Beneath the Lotus

Beautiful lighting. Lovely sharp image with very nice detail and colour. Like the composition!!

Beautiful!

absolutely fantastic macro, glorious flower and wonderful imagery and fantastic colour. hugsxxx

WOWzer .. wow and double wow!!!! The soft light and the glow … AMAZING! Great work, Mike!

wow, very original point of view!

Beautiful additional to the challenge! Beautiful capture!!!

Looks like a mystical sun rising from the center of this gorgeous flower. Beautiful shot, goes into my favs!

wow its just gorgeous!!

Perfection!

Your flowers are just the best. The lighting on this is perfect. The detail is amazing, too.

Okay….how big can I make the font for this….......WOW!!!!!!!!!!!! Mike this is sheer excellence!! This is, in my opinion, one of the times when backlighting works perfectly and has created such a beautiful sense of the delicacy of each line of these petals. Fabulous with the white background too.

Congratulations on a stunning image!

Very pretty …

Excellent

wow … gorgeous!!!

Sublime!!! I want to say everything Holly just said. Its perfect!

Dreamy! it looks surreal! Nice!

This is gorgeous… Awesome shot!! : )

Goooorgeous!

Beautiful!!

Stunning work Mike!!! Good luck my friend!!! ;-)

Stunning !!

Perfect shot!

beautiful image Mike

well done

Nicely done Mike

Wow tis is niceeeee.

stunning shot you have here, great shot, details, soft pastel colors, i like it alot , cheers

WOW- gorgeous!!! fabulous composition textures and detail!!!!

Lovely colors, beautiful !

Beautiful Mike!

Double You. O . Double You!

WOW!! Mike this is fabulous- terrific-marvellous-and the lighting is pretty good lol x

really gorgeous, Mike…love the transparency of the petals and the clarity of the linear detail. Well done!

beautiful, simple and lovely…the textures just pop out, you can almost reach out and touch it….great shot!

it looks really beautiful from underneath also Mike.x

Awesome mate. Love the detail.

WOW Mr M!!! I was gonna shoot a couple shots for the challenge and now I know I don’t have a chance next to this!!! You are so very talented and this picture is simply perfect! I love the lighting!!! Miss K

Beautiful very well done! good luck!

Very pretty… GREAT CAPTURE :))

Hi Mike such beautiful focus and clarity..you got my attention!! very lovely!!

Mike, you have really created a wonderful image! The lighting is just perfect as it flows through the petals and leaves, gently accenting the delicate colors! Just awesome!

WOW!!!!!!!!!!! LOVE IT!

Stunning image…just gorgeous!

I love EVERYTHING about this one Mike! Fantastic job!! You certainly have a way with the Lotus!!

Fantastic shot, great detail and lighting – I think you have a winner here Mike!

Just STUNNING Mike! Wonderful detail, lighting and colours! =)

gorgeous capture,,, well done

Beautiful capture!

Brilliant work there mate, colours & lighting PERFECT, love it!!

wow! :))))))))))))))))))))))))))
somptuous, sweet Mike!!! xx

lovely shot Mike – the colours and almost transparency of those petals are beautiful.

Nice angle – fantastic lighting – perfect in every way.Liz

WoW!! They just keep getting better and better Mike. Ab. Fab!

Welllllllll I feel it should win…for sure. this is an amazing photo! Love how the light comes through the leaves.

Just gorgeous Mike,great perspective and colours !

Wow this one really pops pff the page!

Beautiful!!! Good luck in the Challenge!!!

Lovely work Mike :))

Awesome macro photo!

I hope you win! It’s so beautiful! Better than any of mine!

This is absolutely gorgeous! The lighting makes it breathtaking.

Thanks for the vote of confidence Mike!!! I just did!!!

No wasn’t too bad I guess! LOL What lily macro with the water droplet on it??? You lost me my friend!!!

This is superb work

Wonderful shot Mike. I don’t know if this is underneath enough for the Underneath contest. Maybe you should try again and dip your camera to be sure….. 8-)))

I think you’ll be giving up your day job soon, Mike – your work is soaring to new heights all the time! I haven’t got the vocab to adequately express how beautiful this shot is!

Well you have done so well with this image, I guess I shouldn’t even enter the challenge. This is magnificent Mike, what else can I say!!!

Such a stunning image!

Do you think this could be a winner?!!!! Absolutely stunning Mike.

amazing light! super image

A totally stunning shot with incredible lighting!

Just about perfect Mike, all the best with it.

Absolutely gorgoues….wow!

Outstanding photo!

Gorgeous details and lighting!

Great light and detail, lovely shot and color as well

A very beautiful shot!

love the light.

mike i have not seen a lotus flower for real, but you make me want to go find one, its a great shot, love the lighting too :) k

Awesome macro, Mike.
Maybe you should rename yourself “Macro Mike”.......

Great crop and lighting

Love the play of the light through petals!!! Very nice one, Mike!!!

Thank you for your wonderful words.
This picture is wonderful. Light from down is perfect to show all the gentle pink shade

Just STUNNING Mike my friend ! Well done !!!

It’s glowing … so beautiful, what a great capture! Good for you! Wow!~~ and, double wow!

Very Beautiful

wow, gorgeous!

perfectly beautiful!
;)

fantastic work Mike!

This is absolutely stunning!! I love the lighting on this :)

Beatiful Macro. Love the Colour. Well Done!

beautiful, just beautfilu so much sharp crisp detail, you can see every vein and line in the petals, fantasic work Mike

Perfect

You are a poet of light. You gave the lotus such spiritual feel.

I still lovew this so much

NOW THIS IS SO GORGEOUS! Just perfect in evey way…...awesome work my friend!

This is beautiful and love the lighting. Amazing photography!

A great shot and love the light the sharpness . . . fantastic well done

Gorgeous shot Mike!

so extraordinarily beautiful – stunning!

Stunning Image.

Beautiful capture: Excellent lighting and detail! Well done and well-deserved finish in the top 10 of the lighting challenge of the Flowers in Macro group!

Oh my this is a most beautiful image, the color the texture the glow! I love this. I want to dive into the picture! LOL

Amazing beauty fantasitc lighting!

Congratulation for being part of the top ten in the shadow light challenge. Personally I thought yours was a stronger image, but what do I know.

Very nice. The lighting is soft but still illuminates the whole flower.

Congrats, Mike!!! Top ten position in Flowers in Macro!!! So well deserved!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

FANTASTIC image!!

Bravo Bravo ~ Let me stand and praise the beauty of this piece ~ Bravo Bravo ~ Amazing ~

wondrous!!! the light on this is fantastic!!!! glorious colours and beautiful lotus. hugsxxx

Fabulous work. Your macro images are unique. You have a wonderful eye.

stunning image

Lovely lighting, color and composition.
Great shot.

Stunning lighting and softness.

STUNNING

going going gone! Wow you been missed M lovely flower!

What a stunning capture! Loving the light swathing through this beauty! Gorgeous work Mike!

the flower just lows, beautiful lighting, color, and detail!

glows, I mean it glows!!!!