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Thanks for your time and attention :)

Thank you so very much all. I'm trying to experiment more with mood and less on technical. It's wonderful to receive input that I'm in the right direction.

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Migrating eagle by the Mississipi River near Alton, IL. Every January

there are swarms of them that congregate on the frozen river

I love how abstract this is! Great tonality without too much contrast

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One of my feeble attempts at IR. Please share your thoughts.

Seems that we have a somewhat similar concept in style with some of our images! Flocks of birds are great. They always fly in a pattern, yet are always erratic in their own way. This is a good one!

How did you go about merging the images? The result seems to be extremely successful. You are a master of capturing the spirit of a place without adding any unnecessary "effects". You really are fortunate that you have this entire "playground" so close at hand.

What a wonderful idea for a series. This is what happens when we remember to have fun with creating images!

A courageous image during a courageous event.

I am so glad that others see this as more than just concrete. I have been struggling for the past several months creatively and finally feel that over this past weekend I was able to pull out some positive things. I'm sure everyone experiences some frustration with their work at some point or another, but I suppose that's what makes us grow.

Wow, thank you all so much for your comments. I must honestly say that this was not one of my favorite pieces that I've done. I felt that it worked in some ways, but am humbled by the responses that it has gotten.

 

I keep taking breaks from this site, but I keep missing it and coming back. Thank you Juan and Mike for always making me feel welcome!

Charles,

 

I have to confess that this shot was a little bit of a happy accident. I was focusing on the bumblebees that were in this area. I just quickly got a shot of this one and then moved on. It wasn't until I was reviewing my images weeks later that I discovered there was an unintended subject in this one. I am just thankful that the mantis was sharp enough to be decipherable.

Robert,

 

I agree that I would have liked it to have been sharper. Unfortunately the fleeting opportunity and waning daylight left me little time to aim for technical perfection.

I appreciate your input

This is gorgeous. The only thing that could have possibly been improved upon, is if the cloud cover would not have caused a shadow on the upper half of the cliff on the right....but that's no fault of yours. Still a great shot!

I forget what these little guys are called....but i do know they like

to hang around corn stalks, and one sting will make you wish you had

never seen them

Where is the blue coming from? It is a stunning image nonetheless, but the blue just seems too artificial.

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Whoever would rate this as a 3 has no business rating photos

 

Absolutely Stunning!

Very beautiful!

 

It has a great atmospheric perspective, and I like the fact that it is not too contrasty or overly saturated. Great vignette at the edges. Classy