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----sometimes one gets lucky ---B setting for duration of

launch of bottle rocket @ f 2.8 provided sufficient exposure .

error listed in Tech. details. Shot on 'B' setting @ f 2.8 for duration of the launch.

--nice potrait, Ashley. Lighting is a little harsh- but overall , OK.

--nice timing, Justin. Jeez, baby birds are so

ugly---only a mother could love such a face. Know what species of bird young these are???

Bob S. ---this was indeed a wild hawk. He attacked one of my falconry hawks as she sat on her outdoor yard perch being sunned. They caught each other, neither wanting to release their hold and I simply took a falconer's glove and caught this one. Photographed it, force fed it, and released him, ---somewhat wiser I hope about captive falconry birds being weathered on sunlit perches outside.

----great lighting for mood. Is this the same lady earlier in your presentations who was dressed

in bridal attire?

----Spicebush Butterly on 'sawtooth' daisey. Stem of flower is

obliterated by shallow DOF of 2+,3+ combo lens on 50mm Pentax;

Does the 'floating' effect of the flower distract excessivly from the

overall theme of the photo?

---thanks for the plant info---sorry about the name mistake ---if Aleksandr, then it would be 'Sasha? ;-)

--nice abstract effect, Sergei. íîðîøî!!

---still a great catch.!! These birds are extremly wary, as the lady with the instamatic discovered. Bet she didn't get a decent shot?

--a lovely photo Aleksandr!!! Flowers on the floor of a birch forest. Is there a common name for he lovely white flowers that blanket the forest in your photograph?

---great capture, Bonnie. These rascals sometimes fake me out when I'm stalking hummingbirds| ;-)

----excellent Zamir. They probably spontaneously posed for you. 5 roubles for lemons, 8 roubles for smoked/broiled fish. At 32 roubles per dollar,

are those bargains??

--ah, Alan, it is a nice concept and beautiful image .

--Nice Alexi ----the gull hitchhikes a ride on the broken ice of Neva?

--OK Sergei, but I'll bet the original before photoshopping it was more appealing???

----the barred tail identify it as a first yr. juvenile bird. They sometimes are not as wary as the adults, whose tails are usually solid color of a shade of red.They almost invariably take off into any existing wind. www.photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=244397

--obviously photoshopped, but nice effect. I was expecting a bird (poule deau) or mud hen as the French Acadians called them.

---neat photo Cristobal, "race with shadows"?

--neat, Alex. "For letters and ???"

What is "banderoli" áàíäåðîëé

---interesting dbl. exposure, Sergei. I mulled over this one quite a while, thinking at first it was a 'reflection' shot. ;-)

nice composition --but, those trees look like Bradford pears rather than dogwoods???

--nice catch, Greg. If you remember, however, the topside of the wings are more colorful than the underside ----a 3/4 turn half open wing position

is the best in my opinion to capture both surfaces. They won't take 'Ques' very well so we must take what we can get unless you just wana burn half a roll quickly hoping one will do that in the process. ;-)) Again, nice shot. The 'orange

sulphur ' would have been even a better prize on the color of coneflower you have.;-)

--cool composition, Rob.!! I like the rough bark on the oak vs. delicate surface of the yellow

daffodil petals.

--excellent, Marco. AS colorful as the wildlife

in your country!!