nice icon, i like the pic full size as well!!!

thanks for your comments on Filligree - Carl - in answer to the points you raised; it is intended to be more of a texture background so in that respect it neither has nor requires a specific point of interest. if you study it carefully you will see it has quite a miriad lighting and highlight structure and i thought adding a gradient or specular light source would damage this gentle effect irreparably. In any event, thanks for your input, constructive criticism is always welcome. - Phil

hey thanks for the comment on "star glow hypertile" ;]

also thanks for commenting on "into oblivion"... nah i dont boast lol... that was just when i was new here... glad you like it

Carl, thanks for the comment on "Le Lis Blanc" and my apologies for taking so long to offer my thanks. Yes, do get a digital camera. It opens up a world of photographs.

Thanks for the comment on "Natural Wonder", Carl:-)

Love the inner fire W.P.

thanks for the comment on "liquid blue"... its all computer generated ;]

Thanks for the comment on (Infinite Stairway) Carl. It was pretty time-consuming and tedious but I feel like I'm getting better at that kind of work the more I do it, so I can sit there for hours tweaking something and just call it a learning experience :). I appreciate the encouragement~

Thanks for the idea on my rework of (Admiring The Sunrise). That does sound easier than cloning but I don't think I've ever been very successful with brightness/contrast changes to acheive a different look in an image. Maybe I will go back and try it out on that one.

Also, thank you for commenting on (Entering Yesteryear). I'm not quite sure what vertical line you are seeing. The images were blended using a simple mask layer created from a gradient circle. Since it was completely radial the only thing I can think of to form a vertical line is the fact that the road itself appears the same in both images (regardless of saturation and toning), and it runs up the middle so maybe that helps to create a vertical separation in your perception of the image. I don't know what to do about that though but I appreciate you taking the time look and comment on what you see :)

Thanks Carl for your comments on «Silvesters bells».
César

Thank you for your great comments on (Watercolors) and (Magic Mirror), Carl. I'm glad you liked both of them. All of your support is greatly appreciated~

Tanks for your comment:This is a night pic,Fontain
sory my english is very poor

Thanx for your nice comment on Side line! I used Moray to construct the scene and POV-Ray to render the scene, Hope you liked it!

HI Carl, Thanks for your comment on "hotblue" it's very much appreciated. cheers Al.

Thanks for the positive feedback on (Darkness Falls), Carl. This waterfall actually goes up very high but it is broken up into smaller falls and pools like this. It was a heck of a hike to the top, and that is where the longest individual span of fall was. I think I will post a shot of that tomorrow :)

also thank you for the comment on (Mossy Falls). Funny thing about the shutter speed. I agree with you that a little bit faster or slower may have been better, however... The same lighting that I think created an interesting mood on the falls today, also created some very limited options. The light was too low to stop the water without having an underexposed shot (except in a few of my shots but overall I liked the ones I posted better). Also, like an idiot I decided not to bring my tripod with me today because it was so sunny when I left and I didn't think I'd be able to slow the shutter down at all (of course then it got pretty stormy). ALWAYS BRING YOUR TRIPOD! lol :). I do think that the last shot I'm planning on posting had a bit of a softer effect to the water, not so much because of a slower shutter, but because on the long free-fall the water was falling faster than in these shots. So, hopefully that will satisfy your desire for a different look at least to some extent. I think I'll go ahead and post that one before I go to bed after-all, I'd love to hear what you think of it.

Hey thank for a look, please do i would like to see your work. Big Bad Bug. Jacked.

Thanx for your comment on Dramatic Spectrum!

Thanks for your kind words on "Pelargonium", Carl - glad you liked it :-)

Thanks for commenting on (Tunnel Vision). Now that you mention it, it does feel like looking up, but the ground through the tunnel and beyond was level since it is a railroad right-of-way (although there are substantial ridges around it). The perspective trick must have something to do with the darkness above, and the light reflecting of the ground. I'm glad you liked the picture :)

Thanks for the comment on Blury fire!!!

thanks Carl for commenting on "Niagra Falls". it is beautiful isn't it? k, i had to scan this pic and i find that it really loses it's sharpness. see i like the 35mm SLR conventional cameras. digital isn't in my vocabulary yet!

Thanks Carl for your comments on "Serenity" they are always appreciated. To answer your question: For my water shots I use my camera mounted on a tripod shooting ASA 50 Fuji Velvia with my lens set at F-32. The shutter speed is around 2 seconds.

Thanks Carl for your kind words on “Receding Water Line” they are much appreciated. As a by-line: This is the same area as “Friends was shot at. Only the water level was much higher in the Spring.

