Spun Gold

Uploaded: October 10, 2008 04:10:11

Description

10/28/08 - Elements of Design
A resubmit with a new crop.

Exif: F Number: 3.5, Exposure Bias Value: -0.33, ExposureTime: 1/3200 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 400, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 180.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 40D

Comments

Tiia Vissak October 28, 2008

A beautiful macro! Good luck with your files! #1024455

Yulianto Soeroso October 28, 2008

nice naration and good shot in macro ican t do this right now hehehe #6670908

A P October 28, 2008

Yes that's the hard way to learn but always do backups. You never know when it's going to be your turn. Beautiful capture, Margaret. Good luck this time round. #6670949

Margaret R. Barry October 28, 2008

Thank you Tiia, Yulianto and Ann! #6671027

Brett Dolsen October 28, 2008

Wonderfull composition with beautifull tones and details Margaret!!Brett #6671056

Carol Sawyer October 28, 2008

Beautiful image, details and tones, Margaret!! #6671720

Deb Koskovich October 28, 2008

What a stunning image, Margaret...I love it! And I am also a fanatic about backing up, and I also store everything in duplicate on an external drive. #6671840

Margaret R. Barry October 28, 2008

Thank you Brett, Carol and Deb! #6671895

Bill Wyatt October 28, 2008

Wonderful details and light. Awesome macro work! #6672261

Sam Britt October 28, 2008

Terrific macro, great composition, light & detail, Margaret. I do back-ups to an external hard drive everytime I shoot photos. #6673367

Melissa G. Meiselman October 28, 2008

Stunning full frame macro taken with great lighting, ultra sharp detail and wonderful tonal quality, Margaret!!! #6673598

Nadya Johnson October 28, 2008

Margaret, this is just magnificent! What a STUNNING macro!!! Love it! (Yah -- I also learned the hard way, not so long ago... lost a LOT of work. Thing is, I THOUGHT Id backed them up on the external drive. For some reason - - well, I must have goofed. Although, I'd rather blame Equipment Error. Either way, I hope he can retrieve your photos!!! It is just AWFUL, losing photos!! I can really empathize)! #6673949

Margaret R. Barry October 28, 2008

Thank you Bill, Sam, Melissa and Nadya. #6674129

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna October 28, 2008

Beautiful and well worth a re-try, Margaret!!!!! Sorry to hear about hour puter troubles!!!!! ♫ k #6674514

John Connolly October 28, 2008

Wonderful tones in this fine close up Margaret! Good luck with your photo rescue work, I know the feeling! #6674522

Barbara Waldoch October 28, 2008

Beautiful image, Margaret!
I feel your pain with the cmputer problems... #6674912

Jean B. Hall October 28, 2008

Lovely and wonderfully composed! Hope your computer problems get solved. #6676004

Max Aureli October 29, 2008

Fantastic this image!!! Great light and tones, beautiful details and well composed!! Great macro work, Margaret!!! #6679511

Courtenay Vanderbilt October 29, 2008

Fabulous image Margaret and fantastic advice! #6681125

Stefania Barbier level-classic October 31, 2008

good luck this time around... this is a winner in my book....! #6686835

Vladan D. Djordjevic November 01, 2008

An excellent image! Lovely tones, lighting and composition. #6691719

Margaret R. Barry November 02, 2008

Thank you Kitty, John, Barbara, Jean, Max, Courtenay, Stefania and Vladan! #6697597

Stefania Barbier level-classic November 25, 2008

told ya this was a winner..... huge congrats!!!!! #6806904

Teresa Burnett level-classic November 25, 2008

And another huge congratulations on this stunning finalist Margaret!! Best of luck in the next round!! #6807450

Margaret R. Barry November 26, 2008

Thank you Stefania and Teresa! #6807620

Tiia Vissak November 26, 2008

Congratulations! #6807713

Bill Wyatt November 26, 2008

Congratulations on you beautiful finalist! #6808711

Leslie McLain level-classic November 26, 2008

Congrats on your beautiful finalist. #6808997

Usman M. Bajwa level-classic November 26, 2008

Huge Congrats. on your Fantastic finalist.

UB. #6809284

Margaret R. Barry November 26, 2008

Thank you Tiia, Bill, Leslie and Usman! #6809428

Courtenay Vanderbilt November 26, 2008

CONGRATULATIONS Margaret! Well deserved! #6809461

Vladan D. Djordjevic November 26, 2008

Congratulations on this terrific finalist, Margaret! #6809627

Bill Knaps November 26, 2008

Margaret Congrats on all three of your beautiful and well deserved Finalist. Wow.....Bill #6809663

Terry Cervi level-deluxe November 26, 2008

Just beautiful, Margaret! Sorry to hear about your computer problems! Congrats to you! #6809942

Sam Britt November 26, 2008

Congratulations again, Margaret! #6810310

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna November 26, 2008

WTG, Margaret!!!! Congratulations on this finalist!!!!! Good luck in the next round!!!!! :-) ♫ k #6810667

Margaret R. Barry November 26, 2008

Thank you Courtenay, Vladan, Bill, Terry, Sam and Kitty! #6812403

Barbara Waldoch November 26, 2008

Congratulations on all your finaliasts, Margaret! #6812547

Melissa G. Meiselman November 26, 2008

Congratulations on all of your wonderful finalsits, Margaret!! #6812743

Jessica Jenney November 26, 2008

Congratulations, Margaret on this gorgeous macro!!! #6812939

Colleen Farrell November 26, 2008

Fantastic, Margaret! Big congrats on your finalist! #6814096

ROLAN NARMAN November 26, 2008

Congratulations on this beautiful finalist Margaret! #6814248

Susie Peek-Swint November 27, 2008

Congrats on your beautiful finalist Margaret!
Sorry about your computer .. hope they manage to save all your images! #6814995

Margaret R. Barry November 27, 2008

Thank you Barbara, Melissa, Jessica, Sabrina, Colleen, Rolan and Susie! #6815788

Nadya Johnson November 28, 2008

So exquisite, Margaret! Congratulations on this stunning finalist! #6819979

Renee Doyle November 29, 2008

Congratulations on this very beautiful finalist Margaret! #6826522

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