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The title nails it.  Having grown up in S. CA I am amazed this house has not yet burned to the ground!  Very well seen.

Hope Godzilla will save Tokyo in time!

Thanks for sharing.

I am not a fan of B & W but this one stands out.  Thanks for sharing.

... I show mine too.  7  Thanks for sharing.

When the light is good enough I see in color and I also dream in color.  Leave B & W for night imagery, etc.  If this car were 50 - 80 years old then B & W might make better since in this shot.  Thanks for sharing (in color).

Seems like such a serious pose and expression!  Who know a little green lizard could be so dramatic?  Thanks for sharing.

I seen a Mojave Green just once and felt like I was lucky to see it.  No, I did not have a camera handy because of too much blowing dust.

At this size/resolution on my monitor the birds look like specks of crud on a lens filter.  I'm sure in larger print they will look like birds.  But for presentation at this size/resolution I think the birds should be removed to clean up the sky.  Otherwise a great photo.  Thanks for sharing.

Back in the early '80's I ordered a complete set of plans and building directions for a similar kit-car.  I was a teenager going to auto repair classes after school at the time and looking for a cool project.  I did get my hands on a 'donor' motorcycle but could not raise enough funds for the rest of the project.  Here is how mine went:

A donor motorcycle is the base for the kit car.  A VW Beetle front suspension is grafted onto the front of the motorcycle.  Fiberglass bodywork is wrapped around the frame then windows & doors are cut out and the interior installed.  (I am dramatically simplifying the process.)

The trike in these photos appears to be a modern version of my 30-year-old plans (which I still have, BTW!)

Thanks for sharing.

By the looks of the clouds you really had your work cut out to pull off this shot.  Assuming you were at liberty to walk all around the car and go inside, it is these lighting conditions when you want to explore different perspectives.  I know what it is like to find a cool subject but can only spare a few minutes at the location with clouds to the horizon in all directions.  Just make the most of the situation and mark your map for a potential re-visit.  Thanks for sharing.

Head tilted back and beak open - I can almost hear the song.  Thanks for sharing.

You are a Man among men.  Thanks for sharing.

The only thing I can add is maybe a longer exposure would smooth the water enough to improve the shot.  Thanks for sharing.

Fantastic!

Did you expect this to happen before you took the photo?

Good catch.

I 'feel' for the hungry snake.

I'm speechless - How did she find a nice laminate lower fore end in Ethiopia?

Excellent image BTW.  Thanks for sharing.

The range of tones is perfect.  There is just enough reflection from the background to prevent a 'hovering' appearance.  And the darkest shadows on the edge of the subject still stand out from the background.  The textures are captured so well I am sure of how they must feel in my hands.  Also, to me anyway, most images of metal give me the impression they feel either cold or hot, however, to me this firearm feels 'warm'.  Very well done, thanks for sharing.

The file information shows 'PS CS4' because that is what I used to scale down this image for upload to Photo.net.  I prefer to do most of my post processing work with Nikon Capture NX2.  I use the 'shadow protection' and 'highlight protection' features while boosting brightness and contrast of the subjects, (the goats).  This is one of my rare examples where I actually begin to think about post processing before I take the shot.  Almost like I know what I am doing, huh!

I drool over the easy HDR features of CS5.  I do not plan to upgrade until CS6 comes out...

Thanks Pierre

These two refused to turn around and pose for me. After standing this

way like statues for five minutes I decided to work with it. They are

under a heavy tree canopy with a lot of contrast between their shade

and the bright background. To pull the details out of the shadows I

had to perform extensive post processing. How did I do? Thanks!

Made me smile.

...because I get the joke - thanks David.

I'll cross it off my list of places to visit.

Thanks for the photo, it made me look, think, and reply!