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Uploaded: June 24, 2008 03:17:02
I spotted this guy climbing up a leaf in a field of native flowers at a local park.
f/8, 1/400 sec., 400mm, ISO 100.
Exif: F Number: 8, Exposure Bias Value: -1.00, ExposureTime: 1/400 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 100, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 400.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 30D
Teri Klinger June 24, 2008
Oh! It's beautiful! I love the light and color! Nice! #947897Erin Appelbaum June 24, 2008
Awesome capture David. Great color and clarity. Peter #6100082Brett Dolsen June 24, 2008
Well seen and captured David!!Great greens and DOF!!Brett #6100103Renata Gusciora June 24, 2008
Lovely details! #6100110Ray Clarke June 24, 2008
Great macro, love the colour nad detail David!!!(R) #6100124Sam Britt June 24, 2008
Great color & detail. Wonderful macro, David. #6100126MELODIE C. ROBERTS June 24, 2008
Good Morning King DavidStephanie Frey June 24, 2008
Absolutely beautiful! Color, DOF, everything is gorgeous! #6100150Jeff Robinson June 24, 2008
Terrific find and capture David! Jeff #6100192Claudia Kuhn June 24, 2008
TErrific find love the details and colors. #6100212Agnes Fegan June 24, 2008
Very colorful...a nice discovery !!! #6100307Mary Timman June 24, 2008
Fantastic detail and color. What a great capture David! #6100395Georgeina M. Mckinney June 24, 2008
oooooooh, so awesome!! #6100585JO ANN CLEVELAND June 24, 2008
Great lighting, I love it Dave, I found a couple of these little guys last week at the botanical gardens and they fascinated me toojo ann c. #6100660
Murry Grigsby June 24, 2008
Terrific macro David! Great colors and image design!! #6100661Girish Vaghela June 24, 2008
Clearly a winner's capture, great eye for this macro, Awesome, David! #6100835Judy A. Lawhon June 24, 2008
AMAZING CAPTURE, DAVID!! #6101011Cyn Valentine June 24, 2008
Fantastic macro David..so well done!!! #6101039Nadya Johnson June 24, 2008
Outstanding capture of this fellow, Dave! #6101419Tiia Vissak June 24, 2008
a cool macro! #6101658Tamara K. Walker June 24, 2008
Fantastic close up City Boy, great colors. #6101812Terry L. Ellis June 24, 2008
Oooh, impressive macro, David! #6102178Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna June 24, 2008
Awesome shot, Dave...in a few days you will have to shoot the Monarch that comes from this beauty!!!!! ♫ k #6102228Roxanne M. Bubar June 24, 2008
OUTSTANDING. #6102718Heather June 24, 2008
WOW!!!! Awesome macro!! :) #6102945Melissa G. Meiselman June 24, 2008
Well detailed capture of this fellow, David!! #6103369Nikki McDonald June 24, 2008
I'm with Girish--this really should be a winner, David. The clarity, colors, detail and composition are all fantastic. Great job!! I'll be back to make sure they do right by you :) #6103512Stefania Barbier June 24, 2008
I agree.... WINNER! #6103849Ellen L. Zaslaw June 25, 2008
A stunner ! #6103998Paul E. Earl June 25, 2008
WOW! A real stunner!! #6104068Joy Rector June 25, 2008
super capture #6104676David Phalen June 25, 2008
Thank you Teri, Peter, Brett, Renata, Ray, Sam, Mel, Stephanie, Jeff, Claudia, Agnes, Mary, Georgeina, Jo Ann, Murry, Girish, Judy, Cyn, Nadya, Tiia, Tammy, Terry, Kitty, Roxanne, Heather, Melissa, Nikki, Stefania, Ellen, Paul and Joy! You are all very kind and I do appreciate your comments. #6104825John Connolly June 25, 2008
Awesome detail and color in this fine close up shot, David! Well done! #6106452eileen bedford June 25, 2008
BEAUTIFUL, love how he curves with the edge of the leaf. The colors and detail are fantastic........ #6107120Lisa J. Boulden June 25, 2008
Fabulous color, detail, and composition, David!David Phalen June 26, 2008
Thanks John, Eileen and Lisa! I appreciate your comments. #6108894Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas June 26, 2008
Wonderful details and colors David!,Dennis Flanagan June 26, 2008
Everything about this shot is excellent. #6110227Karen Engelbreth June 26, 2008