Hi Again Carl. I’m glad you liked “Fall Reflected”. That was one of my fun images. I was standing in the water up to my knees. It was a warm day and the cold water sure felt good.

Hi Carl. Glad you liked "Flight 405 to Tower - Ready For Take Off". As to answer your question. When shooting small live creatures that are easily scared away I like to use a long macro lens. I use a Canon 200mm f-4 macro lens. At approximately 20 inches from the subject the size of the subject is life size. So at 40 inches he is about 1/2 life size. This little fellow was probably photographed from about 30 inches. Just outside his circle of fear. The "circle of fear" is the distance from the subject before it gets to frightened and, in this case, flies away.

Haha, thanks for the post on "The Greatest work Ever", That would be awesome -_- I think my image is the lowest rated image in the new gallery, excluding any with not enough votes. Let's get it in the permanent gallery!

thanks carl for your opinion on my "below the surface" it is hard sometimes to find big enough pictures. but oh well, ce la vie.

Hi Carl: Thanks for your comments on "Fish Bait". You're right that's the drawback to using the stocking instead of a true soft focus lens. Mine is a 85mm and a portrait lens, so this works best using my other lenses. I'm glad you liked it.

Thank you Carl for your commenting on "Water Lilly on Blue 2".The water was indeed flat and no edits were done there.The water near the edge of the pads gets raised slightly and reflected the sun somewhat,I guess.I am glad you liked it.

Tks Carl for your comments on Yellow Watermelon. Glad you liked the shot. I am glad that you noticed I didn't do any manip on this shot. lol
JuneBug

Thank you carl for your comment on "Fiery Mesquite Tree Panoramic" For your viewing pleasure I took the raw panoramic image, full size and made it available for download if you are interested. the image is 1.7MB so it may take a bit over our isdn line to download.. also, that directory where that image is, if you just remove the image name, has all my other panoramic images if you are interested in viewing them feel free :) I have more there than posted on here, especially since the sunset tonight was amazing :) anyways, thanks for your comment and hope you enjoy the full size pano :)

Hi Carl: Thanks for your comments on "Deep in a Forest of Light". Thanks for your continued support of my images. I really appreciate it. I think my real signature is that I try to do as little manipulation to the original image as possible. I may have a bad scan and adjust the exposure but that's about all. Are the boarders around the edges distracting? I don't know if it works or not. As I shoot 35mm if you crop and resize the image, it loses some of its impact, so I decided to stick to the original with boarders. Also with the black edges on a vertical image, it gives you the room to put your program icons into the black and have no impact on the image itself.

Hi Carl, Thans for commenting on Sea Shell Lace, also for your suggestion, I will try that.....thanks your comments and suggestions are appreciated..

Thanks Carl for the comments on my Saw Mill of Yesteryear photo. If your talking about the rightside of the photo being lighter, It was an old faded out photo. That side of the photo was washed out.
Russ

Hi Carl,
Thanks for the positive feedback on "Red Reflection". I'm shooting larger these days, so the pics will be bigger in the future,
John

Thanks Carl

Steb

Hi Carl.. thanks for your comment on hypnotic... im very pleased you liked it... and yes it does seem to pulsate... :D

Thanks Carl, a bit of talent and lots of practice, a few duds along the way too.

Steb

Thanks for your comment on "Just a soap bubble", Carl. Normally I'd try to avoid the reflection of the lens, but in this shot it seemed to fit in OK (as well as being impossible to exclude!)

Hi Carl! Thank you for commenting on "Coleoptera". There was a very shallow depth of field in this shot alraedy and I tried to cover a bit of the undetailed background with the Melancholy filter in Photoshop.

Thanks for looking at "Cloudy Day" & your nice comments. Actually, it took only 5 -10 minutes to edit. Glad you like it.

I really appreciate the positive feedback and helpful advice on 'Fallen'. I'll try it.

Thanks Carl, not much I could do about the road even from a helicopter.

Steb

Hi Carl. Well you have it partially right on "Sticking Out". I never shoot faster film than an ASA rating of 100. I like ASA 50 From Fuji best for print film and for slide film I ALWAYS shoot Fuji Velvia. I love long shutter speed on water. I think it really adds a softness and I like the dreamy feeling. Thanks for the comments.

Carl, I just finished reviewing your Favorites Gallery and I'm overwhelmed with the amount of images there that are mine. Thank you very much for your support. You just made my day.

Hi Carl, thanks for the praise of "Shallow distortions" - much appreciated.

I guess your comment on "Fall Leaves" is good, so thanks for taking the time to comment it.

