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zahra on Ԁ O ⊥ S
very nice composition,

Loner on photography cliche #91
A fantastic macro !

M@ndy on Graveyard shoot, 5 of 5
really, really love this

Doug on Graveyard shoot, 3 of 5
This one I think I like best in this series.

Doug on Graveyard shoot, 1 of 5
Makes it seem like a ghost was in the shot. Very apropos.

Chris Parr on Graveyard shoot, 3 of 5
Great series. I'm enjoying the lights in these photos.

Howard F. on Graveyard shoot, 2 of 5
The tree line behind the graveyard is spectacular, looks like you caught lightning rumble inside the clouds. Also, ...

Howard F. on Graveyard shoot, 1 of 5
I think you caught the real deal, fun indeed!

Self-Indulgence on Graveyard shoot, 3 of 5
I love cemetery photos. This has a very.. haunted feel to it.

GJC on Graveyard shoot, 2 of 5
Wonderful how you caught the ghostly photographers.

Magda on m&m puzzle
oh my! I can imagine how hard it was to put this puzzle together! Bravo!

Magda on scare bear
cute find! ;)

Magda on awe
Great POV and framing! I like it

Magda on negativity
original...

Magda on stream
nice composition

Magda on Graveyard shoot, 1 of 5
Interesting.....

Howard F. on racers?
I like the play with circular forms- ball, disc, and arch.

Howard F. on broken mud flap
Yikes, that tire track is all over the place, hope nobody got seriously injured. Nice shot and good perspective.

Mirko Herzner on racers?
I like the angle and DOF here. Works great in b/w.

Chris Parr on hickory grove
I love that little bit of light on the inside of the grill. Good idea for a subject. I wish I'd thought of it. :)

Chris Parr on broken mud flap
Sounds like a full day, and your image does a nice job of summing it up. I'm all too familiar with that ...

Chris Parr on positivity
Excellent choice of subject. The sky is pretty terrific too...great image.

Marie on my flower, you can't have it
bien vu.

Nan on broken mud flap
an hour is not so long...it looks desesperately empty in the surroundings. The perspective on your car gives very ...

Linda on negativity
spooky:)

Linda on broken mud flap
a beautiful composition

Didier DE ZAN on broken mud flap
Nice point of view, beautiful perspective

Howard F. on positivity
Spectacular- the tone, the fine grain, and the lone tree, love it!

Howard F. on negativity
This negative version looks much much more interesting and mysterious. Nice location of your self shadow.

Howard F. on Power plant repair
Wow, the firing chamber... Looks like a dirty job inside a dark and enclosed space. Nice shot, really like the old and ...

Chris Parr on negativity
Ghostly and cool!

MARIANA on negativity
Glorious processing . Love it !

k@ on negativity
Positively successful one !

6ft5 on Power plant repair
nice shadowplay

grant on .
you've made the mud look good.

grant on Power plant repair
has an epic "worker as hero" feel to it.

Chris Parr on photography cliche #162
Jazz has "the standards" and I guess we do to. Nicely done!

Didier DE ZAN on photography cliche #162
Beautiful shot

Howard F. on Thomas and his cell phone
Sneaky you! The back light comes down nicely through the trees, very soft, while your son's facial area remains ...

Howard F. on on the grid
Yeah, first came to mind is the word 'uncertainty'. I guess the darker sky, shallow depth, and a wet & ...

MARIANA on Thomas and his cell phone
great portrait !

grant on awe
great - like old soviet propaganda posters. i'm sure you're authorized.

grant on windmill shadow
great shot. it has a looming, ominous, sci-fi feel.

grant on on the grid
excellent shot. i thought the grid was mandated by god.

grant on wind and corn
this will be the new farm landscape i think. fine shot.

Drey on wind and corn
Beautiful!

k@ on wind and corn
She looks like a knife for the wind - superb*

Warren T. on on the grid
I really like this shot. I like how you used the shallow depth of field to focus on the puddle in the foreground, and ...

Nan on scare bear
quite sad like that, it seems he sticks and he looks so wet... funny strange you found him.

Sriram on windmill shadow
excellent shot!

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