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Just revisited this--with the same reaction ;~)

Yes, very nice!  First of all, it's a wonderful scene and the effect gently takes it to another level.  Thumbs up.

I tried something like that on our last visit to FL but didn't get what I wanted--which you have done ;~)

You'd look dashing I'm sure ~(;~)

I like this a lot!  For one thing, it's a great antidote to the "smooth water" look I regard as something of an affliction.  I also like the strong horizontals.  

A change of pace...

Thanks for stopping by and commenting, Gord!  I discovered a nesting colony (12 nests!) in the sycamores along a nearby stream three years ago and it seems to be perennial (smaller numbers this year, though.)   Here's one from a couple of weeks ago.

http://dadipentak.smugmug.com/Nature/Fauna/IMGP6991cas1200/833428147_7wSYF-L.jpg

 

As a matter of fact, I checked in on them this afternoon but not with a serious bird lens.  There's one in this photo, camouflaged in the rocks on the left ;~)

http://dadipentak.smugmug.com/photos/847745860_X3tZm-L.jpg  

 

 

;~)  Yeah I put on my beret for this one.  I didn't want to end up with just  another fiddle-head fern shot. 

Wow--thanks Doug!

Thanks for the comment, Susan! I discovered this thing on the sidewalk at work and just had to go get the camera.

Oh I'm glad you saw this, David, and appreciate the comment! I have to admit I'm pleased with it.

Sweet!

I guess there was about 30' between us and he was quite calm. I'm glad I had a long lens, though ;~)

Thanks, Jack--I've seen that movie, too.;~) I never imagined when I took it, that this shot would turn out so well.

Thanks for the very astute comments, Fred. I'm very much a novice when it come to street photography and so was pretty pleased with this--especially the the pearls, polka dots & rivets. I agree with you about cell phones: they are to street photography as power lines are to landscapes.

 

I discovered, btw, that I could feature one woman or the other by adjusting the lighting: darker made it about the woman on the phone, lighter made the woman in the foreground the main character. I chose the latter.

Thank you, Jack! It's the center outflow of a fountain in the Alhambra. It seemed somehow the very heart of the place. The hardest part was getting there: the rest just happened.. ;~)

Alberta! It's great to hear from you--thanks for stopping by. We put out some bird seed after the snow (it's just about spring now so they're on their own.) It gave me a chance to shoot birds from the bedroom ;~)

There's a mystery about the bird's feet but it's really gorgeous!

 

I was scoping out some snowdrops yesterday trying to figure out how to shoot them. You've inspired me--these are beautiful!

Thanks, Jack--being inclined to subdued olive tones, I'm inclined to agree.

Thanks, Ruud. This one caught me by surprise.

Thanks so much, Jack. I wasn't sure, going into this, what I'd end up with but it was fun and interesting.

Thanks, Jack--I'm really honored! It was a sad find on my porch yesterday morning (and a mystery. too--I have no idea what did the poor thing in.)

Thanks, Haig! Well, if not the camera, then the photographer--I only see the sassy faces through the viewfinder. This was a candid from a family gathering though so she was on her best behavior.

Thanks, Jack--it's my daughter and favorite model again (this time NOT sticking out her tongue at the camera ;~)