Hi Mike. Alexis and I thank you for the great comment and your support on our collaboration, "Introducing Miss Orchid." That was a fun one to do! ;) Also, I appreciate you taking notice of "Their Star." I have no idea if there are any other complete stars in there other than the main off-center one. Who's got time? ha Thank you!!

Hey Mike :) Thanks for all the comments! Greatly appreciated

Mike,
I am really behind with my correspondence so I apologize for the delay about your input for my Spanish Peaks, Colorado image. I am going to attempt to lighten the background map as you suggested. Your comments mean a lot to me.Thank you for the input.
fotobob

Thank you for your comments about “The Way Home” Mike. I really like it too.

Thanks for the comment of hibernate. Allmost all of your works are really awesome.

Hello Mike. Thanks for the nice comments on my Weeping Willow image. I'm glad that you like it. I bet if it was a computer generated fractal it would get high marks
Russ

Thanks Mike for viewing and commenting on my image. Air Show 2 was taken using a polorizing filter on a clear fall day at close to a 90 degree angle to the sun. The deep dark blue sky was the result. I'm glad that you like it. It's also cold flying in this type of aircraft.
Russ

Spring is Near was one of many shots of the bees hard at work. This little guy was just starting to fly off when I captured his picture. I'm glad that you like it and thanks Mike for the nice comments.
Russ

Hi mike, thanks for taking the time to comment on all the photos i have done. The lemur was taken in Monkey World in dorset and sadly not in its natural habitat. The animals there are very tame cos they're so used to silly tourists with cameras. The fushias were in my garden and the white line is a gap in the bushes between our house and next door. I think you're right about it tho....if i had moved to the right it would have been too dark...ah well you cant have everything. Last but not least...that silly fly got in the way!!!! Thanks again....always appreciate your kind and constructive comments :)

Your opinions mean a lot to me, Mike, and I'm glad you got a chance to offer your thoughts about Sitting Bull. I have such ambivilence about the shots of that animal that it's hard for me to separate myself from the shots to determine which of the many I shot that morning are good, and which are not. Your opinions are always detailed and helpful to me. Thanks.

Hi Mike. Thanks for the comment on "Resistance is Futile". You are right, one element is not quite so spectacular without the other to show its quality.

Hi Mike
Thanks for your kind comments about Sand Dune Namibia:-) I shall pass them on to my son.

Deborah

Hi Mike
I'm glad you like Contrasts :-) Enjoy your trip to Colorado, I shall look forward to your sand dune images. If you happen to be anywhere near those famous Rocky Mountains I'd love to see a photo of those too!

Deborah

Hi Mike...thanks for the nice comments on Full of Beans...just a spur of the moment idea that didn't turn out too bad...glad you liked it.:Pat.

Oh hi again, Mike...I sure appreciate your taking the time to visit me again tonight re: Goosebumps...very glad to hear you liked it...thanks again.:Pat.

Mike, Thanks for your kind words about my Navajo Counrty. Sunset on the Mittens. Your observation about the horizion being tilted is partly true. This image was captured by my 4x5 view camera. Some dsitortion from some swings and tilts has caused a bit of distortion along with the natural slope of the canyon walls. My wife Annie and I were standing about 600 feet above the canyon floor' The drop is so steep that it just rushes out onto the plain. I almost straightened this image out brfore posting but remembered that some members used to live around there so I didn't do it. Maybe I should have as you are the third to bring this to my attemtion.
fotobob

New Life was a second attempt of capturing this image. I tried to capture the natural light on these seeds but the wind was blowing and I got alot of blurring so I used a flash on this to stop the subject. A black velvet covered art board was used as a background. Thanks Mike for viewing and commenting on this image.
Russ

You are right the views are amazing in a plane, but dont go over the ridge too low.
I have some great pics, and a few are close enough to count the pebbles in the gravel, not cool.

Thanks for telling me about the primrose, Mike. I'll keep an eye out around here. I'm slowly starting to learn some plants now that I have a home, flowerbeds, landscaping, and such. Neat stuff! Steve

Hi Mike, thanks for the comment on "Crappy Ice" and "Killdeer Return". That IS is great...nice and steady for handholding even at 640mm equivalent;-) What a great lens!

Hey, hey I'm back! I see you left a nice coment on "Heavyweight of the World" also. Thank you Mike, the color version is nice also but I did find the background a little busy so I tried to make it less so;-)

Exactly the same! Sometimes the scan process gives a very grainy or bad image... Never understood... Maybe the problem comes with the type of film (I scan 35 mm negative films), often AGFA, sometimes KODAK or FUJI...)

