Textured Delicacy
by Carlo21

Comment by Steef:
the shallow dof works well in thsi shot to highlight the texture. nicely done

Wishing you were here...
by Carlo21

Comment by Carlo21:
My goal with this one was to score a 5.5 with a "out of the box" postcard submittal. I was thinking that not all postcards are vacations or happy scenes. Some may be travelling for other reasons such as serving our military overseas or a work trip away from home. Either way this would represent that type of postcard. This pic says to me that a daughter misses her Dad while he is away and Mom bought the postcard and sent it to Dad wherever he may be.

Thanks for comments and votes.

"NEW" Crayola Water Colors
by Carlo21

Comment by LadyK:
would be a great ad. i have to assume you used a star filter?

"NEW" Crayola Water Colors
by Carlo21

Comment by Teafran:
A very creative look at crayons - the image meets the subject matter dead on with subtle, yet detailed effect. A terrific demonstration of the creative process in meeting the challenge in a very unusual way. Should be a sure bet to win a ribbon or place high as a top twenty image. A couple of minor detail problems not worth mentioning because they don't appear until you really get a critical eye and examine the image closely. Well done.

"NEW" Crayola Water Colors
by Carlo21

Comment by smudgeSMJ:
Really neat effect with the light on the drops, not sure if that was added in post or not, but I like it.

"NEW" Crayola Water Colors
by Carlo21

Comment by elizadeb:
Very interesting...intriguing....creative!

"NEW" Crayola Water Colors
by Carlo21

Comment by desertsnail:
cool idea, but the edit hurt it.... you might try bumping up the contrast- it looks like you might have been editing to make the water drops pop, but overlooked the lack of contrast in the rest of the picture and the slight dark halo around each drop. I like the idea.

"NEW" Crayola Water Colors
by Carlo21

Comment by LMA128:
great picture. 9

Textured Delicacy
by Carlo21

Comment by sdstone00:
Great Depth of Field on this.

Textured Delicacy
by Carlo21

Comment by dafletchr:
Beautiful macro!