Inspiring Photo: Pearls #2798097

Pearls [Thought Provoking Details & Close up Photos]

Uploaded: October 06, 2006 05:45:05

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A pair of my earrings I set on a book in the windowsill, hand held.

Comments

Roger Bernabo October 06, 2006

Love the slanted composition; I hope you find the other ear ring!

Congratulations on your POTD at Shutterbug #535182

Bill Wyatt October 06, 2006

Wonderful composition and lighting! Love the shadows and details too, Carla!!! #3414536

Roger Bernabo October 06, 2006

Correction.... I now see the 'other' earring.... silly me; I thought it was a dangler! #3414551

Linda D. Lester October 06, 2006

Roger is to funny...beautiful shot!!! #3414590

Wally Orlowsky October 06, 2006

Terrific selective focus on this, Carla. #3414639

Nina Shields October 06, 2006

Carla, love the shot honored at Shutterbug, too! Pearls are tricky to shoot and you've met the challenge well; cool that part of the shadow formed a cross; good work! #3414720

Nancy L. Green October 06, 2006

What a cool idea!! Great capture!! Love the colors and lighting!! <>< #3414780

Joy Rector October 06, 2006

beautiful comp #3414782

Tamara K. Walker October 06, 2006

Fantastic composition, beautifully done. #3414955

Evy Johansen October 06, 2006

Gorgeous still life, Carla! #3415012

Mary Timman October 06, 2006

You have a very steady hand! This is simply gorgeous. Love the shadows they created. Great light. #3415063

Carolyn M. Fletcher October 06, 2006

NICE shot!! I love it! #3415075

Gary Lange October 06, 2006

neat shot, Carla... really nice and simple. Makes for great images! #3415093

Rakesh Syal October 06, 2006

Terrific macro and selective focus on this, Carla!!!! #3415109

Autum Rhoades October 06, 2006

Awesome work on this Carla! Very simple, yet sleek! #3415119

Bridgette B October 06, 2006

Magnificent still-life!!! The earrings are beautiful!! :) #3415129

Husain Akhtar October 06, 2006

Super image my friend! Wonderfully arranged and captured still life! Lucky earrings!! #3415138

Ronald F. Fischer October 06, 2006

Wonderful presentation on this beautiful still life! #3415166

Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas October 06, 2006

Beautiful composition and lighting Carla!,
Amalia #3415168

Claudia Kuhn October 06, 2006

Nice detail and shadow Carla!! #3415308

Derek D. Dafoe October 06, 2006

Wonderful Macro Carla!! Lighting is great !! #3415402

Marcie A. Fowler October 06, 2006

Very elegant Carla. I have a pearl necklace I've been trying . . . unsuccessfully to photograph. #3415472

Tammy Scott October 06, 2006

Fantastic DOF on this #3415503

Crossroad Photography October 06, 2006

Excellent close-up, Carla! Love the lighting on this. Fantastic job! #3415535

Carla Metzler October 06, 2006

Thank you, Roger (you're funny), Bill, Linda, Wally, Nina, Nancy, Joy, Tamara, Evy, Mary, Carolyn, Gary, Rakesh, Autum, Bridgette, MH, Ron, Amalia, Claudia, Derek, Marcie, Tammy and Robbie. #3415550

Terry L. Ellis October 06, 2006

Creative and beautiful image, Carla! Love the color, DOF and light! #3415577

eileen bedford October 06, 2006

Beautifully captured Carls, love the dof and lighting... #3415619

Pamela Shane October 06, 2006

So beautiful in it's simplicity Carla!
Also very creative. :) #3415634

Paul Michko October 06, 2006

Wonderfully delicate still life, Carla. #3415771

Adilson F. Ferreira October 06, 2006

Wonderful composition and details Carla!!! #3415834

Tarun Bose October 06, 2006

Excellent macro shot. Great ligghting and good point focus. Good work Carla. #3415837