Hi Mike.I am Glad that you liked "Sandscape" and thanks for the comments.Yes its tough getting around in the snow,its been 2 to 3 feet deep most winter..

Mike, thanks for stopping by my gallery and commenting on my pictures.
I really appreciate it, and I thank you for your encouragment.

vladimir

Hello Mike, I'm glad you like some of my work. Concerning that shot of "Toothpicks", I am sorry I do not have that lower shot you requested. But I may shoot it soon enough and then I will post it. Bye!

Wow Mike! I think I follow your wonderful vision in your comment on "Life Begin Again". Sometimes I have to sit back and see where these comments originate from the image...this is one of those instances;-)

Mike;
You sure have been busy visiting my images of; Candy Dish, Tea Time, Bristlecone Pine Tree in the Clouds, From The Earth. Thank you I am very pleased that you have added these to your already big list of my other images. I am humbled by your many visits. I also appreciate your inputs as they are frank and honest. You do make some very good points. Keep looking and I will keep adding to your comments list.
fotobob

Mike, I´m very grateful for your very detailed and positive comments lately on "Wooden flower" and "Orchids 6"....always a pleasure to read them and a great help too. The compostion of these two pictures are unusually succesful I think and I´m pleased to hear you find them artistic. That´s of course something I mostly strive to achieve, one way or another. Flower shots are a new experience and not that easy to compose. The light is of great importance too.
Right now I´m a bit bored of winter images and very curious to see what´s hidden under the snow. -- Arne --

thanks for the comment on Hidden Doorway, I'll try your suggestion out thanks

thanks for your comment on Life in the Kitchen, sometimes good shots just pop up

A late reply:

Thanks for the insightful and kind comments on some of my work. My subscriptions are out of date (they disappear after some days) so I might have missed one of your recent comments but I'm aware of at least three from 02/14/05. I can say some additional things about "Tomatoes", since you had some question-marks there. The only thing possibly visible in that shot is an evenly white table, the tomatoes and shadows. The rest is shadow-play and reflections. I had no wooden table or plate there and the wall behind the subject is hardly visible in those shadows. I tried a similar setup with the tomatoes in a glass-bowl but that didn't work out at all. I'm glad you liked the highlights on the tomatoes since I put some energy in getting some burnt out areas look ok.

I quite enjoyed your comments on "Pastures by the Creek" and "<ahref="http://www.caedes.net/Zephir.cgi?lib=Caedes::Infopage&image=kjh000-1094422278.jpg">Between the Rock and a Hard Place". I do not voice to myself why I choose to like a particular photo I make all the time. Much of my handeling of my own photos are made on a more or less intuitive basis. Sounds weird maybe since I usually have little problem doing just that once I look at work I'm not the creator of. I have a set of rules I try to apply but I've made them into a way of feeling and not analytical thinking. What is nice with your comments is that you voice much of the reasons I had for liking them and subsequently posting them. ^_^

Cheers,

Klas

Hello Mike. Summers not quite over yet, though the days are a little shorter:-) Thank you for your comments about “Delightfully Seedy” and “Delicate Surprise”, they are truly appreciated.

Hi Mike.Thanks for the comments on Tide Pool and Winters March.We have a record winter here as my photos show with all the snow ,so I am forced to the sea to escape it to get some color.

Pussy Willow was an unplanned shot that turned out nice with the subject being backlit by the late evening sun and the background shadows turning dark with the fill flash. I used a telephoto-macro with a little digital zoom to fill the frame. I used an ISO 50 at F11 and let the camera pick the shutter speed. Thanks Mike for viewing and commenting on this image. I'm glad that you like it.
Russ

Hi Mike... thanks for your comment on Apophysis Reef... im very glad you liked it.... feel free to wade into it.. fish dont bite... lol..... seriously though... you could do that up on the Barrier Reef.... the water is clear like this and you can swim or wade through the fish, they are not afraid of humans.. :D

Hi Mike. Steve and I are honored to have your comment on "Oceanfront Properties-Bay Window Included." You take great care to point out what it is about an image that you like and that's invaluable. Thank you.

Thanks Mike for those well thought-out comments about “Dusky Blades” Your correct about the tricky lighting. The camera can’t adapt to the scene’s light range like our eye does as it roams the scenery.

Me again. Thanks also for your comments about “Harmony” That valley is always spectacular.

