A very handsome one indeed! Great shot!

I hear what you are saying k5683, and I also understand your concerns for anonymity author, But, I doubt very much that the technique you used, if it is legal for this competition, is anything new, so perhaps you might say that you will post it as a tutorial after the contest ends, that way, new users can learn from you. I know your work, and you are fortunate to be so skilled, but did you not learn from someone or somewhere in the beginning!!

Some photographers keep their techniques private for a reason I believe. It is what makes them stand out from others. Does a magician tell you how he does his best tricks? Remember this is also a contest site (meaning competition), so in my opinion author, it would be up to you to tell your secrets or not. If you do, then others are VERY lucky to learn from you

This is amazing!!!

Author, I do not mean any disrespect, but this is also a learning / sharing site. If you have techniques that fall within the rules, and they could be learned and used by others in the future, do you not think it would be good to share them here, rather than in private messages.

Amazing colors and great capture, you dont need luck to win this one

great effort, only ruined by the vehicles in shot left side of image.

absolutely wonderful

Stunning, how you will answere all Jadelinks questions.

beautiful!

Amazing photograph! I would love to have this hanging in my home.

Awesome IR shot! Do you use a filter or a converted camera? And if you are using a conversion, what kind of camera?
This is absolutely beautiful. One more question...is this straight out of the camera, or did you do any post processing like channel swapping? I just really love IR photography and am always curious as to how people get their results!

very beautiful!

very nice!

Wow, amazing sharpness on that bee, lovely capture = )

Just fantastic!! Well done 5*

I'm with the others. This is extremely nice, although I would crop a little off the top and the left to de-center the bug and to de-emphasize the shadows from the petals. great shot, though!

wow this is stunning, a real winner.

Wow, wow, wow! This is stunningly beautiful!

Congratulations, totally deserved. Fantastic photograph.

Congratulations on a well deserved win....FABULOUS photo!!!

Congrats for your first place and for having the highest scoring entry this week!

Nice shot... but he needs a cigar sticking out the left side.

just WOW! I'd like to order some prints.

Great capture Author. Beautiful

would be hard to photoshop a picture better than that shot ..well done

awesome

Absolutely stunning! My jaw dropped when I scrolled down to this image.

@trim49 sure everybody knows where this is Amazing shot author!

He smiles at the camera haha. Nice, good luck !

Great shot!

Absolutely stunning!

Congrats

Thats great !

Author, you assume every one knows where this is.

wow wow wow !!!!

Absolutely stunning, and I knew it would be yours. Well done.

WOW...beautiful shot author...amazing in high res.

beautiful!!!

Stunning, what else can I say.

Nice job!! Great shot and color!

Nice composition !

Great shot ! Nice dof and colours !

Great pic.

Congrats

Do look at the High Res, it looks great.

Lovely DOF

Is that Waldo?

Nice, love the DOF

vostro laptop i guess..nice shoot