Challenge Inspiration

[Julie Kenward]

To get everyone in the mood for the Mini/Micro/Macro challenge, here is a close up of the inside of a rose. :)

Canon 40D, EF 100mm f/2.8 macro
f3.5 @ 1/80th, ISO 400
Manual mode, AWB, handheld, natural light
I added a slight bit of gaussian blur and a slight vignette around the edges of the flower to make this recede away from the center area.

[Steve Adkins]

Beautiful! And what do you hear from Whoville? :D

[Julie Kenward]

Very funny, Steve! It reminds me of a ball of matter, with all the electrons bouncing around it. ;) (Gosh I hope I remembered that correctly from school!)

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hey Jules,
Very striking colors! I am debating some of the stronger whites....but I think they add a nice graphic element to the overall presentation. Not sure you will get me into the 3.5 range for the challenge.....but I'll definitely work on something this weekend!

[Charissa]

Striking image Julie, and pp work adds drama. Like it.

[Anita Bower]

It does look like a pulsating atom or something weird. Great colors! Thanks for the inspiration. Tried some yesterday, but they were a bust.

[Desmond Chan]

If you didn't say it, I wouldn't have known this's part of a rose :o

Like the vignetting and slight blur. The center of the pic really stands out.