Hi Carl.. thanks for your comment on What lies beyond... im glad you liked it.. the light just happend to be coming through the trees at the right time... it is a very serene place.. where i stood to take the shot it is usually fast flowing water.. but we are having the driest season in 50 years.. so its having a major effect ...

Hi Carl. Thanks for your comments on "Sunset over pristine snow". It was taken from a jumbo jet on the way to Europe. For some reason, the flight on this occasion followed the coast line so you could watch the sun setting on the mountain ridges. Sometimes I forget how beautiful northern BC is. M

Thanks for your honest opinion on Salt and Sand. Glad you liked it.

Carl, thanks a bunch for the comments on "Rippled Acer". I am glad that you like the shot!

Carl, thanks for your comments and suggestions on "Autumn." I do have KPT tools, but they don't seem to want to work with my new Mac operating system (OS X 10.3.5). Photoshop doesn't recognize them as plug-ins anymore. Neat idea, though.

Carl. Thanks for your comments on "As the Seasons Change" and on "Bird of Paradise". As for what kind of macro lens I use: it is a 200mm Canon f-4 1 to 1 L Series macro lens.

I dont want to be rude.Carl, i do my best!! I think you understand me.

Bingo! ;-)

And, thanks!! (Relative Humidity")

Thanks so much for your comment on 'reflective' :-)

thanks Carl for the nice comment on "plane trees ". Much appreciated.

Hello Carl.Thanks for your kind words on “Rusted Rake” and I’m glad you liked it.

Thanks Carl for your comments on "Painted Flowers" I'm happy you liked it!
Terry

Hi Carl. Thanks for your comments on "Heralding Spring". I'm glad you liked it. As for the technique: it was shot with a 200mm Macro lens from about 3 ft., other than that there was no softning of the image. Thanks again.

Thank you Carl for the comment on "Bad Weather" :) I think there's something magical about that tree, it just seems to beckon me to take pictures of it whenever there's something unique around. that and being only 100 feet out my front door helps it be a prime attraction ;-) Thanks again for the comment :)

God Bless

thanks for the comment on "ion" carl.. i use gool old kpt for my images, and it does take patience to get the perfect fractals. thanks for the kudos

Hi Carl, and thanks for your comment on "Sandscape 1". Monochrome works for me too, whether its BW or a single colour, and I love the effects you can get by taking shots into the sun.... :-)

Thank you for your comment on "November Skies" Not really much except a slight adjustment on contrast, maybe up 5-10 knotches in photoshop. I've thought about the vertical shooting however, that would yield a 20+MP image and with my sluggish computer barely able to get 3 shots together as it is for 12MP images would make it a bit rough, though I may try it here when I get out to the desert where there's really some amazing shots and I can really get some good scenery :)

Hi Carl - thanks for your post on 'Hillside' - glad you liked it.

As for the old photostitching - until I can get a large camera (in terms of MP), there'll be a lot more from me - I do like the increase in the FOV though

Hi Carl Glad you liked "Getting a Grasp of Things". Auto focus doesn't do to good of a job on a real Macro lens. I don't use auto focus cameras, I still use the old manual ones. In true macro at 1 to 1 (That is the image on the film is life size) the depth of field a f22 is 1/16 of an inch wide, so generally speaking, focus on the eyes of your subject. That is the most important part of the composition. Hope this helps some.


There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.
Albert Einstein

Thanks indeed!! for >>>Circles in the Fall<<<<< comment!!There is a whole set of photos of that field but! One per day! as they say so....:)

Hello Carl. Thanks for your comments and question about “Nobby’s Moonrise”. I didn’t use any filters. The starbursts just happen with that particular lens and a long exposure.

Thanks Carl for your comment on "Sparkling Blades of Dew" I also thought it was a tough blurry.. though I think this is from a slower shutter speed mixed with the macro mode. Maybe next time I'll try it with a different perspective, maybe with the tops of the blades of grass showing and try for less blur. Thanks for your feedback, it's always appreciated :)

Hey Carl thanks for your great critique on "Generic Falls". I agree the blue is a bit overpowering...may try adjusting on my future uploads of water fall shots. Much appreciated:-)

Thanks for the comment. I am glad that you have slight appreciation for lck of skills. ;-)

Hey Carl, thanks for the comment on (Dockside). It's nice to hear from you again~

Thanks for your comments on Canadian Flag Re-touch !
much apperciated.

Thank you Carl for the comment on "The Gift of Winter". Gotta hate it when you upload and see the compression. Thanks for noticing, glad you still like the image;-)

yeah, i guess youre right about the piano - mines not all that picturesque either right now - thanx anyways... by the way, i love your gallery, i wish i could take shots like that!

