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That is one really neat image! Love the pp as well..

Well conceived, and excellently executed..

Simple and elegant.. one could not ask for more!

A very compelling portrait..Nice work Pierre!

Precious pose..you couldn't have timed it better.

I wonder what it takes to get a good rating on photos like this? Maybe you should lean over and wipe the water off the guys face so you can see his eyes?

Ararat?

Shad aghvor badkere.. Vorun hayrig ne?

Hi Beth,

Very well envisioned, and excellent execution. It's truly a beautiful photo..

Thanks Linda!

That's a very nice shot Todd.. good lighting and contrast.

Excellent capture :-) Especially that the wings are invisible! The levitating bee..

My only critique..did you consider upping the contrast and saturation a bit? It looks a bit flat to me..

Those crab spiders make out like bandits.. every single one that I've seen is fat! :-)

Mario, Andrea and Vadim, thank you! Appreciate that you stopped by to comment.

 

Now I see why the poor guy was looking grumpy.. I would too if I was trying to have a quiet cigarette after my morning coffee .. lol. I must admit, I would not have passed by the opportunity to take that shot either! It's a pretty darn good one.

Darn it, Simon.. if you know the answer, what more do you want us to say?

 

And even though you got it in a nice pose.. it bears no resemblance to Rodin's statue..

 

Even a quick crop like this ..

There is a vast emptiness on the left side of your photo.. either crop it out.. the moon and the lights being your main interest, or see if you can bring in more detail. Extreme darkness, like light, will draw your eye away from other things.

 

Photographs that have lines (real or imaginary) usually use those lines to lead your eye to the subject..

Your subject here is out front (needs to be better focused), and the lines, such as they are, tend to lead away from the main subject, rather than to it.

Hope this helps at how you look at things before taking a shot :-)

Of course he was smiling.. he's doing a commercial for one of those teeth whitening products!

Nice catch Sonia.. they are quite fascinating creatures from a distance :-)

That's a nice size.. and a good capture for middle of the day!

Terry, if you post some of these shots in a slightly larger format.. say about 750 for the width.. or about 825 (pixels) for the length, they will show better..

that looks pretty intimidating :-)

I see your dragon flies are more color coordinated than mine.. :-)

A superb capture. Just love the angle you took the shot from.