Wow - didn't expect to ribbon with the score this was getting - thanks!
This is a piece of lichen that I picked up while doing a photo shoot out in Lake Tahoe earlier this year. I actually brought home quite a bit of it & have it growing with different plants around the house. I was intrigued by how absolutely neon green it is as well as its texture. Lighting was a single Pentax AF540FGZ with a Gary Fong 'Whale Tail' with a blue insert.
Didn't think it would ever bring me a ribbon, I was just hoping for 6+... :) I had a lot of alternative entries for this challenge that I personally liked better and almost didn't go with this one. I only went with it because I thought it had the best combo of color, texture & puzzling-ness and I didn't have a lot of time left to edit before the challenge deadline. Generally speaking, what I think is spectacular here at DPC doesn't do nearly as well as I expected in the end.
Anyway, this one was taken with my 100mm Macro by itself, but I tried something new while creating images for this challenge: using my Vivitar macro focusing 2x converter combined with the FA100mm ƒ/2.8 - really produced some spectacular results (see below) - can't wait to use that combo (double macro!) on some bugs...
Here is one alternate I had seriously considered using that combo:
...and another:
...and another:
...and finally:
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You really didn't expect a ribbon? I really liked the green and the blue background!
The focus on the lower part distracts me a little bit, but it's a great shot! Gave you a 10 on this one!
A stumper, so meets the challenge. I love the depth of this image ... very very well done! Colors enhance it. DOF enhances it. Practically perfect and among best of show.
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