Shelly A. Van Camp October 06, 2006

Nice capture and colors, Carla..Love the BG! #3415862

Milan Banik October 06, 2006

excellent macro with gold reflaction on pearls. #3416039

Kara L. Hendricks October 06, 2006

Whoa.... A 20D huh?
Well this is a gorgeous macro.. Love the perfect shadow you have captured... And congrats on your new baby!!! #3416177

Pat Gamwell October 06, 2006

A stunning shot, Carla! Love the shadow angle, clarity and DOF! Wonderful! #3416292

Leonard Pierce October 06, 2006

Beautiful macro Carla, excellent composition and selective focus!! Looks like you're off to a great start with the new camera! #3416389

William C. Raco October 06, 2006

Excellent light, shadow, perspective and textures
Very well done, Carla

Bill #3416410

Karen Slagle October 06, 2006

Beautiful capture with an old timey feel, Carla. #3416478

Cathy Barrows October 06, 2006

great idea for the bg...it has great texture #3416484

Melissa G. Meiselman October 06, 2006

Stunning macro and fantastic selective forcu, Carla!!! #3416488

Lynne Morris October 06, 2006

Wonderful still life image Carla, love the selective focus and detail, well captured. #3416517

Paul E. Earl October 06, 2006

Fantastic shot! #3416655

Carla Metzler October 06, 2006

Thank you, Terry, Pamela, Paul M, Adilson, Traun, Shelly, Milan, Kara, Pat, Len, Bill, Karen, Cathy, Melissa, Lynne, and Paul E. #3416680

Steve Mescha October 06, 2006

Great camera work, Carla! You're definitely getting the hang of the 20D :-) #3417134

Lorraine A. Cook October 06, 2006

Beautiful! Love the colors and long shadows, Carla!<:)) #3417142

Jack R. Perry October 06, 2006

WOW Carla, a long way down on this one. I like pearls and this is a great comp. #3417314

Su Sana E. P October 06, 2006

Wow!! Beautiful close up and love the shadows, Carla!! #3417534

Carla Metzler October 07, 2006

Thank you, Steve, Lorraine, Jack, Douglas and Susan. #3417980

Ray Thoms October 07, 2006

A great shot Carla, nice lighting and love the focus! #3418133

Ken Smith October 07, 2006

Very cool picture, Carla. I like the layout and the shadows. #3418327

Stephen Zacker October 07, 2006

Super detail, textures, and shadows #3418361

Carla Metzler October 07, 2006

Thank you, Ray, Ken and Steve. #3419033

Candice C. Calhoun October 07, 2006

A photo with which almost every woman can relate....a distinction of a great work of art! This photo really reaches me!

ccc #3420161

Carla Metzler October 07, 2006

Thank you, Candice. I'm glad you like it. #3420896

Kathleen K. Parker October 08, 2006

Lovely, Carla!! Excellently composed!!
kk #3421945

Carla Metzler October 08, 2006

Thanks KK! #3423365

David Phalen October 08, 2006

I really like the way you've captured the light in this shot Carla. #3423917

Johnny Santoso October 08, 2006

Excellent shot Carla...! very creative and beautiful... love the composition and the shadows...

rgds, #3424701

Carla Metzler October 09, 2006

Thank you, David and Johnny. #3425051

Dan Holm October 09, 2006

Tremendous macro, Carla! Love your composition on this! #3427663

Carla Metzler October 09, 2006

Thank you, Dan. #3427776

Roxanne M. Bubar October 10, 2006

Outstanding macro and image. #3430907

Donna Roberts October 11, 2006

So simple but sooo beautiful Carla.
I love the way you've composed this image.
Great shot!
:-) ddu
#3433567

Carla Metzler October 11, 2006

Thank you, Roxanne and Donna. #3434449

Robyn Gwilt October 13, 2006

Wonderfully evocative image. Well captured. Lovely DOF :) #3445269

Carla Metzler October 13, 2006

Thank you, Robyn. #3445811

JO ANN CLEVELAND January 05, 2007

Beautiful Carla! Love the shadows. #3785775

Carla Metzler January 05, 2007

Thank you, Jo Ann. #3785902

JO ANN CLEVELAND March 22, 2007

Congrats on the finalist Carla! I always thought this was so beautiful!

