Ana, this made me laugh out loud! Thanks for sharing this risque photo with us!

Well, he's at least man's best friend. I rather think this is covered by the "artistic" part of the topic (artistic license -- no test or proof of insurance necessary). Good fun!

this by far the most stunning picture i see for ages... ;-)

@refocus. If you say so.
:)

Almost fell off my chair when I saw what topic you posted this to.
But since nobody else seems to comment on anything but the topic:
I love the composition of this. There would be a rather big chunk of grey, but you broke it up nicely with the belt and the bone. Not just a joke, but a good picture in itself!

Great shot. I like your use of the foreground.

Great shot. I don't see anything that needs improving.

Shipping News - esque. Don't change a thing.

Just beautiful Ana!

Beautiful, but I wonder... Perhaps if you'ld crop both on top and on the bottom and leave just the building, train and trees might make it _really_ interesting.

I love playing with shots like this - close ups of faces, eyes. Reminds me of one of my shots! www.vazaar.com/user:mrsmorunion/photos/id:16025/

Well done.

Nice macro but a bit too saturated for me...

wonderful! i like the saturation - it adds to the intensity.

Just great work! Really like what you have done with the saturation - this really grabs the viewer - powerful shot.

Best,
Jon

Great photo, but I would have cropped it on the left. Either just cut off the ear, or even go as far as cutting just left of the eyelashes. The left side of the picture has too little interest to offer, given the superb right side. The ear is distracting for me.

This to me is absolutely stunning! Love all the red, it certainly fits the "RED" topic to a tee!

Very cool photo! Great capture!

Nicely done!

Best,
Jon

Nice capture!

The lines of the horizon and shore, along with the subject being slightly off centered really makes for a good composition.

superbe, l'ombre et le saut, j'adore

ya just gotta smile when you see this shot.

Wow.
The beams of light, just perfect.
Great job with this and good to see that you are mastering this HDR!

@ Boyd & Mike, don't really feel like a "master" yet. I still feel like I'm fumbling around with it. This may be one of my best attempts. I keep trying to get the advantage without the appearance of having used it...a tough balancing act for sure.

Thanks to all for commenting on this one!!

Great colors - great composition, Clyde. Sell it as a stock photo. Well done.

Best,
Jon

Thanks jon!! I don't really know how to go about that. I looked into microstock about a year ago and they pretty much all said if you have sunsets and nice landscapes don't even bother...

really beautiful sunset clyde!

I agree with the others... great tones, interesting texture, but I'd also liked to have seen a bit more DOF to get more of the leaf in focus. Although I'd disagree a little with Noah: I didn't even really notice the webs on first glance until I read your description because they are largely out of focus. I think if they were more in focus, they'd distract from the leaf.

A touch more focus and it'd be fantastic. But it is good and love the colours..

I like the cob webs. I think it adds to the delicate photo and the leaf itself.

I love the colours! The composition is very nice to, although I wish a bit more had been in focus, but that is my personal opion.

Greeting, Laura
www.lauravink.nl

More focus or a little bit more sharpening would have been great. Still a great a subject.

I have one hanging outside near my outdoor table. I sometimes sit there and watch. I will have to get the camera out and see if I can compete with this... Nice one Amber. BTW, where do you live in VA? I grew up in Buchanan and went to JMU before it was called that, still know way back then as Madison College.

We are near Lynchburg. I'd love to see what you can capture with your feeder, please do compete! :-)

Great capture. Very impressive. The only thing I'd say is I find it a bit dark over-all. (And maybe even just a slight lightening of the image might make the hummingbird "pop" from the background a bit more? Maybe?)

Very difficult shot to capture. Beautiful colors, just an outstanding photo.

Impressive one!

The only possible thing I might suggest is adjusting it so the bars are straight. The square piece of metal in the lower right might be a tad distracting if you wanted to crop in just a little tighter, if you wanted.

You've done a great job capturing the bird -- terrific eye contact and clarity -- to convey its imprisonment. I think its marvelously shot myself...

Looks like a trip to the fair?? I was thinking of going to the LA County fair tonight in Pomona, CA. I agree about the straightening. Nice one.

The eyes looks human. Scary. I won't eat chicken for the rest of the week.
I agree with Leigh-Anne, rotate the image a bit and crop a bit on the left (a bit of cloning would also help it) and then you have a perfect capture.

This is such a hard shot to capture, I've tried it a hundred times, but you nailed it! Nice job.

From my point of view, I think that a little Photoshop touch-up to add a little light in the eye would be welcome.

Another scan of a shot from the Lake Tahoe area taken cira 1978.

Again, this old gear certainly allowed you to get the exposure spot on and the colours really kick. I like the way that the creek carries your eye through the shot and the trees reveal more and more detail as you go. Beautiful.

Thanks Boyd. I feel like I'm seeing these images for the 1st time. Back in the day I shot mostly slides, some b&w neg's. I did some small printing, usually no bigger than 8x10 and mostly from inter-negatives made from the slides when I could afford it. I also did some slide shows at my church.

Now with this Nikon Coolscan I just bought, they seem to really come alive in a way I never saw them before. The detail and sharpness is amazing and that Digital ICE is remarkable!! Really quite an experience to sit at home almost every night and find "new" photographs I never saw before. It's almost like I am processing film that has been exposed for 30 years but never developed.

Beamer, I think I'm just going to come hang out with you. Not only are your photos beautiful, I'm jealous of what you have around you!!! I know that some of these were taken some years ago, but they're all amazing!