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I am really really excited about my shots from today. I don't know if I have heat-stroke, or maybe it is the vibrant colours. I even enjoyed taking a picture a flower eating caterpillar that is about two cm. long when stretched out. Here are my favourites! Thanks for being here!!

**eaglem** · 07-06-2012, 03:32 PM

You've managed to get some exquisite colour in these shots and the use of bokeh is very good.

pentapixel · 07-06-2012, 03:33 PM

Beautiful shots. Both lens and flowers are incredible, but it wouldn't be possible without your intervention. Excellent job!

bluestringer · 07-06-2012, 04:17 PM

These are fantastic. Excellent work. The colors and detail really pop.

loco · 07-06-2012, 04:22 PM

I would be excited too, Tess!! Amazing colors and those last two caterpillar shots are really special! Great job!

**Bob Harris** · 07-06-2012, 04:42 PM

vibrant colors for sure, great reds, #2 is my fav.

slackercruster · 07-06-2012, 05:00 PM

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GeoJerry · 07-06-2012, 06:13 PM

Really like that first one, the colors and composition, with the focus on the left and blurred flower on the right. Very cool!

**luftfluss** · 07-06-2012, 08:17 PM

These looks terrific, very sharp and colorful, good reason to get excited about them!

It looks like you have a big ole' dust spot on the first shot, at the tip of the top-most petal.

Rupert · 07-06-2012, 08:21 PM

Beautiful shots! The yellow is my favorite, but the one before it is very close.
The red one? What is it? I had one of those a couple of years back but couldn't keep it alive long in the heat here.

Regards! ....still looking for that Doggie Album.....! Otis too!

tessfully · 07-07-2012, 04:25 AM

Originally posted by eaglem

You've managed to get some exquisite colour in these shots and the use of bokeh is very good.

Thanks eaglem!

Originally posted by pentapixel

Beautiful shots. Both lens and flowers are incredible, but it wouldn't be possible without your intervention. Excellent job!

Very very nice of you to say pentapixel! Thank you

Originally posted by bluestringer

These are fantastic. Excellent work. The colors and detail really pop.

Thank you bluestringer! My macros don't come close to the beauties you get with tubes and skill. That caterpillar looks much more impressive on my big computer screen!

Originally posted by loco

I would be excited too, Tess!! Amazing colors and those last two caterpillar shots are really special! Great job!

Thanks Lori! That little guy was so much fun to shoot. I should have cropped him more as he has pollen all over his face and it looks like he is smirking at the camera.

Originally posted by Bob Harris

vibrant colors for sure, great reds, #2 is my fav.

Thank you Bob! Number two was a surprise when I saw the spindles of fibre around the little flowers about to bloom. This is a cluster flower. The individual flowers are teeny tiny. I will get a shot when it opens.

Originally posted by slackercruster

A++++++++++++++++++

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You are very kind slackercruster! Thank you!!

Originally posted by GeoJerry

Really like that first one, the colors and composition, with the focus on the left and blurred flower on the right. Very cool!

Thanks Jerry!

Originally posted by luftfluss

These looks terrific, very sharp and colorful, good reason to get excited about them!

It looks like you have a big ole' dust spot on the first shot, at the tip of the top-most petal.

ahhhh... oh no.... I missed it, darned thing hiding in the bokeh that way! Thanks luftfluss!!

Originally posted by Rupert

Beautiful shots! The yellow is my favorite, but the one before it is very close.
The red one? What is it? I had one of those a couple of years back but couldn't keep it alive long in the heat here.

Regards! ....still looking for that Doggie Album.....! Otis too!

Thank you Rupert... I can't remember the red ones name although they are really popular here as both an annual and a perennial of sorts in that they do come back in the garden.
That doggie album is growing and bursting at the seams... I will have to find some time to make a thread for you and Otis. Thank you for having a look at my photos and for the great comments.

slowpez · 07-07-2012, 06:42 AM

How about excellent photographer. This series just blows me away. Fantastic job.

**Dice** · 07-07-2012, 07:28 PM

The first image is really really good. I love the painterly feel. The others are great too but number 1 is really super.

**MSL** · 07-08-2012, 11:02 AM

Tess, just bow and take the applause in good spirit. It is well deserved and the images are a combination of a lot of factors, including a talented photographer.

**Sailor** · 07-08-2012, 05:52 PM

Amazing stuff, Tess. These shots have a substance and solidity that you just see often in what is - after all - a two-dimensional medium. These shots have . . . . . . well, pith. Maybe it's the selective focus and shallow DOF, but there something here that I don't recall seeing before. Great job!!

Jer

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07-06-2012, 03:32 PM	#2
eaglem Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Perth Western Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 43,164	You've managed to get some exquisite colour in these shots and the use of bokeh is very good.