Peace

Thanks carl for your comment on "Sunset - Cliffs of Mary Magdela" I'm glad you like it.. I was thinking of removing the glare spot but when I saw it as a complete mirror of the sun with the cloud outlines and all I thought it was actually kinda neat :) Exposure info:
9 f-stop
300mm focal length
200 ISO
1/640 shutter speed

I'd love to see your lense flare's you've seen, I love lense flares generally :) Thanks for your inquiry into it and hope the information helps you :)

Thank you Carl you have made my day with those wonderful comments about "For You". That is you of my favorite photo's.

Thanks Carl for all your suggestions i really apriciate that!!!This work is still in progress i just wanted too post it like that for now....is still fresh...and i have so many deatals to work on!!Thanks indeed

Thanx Carl for commetnig the "Tomb of Agamemnon". I posted the leveled version. About polarizing the sky (I don't have such an option). I am using Corel Photo Paint 9, any suggestion how to improve the photography in that program would be appreciable. Thanx, B.

Thanks, Carl, for the comments on "Liquid Gold." You're right, of course, but I'm new at this. So when that shot and half a dozen others turned out as good as they did right out of the camera, I was just estatic. Wow, what fun! So please feel free to comment. I've seen your work (just gorgeous), and the examples here on Caedes by you and others are how I learn. Steve

thanks for your comment on "repercussions".. much appreciated

Hi Carl, Thanks for commenting on "Peacock". I also wish that more of the feather was in focus...unfortunately I took the picture several years ago and have lost access to any peacock feathers for a redo! :) You have a beautiful gallery of pictures, by the way.

Hi Carl. Interesting comment on "Lakeside Early." The camera was held "plumb and level," and the tree was framed as a vertical riser on the right to anchor the shot. The path on the opposite side of the water is not at right angles and does appear to climb. I'm so used to seeing the lake that my mind automatically puts the scene in proper perspective, and I didn't even notice! So comments like yours help me to try to look everything, especially the familiar, with "new eyes." Thank you, Carl. Steve

Hi Carl, thanks for stopping by and viewing Owl Cat...I appreciate it...:-)

Thank you Carl for the suggestions and comments on my picture "Osprey Illusion." I'll try the feather tool, sounds neat!

Hey carl.. I had a problem with switching internet providers from ISDN to satellite and the satellite uses read aheads and by doing so it erased all my images when I viewed my control panel :-\

Thank you for the generous comment :) I will be uploading the best, and yes, twill be tedious at the rate, but at least I get to see more good comments :-D

Hello Carl! Thanks for the nice comments on my Mingus Mill 2 photo. I'm glad that you like it. It was shot at ISO 64, f 8 and about a 1 second exposure.
Russ

Thanks Carl for the comments on Hulls Grotto.The flowing sands photo was difficult to shoot for alot of reasons and i would have liked to have been able to expand the shot but given the scope of the shot i could not.It was close to being a macro shot.I do have a few that i saved and may post another because i agree with you and i feel i should have posted one that had a wider angle.Thanks for the input.

Thank you for your comment on my 'Canoeing On Kent Pond'....

Heyt, thanks for commenting on Frozen Foliage. I'm not really sure where the sRGB option is in photoshop, or what it does, but maybe ill look for it and play around...I couldnt understand excatly what you were saying. And the film is Fuji ISO 400.
Thanks again for the tips!

Hallo Carl ! Thanks for commenting that fishing lake. You are totally right - the contrast is too much..I tried to "save" that pic by strengthening the contrast...the ice looked better but the background became a "wall"...shit happens..

Hi Carl, and thanks for your feedback on "Standing waves". I'm only guessing the size of them from memory - I didn't think to estimate it at the time - but I've cropped several more waves out from the bottom of the shot as they were out of focus, so there must have been 14 or so of them. Quite a sight, anyway :-)

Thank you for your comments on my 'Pier of Light' they were very helpful and maybe I will impress even more at later point. Thanks again

Carl - thanks for your kind post on my Wedge Tailed Eagle shot - I will probably do a close crop head shot with the beak flare fixed - the original shot was an interpolated 12MP one so there should be plenty of detail to work with

cheers - Phil

Hello Carl - thanks for your comments on "wind sculpted snow 2".

Thanks for your constructive comment on "Camouflage is for wimps", Carl. I'll agree with you on the reflections - I did get some shots where they weren't so intrusive, but the duck wasn't as well focussed in those! Thanks again :-)

Eh Carl, thanks for the comment on "Steady as she Flows". Happy you like the contrast in this one:-)