Thank you so much for your nice comment about Angel behind those leaves and sorry, this was the closest I came to this beauty. This old cementary, which is today a museum, is so full of plants, that some graves are not even to be seen anymore. If you want to know more, I have a link to my husbands discription of it for you.

Hi Chris!
Thanks a lot for your very nice comment on 'St. Marx Cemetery #1'!
You asked how I did the overlapping thing.
Well, there are several ways to do that.
I use Photoshop and there you can define patterns, here with and without the frame.
With the second stamp tool you can copy the contents of one pattern over the other, so you can 'delete' parts of the frame and make the cross visible...
Regards
Chris

Thanks for the comment on Fun-guy, it's greatly appreciated!

Thanks so much for your comments on Capri Italy! :)

Thanks a lot for your nice words about Kreuzenstein Castle Backsite.

Thanks a lot for your nice comment about Old Stairs.

Thanks a lot for your nice comment about Giant Ferris Wheel. I planned doing this shot for so long ...

Thanks a lot for your nice words about Up, up and away ... and I would not ride there too - for sure not!

Thank you so much for your nice comment about Wheel of Flowers and I am happy to see, that you like those parts of it, that got my own attention.

Thank you also for your nice words about Looping. I am happy, that you enjoy the whole series.

Hi Chris - thanks for your comments on my last photos and in answer to your question - no I did not ask the couple - they are unrecognizable I think, so I don't really see a problem! I suppose it is a risk you take sometimes, but I was definitely not going to get wet asking them the question! I am sure they would be flattered by the photograph! :)

Hi Chris! Good to see you. Thanks for stopping by some recent posts and commenting. I hope all's well with you. Cindy

Thanks a lot for your nice words about For all Fraidy-Cats. I am glad, you liked it.

Thank you so much for taking the time to visit all those images:
The Big Chinese - I have other pics of him and I will post one when I post the second half of my Prater series.
Breakdance - It might look as if I could just walk into it. But I would never do this. My poor little stomach. Smile
Roller Coaster - The sky was really that amazing blue that day. It was one of those fantastic summer days, we had the whole spring - not so many now...
Around the Town Hall - I often wonder, how our architecture did happen. I mean, no electricity or stuff ...
Sculptures at the Imperial Palace - Oh yes, we have sculptures everywhere. My luck. I love taking pics of them.
I was very happy seeing you again! Smile

Thank you also for your nice words about Imperial Palace Vienna. I am very proud, that it is on your desktop.

thank you for commenting on the picture of my neice, and saying sugar and spice and everything nice is a perfect description... thank you again

Hi Chris, thanks so much for nice comments re First One, greatly appreciated.

Hi Chris, belated thanks for your great comments at "Gas & Eats". I see in your info above that you're in Stuttgart, but your comment on the icy cold Dr. Pepper made me think you must be from one of the southern states in the U.S. That photo does take one back in time. Glad you enjoyed the image!

Thank you so much for your nice words about Danube & Swan. If I would have removed the cable, the boat there would already be in Bukarest. Smile. No, really, I think I was a bit lazy, as I prepeard that one.

Thank you also for your nice words about Baden - City Theatre.

Hi Chris, thanks for your comments on my last two photos and the sky was real - I was very lucky! On Saturday we had perfect weather in the afternoon - the last two times I was there it was either hazy sunshine or overcast. :) I still have some shots where the sky is burned out but by focusing further back more towards the skyline I managed to capture both sky and land and with a few adjustments in Photoshop to bring out the colours - I discovered the graph and have been experimenting by moving the position of it to create different depths of colour and light throughout the photograph.

Hi Chris, thanks so much for nice comments re both What Happened and Still Dazed, very much appreciated.

Hey Chris, thank you so very much for such kind words on "Flash! Your it"
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Hi My new friend and thank you for the comment on "Oh So Bright "
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Hey Chris..thanks for your comments on "Overlooking Pennsylvania" and "Just Around the Bend" (you're very quick, by the way!!)

On the first image...the circular polarizer enhances color and contrast. It corrects reflected light that washes out images, so it produces a deep colored sky, etc. (I took that right out of the booklet that came with it!) My guess is that the softness could be a focus/DOF issue.

On the second image...to lighten up the corner, you could probably mess with curves or use the "dodge" or "burn" tool (dodge in this case) in Photoshop. I had the polarizer on for this one as well, so that could be a reason for the dark contrasts. I kinda wanted it pretty dark to lead the eye towards the lighted part...but I like dark, contrasty images (probably too much so!), so I can understand if its too dark for some tastes.

Anyway, I've said too much...I'm always glad when you visit!!

