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Hi Wayne...this is a wonderful image. Very dynamic, as the ducks fly into the white space. I agree that a little tighter cropping would help, but am reluctant to clutter up the image with subject. I think the negative space adds real power to this image. Rick

This picture makes me smile all over. Rick

Wonderful light, texture and distortion. Modifying nature in a very very creative way. This is a real keeper. Rick

This woman is from a small village in India. She is visiting an

ophthalmic screening camp for eye problems. The hand on the right

is that of the ophthalmologist, and she is demonstrating to him her

eye problem. I thought her hands were very beautiful and was lucky

to get this capture. I very much appreciate your comments and

critiques. Rick

Hi Ibrahim,

Here is the original of the photograph. The highlights on Snow White were lost in the original capture because the exposure time was 1/2 second (it was dark where he was watching it). So...I had to add back the image and then blend it in. Rick

Hi Liu, I like your changes. It tightens up the image, and focuses greater attention on his face (which now has a bit more contrast). Thanks for the suggestion! Rick

For all of your very nice comments on this image. This little boy is beyond special, and it is a joy for me to share his energy with you.

My 2-year grandson was mesmerized watching Snow White and the Seven

Dwarfs on a portable DVD player with wireless headphones. It is

amazing to me that such technology is available. But then.....I

took this photograph on a digital camera, and am sharing it with you

on the internet. More amazing yet. As always, thank you for your

comments and critiques. Rick

Hi Liu,

This really is a very powerful and beautiful image. Thank you very much for the PS credit. It is a real pleasure for me to have connected with you. Rick

This is a really beautiful image. The mixture of the sun's rays and the flock of birds give real motion to the photograph, while the foreground buildings add stability. This is one of my favorites. Rick

The smoothness and flawless perfection of her skin, between the roughness of the wall, and the texture of the fabric. The absence of tonal range. It is breathtaking.

The counterpoint of motion and stillness is stunning. A wonderful image.

Absolutely wonderful eyes and face. Such a beautiful expression. The desaturation of her face causes it to blend beautifully into the background wall. Lovely. Rick

Howard, this is another wonderful human photo from you. It makes me feel that the 'we' in 'we are family' include all of us, not just your 3 models. The soft gaze of the father, and the intense look of the little girl on the right are just perfect. My only suggestion (IMHO) is that I would have kept the whiteout on the basketball at the same level as the teeshirt of the little girl on the right....so that there was more of a flow across of the image at the bottom. But this is trivial compared to your great capture. Rick

I appreciate your humility....but the manner in which you combine your images and your textures is uniquely special and beautiful. And I doubt very much that I am alone in feeling this way.

To make a photograph look like a painting, but nobody on PN does it better than you. Your images are simply beautiful.

Howard...the colors you present leave an almost water-color feel. The detail in the fence drawing your eye to the giant mural. An everyday sight that you have converted into a beautiful painting. Rick

This is a wonderful photograph of a child. I love the bright penetrating eyes. What is he thinking in his intensity? Rick

This is a wonderful image. I would suggest desaturating the face and beard a bit, and dropping some of the contrast. Either way...it is a wonderful capture. Rick

An absolutely beautiful image. I agree with the commentators above...it looks like an impressionist painting. I'd like to hang it on my wall.

My son and daughter-in-law on Cannon Beach, Oregon

Staircase At Renovated MOMA Museum In New York City....After Further

Renovation.

Alan...thanks for the tilting suggestion. You are right.....it is a more dynamic image. Rick

Thank you all for your comments and suggestions. Here is a cropped version of the performer without his hat. Which do you prefer? Rick

This is a powerful and beautiful image. His eyes are absolutely amazing! I wonder what he would look like if you darkened the background? Rick