Well, thanks once again for ruining my evening, Chris. I have a perfect entry all ready for the B/W challenge and you just blew my shot right out of the water with another stunner. I'll give you a heads up and let you know that I plan to complain to the moderators about his posting. I would be greatly appreciative if you could give me any ideas about how I can defame you and this shot. Perhaps I'll tell them that this is a secret message and that you are an Al-Qaeda operative.

Your shot is fabulous. The detail is amazing. When I see work like this, I want to toss my camera in the trash and hang myself. I also get a creepy feeling that I'm a gynecologist when I see such perfect focus on plant innards. It's amazing that the contrast provides such depth when I know that the reality is that I'm not looking at a stretch of the Himalayas but rather a tiny close up of a flower.

One fave and one AC nomination. I hear that Wal-Mart has a sale on rope; so I'm off to get the materials for my hanging. Thanks for nothin'.