Let Me Tell You About The Flowers And Bees !
by Mona

Comment:
Beautiful macro. Love the detail on the bee and the colors in the flower set the bee apart perfectly. Good luck in the challenge!

Seneca Lake Sunset
by ClickNSee

Comment:
You picked the perfect time of day for this shot. Love it! Good luck in the challenge!

The Blood Hells -- Beppu, Japan
by debitipton

Comment:
Beautiful! Excellence use of depth of field. And the colors are just awesome.

An Essence of Speed
by dsidwell

Comment:
The sharpness of the bird is dead-on. Love it! Good luck in the challenge!

Innocence
by pedahel7

Comment:
I love the idea... For my tastes, I think I would have kept the flowers in color, but muted the color just a bit. It feels like it over powers the scene and doesn't let me absorb the rest of the image.

Marilyn Dreams in High Key
by KDO

Comment:
I usually like high-key shots.. for me, this one lacks definition. It seems like it still needs some "hard lines" to finish it off. One thing, for example, is her nose. Without any "lines" to show her nose, it almost looks like a pig nose (a snout with holes in front). It's lacking the "3-d" clues that would have convinced my eye otherwise.

red
by grigrigirl

Comment:
Beautiful image. And the girl is awesome too!

Strung Out
by MR_P

Comment:
Nice. The blurred background really gives the foreground meaning. And I, for one, thing the border is perfect.

Ouch, no serviceable parts inside!
by graphicfunk

Comment:
Woohoo! Way to go Daniel! This one is awesome!

Arizona Fence
by jbeazell

Comment:
I like the sky ... but the plants in the background just sort of "blend into the sky" with little separation. I doubt the colors were similar ... so my guess is that performing your color-to-b&w conversion with Channel Mixer or something similar could have resulted in a much more compelling b&w. If you'd like me to explain more after the challenge is over, send me a PM.