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Cheers, Rob!

Yes, any kind of a breeze will terminate these photographic opportunities for sure. Although, in some situations, a slight ripple can actually add to a reflection shot.

I just got lucky on this particular occasion and even managed to grab a shot looking in the opposite direction!

Thank you all for your comments on this shot!

If anything, I wish the (Sun) light had not been so 'harsh', but that was the obvious result of the time of day that this was taken...

The location of this annual tulip display is truly unique:

http://twistedsifter.com/2011/11/picture-of-the-day-the-table-cape-tulip-farm-from-above/

Did you get a copy of my software?

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Aha! Wildlife photographer of the year 2011!

Pierre and Matthew,

This is one of the very few photos that I have taken this year, and even then I was troubled by the fact that there is no clear focal point in this image. But perhaps that is what this one is all about, just the foreground poppies and the wide open space/sky?

Great to see you've been out and about this year, Matthew!

I've lost touch a bit with photography and photo.net, during 2010/11. Am only just getting back into it now.

Haven't been to Multinomah Falls in Oregon, but from other pictures that I have seen of this, you encountered a better than average water flow. It looks bloody spectacular, actually!

Thanks for stopping by in the last fortnight. You may have woken me up...

Once the petals have gone, we can appreciate the green capsule stage

in the growing season of opium poppies.

G'day Jeff. Yes, great clouds as always and most definitely crunchy.

This version is only slightly better. I won't blame PN.

Canon 5D with 17-40mm f4.0 lens was used for this shot.

Thank you Kallol, Tony and Ray, for posting your thoughts!

Immediately reminded me of the Leningrad Cowboys

Go figure... ;-)

An immediate connection was made by this viewer. Woman on street in Rome.

Ok, (greatly) different surroundings, but a somewhat familiar subject matter nonetheless...

The vacant foothpath ahead of the 'old woman' and the converging lines are most definitely important compositional elements in this image.

With regards to any triangles that are in play here, I can only identify the actual foothpath and the triangular space between the subject's front leg and walking stick as contenders.

From an aesthetic pov, I wish that there was a greater distance between the senior pedestrian and the trees in the background, whilst I also might have cropped out the two vehicles on the left of this image.

I'm very pleased to have been moved to post an observation, after a prolonged absence...

With apologies to Marc for a rather tenuous association, this image caught my immediate attention as it reminded me of one of our local photographic legends... Peter Dombrovskis
Have a look at Morning Mist, Rock Island Bend on the Wikipedia link and see where I'm coming from.
Obviously, Marc has done a splendid job of balancing the higlights and shadows in this image, especially with the sunlight outlining the vivid green vegetation on the canyon walls.
Although there is plenty of depth, I find that this image doesn't hold my attention for more than about 60 seconds (which is longer than my average).
In the main, the falling water action and the misty far reaches demand most of my attention, whilst I'm wishing for more interest in the foreground...
Cheers,
Due to personal circumstances, I check into PN only about once every few months, at the moment...
Couldn't get past this POW, though. Great collection, Marc!

This type of rural imagery is definitely my favourite subject matter.

As Volker has already pointed out, combine dead eucalypts with dramatic skies and you have got yourself an eye-catcher!

The contorted shapes of the trees are proof of a tough existence, a stark reminder that weather and climate definitely make a lasting impact on the landscape.

I often think that these tortured timber remnants demand to be recorded, as many of them make way for centre pivot irrigation systems, or are simply turned into (dry standing) firewood. Pity anyone who has the task of trying to split blocks from their twisted wood grain...

Speaking of firewood, there is only one thing that I would (want to) change to this scene, and that involves a chainsaw.

Hope my poor Photoshop 'hatchet job' does this justice, Matthew.

By now, youse blokes ought to realise that none of these Tassie cloud scenes are real, of course.

Just a random selection of backdrops from a box. He, he... ;-)

Well, thank you all for the tremendous feedback on this one!

It was obviously  the underlying rock formation that greatly assisted in producing such an interesting display of flowing water. The exposure time was 1.6 seconds at f11, ISO 100.

I appreciate that the longer exposure of water is not to everyone's taste, but this particular cascade simply demanded the kind of photographic treatment that many deem to be overused.

Jeff, with regards to the intensity of the Tassie greenery, you're expectations are not that far off the mark. These falls were shot on a dull overcast/rainy day, so I have indeed added some vibrance to the scene.

Tasmania is often referred to as Australia's Emerald Isle. This can certainly be the case during our late winter/early spring months of August through to October. Though I mostly concentrate on recording our rural scenery, some very intense green hues can be found in Tassie's rainforests. An example that is quite representative of this can be found here.

For an interesting, and somewhat entertaining, read about our rainforest greenery, have a look here!

You gotta be quick to catch these in a frame, George! 70-200mm shot?

Love the ship's design...

Attractive at any time of the year, but always at its best after a

good downpoor!

Kudos for seeing the (abstract) potential in an item that most would consider to be a part of something quite mundane.

I find the softness of the bottom right corner slightly destracting, but at the same time, the convergence of the wire resolves that feeling somewhat.

Nice one, Bulent!

Michael, Pierre and Erik,

Thank you very much indeed for your generous words.

On a number of occasions, I have been fortunate to capture something worthwhile by sheer coincidence, or just good luck.

The first time that I came across this tree and the great potential background, it was quite cloudy, mid-summer and bone dry = uninspiring.

The second attempt was under clear blue skies and turned out equally unrewarding.

On this third attempt, the following spring, everything came together very nicely!