots. Welcome back. Well captured here. #8443804John Connolly March 09, 2010
Welcome Back Patrick!!!Dr Silly March 09, 2010
Welcome back. Cool shot. :O) #8443877Tammy Espino March 09, 2010
Well, your back with a bang and what a wonderful capture!! :) #8443983Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna March 09, 2010
Hey Hey Hey, Paddy!!! FAN-TAS-TIC macro!!! I missed you and am sooooooo glad you are back!!! :-) Ma #8444053Patrick Rouzes March 09, 2010
Thank you Nancy J L, Jeff, Ken, Kerry,David, Swanee Laura, Tammy ,Randy, John, Dr. S.,Tammy E., & Ma! I appreciate all your kind comments. #8444101Ellen Hodges March 09, 2010
You are starting back with a rockin' shot, Patrick!!! Glad you're back!!! Yeah!!! #8444137Lorna Shutter March 09, 2010
Oh Patrick! It's so good to have you back! We all missed you here! This macro is awesome! I have never seen a box like this one before! The colours, curves, crevices and designs are very unique! I agree with my twin sister, Laura ... It looks like sand to me! Another wonderful image, my friend! Welcome back!!! :) #8444154Patti Coblentz March 09, 2010
Amazing curves and crevices in this...great macro, Patrick...love it!Patti #8444180
Rony Sagy March 09, 2010
Fantastic capture, Patrick. #8444236Laura E. Swan March 09, 2010
Thank you Sister...Great minds, and all of that...for sure! :D #8444251Laura L. Gonzales March 09, 2010
Hey Macro King!! You haven't missed a beat!!! Fantastic capture with outstanding lines, curves, textures, clarity and details!!!!! SOOOOOOO Glad you're back home! WE MISSED YA!!! HUGS! Laura:) #8444299Christine Lobsinger March 10, 2010
Hi Patrick, I am thrilled to see you back too... (I have not been around too much these days either)..Lovely Macro with cool colouring and cool title!!
SMILING CHRIS #8444745
Courtenay Vanderbilt March 10, 2010
Welcome back, Paddy! So happy everything got sorted out! Fantastic design in this macro! #8445084Robyn A. Terrell March 10, 2010
Welcome back, Patrick! Fantastic macro here. #8445615Mike Clime March 10, 2010
This is really cool! #8445811Shelly A. Van Camp March 10, 2010
Great capture.....Very cool and so glad you are back!! #8446066Carol L. Fowler March 10, 2010
YOU'RE BACK! YOU"RE BACK! YOU'RE BACK! With another gorgeous capture yet! We've missed you, as you can tell!!! And you didn't even have to be here to keep the winning images a'coming! #8446106Patrick Rouzes March 10, 2010
Thank you Ellen,Lorna, Patti,Rony, Swanee,Laura,Tony, Christine,Courtenay, Robyn, Mike, Shelly & Carol! You all certainly know how to make a person feel good! Thanks, again! #8446277Ken Smith March 10, 2010
Have you ever taken the mouse dial, and rotated it up/down...does some cool things with this photo! :-) Excellent details, Patrick! #8446522Jean-Pierre Ducondi March 11, 2010
Really cool capture Patrick. Well done.Laura E. Swan March 11, 2010
I just did what Ken suggested, Paddy...I got dizzy. Hee hee...but it as fun! (And I didn't really get dizzy...but it really was fun!)-Swaneeee #8448979
Sherran Andersen March 11, 2010
Welcome back Patrick... really cool EoD capture. Sherran #8449406ROLAN NARMAN March 11, 2010
I'm so glad you're back my dear friend! I did not know where to send your shoe!!! This is a gorgeous capture Patrick! Fantastic work as usual my friend!...and Thanks for your continued support! #8449594Donna La Mattino Pagakis March 12, 2010
This is truly outstanding, amazing details and design! #8451262Cindy Bendush March 12, 2010
Great curves and line Patrick! I would have never guessed that a cardboard box could be so complex and interesting! #8451546Lorna Shutter March 12, 2010
I just tried what Ken said to do too! ... and I really DID get dizzy! LOL! :D #8451589Renata Gusciora March 13, 2010
Outstanding image with great details and interesting design,Patrick!Welcome back!:-) #8452152Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas March 14, 2010
Fantastic abstract with great details and colors Patrick!,Nancy L. Green March 15, 2010
SUPERB colors, lighting and textures Patrick, WOW!!!! <>< #8457740Patricia A. Stalter March 16, 2010
Wonderful work as usual... I must keep checking on you more often. Always a treat. :) #8459519Stephen Zacker March 18, 2010
Cool. Plays tricks on the eyes #8463041ALLEN O. HOWARD March 19, 2010
Excellent Patrick! What an E*Y*E! #8466037Emile Abbott November 01, 2012
You are the master Paddy. Glad you are back and I am also trying to catch up. Amazing. #10399654Marilyn Cornwell August 01, 2013
I appreciate this is long after the wonderful award and this image remains compelling and interesting and Beautiful!Cindy Bendush September 03, 2017
Who knew a box could be so interesting? Great color and pattern. #11637270Martha R. Mazon November 03, 2017
Absolutely fascinating and stunning, Paddy! I thought I had somehow missed this earlier this year, but now I see it was from a while back. I think I was on a BP hiatus at that point. Pure mastery my friend! #11654927Patrick Rouzes December 25, 2017
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