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"Please eat our pigeons..!" :)

i see you know well the turkish, the pigeon -as a kind of sandwich- is a well-known food in Izmir but not in other cities of Turkey:) This made me think that you have ever lived in Izmir for a while enough to learn local expressions... am i right?

thanks for your valuable statements. yes, it s not holidays, this should be the reason why the photo is not very dynamic. i also agree about lines of grass & path. They damage the composition which isn't already perfect.

kind regards/Tolga

Thank you too for your critique Trisha. Best wishes..

beautiful and strong photo John, i like the contrast of deadwood vs fresh flowers and lively model.

Hi Rashed, many thanks for your critique. kind regards/Tolga

beautiful shot! bes wishes & happy new year Stamat

Many thanks for your critique and Best wishes for 2011!

original concept, and very good executed

many thanks for your comment.. wish you a wonderful 2011! kind regards/Tolga

thank you Eduardo, kind regards/Tolga

güçlü bir anlatımı var. ıssız doğayı terk eden kuşlar.. harika fotoğraf!

Hi Olaf,

Many thanks for your critique. Regarding the location of the man at almost left corner, I couldn't include to the current frame more view on left and on bottom cause the rocks was ending and i didn't want to have the cars and other things that i thought as unnecessary in the frame, also i was not having possibility to take it from a different angle. Anyway I m pleased to hear your feed-back and constructive suggestions.  I think the man's "leaning to left" is an optical deformation since he is located nearly at border of frame.  

Thanks again, kind regards / Tolga

I like the subject, Tamara. This bring back to me some beautiful memories anyway i prefer to see them on a dusty town-road, in the hands of messy and happy chlidren.

Hi Catherine, thank you for visiting and spending time. Your critique is specially appreciated. It s really important for me to receive the feed-back and what my photo make feel/think to the viewer. Kindest regards/Tolga

Warm thanks to dear Huo Boya who let me write her poem here:

...Similarities & Differences...

One tree is one world

One tree shows the thorough wisdom

In each raindrop

There’s the reflection of a different world

We are similar with each other

We are also different from each other

We are one thousand rivers

Reflecting one thousand different moons...

wrote by Cleo Huo Boya

ladies' faces tell the story; hard to make happy a first lady if everywhere is first lady:) congratulations Pierre.

Dear Pierre & Ramesh, thanks both for your comments. Kind regards/Tolga