busy ants

Remove your kit lens, reverse it, hold the lens end to the camera and VOILA! you have a macro lens (kinda). Not for the squeamish, I felt like I had ants crawling all over me before I got done...Canon Rebel

For: free lensing 2 contest

A Watchful Eye

Shot with a Canon Rebel XT, kit lens removed and reversed. I cropped this shot, although I debated about that; see the original in the sbs.

For: free lensing 2 contest

colors

A pile of glass drops on a white pad with a lighted Christmas wreath held over it.

For: piling up 2 contest

Spring Flowers

It was 33 degrees this morning, and a heavy snow squall hit just as I was trying to make this shot. You can see fine white lines caused by the snowflakes swirling around this pocket in my rock garden. If you look closely, you can see one flake on the front-bottom petal; the snow almost instantly mel...

For: march 2012 contest

Pink to Purple Gradients

For: natural gradient contest

Snow, Sun, Flowers

The sun is bright enough to throw shadows, although the snow continues to fall. Daffodils are breaking ground, even starting to bud, promising that spring is on the way.

For: march 2012 contest

Tea Serpent

For: tea time 2 contest

Through a Hollow Log

Three exposures were combined in the hdr photograph to bring out details of the hollow log as well as the meadow beyond.

For: framing contest

Snowball Fight

They fight with each other too often, now they even fight against themselves!

For: double exposure contest

An Angel on her Shoulder

For: double exposure contest

Below the Dam

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Remembering...

Used the face closeup as a layer, changed the mode to darken, took down the opacity just a bit. Both are my photos.

For: double exposure contest

Crystals

For: lighting 2 contest

Glass pieces

For: stereograph 2 contest

Orange Slice

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Reflections

For: hanging fixtures contest

Spooning

For: selective blue 2 contest

Big Balls

For: curving 2 contest

Through an Open Window

For: deriliction 2 contest

Chihuly at Meijer Gardens

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Over the Hill

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Witch House

For: deriliction 2 contest

Boy Scout Flashlight

For: machine macros 2 contest

Flared Knot

For: wood knots contest