Terrestrial Star [Details & Macro Nature Photography and Landscapes]
Uploaded: June 11, 2005 07:54:30
The Pine Spurge is a very common plant which grows everywhere. The lower leaves become reddish when the plant is about to bloom. It makes tiny yellow flowers. It is also the favourite diet of the larvae of the Swallowtail butterfly.
Laurence Saliba
June 11, 2005
member since: 3/12/2005 Wonderful shot, Laurence! #261692
Michelle R. Kovach June 11, 2005
Awesome marco Laurence!Wally Orlowsky June 11, 2005
Terrific DOF and soft color, Laurence. #1458082
Kathryn (Love) Scheet
June 11, 2005
Shelly A. Van Camp
June 11, 2005
Sandy Landon June 11, 2005
Incredible! Beautiful shot! The DOF is amazing! #1458173Susan L. Vasquez June 11, 2005
Stunning! #1458197S J June 11, 2005
Splendid macro, Laurence!! Love the selective focus and colorful DOF!! #1458239
Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas
June 11, 2005
Anita Hogue June 11, 2005
Beautiful image, Laurence! Wonderful colors!! #1458269Colleen Braun June 11, 2005
kool... #1458324Goshka G. June 11, 2005
Gorgeous macro, Laurence, with beautiful dof!!! #1458412Kerby Pfrangle June 11, 2005
LaurenceThis is stunning.
Awesome macro love the colors and detail in this image.
Very nice work.
Kerby #1458431
Michelle Lea Guinn June 11, 2005
Awesome image Laurence!! well captured!! mlg #1458439Joy Rector June 11, 2005
Beautiful image. Great DOF #1458442Jenny Bosmans June 11, 2005
Splendour is the word!!! Beautiful DOF!Noel Baebler June 11, 2005
So different than anything I've seen. Great macro, Laurence! #1458482Vicki Hunt June 11, 2005
SO WOW!!!! Great image, and I love these colors and the DOF!!! #1458499Cathy Stancil June 11, 2005
Spectacular Laurence !! I love the star design, the deep rich colors, the dof and selective focus...just gorgeous !! #1458552Kara L. Hendricks June 11, 2005
This just pops off the page Laurence... WOW!! #1458580
Terry L. Ellis
June 11, 2005
Karen Engelbreth June 11, 2005
Great and very different image, Laurence! #1458764Ermanno Radice June 11, 2005
Wonderful macro, love the star design, well done, Laurence! #1458765Mata Patan June 11, 2005
You are doing everyday better!!!!
Kathleen K. Parker
June 11, 2005
Cathy Barrows June 11, 2005
love it...did you do this with DOF or zoom effect #1458834Olivia Navarro June 11, 2005
WOW, Laurence! I did a double-take on this one!!!! What a fantastic shot! We'll see it again next month! #1458847Deborah Sandidge June 11, 2005
Beautiful capture, to me almost like fireworks, Laurence - lovely! #1458882Laura Clay-Ballard June 11, 2005
what a terrific shot! it looks like it is exploding! beautiful colors and gorgeous dof. #1458916Lori S. Aschbrenner June 11, 2005
Stunning! #1459005Jane Summa June 11, 2005
AWESOME DOF!!!! Love the angle, color and detail, too, Laurence! #1459018Melissa L. Zavadil June 11, 2005
What a really neat flower and such an unusual color you captured! Neat shot!! #1459222Steve Mescha June 11, 2005
Oh man, Lawrence, this is really great! I know this plant well, but I've never looked at it quite like this. Mata's right, you just keep getting better which is amazing since you started at the top :-) #1459238Sharon Day June 11, 2005
Beautiful image, Laurence!!! Wonderful color and perspective! Very pretty plant! #1459678
Laurence Saliba
June 11, 2005
Sara Jensen June 11, 2005
Neener neener neener...I'm getting in after your big group thank you! =)This really is a great picture. The colours almost glow and it has an unworldly sort of feel to it. Very neat! #1459884
Danilo Piccioni June 11, 2005
FANTASTIC photo Laurence! very surreal and nice! #1459908Souha Dooly June 12, 2005
Beautiful Laurence as always!! #1460091cj patterson June 12, 2005
gorgeous capture laurence!!! #1460188
Gail Vitikacs
June 12, 2005
Sherry Stricklin Boles
June 12, 2005
Lani T. Broadbent
June 12, 2005
Marsha S. Smith June 12, 2005
Beautiful shot, Laurence, I love your focus! #1461956
Evy Johansen
June 12, 2005
Linda D. Lester
June 13, 2005
Tammy Scott June 14, 2005
Absolutely stunning, Laurence! We will see this one again! #1467754Lucia De Giovanni June 14, 2005
Incredibly beautiful, Laurence! This is stunning! #1467888Roxanne M. Bubar June 14, 2005
Magnificant!!!!!!! #1470021Dan Holm June 14, 2005
One word, Laurence: WOW!!!!!!!!!!! #1470028Margot Petrowski June 17, 2005
This star is definetly glowing....gorgeous!!!! #1484438Lori Carlson June 18, 2005
This is TOO COOL Laurence!! How striking. Great job!! :0) #1487425Claudette Foote June 20, 2005
Magnificant!!!!!!! #1493599Luis Louro June 21, 2005
just...WOW, laurence!!! #1496881Mary K. Robison July 23, 2005
Such beautiful colors and dof, Laurence!Mata Patan July 23, 2005
COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!!!!!!!!!!Jenny Bosmans July 23, 2005
Congratulations on your beautiful finalist, Laurence! #1624829Noel Baebler July 23, 2005
Huzzah, Laurence! #1625385
Laurence Saliba
July 23, 2005
Anita Hogue July 23, 2005
Congratulations on this beauty, Laurence! #1626823Ermanno Radice July 23, 2005
Congratulations on your beautiful finalist, good luck for the next round, Laurence! #1627286Jill Flynn July 23, 2005
Beautiful Laurence. Congratulations on your win! #1627743Lori Carlson July 23, 2005
CONGRATS on this and all your Finalist wins Laurence~you rock! :0) #1628194
Terry L. Ellis
July 23, 2005
Deb Holmes-Hatfield July 23, 2005
Congratulations on this beautiful finalist, Laurence! #1628353Jennifer Rennison July 23, 2005
WOW, Laurence, this is fabulous!! Another big congrats! #1628872
Sherry Stricklin Boles
July 23, 2005
Tammy Scott July 23, 2005
Congratulations again, Laurence! #1629210S J July 24, 2005
Congratulations once again, Laurence!!! Super macro!! #1631208
Laurence Saliba
July 24, 2005
Sandy Landon July 24, 2005
I knew it!!! Congratulations!! #1632666Sharon Day July 25, 2005
Big congratulations on this outstanding finalist, Laurence!!! #1638527Susie Peek-Swint July 28, 2005
Cool image laurence ~ many congrats on the finals! #1650341Vicki Hunt July 28, 2005
Congratulations! Well deserved! #1650867
Shelly A. Van Camp
August 02, 2007
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