Good morning Mike
Many thanks for your enjoyment and comments on "Remember when: Drives were exciting". Given the time, money and opportunity I would buy it myself and restore it. These old cars ran/run forever.
Enjoy your day
Romane

Good morning Mike
's me again <grinning>. This time to say thank you for your comments and appreciation on "Grass Trees". Am glad you enjoyed it. These plants are uniquely Australian and, yes, very different from everything else. Like many Australian bush plants, they thrive by fire. Extremely slow growing. I have a sense of awe when I think about how very old the tallest Grass Tree is.
Enjoy your day
Romane

Hi Mike! Thanks for your great comment on the swan pic - very appreciated! This time waiting for the right position of the swan in about five minutes did pay. I got the composition I wanted and I´m pleased with this first good image from my new camera. I enjoy eight megapixels instead of four, the anti-shake system (do you understand why..?), a better zoom and many other things on this one (Konica Minolta Dimage A2) Glad you liked the Swedish Swan, Mike !

Hi Mike, thank you for your kind words for " Bridestone Rock " they are very much appreciated.

Auline

HI Mike, thanks for your comment on the 'Clifton Suspension Bridge' :)

Thanks, Mike, for the compliment on Early Morning Mist. That little farm is on one of the back roads I sometimes take to work just for the scenic drive. During summer, there are two or three farm stands I stop at on the way home for fresh produce and fruit. This time of year, I start anticipating strawberry season. They grow some of the best berries around here! :) Steve

My wile Dee Ann and I thank you Mike for viewing and commenting on Koi Pond. We appreciate your support and we're glad that you like it.
Russ and Dee Ann

Hey there Mike, thanks for that comment on "A Dandy Spring". The detail is there for the capture;-)

I think I found better adjustments on my scanner, Mike. I must scan a lot of pictures yet to find the best ones. No problem, I've tons of films, but not enough time to scan... ;-)
..... later .... !!!

I am so far behind in my correspondence. Please forgive the late posting to your comment.

Your comments mean a great deal to me. I am so very pleased that you took the time to visit my Mountain Stream #6 image. Thank you for your comment.
fotobob

Hey Mike .. thank you for your comments on my postings Remember when - One calloused knee and Camera Pile.

Thanks for your comment on Stand Tall - Ice Stallion. I appreciate you stopping for a few minutes to give me feedback. :D

I'm behind in my replys. Thanks Mike for viewing and commenting on my images. I appreciate your support.
Russ

Hi Mike. Wow, that new lens you have is incredible, and the operator ain't shabby either! Thanks for the compliment on "Sweet Oregon Blossoms." BJ and I very much appreciate your comments. Yes, the daffodils, fruit trees, and even some primrose are well on their way to full glory here. I can't wait for strawberry season. I have a number of my own plants, and of course, farmstands abound locally. I'm glad the image provided a little preview for you - hang on, it won't be long! :) Steve

Hi Mike, thanks for comments on both "rejoice" and "color my world ", both colorful posts. My eyes have become so tired of white and lack of growing things, that I'll take my sunshine anyway I can get it. In the case of "rejoice", it was the slanting afternoon rays coming in through the rear picture window that lit up the tulips.

You know Rob really lit a fire under us with his "Remember When" assignment. I thought about this for many days before the train tracks and bridge presented themselves, and I'm glad to see that you got out of "Remember When The Train Built A Nation" what you did. It's quite amazing to hear how our works morph into the collaborations that are produced between the images we make and the interpretations of our viewers. Thanks for telling me about yours.

That was a really nice compliment you left for me on Rocks. It did take quite a while to do! But it was so enjoyable playing around with colors and light sources. Since I'm no good at capturing the beauty I see using a camera, I have to manufacture it instead :-)

Hi Mike. Arne and I would like to thank you for the thoughtful and supportive comment you left us on "Orchids 13-collab."

Steve and I were also happy to see you supporting us in our teamwork on "Oceanfront Properties-Shady Lot Available," "OP-Stump Removal Extra," and "Two Birdbrains-Better Than One?"

My personal and extra thank yous for the comments I was honored to read on the collabs. that are not in my gallery and your kind notice of my work on those as well.

Hi Mike.Thanks for the comments you left on "Blue Hill Farm.I had thought and hoped that it was going to be the last of the snowstorms here so I ventured out early and took a few photos.Much appreciated

Hi Accipiter, one more thing regarding Pemaquid Point. If you guys can get there on a sunny day at high tide when it's windy and the swells are high, you'll get spectacular waves thundering against the rocks and rocketing spray high into the air. Really breathtaking, but the conditions have to be right. You might be able to find a website that will tell you the coastal conditions (wave height, tide changes, and wind speed, etc.), since lots of Mainers base their activities around that info. cheers, Quiet

Thanks for the comment on "From Below...", glad you liked it!

