alien landing
Water drops on the flower of an ornamental grass called Fountain Grass or Pennisetum setaceum
The blue is a reflection/refraction of a swimming pool.
A list of all the other great artists that made it into Gaia is here
Another photo of the grass in the Alian Landing image.
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Robin Webster
Incredible!!!!!!! This is stunning!
Basia McAuley
Beautiful and ohh soo dainty
Rebecca Brann
Nice!
Jocelyn Hyers
Absolutely amazing capture ….
Margot Kiesskalt
Fantastic work!
susan davies
really amazing
Maree Toogood
Beautiful like tiny little balls of glass
George Lenz
nice close and concept
thrumyeyes
stunning Jo.
KathyT
This is stunning – love it!
Rusmwood
Awesome shot
GerryMac
Fantastic work Jo!
Deb76
Outstanding!!!
Brayden Howie
Really well done! Very effective
Kitsmumma
Wow, so beautiful, wonderful shot.
jesika
Super shot, Jo
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Antanas
Excellent!
Happy New Year!
Helene Kippert
Amazing shot!!
card
Wow phantastic shot.
velveteagle
This is really well done..
Tom Broderick IPA
fantastic shot jo. tom
Frank McCafferty
Wow!! Stunning A FAV For ME
maka1967
great macro!
Jeff Burns
spectacular shot
DawsonImages
Stunning macro work
TrEaSuReDiMaGeS
Brilliant Macro Work!!! :-)
funkyfacestudio
Beautiful colors and clarity.
Sharon Hammond
What a fabulous image. Bravo to you
Kathie Nichols
This is so amazing, stunning photography Jo, please consider joining our group Natures Secret Canvas
John Segon-Fis...
BRILLIANT!!!!!
Roy barry
Fabulous work!
dominiquelandau
wonderful work!!!!!!!!!
coffeebean
This is stunning
ozczecho
Just amazing…cool shot.
liak
Awesome, as always.
vonnie1989
Beautiful stunning image, the macro is excellent!
Lucindawind
this is fantasric and a fav !
Deborah Parkin
such a beautiful image – nature in all its glory :0)
Susan Trigg
Beautiful macro!
Rebecca McLean
wow wow wow !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Alessandro Pinto
Fantastic Capture.. really unusual..!!! Amazing <indeed>
~ Fir Mamat ~
Superb macro.
Patricia L. Ba...
Wonderful!
kaylie4406
amazing!
Cathy Cavolo
Stunning. This is a favourite.
MuscularTeeth
an incredible macro.
Heloise
What an eye for beauty!
Sharon Bishop
Absolutely stunning
LoveMy7Cs
Wow…fantastic shot!
Matt Hurrell
Wonderful clarity Jo. Can I ask what lens you used for this?
Clarissa Stuart
Brilliant work. So clear and sharp—perfect lighting, and good composition. What are the hair-like structures? Would love to know more about the what/when/where of this one :)
Sharon Perrett
Wow simply stunning macro
mikrin
Very Very cool
Joyce Dickens,...
Brilliant Macro! Just stunning!
micmac
My fav of the fav,beautiful photography.
GeoGecko
Such a good shot – is the blue reflection you?
brian pendrey
brilliant capture
Jen Whyte
Absolute perfection in macro work!
DarrellMoseley
THATS CLOSE! AWESOME! I hope you have some flowers in the netherlands! Please add, you can tell all your friends! This is OPEN TO ALL ARTIST, you dont have to be asked! I will send you more info in a minute! PEACE
pmistric
Beautiful…i really loved looking at this in full view for the details…i love the bits of blue in the drops of water.
Marnie Kirkness
very pretty and delicate. amazing clarity.
routinemagic
what a beautiful image!
marieancolie
This is magical photo. Love droplets.
Thank you for adding me to your watchlist :)
LMGstudio
Amazed!
Rosie :)
Heather Rivet...
wow
Barssel
Wonderful image…........amazing colors, real scfi feel…its a corker!
Debra Trean
excellent
RichardV
stunning capture Jo..
Jodie Carruthers
BEAUTIFUL!
KevinH
wow i never thought water could stay on like that! superb detail !!! nice title too :)
Nicole Goggins
I love, love, love this image!!!
dinghysailor1
WOW!
jo beerens
Thanks dinghysailor1.