Go on and win with this one all the way!

jo ann c. #4082840

Cathy Barrows March 22, 2007

Congrats on your finalist...great detail #4082843

Shawn Jennings March 22, 2007

WTG Carla! Congratulations on your finalist! #4082855

Darren K. Fisher March 22, 2007

Love the lighting. So proud of ya. Best of luck in the next round. #4082856

Sherri Gorman March 22, 2007

Congratulations on your beautiful finalist!!! #4083304

Ken Smith March 22, 2007

Very nice focus, Carla. Congrats on your finalist!! #4083490

Roger Bernabo March 22, 2007

Super image Carla; great shadows and depth of field use!!! best wishes in the next round! #4083506

Graeme yew Chow March 22, 2007

What a super image? I think good chance for next round, cheers Carla. #4083774

Deborah Lewinson March 22, 2007

Congrats, Carla!
-Debby #4083968

Su Sana E. P March 22, 2007

Congratulations on this beautiful Finalist, Carla!! #4084462

Ermanno Radice March 23, 2007

Carla, Congratulations on this beautiful Finalist!! #4084696

Mary K. Robison March 23, 2007

Hey, Carla! They slipped this beauty in at the tail end of the macro finalists! What a well-earned award!
Congratulations, and best of luck in the next round with your lovely finalist!

#4084787

Tammy Scott March 23, 2007

Awesome light and shadow! Congratulations! #4085124

Mary Timman March 23, 2007

Beautifully composed and presented. Congratulations! #4086332

Kay E. Mahoney March 23, 2007

Congratulations on your finalist. Good luck in the next round. #4086390

Paula Dwyer March 23, 2007

Congratulations!!!! :) #4086433

Carla Metzler March 23, 2007

Thank you everyone. #4086544

Amy JACKSON March 23, 2007

Wonderful imsge, Carla! Congratulations on your finalist! #4086564

Lynne Morris March 23, 2007

Congratulations on this beautiful finalist Carla and good luck in the next round! #4086572

Laurence Saliba March 23, 2007

Congratulations Carla!!!! #4086958

Rakesh Syal March 23, 2007

Congratulations on this glorious finalist, Carla!!! #4087817

David Phalen March 23, 2007

Congratulations!!! #4088212

Terry L. Ellis March 23, 2007

A beautiful finalist, Carla! Congratulations! #4088407

Crossroad Photography March 23, 2007

Congratulations on this beautiful finalist, Carla!! #4088471

Nadine A. Lewis March 23, 2007

CONGRATULATIONS, Carla!!! <>< #4088809

Stanley J. Contrades March 23, 2007

CONGRATULATIONS on this excellent macro Finalist, Carla!
Aloha,
Stan #4090117

Carla Metzler March 23, 2007

Thank you everyone for your kind comments and support. #4090321

Darryl Wilkinson March 23, 2007

Love the focus and shadows, Carla. Congratulation!
YFD :) #4090604

Cassie L. Woodlee March 24, 2007

Congrats Carla!!!!!! #4091275

Carla Metzler March 24, 2007

Thank you everyone! #4092360

Tarun Bose March 24, 2007

Congrats Carla on your outstanding finalist. #4092439

Jeff Robinson March 24, 2007

Congrats Carla on this Wonderful Finalist! Jeff #4093391

Judy V. Kennamer March 24, 2007

Beautiful! Congratulations! #4093784

Carla Metzler March 25, 2007

Thank you, Tarun, Jeff and Judy. #4096001

Renee Doyle March 26, 2007

Congratulations Carla!
#4101114

Carla Metzler March 27, 2007

Thank you, Renee. #4102185

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