Hello Mike. I thought you might like my “Rainbow Lorikeet” :-) Thanks for the nice comments about it and the framing. Seeing the Aussie bird show the night before was quite a coincidence.

Mike,
Thanks for your input about my image; Aspens on the road to Platoro, Colorado. Although the series has been a bit disappointing overall, I am happy to present it for your enjoyment.
Fotobob

I am very late with my correspondence to you. Please forgive the delay. Your input is important to me so pleases don't feel that I have avoided you.
Thanks for all of the nice comments about The old Mill image. It is next to impossible to get to where this image was created due to washed out roads and rock slides. In many ways this is good, however the sad part is it is very difficult getting there to get a photograph. You have seen this building from anthing from fine art to an ad for butter. This is one of those photographs that you are required to have if you are a photographer in Colorado. This building is located near Marble Colorado. It was a saw mill at one time. That is about all that is known about it since all history of that old ghost town has been lost with time.The river that it sits above is the Crystal river,
fotobob

I've seen many, many pictures of Maine, what having lived here almost 20 years, and yours are some of my favorites.

hello. thank you for you comment on my profile. I would have loved to be where you were when you took "Island Sunset". Absolutely beautiful!

the reason i thought that dune ripples was oversharpened was the top left slope of the dune where it meets the sky, there is a bit of a 'halo' around that edge, also the intense grain in the sand made it look very sharpened, it may be that the settings you had in the conversion without knowing it did a fair bit of sharpening already???

Hi Mike ! Thanks a lot for all your warming comments on my latest pictures ! Very kind of you to take the time to look through my gallery ! I also want to thank you for the wonderful photo you sent by mail. Among your comment there is one I appreciate most of all, an image that means a lot to me and one of my definitive favourites. I´m talking about "A young demonstrator", my first people shot here. It is really hard to make these kind of shots interesting to many people. Most of them belong to the private photo albums. I´m very pleased wiith this result. I chased that girl a long time, hehe, until I got a picture I really liked. I´m also very pleased to see you enjoyed the glass images and "Triple-Hepatica". I´m totally behind with my TY´s so this is my collective THANK YOU !

Hi Mike thanks for your coments on "Aquavan" I'm glad you like it! I've spent 3 days there, it's a nice place to go and get away from everything! No noise, polution, traffic just relax!

Thanks, Mike, for all the nice comments you left in my gallery today. Appreciate them.

I was born and Raised in St. Louis . Like you, I was thrilled the first time I could see the Rocky Mountains as I drove through that flat of all flattest states,.Kansas. It is a thrill that will last a lifetime for me too. I am happy that my; Pawnee Buttes, the western end of the, Great Plains, brought back those memories

Mike;
If you ever get near to Page Arizona you owe it to youeself to do some photo work in the slot canyon. Even a walk through it without a camera is enough memories for a lifetime.
fotobob

It's only me again Mike.
Your description of my Antelope Canyon #2 says it all. It it truly an expierence one should never pass by. Thank you for the kind words.

Hi Mike, me again;
Antelope Canyon #3 is my favorite of this series. The colors in this image defy all description. Hope that you keep looking at this series. You asked how do you get there?
Check my Antelope Canyon, A Slot Canyon post and you will discover a web site that will tell you all.
fotobob

You have viewed about half of myposts. I am flattered.this one, Colorado National Monument. Is a must se when ou return to God's country. This trip will take you through some of the most beautiful country that I 70 travels through. I cannot go into details as this is not the place. Sufice it to say that Monument Valley is on the western end of the state. Although I do use a Hasselblad as one of my primay cameras, This image was phoographed using a 4x5 view camera.

Hello Mike. You’ve been busy, thank you for the many comments you left recently in my gallery, all of which are very much appreciated. Your regular support is also appreciated.

wow you have alot of messeges. i don't care if i spelled that wrong

If you are going to be a professional photographer in Colorado, and plan on selling your work, you MUST have a standard photo of Maroon Bells and one of theOld Mill. I have them both.
fotobob

Thank you Mike for your recent comments. Sounds as if we have both been busy with other things lately. Take care:-)

Hello Mike.Thanks for the input on my photos.Spring is slow in getting here which leaves me behind in posting with another week or so yet to go.

