Hi Rob. Welcome to Caedes. I like the images you've put up, since you've come to Caedes, but I'm guessing you're going to be pretty popular here, and there are only so many themes of "of" that you can use :-> I like the style of your shots, so keep them coming, please.

Don't be offended though if some of your shots don't get high c-indices. This site is about desktop wallpaper, so sometimes a beautiful image that is too busy to let icons show through well will get low votes, because it doesn't work as wallpaper. Don't let it discourage you.

Thanks for that feedback. I'm grateful.

Kindly,


Rob

Hey Rob, i'm a frequent visitor to NH and i was just curious what body of water is pictured in "New Hampshire Calm".

Contoocook, bordering on Jaffrey and Ringe....about 30 miles East of Keene. With this much fog, it could be anywhere! :)

Rob

Thanks for visiting and commenting on Waters' End. I didn't realize that it would make a good desktopuntil one of the users pointed it out to me. I just shot what I thought looked good. I guess there's more to this than meets the eye, isn't there?

Your comments about "Hunter Springs" are much appreciated Rob. Thank you.

Hi Rob and welcome to Caedes. Thank you for commenting on "Enchantment"! I loved it, so therefore, I post it! I appreciating your stopping by. Sincerely, Marilyn

Rob,
As always I welcome your opinion and comments. They are always frsh and carry a lot of meaning.
Fotobob

Hey Rob, Thanks for the feedback on "Elora Gorge #2" always good to hear from another Canadian on this international platform. Oh... and welcome to Caedes...................John

Hi Rob. Thanks for your comment about Return Of Spring. You should know by now that I value your input.

Thanks Rob for those nice comments about "Taking A Bow". I'm glad you like it.

Thank you, Rob, for the compliment on "Fast Water." I very much appreciate it. Just so you know, I think your work is world class, but I haven't stopped by to comment - I've been strapped for time lately. But the work you and photobob have been posting has added a new level of professionalism to this site. I'm in awe. Steve

Thank you so much, Rob, for the kind compliments (Life out of Stone). I am definitely feeling much better about the framing - I have seen many of your shots and your framing looks is consistently top notch. I love the way you gradiate them and the color chioce is always spot on. Many thanks. Kind regards, Michelle

Hey Rob, thanks for checking out "Community Sunset". I'm glad you enjoyed it. Hopefully more will come soon. ...checked out your gallery...your work is impressive! Your perspective and the way you choose your shots is very unique. I'm sure you don't need me to tell you that you've got an eye for this. Keep 'em comin' :)

Hello Rob, tks for your comments on Oh Deer!
Glad you liked it. I have a few more animal pictures that I will be posting that I took at that time.
JuneBug

Rob'
Thank you for your feedback on my Self Assignment image. I am sorry that you had problems with your corn running into your potatoes.Maybe a litle gravey should have ben used as a glue.. Tat is how I did it. !:0)
fotobob

Rob
Thank you for your very kind words. Do I have an image that is less than perfect? Boxes and boxes full. As I have mentioned in the past, the differenc between an amatuer and a professional photographer is a Professional NEVER shows his bad work. !:0) Thanks for asking
fotobob

Great photos really like your work

Thank you Rob for the comment on "Filtered Water Supply". I like frames as long as they are not to bright and distracting. ;-)

Thanks Rob for the nice words "elegant simplicity"! Appreciate your comment on the soccer stand picture. You can easily understand what we are longing for here (besides soccer), can´t you? We have to wait for more of Nature´s colors at least a month, I guess.
I wrote something in the comment to your sculpture head pic...that wasn´t a joke (!) If you find it interesting I have at least two sculpture heads I don´t know what to do with..If you like to see them, just message me. You are free to use them.

Hi Rob. I consider it a great honor to read your comment on "Introducing Miss Poppy." You are the frame king. ;) Thanks so much for taking notice and especially for taking the time to let me know you like it.