Kasia Nowak
Beautiful image, I admire your skills
jo beerens
Thanks Kasia.
eltotton
This is an awesome macro. Great job.
jo beerens
Thanks. Appreciated.
sarahnewton
incredible macro!
jo beerens
Thanks Sarah.
EvaMcDermott
Wow! Excellent capture!
Jamie Lee
Spectacular
Paul Morley
Absolutely fantastic image.
DARRYL STUBBS
Magical
sticky
Beautiful, what a shot.
Laura Marsh
great detail!!!
tangleduptight
lovely :)
Bevellee
Just sensational!!
sweetscent62
Awesome Jo : ) well done… pearls on needle sticks… Wendy
coffee4me56
Very awesome!!
amber30
wow! how do you do this incredibly beautiful artwork?
joolz
This is absolutely stunning.
Well done…..great work.
Rajdev D
Fabulous…
Paul Gana
amazing capture
Roslyn Slater
Stunning work. Brilliant.
jo beerens
Thanks everybody. Glad you liked it.
Imber
Double wow for this shot…
Michael Kloepping
Absolutely stunning—kudos to you!
Jan Piller
This is glorious!!!
Jennifer Woodward
Beautiful capture!
JanG
Love the clarity and the amazing blue inside the drops. Magical!
Jellybean720
WOW…Love this shot.. Incredible….GREAT JOB
caroline ellis
great
Cathy Cale
Great photo. Love it!!
4getsundaydrvs
amazing!
elena7
So beautiful! Amazing!!!
majo
dat zijn hele mooie parels
idem als deze op mijn hoofd van de inspanning om onderaan deze pagina te raken
FelicityB
Really lovely – quite magical!
Janie Oliver
fantastic shot. very creative and eye catching.
Koofer44
STUNNING SHOT!
aambience
This is gorgeous!
greenfrog153
This is so beautiful.
Anne Staub
Stunning!
Lu Collazo
I had to show my husband this one because it caught my eye so!! Way to go! WOW!
SNAPPYDAVE
Simply magic …
Jodi Tweed
oh my god this is so bloody awesome,so close,sharp and very pretty.
Herkissable
BEAUTIFULL!!!
Maureen Bloesch
great shot…what is the reflection in the droplets of…?
jo beerens in reply to Maureen Bloesch’s comment
Thanks Maureen. There is a white swimming pool with a blue cover in the back.
Jimson Carr
Spectacular!
Dawne Olson
This is… WOW!
George Lenz
beautiful scene.. well done…
richymac
Lovely pic. Great shot with the bubbles, awesome!!
Els Steutel
SPEECHLESS!!
Zaldy Infante
brilliant
chinet
Awsome! This came out so cool!
ThruTheShutter
That’s just too much fun
Digby
Incredible.
Sylvia Tax
Just beautiful !
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Philip Rogan
Truly brilliant find and so well captured. Beautifully composed and a very apt title.
emmmee
emmmee. Love your work!
JohnScott
this is lovely, great tones, subject, everything.
EvaMcDermott
Wonderful capture Jo.
heylisa
I love this. Very nicely done.
TingyWende
Beautiful!
onesky
Wonderful…like little gems.
djlampkins
This is truely exceptional! Soooo sharp and crisp.
BarbaraWilliams
You are an amazing artist.
Dennis Jones -...
Well done, Jo… Drops are really neat when you catch them in focus with an object in the middle…
Mui-Ling Teh
Interesting… The background is a mystery, but there is a hint of it through the droplets.
Michael Rowley...
stunning very nicely done !
Michelle Legg
nice one!
Sue Ellen Thom...
Great Shot! This really caught my eye.
AngelaFoster
stunning macro shot
Joanne Bradley
Congratulations! I thought this was an amazing shot!
Arie
Proficiat met het behalen van de macro award hier, prachtige foto is het ook!
LindaR
kudos on this magnificent macro ~ so well deserved in being recognized!! ;)
Anne Staub
Each time I see this shot, I find it stunning, well done.
Miron Abramovici
Jo, Warmest BRAVO for winning the macro competition! Superb image!
Elizabeth Dunc...
Congrats on the macro win! Incredible shot!
Dayonda
Congrats! This photo really is a winner! It’s fabulous.
jo beerens
I was totally amazed to see that Alien Landing landed on the first place of the Macro competition. As this is a macro member’s choice I am very honored. A big Thank You All for electing my shot as your favorite and congratulations to the other winners Ken Boxsell and Narabia.