Hi Chris, what does IMHO stand for?? or am I being dumb? lol! ...and yes I agree about removing the cars on my photograph! I looked at it and thought - should I? shouldn't I? Is it better with to leave cars and people in or to remove them? It is always a question I have to ask myself! Mostly I just kill off all the people and tow away the cars! LOL! In this case, I think I made a mistake and am going to remove the cars, but won't repost it! The frame has the fotoframe frame and the almost white background - maybe that is too light - what colour do you think I should use with that photograph? - over to you! ;)

ohhhh and about the polariser that Stephen is talking about - I use one often - a circular polariser which enhances the colours - makes the sky bluer, the grass greener. You set the circular adjustment at 45 degrees angle to the sun - it allows the rays to bounce off at a certain angle. Just adding my little bit of knowledge on the subject - now I will shut up! :| :)

Thanks a lot for taking the time to comment Dark cloudes in Baden. Not a lot of people like it, so I think I will delite it soon.

Hi Chris!
Thanks a lot for oyur very nice words on 'Inside Brigitta' :o)

Thanks also for your very nice comment on 'Myra Falls 6' and the high marks of course ;o)

And thank you for being on 'Belvedere #4', so glad you like it ;o)

aaaaand thanks for being on 'St Laurent' also ;o)

and of course thanks for your nice visit on 'Palm House' :o)

Thanks Kindly for the comment on "Flash in the Dark" Not sure what the hazy was from. It had been very hot and humid.
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Hi Ya Chris, I want to thank you for the comment on "Dressed In Her Finest" I believe it is a clamaitis It was on a vine with other like blooms. It does look like its not connected to anything but it is. I think that is kind of what caught my attention after uploading from the camera. ><
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Chris I'm so pleased i could bring back memories with my post "So Midwestern" ♪ ♫ :)sandi ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪

Hi Chris, thanks for commenting on Moose, always appreciated. I think it might be a female as there are no antlers.

Hey Chris!
Thanks a lot for your very nice words on 'Myra Falls 7' :o)

Thanks also for being on 'Myra Falls 8' :o)

Chris I enjoyed the cute comment on "come sit"
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Thanks a lot for your nice comment about The corners of Vienna (8). About the blue sky: Wait till the sky is at least a bit blue, not grey, than take care, that the sun is in your back - and than you focus on the white parts and there you have the blue sky.

Thanks a lot for your nice words about Baden Casino. I am a bit behind with my own comments, since I was so tired yesterday, but soon I will see the pretty stuff you posted ... Smile

Hey there i like the comment on " I wish" that was a cute one. Lol!
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Hey Chris...thanks so much for your comments on "Lower Section" and "Hawk Falls 4"...I always appreciate your thoughts!!

Thanks a lot for your nice words about Graz Streetlife. I wonder, what you will say to todays image, since I have that new camera. Smile

Hey again...I want to thank you for having a look at "Double Time" and "Red Brook 3"...I really do appreciate it!!

Hey Chris I'm pleased you saw the same things I did in my post "So Quiet" taken in the morning as the fog was lifting.
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Chris such a lovely comment on "Your Best Side Please" Thanks><
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Thanks a lot for your nice words about St. Stephen's detail. I am happy, you did enjoy it that much.

Hi Chris, I really am glad you enjoyed "Patch work Sky"
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Hey It's me again and thank you so very much for the wonderul comment on "Deep Clouded Sky" I appreicate your support. ><
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Hi Chris, thanks for nice comment re Sigh, You Caught Me, always appreciated.

Oh hey, have a great vacation too.

Hey again Chris...thanks for having a look at "Mossy Falls" and "Tropical Showers 2 - a PJ rework"..the exposure time for "Mossy Falls" in particular was 4 seconds. So, depending on the light, its usually somewhere from 1 second to 4 seconds.

Hi Chris, thanks for stopping by and commenting on Florence - Il Ponte Vecchio. I'm really pleased that you liked it. You have some great photos in your gallery, as well.

Hey Chris!
Thanks for being on some of my latest postings!
I had some PC probs last week so I have to work up a lot ;o)

Thanks a lot for your nice words about Hotel Sacher. I was lucky, that there was a good place to stand and take a pic of the whole building.

Hey Chris...thanks for your comments on "Babbling", "Fork in the Road", and "Farley, My Boy"...always very much appreciated!! By the way...where are you visiting when you come to the states?

Thanks Chris for your loud laughs on 'Hey Man!'. I could hear you till Vienna ;o))

Hi Chris, yes, I did have to sneak, and not too close either, that is why there is so much grass, I was lucky to get the shot I did, and if I had cropped any further the clarity would have suffered. Thanks again, enjoy your vacation, look forward to your return.