Rob, that was a fantastic comment you left Arne and me on "Bird Cherry Collaboration." Thanks so much. ;)

Thanks for visiting my River Traffic and Gateway arch image. Bracket? What's with this Bracket thing? Just remember I am an old time photoguy. We old timers learned that bracketing caused you to spend a lot of money on film. We used to, and I still do, make two exposures when using b&w film if there is a lot of sky in the mage. For some reason pinholes seem to migrate to he sky area on b&w films..
And now to make many enimies. I personally feel that shooting a string of images, either film or digital, causes the photographer to become sloppy. This "Get a hunch and shoot a bunch" is not my style. I only feel that this type of capure is useful at a sporting event. O.K. I'm ready for your comments and barrbed replies.
fotobob

*tosses you a roll of digital film* ◊wink◊

Thanks for the nice comment on -Farm entrance-.Much appreciated,Rob.

About Number 19 !
Hahahaha......Rob, that "wink" comment was really fun...for 15 seconds or so I wondered if you had a Swedish friend or how you managed to write that..!! ...did you know you stole the words from my son Jens, hehe.........?!?!? Winks are always appreciated.....

Thank you for the terrific comments on the Newport Bridge photo (famous bridge from the movie "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest). I really appreciate your kindness, Rob. Also, I took the photo of Gnat Creek yesterday afternoon. Again, thanks for viewing and commenting. Steve

Thanks fo the nice words about my Old homestead image. I doubt if you need to learn anything from my backgrounds as you always have a fresh approach with you images.Iam enjoying your "embossed" frames presently.
fotobob

Sorry about all of that Rob. !:0)
It's only me again. Attempting to catch up on all of my correspondence before I post another image. At the rate I am going it may be May before I get to post anything. !:0) Thanks for stopping by my Old Courthouse and Gateway Arch image. I must agree with your observation of my drop shadow. It is more difficult for me to locate it on the left side of an image but I watch for the sun's location and insert it accordingly. Glad that you liked it.
fotobob

I saw you quoted me in Winter again 19, it's alright. It's swedish and you're right it was good remarks from me, not only beacuse I am his son.. Maybe you can guess what "spektakulär isformation" means? It's pretty similar to the english spelling.

Greetings from a cold and snowy Stockholm

Hello Rob, tks so much for your comments on What Lurks in the Dark. I am glad you enjoyed the image.
JuneBug

That's funny. I know you could speak swedish! or maybe my father has something to do with this.. fishy. You know you said something insulting there?? No, just kidding it's was very friendly (and formal). And, you have a great gallery.

Thanks for the info on the Bracebridge shots. Very interesting. :>

I had a look at the map reference - thanks very interesting.

Rob, I took a look at your gallery and you have a lot of very beautiful images. Well done and I hope to see more of those great images.
Russ

Hot Doughnuts 2 was another hand held shot that came out good. Thanks Rob for viewing it and posting a comment. No doughnuts. I was attracted to the glowing sign like a moth to a flame. The building shot was removed because of the trademark.
Russ

Reflection of Pan is a statue of a mythical young Pan running with a fish in his hand. I'm not sure if he has a tail but he does appear to be nude. The statue was weathered and I thought that this angle was more interesting. Thanks Rob for your comments and support. I'm glad that you like it.
Russ

Merci pour le commentaire !

I do as you please. I'm sending the sending the message as PM

Rob, as always, I welcome your remarks as they are good for the Ego. I did need an Ego boost about the time that this was posted. Just like the Lone Ranger, You got here at the right time! Thank you Kemosabie.
fotobob

Thanks for the comment. I like the idea of the faded borders, I try to stay away from those because I taught my girlfriend how to do that a while back and now she uses it in 1 out of 3 of her submissions. So its kinna become her thing, oh well.

Rob, THANK YOU! You can always get me to smile when I am down. I am so happy that you visited my Moon over the Teatons image. I will be leaviing a reply under your commentt.
fotobob

Thank you for the wonderful compliment on "Pondside Early." The real reason I got there so early was I figured the snow would keep the farm dog warmly ensconced by the pot-bellied stove instead of his favorite pastime - eating photographers. It's tough living in Oregon, Rob. So I appreciate your comments and support! Thank you. Steve

Hi Again! Just wanted to thank you on behalf of PhotoBob, me, and Oregon for the nice compliment on the red barn collaboration. I took the picture, Bob did all the work, and the State of Oregon provided the abundant supply of fog. You wouldn't happen to want some? LOL. Thanks, Rob. Steve

Hello Rob, thank you for your comments on The Big Nickel!
Tks for your suggestions, I tried to apply them to compare but because the framing was an action, trying to remove the drop shadow resulted in chaos, lol.
JuneBug

No, Rob, a purple FRIDGE is what I get about the time I empty it of beer...

