Hanging by a stem
by Mrvile

Comment by Pegasus:
I like the menace in this image - the fact that you can't see all of him [or maybe my imagination is working overtime lol]

Hanging by a stem
by Mrvile

Comment by Caltrop:
great clarity neat and spooky shot! 8

Hanging by a stem
by Mrvile

Comment by shamer:
Nice jumper shot. I'm glad I came back through & decided to rate this higher than I had initially as it is a nice capture.

Hanging by a stem
by Mrvile

Comment by Alicia:
Great shot. Didn't that spider pounce?

Hanging by a stem
by Mrvile

Comment by MaryO:
Ewwww!!! Way too many eyeballs for my taste. And they're in focus, too (shudder). I hate to admit it but this is well done.

Hanging by a stem
by Mrvile

Comment by bassbone:
I love those eyes! Nice capture and great use of macro on this challenge

Hanging by a stem
by Mrvile

Comment by Blue Moon:
so cute! better watch out, that's a jumper...and he's eyeing you! The complementary green colors really make this work, but I wish its head din't blend in w/the background so much.

Hanging by a stem
by Mrvile

Comment by gg3rd:
Good color contrast and focus.
It would be more interesting/appropriate if you had the stem (and the "beast") on a more diagonal orientation.

Skyscape
by Mrvile

Comment by Mrvile:
Thanks for the comments everyone! Another high-scorer for me, but still haven't broken 6 yet. Anyway, thank God for advanced editing, in fact a lot of editing went into this image to get all the colors and WB right...

You guys are right about the shadow though...originally the image had a very large shadow in the bottom-right corner and I had cropped out a lot of it for this, but didn't get rid of it completely. I'll have to watch the composition before shooting next time.

Staring Into The Abyss
by Mrvile

Comment by Mrvile:
Thanks for the comments! This is now my second highest rated photograph, but I'm still on my way to break 6.

Anyway I had a few other macros with better, more attractive and more noticeable bokeh, but I liked the composition and contrast of this shot so much I was blinded of the actual contest. I'll keep the contest theme in mind a bit more next time. Thanks again!