07-06-2012, 03:33 PM	#3
pentapixel New Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: San Diego Photos: Gallery Posts: 3	Beautiful shots. Both lens and flowers are incredible, but it wouldn't be possible without your intervention. Excellent job!

07-06-2012, 04:17 PM	#4
bluestringer Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Cotton fields of South Georgia Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,748	These are fantastic. Excellent work. The colors and detail really pop.

07-06-2012, 04:22 PM	#5
loco Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Virginia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,846	I would be excited too, Tess!! Amazing colors and those last two caterpillar shots are really special! Great job!

07-06-2012, 04:42 PM	#6
Bob Harris Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Canon City, Colorado Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,477	vibrant colors for sure, great reds, #2 is my fav.

07-06-2012, 05:00 PM	#7
slackercruster Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: NE, USA Posts: 1,302	A++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

07-06-2012, 06:13 PM	#8
GeoJerry Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Santa Barbara, CA Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,158	Really like that first one, the colors and composition, with the focus on the left and blurred flower on the right. Very cool!

07-06-2012, 08:17 PM	#9
luftfluss Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: NJ Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 11,628	These looks terrific, very sharp and colorful, good reason to get excited about them! It looks like you have a big ole' dust spot on the first shot, at the tip of the top-most petal.

07-06-2012, 08:21 PM	#10
Rupert Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Texas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 25,123	Beautiful shots! The yellow is my favorite, but the one before it is very close. The red one? What is it? I had one of those a couple of years back but couldn't keep it alive long in the heat here. Regards! ....still looking for that Doggie Album.....! Otis too!

07-07-2012, 04:25 AM	#11
tessfully Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: S. Algonquin, Ontario Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,860 Original Poster	Originally posted by eaglem You've managed to get some exquisite colour in these shots and the use of bokeh is very good. Thanks eaglem! Originally posted by pentapixel Beautiful shots. Both lens and flowers are incredible, but it wouldn't be possible without your intervention. Excellent job! Very very nice of you to say pentapixel! Thank you Originally posted by bluestringer These are fantastic. Excellent work. The colors and detail really pop. Thank you bluestringer! My macros don't come close to the beauties you get with tubes and skill. That caterpillar looks much more impressive on my big computer screen! Originally posted by loco I would be excited too, Tess!! Amazing colors and those last two caterpillar shots are really special! Great job! Thanks Lori! That little guy was so much fun to shoot. I should have cropped him more as he has pollen all over his face and it looks like he is smirking at the camera. Originally posted by Bob Harris vibrant colors for sure, great reds, #2 is my fav. Thank you Bob! Number two was a surprise when I saw the spindles of fibre around the little flowers about to bloom. This is a cluster flower. The individual flowers are teeny tiny. I will get a shot when it opens. Originally posted by slackercruster A++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ You are very kind slackercruster! Thank you!! Originally posted by GeoJerry Really like that first one, the colors and composition, with the focus on the left and blurred flower on the right. Very cool! Thanks Jerry! Originally posted by luftfluss These looks terrific, very sharp and colorful, good reason to get excited about them! It looks like you have a big ole' dust spot on the first shot, at the tip of the top-most petal. ahhhh... oh no.... I missed it, darned thing hiding in the bokeh that way! Thanks luftfluss!! Originally posted by Rupert Beautiful shots! The yellow is my favorite, but the one before it is very close. The red one? What is it? I had one of those a couple of years back but couldn't keep it alive long in the heat here. Regards! ....still looking for that Doggie Album.....! Otis too! Thank you Rupert... I can't remember the red ones name although they are really popular here as both an annual and a perennial of sorts in that they do come back in the garden. That doggie album is growing and bursting at the seams... I will have to find some time to make a thread for you and Otis. Thank you for having a look at my photos and for the great comments.

07-07-2012, 06:42 AM	#12
slowpez Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: South Carolina, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 18,461	How about excellent photographer. This series just blows me away. Fantastic job.

07-07-2012, 07:28 PM	#13
Dice Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Emeryville, CA Posts: 1,122	The first image is really really good. I love the painterly feel. The others are great too but number 1 is really super.

07-08-2012, 11:02 AM	#14
MSL Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Greater Toronto Area Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,756	Tess, just bow and take the applause in good spirit. It is well deserved and the images are a combination of a lot of factors, including a talented photographer.

07-08-2012, 05:52 PM	#15
Sailor Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Coastal Texas Photos: Gallery Posts: 26,203	Amazing stuff, Tess. These shots have a substance and solidity that you just see often in what is - after all - a two-dimensional medium. These shots have . . . . . . well, pith. Maybe it's the selective focus and shallow DOF, but there something here that I don't recall seeing before. Great job!! Jer

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