Steve, yes, that guy above me here and I would like to thank you very much for your support and respected comment on "Oceanside Properties-Far From Home." ;)

Thanks Rob, for the nice compliment on "Smith Falls." In fact, I went there three times before I got a shot I was happy with. Waterfalls seem difficult for me, but I love going to them. Oregon has them by the hundreds. Thanks, Rob, for the kind words. Steve

Rob, thanks for putting up with my "humor" at your posts. What you mentioned is so true. Even in my lifetime I seen it, a short 50 years. The town where I was born was rural, company owned, and several generations behind the times in mores and creature comforts. So there was some good and some bad associated with the life style. Thanks for reminding me. Steve

Good morning Rob
Many thanks for your positive comments on "Kangaroo Grass" Knowing what I have done right helps me aim for these qualities again. And am very glad you enjoyed it.
My wife tells me that I am about the only person she knows who looks at weeds as things of beauty and as photographic subjects :) <talking as he fades away into the distance> And burnt stumps, rusty water tanks...
Romane

Thank you for those wonderful words about my From the Earth image.

"I have NO idea what it must be like to be so committed to a photo to invest this much time."

You are the first to use the word commited in this manner. Most peple say that I SHOULD be commited. I like your meaning better. Thank you for your kind words.
fotobob

Thanks for the (english) comment on my Python of the Sea. All "my" underwater pics are taken by my friend Joel, he was the one with a underwater house(?) (a case around the camera). I don't know exactly which model he has, I can ask him.

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 Rob for viewing and commenting on this image. I'm glad that you like it.
Russ

Thanks Rob for taking the time to view and commenting on my Canadian Geese 2 photo. I'm glad that you enjoyed viewing this image.
Russ

Thanks, Rob, for the nice compliment on "The Bachlorettes." BJ really makes me shine. She has so much talent, and is wonderful to work with. These collaborations are a joy, and I'm glad you like it too. Thank you for letting us know. Steve

Hello Rob, tks for your supportive comments on High Falls!
Nice to hear from you and I am glad you liked the sedimentary rock background.
JuneBug

Rob, as always your support is most respected, listened to, and heeded. Thank you for commenting on "Killdeer-Framed" and for seeing the best in it. ;)

Hello Rob, boy you are fast!
Tks for your comments on Just Taking A Drink! I do see some flaws from oversharpening and cloning, but I will try to get more closeups of the swans this wknd.
JuneBug

Good morning Rob
Many thanks for your comments and appreciation of "Unwelcome visitor".
Enjoy your day
Romane

Thanks Rob for your comments on "As the Seasons Change". I did look at your gallery and found many images that I have seen before here on Caedes. They are very nice.

The aim of every artist is to arrest motion, which is life, by artificial means and hold it fixed so that a hundred years later, when a stranger looks at it, it moves again since it is life. Since man is mortal, the only immortality possible for him is to leave something behind him that is immortal since it will always move. This is the artist’s way of scribbling “Kilroy was here” on the wall of the final and irrevocable oblivion through which he must someday pass.
William Faulkner

Hi Rob, I am with you, your comment on "A Wooden Crossing", would be an irrisistible temptation to me as well. Thanks for your comment, appreciate it! Sincerely, Marilyn

I enjoyed your comments about my Morning Fog Conejos Canyon #2. You have the ability to always cheer me up with your comments. Thank you.
fotobob

Thanks, Rob, for the very nice comments on "A slice of Oregon." Yes, moss is quite common here. In fact, I often see scenes like some of Mayne's recent posts. I was therefore quite surprised at all the comments people made on his images. But it does help keep the place green during winter! Thanks again, Rob. Steve

Hi Rob. Thanks for your support. I just read your comment about In Terms Of Light, and yes, it was well worth the wait.