My Goodness Mike!
you sure have been busy looking through my Gallery. Thank you for taking the time to do that, and also having time to leave comments about each of the images listed below. At first I attempted to answer each one but I am now far behind in my replies to others that I have lumped the rest of them together. Carnation Ice Cream, Old Mine Pulley, Spring Runoff!! .. . Almost, Garden of the Gods, Garden of the Gods #2, Garden of the Gods #4, Morning Light and Watercress and Carl and Old Tree. To answer a question that you had about Carl and old Tree. That was not taken on infrared film. It was taken on film and not a digital capture. The reason is very clear. I photographed the tree through a deep green filter, thereby lightening the green of the trees. I have found that digital cameras are not filter friendly except for ND and infrared filters. For your information, if you are interested, Ilford 4X5 HP5 film (ISO 400). Deep green filter, filter factor 8 (3 stops).
Thanks for asking.Film still lives!!
fotobob

your welcome

Mike, I have never been to the dunes, although I would love to go someday.
I have just been looking through your gallery, and wow.. they are some of the nicest shots I have seen on Caedes. you are a very talented photographer..
vlad

Thanks for commenting on road trip. Well when you do get a chance to come to NZ I bet you'll love it! Anyway glad you like the pic!

Mike - thanks for the very generous cruise you took through my Kaua'i images. Your too kind :-)

cheers - Phil

Hello Mike, I sure did some work with Bouyancy Rules. What I did, who knows;-0 I took the shot at 640mm near dusk and got some blur happening so I had to play in PS. By adjusting the contrast, I think most of the blur cleared up? I do miss the robins egg color of the water that the original had though;-) Thank you for the comment!

Mike,
Thank you very much for stopping by and smelling the wild flowers in my , Springtime in the Rockies image. I really love the area around Crested Butte. Should you ever get to Colorado this is a must visit area. Someday when I find the time I will break out some mountain lakes images that I have above this beautiful little village.
I will be at my cabin in the San Juans foe about a weekk. I hope that the wilfdlowers are abundant down there this year.
fotobob

Hey there Mike, glad you enjoyed "Houses of Parliament 1". Just wait for 2-4! I also have a number of photos from Kew as well as from Oxford that are waiting in line to be posted!

Your nice comment about my Bicycle photo is much appreciated...Thank you very much...

Good Morning Mike,
Please forgive my late reply to your comment about my, Grand Canyon in Fog and Snow. This is our second trip so I am really behind in answering our PM's. I will get to them ASAP. Annie and I just returned from a 15 day ( which was supposed to last only ten days) photo trip. It was so beautiful that we just couldn't leave. How about taking a vacation and joining both of us where the temperature every morning was, 32F and warmed to 68F by mid afternoon. It is a hard life but someone has to do it. <smile>
fotobob

Hey there Mike,
Glad you liked the second shot in my Houses of Parliament series. I am dissapointed it hasn't received much attention though, as I thought it was a far better shot than the first one that I uploaded. Oh well, ya win some ya lose some. I will post another photo tonight called London Sunset, and I have a feeling it will get a little bit more attention than the previous two. Ok, back to work for me, thanks again.

Hi there Mike, thanks for all the comments on my recently posted images from London. I am glad that you are enjoying them. Expect more to come!

Hi again Mike, thanks for the comments on my more recent London posts. As always, they are greatly appreciated.

Hello once again Mike, thanks a bunch for the comments on Eiffel Tower 1. I am glad that you liked this shot.

And another hello to you, Mike. Thanks a lot for the comments on Eiffel Tower 2. Thanks for stopping by to comment.

Thanks for the super-detailed comment on "Chintzy", I really appreciate it.

Also, thanks for noting the background. To achieve this, I make it a negative and then give it a diffuse glow with very intense definition. After I turn it back around, all the nearly-black is all-black, with no room for grain or distractions.

Hello and thank you for your very kind and interesting comments for " Cherries " I really appreciate you taking time to look at and comment on my humble offerings.

Auline

Thank you very much for your very supportive critigue of Finality of the Shogun. I spent ages on the range of Shogun, it has all been work in progress for a couple of months from an origional sketch transfered to basic paint. It's only untill I got CS2 on trial that I could really start to play. I wanted this pice to look as if it had been painted or sketched not glossy and smooth like computer would of generated. Thanks for viewing it large as there is alot of detail added.

Nik ;-)

Hi Mike,
glad that Happy horse (I) made you laugh!
Paul

Hey Mike ... thank you for your kind comments on my posting CityScapes 1. I agree that shots on architecture don't garner the same interest on the site. Even taking/posting them was an unusual step for me but the shot was just crying out to me.

Location: Calgary Alberta, Canada.

Thanks again.

Rob

Many thanks for your comments on my photo. Firework - bonfire night. I was pleased that the shot came out quite crisply and with no noise.

I would just like to say your photos are consistenly some of the best I've ever seen anywhere. I get blown away time and time again and wncourage you to take heaps more so I can continue to be astounded :)