J.K. York
didn’t want to say so during the competition _ but this was my inspiration for my image _another green world
well done and well deserved. cheers, James.
Mary (~~wv~~)
Congratulations on your win in the Macro group!
This is a truly stunning image!! Well done!!
Paul Scarsella
incredible shot!!!!!
Perspective
AWESOME work! Congrats on winning the recent competition!
Aritheeagle
Congratulations on this amazing shot and also for having won the recently concluded Macro Competition!
Just simply SPECTACULAR!
~Ari
Jacqueline Baker
congratulations on winning the macro comp it’s a brilliant image!
reflexio
Hi Jo, this looks great, do you have a B&W version?
Martie Venter
A truly incredible macro, awesome work!
dominiquelandau
marvellous macro!!!!!!!!!!!!
Olga
Congratulations on winning the macro! Superb image!!!!
Mariaan Krog
Excellent! A superb work of art!
Nenad Kostadin...
FANTASTIC!!!
Christian Hartung
great shot, well done and the blue in the water bubbles is great, you sure have captured something special here
Stephen Thomas
Great macro photo with good depth. Neat!
jerry alcantara
amazing!
Karin Taylor
this is extremely beautiful and captivating :)
Ozlem E
Absolutley amazing!!
Mary Helen McB...
Stunning shot!!
Rachel Leigh
I love this photo….... I hope it wins the water competition (shh don’t tell anyone I said that) :) If I could vote for it more than once I would.
Margie Dillow
Love the bubbles
mooonrocks
I love bubbles!
JudyBJ
superb !
Terry Arcia
wonderful
Rachel Leigh
Yay, I knew this one was good…. 2nd place right now! Nice work!
Rachel Leigh
And it’s in first….... sorry i can’t do anymore for you, I already voted for it once!
jo beerens in reply to Rachel Leigh’s comment
Thanks a lot Rachel. Appreciated and still helpfuls as your comments help to put it on page 5 of the all-time popular.
Katja Fønss
Hehe…my vote on the water challenge took this shot from 2nd to 1st, now you just need to stay there for another 15 minutes.
Good luck!
jo beerens in reply to Katja Fønss’s comment
Thanks Katja. Fingers crossed.
jo beerens
A big THANK YOU for voting on Alien Landing in the Water challenge organized in the Challenge Café group. Your votes really helped as Alien Landing landed on #1. Very much Appreciated.
Trace Lowe
Beautiful, simply beautiful!
Angela Churchill
Beautiful image! Congrats on your win!!! :)
Glenn Alderson
WELL DONE…............Congrats :)
margieacosta
gorgeous detail
Nikki Collier
This is amazing!! fantastic image…
RosaCobos
Strange flowers..
where all the world is contained in them..
and besides…
I can see my own soul smiling to the Light.
Strange prespiration..
of an ardent Sun..
pearled in Love´s effusion
I will wait..
for licking this juice…
with my little thirsty ladybug.
Rosa
(wonderful to all extents…congratulations for your prize..well deserved!!)
Ginger Barritt
Congratulations! Wonderful image.
Damian
So very cool, great work :)
Roz McQuillan
Congratulations, stunning image!
Sashy
congratulations, this is a true macro
Florence Artur
Wow! Congratulations, wonderful photo.
Ozcloggie
Not into competitions but this is a dserved winner!
majo
proficiat
met de terechte win
natuurlijk al lang featured in “the dutch connection”
Trudi ~
Wow,so stunning,great work
spannna
i love this photo!!! totally amazing!
Melodee Miller
Spectacular, Love this shot.
Susan van Zyl
I just love it! Stunning!
Macky
Your avatar, well done and once again congrats on the Living Planet!!
jo beerens
Thanks all very much for commenting and favoriting Alien Landing. The judges of “Gaia the living planet” agree with you as Alien Landing has been published in the book.
Dan Biggins
This is absolutely lovely – great shot!
Michael Oubridge
Wow this is certainly out of this world, fantastic
sheko
Wow.. great shot
Margot Komine
So good!
betha
This is great work… need less to say… as it took such I long time to wade down the bottom to comment. And well worthy too!
Anne-Marie Bok...
Wow Jo, this is an amazing picture. Fantastisch!!!!
Jodzster
This is a great shot love it well done
Tonje Thilesen
This is fantastic! Great composition and DOF – the lighting is also very good.