Thanks for you comment on my centre Street Bridge picture. My camera takes a differnet aspect ratio then this site so my options were to chop the sides or stick something on top or the bottem. I decided that the sky blended into a black bar too much and made the bottem look silly cuz it looked like there was only a bar on the bottem, so i put the white lines to define it.

Hey there,
Very strange that when borders are concerned, sometimes the image will get good ratings and sometimes it will recieve poor ratings...though on your image, it worked very well, and it was clever how you had specifically left space for the icons on peoples desktops...very thoughtful :)

Good moring Rob
Many thanks for your comments on "Birds-eye chilli bush". Am pleased that you like it. This is actually growing on the front fenceline of someone else's house, and as I walked past this formation leading, not to the centre of the bush but to the sides, it attracted my attention. Just a wander taken with a camera in hand while waiting for my daughter to finish dancing lessons (was looking for photos of houses built in the "Queenslander" style for Verena at the time).
Enjoy your day
Romane

My apologies for this late thank you from me and from Steve for your fantastic comment left on "Oceanside Properties-Stump Removal Extra." ;)

Thank you so much for your comment on Grandma's Necklace. I am so glad you like py photo and story. I thank you also for your encouragement. I squeezed out a little extra money and bought that camera I wanted. This was the very first photo I took with it.

Yes, that is one of my peices. It is a necklace and bracelet set, made from amber pressed glass.

Thank you for the flattering comments on "1st Boat Ride." I enjoyed putting the post together, but really, your wonderful idea and leadership made this day and project possible for all of us. It was a resounding success. Congratulations to you, Rob. Well done.

Good morning Rob, tks for the fun comments on Remember When?...Yahtzee night!
I am glad you remembered, time to get rolling eh? It can be just as fun now, and perhaps you have gained some luck over the years. I know my mother has the horseshoe and says it is rather comfortable, lol.
JuneBug

Hi Rob...thanks alot for commenting on Puppy Love...no, it's not me, my daughter...yeah, the puppy's expression was something else...btw, I know this wasn't the greatest image, but wanted to get in on the fun...will do better with the 'assignment' in future...tks again.:Pat.

Hey Rob, thanks for commenting on my assignment piece! I enjoyed reading it very much...as for crushes on teachers...well I suppose they do count,lol...as do crushes on gorgeous, blonde, 17 year old actors :P *grins*

Hey! There's no apple throwing in my memory! Punk.

Maybe I will build a fort in that tree...sure it's in the middle of campus, but I'm sure they wouldn't mind. You're welcome to come and visit so we can pick on the other kids.

Mornin' Rob...thanks a lot for the Irish geeting and Happy St. Patrick's Day to you too.:Pat.

Good morning Rob
I loved your comment on "Remember when: Drives were exciting". Many thanks, and glad that some fun memories were evoked.
Yeah, those sounds were good, and the way they shook, and the noise as they drove, and...
Enjoy your day
Romane

LOL on the crown royal bag Rob!
Tks for sharing your memories of marbles with us. Be nice to the boys, you already took all of their marbles. lol
JuneBug

Hi Rob! Thanks for your comments on "Remember when: The Love Died" glad it reminded you of good story :o) I did toss around a few ideas for titles, and one of was something along the lines of remembering a good time, a celebration of some sort. Glad to see it brought that memory back for you.

it was such a memorable experience being in the snow for the first time, especially with a big group of people in the same situation - its hard to imagine snow being so commonplace as to forget, but i guess people might say the same to me about where i live :) thanks for sharing the setiments!

Thank you Rob for the comments left on "Blue Hill Farm".B.J. set the framing great.

Hi Rob... thanks for the comment on Remember When? (Picnic).. glad you enjoyed it.. and thank goodness someone brought food.. we were starving.... lol.... Green Coleslaw???? hehehehe ....

Hehe...it´s impossible to follow your energetic tempo, Rob...! You have to wait for my next contribution to the succesful Remember when idea you carried out. I think everybody here appreciate that work very much ! I´m very glad to see your nice words about "The Rappe Story", it is a happy memory I think of now and then. I believe that the experiences from the country-side village has been very important to me later on moving to the big city.
Thanks Rob !

Thank you so much for your nice comment on Lady Violet. Mom is very special and her bears deserve some kind of recognition. This is one of her best.

