Great mix of colors (very vivid) & liquids...agree with kyricom tho...
A very good entry any way!!!

great shot ! and on theme ! good luck

Literally COOL idea.. I guess the white stripe is the reflection of some light source.. you can see it near the green stick.. Good work author..

Great idea. VERY nice. What is the white stripe above the red liquid? Might have been good to focus more on the liquid in the front than the counter in the back. Great job, though.

It seems just a little hair blown out on the top of the oyster shell but still a good focus, position and theme match. GL!

I love how you set the ring on the yearbook. It gave it so much more depth and detail without taking the focus off the ring and stones.

EDIT: Author, you have some pretty nice photography. You may be new but you are definitely experienced.

Very nice macro. Superb focus, especially in high res! You should place.

In color maybe....?Very good!!!

A rea gem!!

Yes I do like it.

lovely

Excellent work here, nicely done

i like it, well done

stunning crisp clear shot..........good luck author

There's something you could try for the focusing inside. Set everything up, take something else to the location where you want to focus so that the camera can find a focusing point. Have it focus and take the focusing help away and shoot away. This way you should be able to focus despite the camera not being able to focus on its own. You might need few try to get the focusing point to the right place, but I'm pretty sure it's going to be worth the trouble.

I take your word for that author.It's nice too see that people actually set up photos for each contest (not just searching their hard drive to find something that "fits' each contest)!Great effort....

Very nice piece of hardened mucus! I agree with karaflazz about the BOH. You might also consider placing the shell on sand, or some more "natural" setting. Nice attempt though - nice thinking. GL

Nice idea!Just some suggestions (inho).You could place the pearl inside the shell (that way it would look more natural).The top of the shell is a little bit BOH (blow out highlights,its when the light is too hard so you loose detail)you should use a softer light source or try to diffuse your light source with a piece of sheet or something.Once again nice idea,out of the box thinking!

nicely captured............do they still do this sort of thing now!

Nice shot ,well done

Congrats for your second place!

Your focus is on parts of the blanket, which actually adds depth to it so I think for this purpose it is fine. I question your judgement, Govin.

wonderful, nicely done

nicely done, good detail

OMG - 9 kids - she deserves a golden gown

pretty

Nice story and 9 kids my god...Thats great....Nice image of the baby on the gown....

Nice but i guess you should have shown either the whole blanket or else taken the focus on the best of it...Its a little oof for me....But a nice try...

Lovely DOF.....Nice image....

There's a very beautiful and warm story behind that dress, I got emotional...

Is it a classic gown, or a fatal one?

wow... nice

So your Grandma had 12 kids? Holy Cow!

Be sure to keep that picture... you'll treasure it later

cute

Congrats for your third place!

Much better.

I like the reflection on the pole. Good job

nice angle, could be a little lighter and more contrast.

Nice framing !

Great shot ! For me, the noise doesn't disturb me, instead of it, I think it gives a special mood the picture !

lovely

a little noise, but you caught a great moment

very nice ! i like the color GL

lovely

Great shot. Cozy.

i like it great shot

Nice. A sweet shot. Might have been nice not to have it cropped so closely so we had a sense of the "dark"