Alien Invasion!!!

I was walking around my garden, minding my own buisness, when I discovered this! Scary!
I think this alien is sucking the life out of my flowers...
Please view at the large screen!

Thanks for all your comments on my experimants with the new camera. I'm learning as we go.
I'm glad you like the new profile-picture, I'll tell my mom she did a great job! I couldn't post it on this project, because I didn't take the picture myself...

[Denise]

Awesome detail Geertje. I was going to comment on your new profile photo. It's fabulous. Enjoy your new camera!!

[Jonna]

What a great shot with fun effects!!! Looks like an alien for sure... :-)

[Kirsty McLaughlan]

oh wow, awesome shot

[Justin K.]

great macro!

[Gilbert Sumalinog]

very cool macro and focus. love the effect! =)

[Muse]

The alien looks like a giant flower-mosquito! Awesome macro, full of details! I guess it's not that big, is it?

[LisLee]

Is this a mosquito! It looks really scary! I love all the detail though!

[Geertje K.]

@scatcat Well, it's about the same size as an average fly, pretty big for a mosquito! I guess it's a flower-mosquito, thanks for that!

[petra]

this really looks like a alien, great macro! like your profile picture too! (ps als je eerst de oude profielfoto verwijderd en dan pas de nieuwe er op zet en je refresht de pagina dan staat ie meteen overal ipv de oude)

[Rona]

Nice macro. Love the focus and effect.

[Muse]

@geertje Oh Geertje, I was kind of joking when I gave it the name flower-mosquito, I don't think it really exist! Sorry for the confusion :-0

[aiksaS]

Bzzzzz, beautiful! Amazing effect!

[Roe Jan]

Fun shot, Geertje! And I LOVE your new profile photo, but for some reason it only shows up for me when I click "view large". On all your postings, I still see your other photo.

[Courtney]

CREEPY! Very cool effect

[Susan Pigott]

Yikes! Awesome perspective and effect.

[elkehochban]

Awesome shot! Love your new profile photo!

[Geertje K.]

@petra Ok, gedaan, zie je m nu wel?

[Henriette Sparkes]

Great shot and story.

[june milner]

This is a great shot , and your mum did a great job too.

[Terry]

wow, it looks huge, when you view large screen , Good job girl

[Gertjan]

what a bug! maybe you become an expert in photographing bugs :D

[Cary]

Great shot! Nature at work!

[Hilary Shearing]

Great shot and story. Such wonderful detail.

[Pyrrhula]

She`s cute ( Way do we think by aliens always on invasions , maby one has lost his way in galaxcy and asks for the way back home? ), , the pic is marvelous great

[Geertje K.]

@pyrrhula Grappig! Ik zal hem op weg sturen als ik hem weer tegen kom!

[Robin]

Fantastic capture, Geertje! Love the way you've caught that proboscis going right into the flower.

[Robin]

By the way, love your new profile shot. You look beautiful in that sea of yellow tulips.

[Emme]

great catch!! it does look kind of scary!! but the flowers are very beautiful!!

[Kathryn Marshall]

Like the focus. Definitely looks like an insect alien.

[petra]

@geertje ehhhh... nee....

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Wow- scary!

[Bill Dodsworth]

Creepy and cool! Nicely captured!!

[Kerri]

Awesomely cool

[Angie]

WOW

[Donna H]

very cool! amazing detail!

[leon Coetzer]

AWOWOOOOOOOOOOOOOwonderful and a fav....happy Queens day

[Sheralee]

Awful looking bug but a really beautiful photo, nice effect you used!

[SEVENDUST]

i love your new profile pic..... you really stands out from those yellow flowers.... ♥ nice one!

[Annie Charalambous]

This is such a beautiful macro :)

[Margaret Tryon]

Amazing capture Geertje. The detail is stunning.

[hettie]

wow! amazing! :)

[Geertje K.]

@roejan I'm not sure how it works, i see my new profile-picture everywhere. I think it's a case of wait and see... Thanks a lot!

[Geertje K.]

@afronaut Thank you so much for the fav! I celebrated queensday last night (it always starts the night before) and today I was mainly painting the attic, big renovation. But I went out, all covered in paint for a quick shot, hope you like it.

[Ronald]

Great detail. Wonderful macro

[Marja de Jong]

Amazing!

[Judith]

Wow, dat ziet er heftig uit met die focus...!

[Paula Fontanini]

AWESOME shot Geertje.....such incredible detail and love the zoom effect!

[Helen Doyle]

oh my gosh what is that?! i would have run away lol great detail and capture though!

[Nathalie]

Brrrrrrrr, what a pricky bugger! :-) Great macro, Geertje!

[Megs]

This is an amazing picture!!

[Geertje K.]

@mjkeator Thanks! I already posted a new one for today, less scary than this one, but a lot alike...

[Marinade Spatula]

great captures here - pretty flowers and insect detail is impressive.

[Sue Beatty]

Great shot.

[Sciroccojade]

Your insects are fantastic, i have not mastered the little things yet!