snow worlds
by mefnj

Comment by willem:
Wow, real snowflakes photographed by you (I saw a video on how to do it .... difficult). I like the blue tone of the image and the 3d snowflake at the bottom adds extra interest, as if the others still have to land and then form into 3d.

"So...ah...Bernie...how's that global warmin' workin' out for ya?"
by mefnj

Comment by willem:
Ha, ha, good one. Good idea and well placed.

The Garden Visitor
by mefnj

Comment by IreneM:
Now that is one photographic mantis. Amazingly beautiful capture.

Cosmic Migration
by mefnj

Comment by roz:
absolutely brilliant .. this is fantastic .. the shapes, the light, the colours and the scratchy bits .. hopefully this does amazing in the challenge .. :)

Fail Once, I Quit
by mefnj

Comment by MaryO:
This one has me stumped. It can make "liquefaction" or "liquifaction" but either way there's a leftover vowel. Will have to ponder some more. Very pretty blue and I like the gold outlines on the bubbles. That bottom one looks like an eyeball!

The Garden Visitor
by mefnj

Comment by mariuca:
What a poise! cannot imagine how one could capture this

The Garden Visitor
by mefnj

Comment by Barroness:
Congratulations top 10
This is the most beautiful praying mantis image I have ever seen. You captured the image perfectly.

Fail Once, I Quit
by mefnj

Comment by willem:
I am trying to figure out what the anagram is (also looking at your image in the free study challenge).. never mind... it does not influence the score.

The Garden Visitor
by mefnj

Comment by streetpigeon:
Just the right focus on this majestic praying mantis, this t. rex of the insect world. Those goggle eyes are fixed on the visitor to his or her domain, haughty, indomitable.
Okay, just making that up, don't really know. The composition is adroit, both regular and irregular at once. Mainly green and black, leaving no distractions, this is strong. How perfectly the antennae stand out against the leaf. Bokeh, also lovely. Sumptuous.
One of three personal favorites of the challenge.

The Garden Visitor
by mefnj

Comment by spencelg:
Wow. Great shot. Nice of this insect to look at the camera for you.