Hi Chris, also thanks so much for nice comments re Another view, greatly appreciated.

Thanks a lot for your nice words about July 2007.

Thanks a lot for your nice words about Barbary Sheep. You think he does not look that energetic? You should see me ... this weather is that heavy. I remember 40 degree in Greece, but never before in Vienna.

Thank you also for your nice words about Hietzing. Have you seen the c-index? Not everybody loves it that much.

Thanks a lot for your nice words about St. Stephan's roof for the nice birthday wishes you left for Chris and most of all for putting St. Stephan's roof into your favs. That makes me that proud!

Thanks for your lovely comments about my picture of Pumpkin!

Thank you so much for commenting on "Deep and Clouded Sky #3"
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Hi there Chris!
Thanks a lot for your nice birthday wishes!
So you are cancer also and got 40 too, well, that's something strange indeed *LOL*

Thanks for your nice comment on 'Parliament, Vienna' :o)

Hi Chris, I'm so pleased you enjoyed my " A Hawk Profile" post. He was a handsome bird. >< ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ :)sandi ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫

Hi there and thank you very much for the very nice words on "Standing Tall"
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Hey Thank you for the very kind words on "Kankakee Nature Area" ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ :)sandi ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫

Hey Chris...thanks so much for your comments on "Abstract Motion" and "Tohickon Creek"...I went on a little hike the other day and could only manage 3 serviceable shots, but I really liked how these two came out. It's more of a river than a creek really, so I expected the shots to come out a bit different than what I've been posting...and I was pleasantly surprised. Thanks again!!

Thanks for your comment on "Peace In Unity". The picture is probably fuzzy because of the camera I took it with [it was very cheap]. Haha thanks though!

Thank you Chris for the great comment on "Kankakee Nature Area #2
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Thanks a lot for your nice words about Magic Tree.

Hey there Chris...thanks for your thoughts on "Abstract Motion 2" and "High Rocks"...you know they're always very much appreciated!!

Hi Chris, thanks for your comment on 'My Hand' glad you liked it.
Ellie

Thanks a lot for your nice words about Porcelain Manufactory. I know, I should not mind about the c-index, but, but, but ... 20??????

I really appreciate your comment on "Butterfly and Flower In Touch #2"
sandi ♪ ♫

Hi Chris, thanks for nice comments re Puffin Away, greatly appreciated.

Chris I'm please you enjoyed my "River Walk" post. This was such a lovely area and it just winded around a bit along with the river. > sandi ♪ ♫

Hey Chris thank you for the nice comment on "Come a Little closer" I just loved his eyes. Such a gorgeous animal. ><
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Hi Chris, thanks so much for nice comments re What A Flirt, greatly appreciated.

Thanks so much for the comment and tip on "the Hunter". It also just so happens Jack does have a smaller twin sister named Bib'et.

Hey there Chris...thanks so much for your thoughts on "The Shining" and "Blue Dragonfly"...the sun in my shot reminded my of your night shots, and neither of us used a filter. I'm pleased with them and I'm glad you like them too!!

Hello Chris and i'm glad you enjoyed the "River Walk #2" post. >< sandi ♪ ♫

Hello Chris, thank you for the kind words on "River Walk #4" It was a hazy,hot and humid day this day too. >< sandi ♪ ♫

Thank you kindly for the nice comment on "Grassy Silhouette"
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Hey Chris..thanks this time for your visit to "Flutterby" and "The Farmhouse"...for the farmhouse shot, I couldn't really get a different perspective...the trial went onto a small footbridge at that point that was very overgrown and I couldn't get a different position. That was the best angle I could get...I do agree though, wider would have been better!

Hi there Chris ! Thank you so much for dropping by "Passages" & commenting .... I'm so glad you liked it !
Lauren

Kia Ora Chris, I really appreciate the nice comments you have given my pictures. Thank you :)

Thanks a lot for your nice comment at Hollyday Greetings - Glad you liked it and glad, you did agree with everybody else.
And for your words about Before the weather changed - Yes, there is a lot to see in Salzburg, you should do that trip also one day.

Hi Chris!
Thanks for your very nice comment on my recent holiday posts :o)

Thank you so much for your nice words about Bad mouth.

Thank you also for your wonderful words about The way of the monk. You are not here that often anymore, but I am always glad, reading your words.

Thanks so much chris for the kind one on "Rain clouds At sunset #8"
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Hi Chris,
thanks for commenting on Dunes at Sunset. I will miss your postings from Germany.
Rob

Hey Chris...thanks for having a look at "Walk" and "Meadow Sunset"..always appreciated! Hope all is well!!

Thanks a lot for your nice comments about Capricorn's Monday and St. Wolfgang.

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