I am so far behind in my correspondence. Please forgive me for being so late with my post to yout comment.

I am happy that I could bring back some memories with my Teddy Bear image. Isn't it sad how your first best friend ends up in a dark closet or in the attic? But they will wait for us anytime we need a person to te our troubles to. And will always keep our secrets.
fotobob

Hi Rob, as I said, the items in the remember when photo are only some of the items around my home. Pictured are: Mrs. Butterworth "Glass"(I don't have a tin), next is a mercury bottle, an oiling can, an Avon lilac bottle, a mentholatum jar, a vaseline lip ice tube and last is a railroad lantern-6 volt and it still works! also are pictured 2 railroad spikes, a large screw and an old metal trivet.

Good morning Rob
Loving your series on the log house. Some memories that you may enjoy, but would, I think, not be appropriate posted on the image:
When was living in the almost-desert of inland Australia a number of years ago (about 500 miles inland and approximately 20 miles south of the Queensland border), we had a "social club", and the building was a big log cabin, albeit only a single story. Have many good memories, as after a hard day in our mines (Opal fields) it was a place we could go to relax, wash the dust down and just sometimes be entertained by visiting entertainers instead of by each others antics. However, the bark had been left on those pine trees - was great for scratching the back between the shoulder blades, as it was extremely difficult to get hard working/hard fighting/hard drinking men to do that chore for me <grinning> And even more dangerous to ask any of the women folk to do the task <laughing>.
Enjoy your day
Romane

Rob;
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. I hope that the running water gave you hope that it will warm up again. Soon I pray! Thank you for your comment.
fotobob

thank you rob for enjoying and posting about "Remember When You Got Them Shoes?". im glad you liked it!

Thanks for the comment on my CN Tower shot. I left a reply on the picture page too =)

Good morning Rob
Many thanks for your comments and appreciation for "Insie Winsie". Very much enjoyed your dialogue - did the swelling eventually settle <grinning>, or are you now ensconsed in a cocoon of soft webbing?
Not normally afraid of spiders myself, must admit to a little reluctance around spiders as big as this, but it turned out happy to remain placid. Had actually bumped into an edge of the web before seeing it (teach me to walk where I'm watching lol), and spent the next two days looking for the (imaginary) spiders I was certain were crawling over me <laughing>.
Enjoy your day
Romane

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

Hey Rob, your "guesses" on Diner Reflections were 100% accurate. I'm impressed! Is there some science / engineering / technology in your background? The only subtle detail that you didn't comment on is the red neon lights inside the diner which were refracted through the glass blocks. I don't know the age of the diner, but the next time I'm in Athens, Ohio (where my middle son goes to college and the diner is located), I'll check; my guess is you're pretty close on that as well. I took several dozen pics of the reflections and had great fun doing it; hope you enjoyed figuring them out!

Well, Rob it looks like your "Remember When" assignment was a real hit. I like the fact that it wasn't so much an issue of just seeing something and shooting it. It took careful planning, and it took concentrated thought to come up with a way to communicate a thought or an idea. It was an art assignment, not so much a test of popularity. Thanks for your idea.

hey Rob.. ty for commenting on Attention Class.... Im still working at building my photography skills.. how do you mean by "stance"?.. any pointers would be much appreciated..

Dj

You are very right Rob, I had a blast with "Traceless Steps". Thank you :-)

thanks for the feedback on 'distance' - i know i know this but i forget, DOF short for?

ty for the comment on Red Digital (A Self Portrait).. and i think its probably wise that ive not become your current desktop.. would be a bit scary, dont you think? lol..

Dj

Rob;
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 are corect! 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. It never fails. At any gallery or hanging that I have ever done, someone will approach and say,"Do you Have a Photographof the Old Mill?" I always answer,"No, but I have a photograph with the Old Mill in it" It seems that every photographer has stood at the edge of this steep drop and photographed the bilding. I attempted to give it more depth by moving away from the edge. I am pleased that you have seen this building before but I hope that you like mine better. 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´m pleased to see you found the Wooden Star at last and that you regard it as a good photo. The door photo is taken from the same cabin and it is rather interesting too, knowing it´s the original door. Hopefully the images are a good addition to your series.
Thanks Rob for viewing and commenting !