richard_lowery

nice job, Richard. Monarch on a 'butterfly bush'?.Only critism I would have is the dead

blossoms on the flower spike are distracting.

--falconry bird?---area between cere and eye is overexposed --???

--fall foliage reflections almost resemble Monet paintings. You have a nice shot here!!

--nice capture, --good lighting and composition. Conveys the thought very well.

----Photo shopped to try to restore detail of original print.

--it does have personality. Old car hulks have more appeal than persons realize, and the reasons escape me, but they also appeal to me. No eyes either as well as missing tooth on the early 50's Buick.

--rusty old engine parts seemed photogenic. Reasons I can not explain-

--can anyone else???

--colors look fine to me. (All the reddish ground I've seen of Australia are about this hue or perhaps even darker? Ayers Rock? Male of female

subject?

--simply lovely, Keoni. ;-))

---DOF problem --butterfly antennea sharply in focus but wings are not. Nice composition!!

----solid white house nextdoor provided this portrait type bkgd.

Pentax ZX-7. 170-500mm Sigma with l.4 X Auto exposure /unrecorded

Petr----your experiment is a rousing success!! I did not see the original, but this one is super.

I can almost feel the spray and hear the roar

!!;-))PS visited your portfolio, the original is there along with some more great shots from Altai region. :-))

----Used telephoto on Pentax zx-7 ---too risky for macro.

--late season Goatweed Leaf Butterfly. Serendipitious find on

roadside while picking up litter.!!;-)

---what a scene of natural spendor!!! Mother

Nature blushing before she disrobes!!!

--cropped too tightly??

--nice capture, Gail. Knowing that wildlife does not always cooperate, I would have tried to wait until the goose lowered it neck and head somewhat, making the neck line match the curvature of the snowladen branches behind it.

Great shot, nevertheless!! ;-)

---a feast of colors, Stefano!!! Well done, --good composition and lighting.

I also like it. Thumbnail had me thinking New Orleans, Madrid --but Chicago?? Nice lighting and

composition, John.

---great image, --but as a falconer, I can't look

at raptor photos without prejudice!!

--nice, unusual composition , Alexi!!!! I have read stories about these being stolen in Vladivostok for use as weights in trunks of cars

to provide more traction on snowy streets.;-)

--amusing, Igor. Looks more mischevious than evil?

--nice color and composition, Alex. Were you mushroom hunting as well?

nice shot, good composition. Rt side of face is too dark, but with existing light, it would be naturally shadowed. Grizzly fishing?

--Jean, nice image of bird. The feeder distracts.Female Ruby=Throat? Ever tried hanging art. flowers over the plastic "bloom" to make it a more realistic shot??