Fantastic macro shot, David! #6110957Mike Clime June 26, 2008
Excellent macro, David! #6111224Daniella Puente June 27, 2008
I like so much how the caterpillar makes a border on the leaf :)) EXCELLENT capture ++++ #6114413Vladan D. Djordjevic June 27, 2008
Terrific details, colors and lighting. Lovely! #6115133Mitch Spence June 28, 2008
This really is beautiful, Dave, and I wonder how I missed seeing it before. As everyone's said, the colors are super as is the composition, with all the right curves in all the right places. #6117015Candice C. Calhoun June 28, 2008
Really exceptional work, David...a sure winner!ccc #6118221
Joan Powell June 29, 2008
Perfection !!!! #6122415Nikki McDonald July 03, 2008
And here! Well, they got it right on the first round. Congrats and good luck :) #6138040David Phalen July 06, 2008
Thanks Amalia, Dennis, Karen, Mike, Daniella, Vladan, Mitch, Candice, Joan and Nikki! I appreciate your comments. #6145866Nikki McDonald July 21, 2008
I love love love this one, David, and I think they got it right again. Congratulations. #6205732Georgeina M. Mckinney July 21, 2008
Congrats on your finalist!! :) #6205737Carla Metzler July 21, 2008
Congratulations, Dave! Great job! #6206111Judy V. Kennamer July 21, 2008
Way to go David!!! This had to be a winner! Congrats!!!! #6206261Melissa G. Meiselman July 21, 2008
Congratulations, David on this awesome finalist!! #6206270Mitch Spence July 21, 2008
Hey, hey, hey, finalist!! Way to go, Dave. #6206316Nadya Johnson July 21, 2008
Way to go, Dave! This is so spectacular! Congratulations on your finalist! #6206636Karen Engelbreth July 21, 2008
Congrats on this wonderful finalist, David! #6206659Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna July 21, 2008
Congratulations on this and your other finalists, Dave!!!!!! Super images!!!!! ♫ k #6206807Tiia Vissak July 21, 2008
Congratulations! #6207202Rakesh Syal July 21, 2008
Congratulations, David on this stunning finalist!! #6207741Terry L. Ellis July 21, 2008
WTG! DAVID!!!! Congratulations on an awesome finalist, sir! #6207958JO ANN CLEVELAND July 21, 2008
Congratulations on this wonderful finalist Davejo ann c. #6208692
Erin Appelbaum July 21, 2008
A big congrats on this finalist David. Peter #6208693Jeana Clark July 21, 2008
~J~ #6208761
Margaret R. Barry July 21, 2008
Congratulations on this fantastic finalist, David! #6208790Gail Vitikacs July 21, 2008
One incredible image David! Congratulations on this beauty! #6209027Claudia Kuhn July 21, 2008
Terrific find and capture, congrats David! #6209303MELODIE C. ROBERTS July 21, 2008
King David Rides Again!! #6209489Sam Britt July 21, 2008
Congratulations, David! #6209654Agnes Fegan July 21, 2008
Congratulations David...! #6210315Kathy L. Clark July 21, 2008
Congratulations on your beautiful finalist David. Wonderful image. #6210407Kristy A. Keene July 22, 2008
Congrats on your Wonderful Finalist!! #6211802Laurie Daily July 22, 2008
Congratulations on this great finalist, David! #6212294Jeff Robinson July 22, 2008
Congrats David on your excellent Finalist! Jeff #6213171Stefania Barbier July 22, 2008
congrats on your gorgeous finalist Dave! #6213821David Phalen July 22, 2008
Many thanks to you all!! #6215050Pat Gamwell July 22, 2008
Incredible shot! Well deserved Finalist! #6215612Corinne M. Thompson July 22, 2008
What a fantastic capture, Congrats on the Finalist! #6216078Ken Smith July 22, 2008
Way to go, David. Congrats to you! #6217166eileen bedford July 22, 2008
Congratulations David, great job....... #6217230Patrick Rouzes July 22, 2008
CONGRATULATIONS on this amazing finalist, David!!!!!!!!!!! #6217594Kaye Burazin July 22, 2008
Well done my friend. #6218591Mike Clime July 23, 2008
Congratulations on this finalist, David! #6222153Lori Carlson November 07, 2009
Awesome Finalist, David!! Really effective composition & great timing!!! =) #8111421Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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