Great shot, was it taken from Kowloon or Hong Kong Island?

Wonderful sky, really sets off the image dramatically.

@ friiskiwi, it was taken at Victoria Harbour, Tsim Sha Tsui

Great shot ! Your sky is just amazing and gives to your picture a great mood !

Nice Job Congrats on First Place Win

that's close, well done

You're brave. Just how close did you get to this wasp?

I used the reverse ring method and used a 50mm reversed on a 100mm lens. I was about an inch away from my subject.

What an interesting shot, well done.

Beautiful!

this is wonderful!!!

Congrats for your second place!

Thank you!

Congrats

amazing

high res is very nice. Great focus

A beautiful photograph, but could you tell us a little about what kind of herbs they are.

I'll do my best...
Red Berries - Chinese Wolfberries, they are benificial to the liver and your eyes

Dried Roots - Condonopsis root, they have many tonic uses

Fungus in the left side - Black Fungus (Auricularia polytricha), known for improving circulation

Dried Peel in the middle - Dried Tangerine Peel, they are actually just tangerine peels dried in the sun. They aid in digestion and soothes the stomach.

Heres my source for info
http://www.homemade-chinese-soups.com/chinese-herbs.html

As for anything else in the photo, I am not sure...

Fabulous shot though IMO it is a bit dark. Of course I see this is what you were going for, I would just like to see a little more of the herbs. Great job overall author!

Thanks, I'm sure I need all of it.

And congrats again!

Thank you again!

Nice Job Congrats

awww damn, i thought that was a bunch of shrooms... i got excited. lol!