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The large view is perfect... Mike

Mike,

Thanks and thanks for being such a faithful commenter!

Photography is a fun and rewarding hobby to me, and while I appreciate the technical aspects, what I most enjoy is the initial emotive reaction I received when viewing other people's work.  You may note that the majority of my comments are more emotional than technical.  Of course your work, being mostly nature in all it's splendor, appeals to me emotionally and reminds me of our visits to the Smokies (and is technically well done). 

I do campaign for fair participation here on PNet and, no matter how much I like an image, I don't comment on postings where the photographer has more critique requests than review comments.  A flaw in my otherwise pleasant (usually) persona. ;-)

Take care and have a wonderful New Year... Mike

Thanks again and Happy New Year!