Re: camouflage.
Paul, I even took a photograph of one speedy snail called 'lightning snail'. The snails are typical for the area where I live LOL

Hoi Paul en dankje wel voor het leuk commentaar op "Evening Sun".
Hi Paul and thanks for the nice comment on "Evening Sun",it is verry much appreciated.

Cheers David.

My Gallery.

Thanks for your nice comment on September.. Glad you lked it..

Thank you for the nice comments on "Cladonia on the Rocks" and "Natures Strive for Perfection". You should post your Cladonia shot with the Ice Crystals, that would be a treat!

Thanks so much for your feedback on 'Heading Home' and 'Allure lll', as always, it is much appreciated!

Thank you Paul for the comment on "Argiope aurantia". I was not impressed with the shot but I found the spider very intresting.

Thanks Paul for those great comments on my Backyard Dragon Fly 3 image. I'm glad you found it interesting.
Russ

Good morning Paul! I'm tickled that you like His Light! Thanks for the oh so nice comments!
~Mindy~

Hi Paul,
Desolé pour ce retard.Merci pour vos commentaires,toujour apprecié.Bonne photo

Hoi Paul,

Thanks for the comments on "Carriage Driving Horse Show". This guy (and the 2 on the back of the carriage from which you only can see one helmet) gave such a speed that it would be unwise not to wear a helmet. I saw 2 carriages fall down.... and yes I took a picture of those events too. Anyway, thanks again for your nice words.
Groetjes, Eric

Thanks for your comments on "Sunlight on Cliffs". I really appreciate you taking the time to pass on your thoughts! :)

Hey there, tks for your recent comments on Sunshiny!
The reason for the purchase of the 35 mm camera, was for the better zoom and quality on images. I find the digital camera that I have just doesn't do it for me anymore! Great for the macros sometimes but that is all.
JuneBug

Hi Paul! :)

Thank you for the kind words today. It always means a lot to hear from you. I'm still feeling bad about not thanking you enough for all the great comments you have made on my work.

I like the way you commented on "Pasture by the Creek". I know exactly what you mean. You will be happy to know it's surrounded by roads and houses that doesn't quite mix with this piece of "perfect" landscape. ^_^

Sometimes one can use the camera to "adjust" reality a bit. Just by simply choosing not to take some parts of an environment into the composition of the shot. It's a very beautiful piece of nature but it's not a big place. It takes perhaps five or ten minutes to walk the length of this small ravine (far beyond what can be seen in that shot) but it's only as wide as you can see there. On the left side is the outskirts of the city I live in and on the right is some flat agricultural landscape that is far from interesting...

I'm really glad you liked my spider shot too. :)

Cheers, I'll try to get in touch the next few weeks... ;)

/Klas

Thanks Paul for the nice comments on Beyond the Blues...glad you enjoyed it...no, not one I expect to see or capture again anytime soon...also appreciate your feedback on Fire and Ice (Rework) and the help of a friend here who fixed up a tilted horizon...many thanks.:Pat.

When I first saw this patch of thistles, it had about 5 Butterflies on it. Soon all but one was gone. I took dozens of photos of this little guy to get my Butterfly Kisses image. They are always moving and it's hard to get a good capture. Thanks Paul for viewing and posting a comment.
Russ

Thank you Paul for viewing and commenting on my Backyard Dragon Fly 2 image. This was taken in the late afternoon with the light comming from behind the subject. I used my cameras telephoto-macro mode and a fill flash to darken the background and get a better depth of field. I'm glad that you like it.
Russ

Thanks so much for the kind feedback on 'Misty Morning', most glad you liked it!

Hi Paul. Thanks for the comment and critique on "More Posing". It's very much appreciated. Have a great day.

Thanks for the comment on "Riverfront Park: Stones in the Congaree" I'm glad you liked it!

hello Paul... many thanks for your lovely comment on « d r a g o n f l y »... and for your vote :-))) I appreciated it much!!

Hi Paul...thanks a lot for your visit and nice comments on Burnt Orange...glad you liked it...I too, prefer full screen to framed images...unfortunately, this is an older photo, 800 x 600 and I doubt it can be enlarged without serious distortion...therefore the addition of the frame to enlarge it slightly for desktop usage...sorry about that...also, I expect to be back on a regular basis soon...tks again.:Pat.

Bedankt Paul, voor uw commentaar op 'Icare's dream'.
Hope my flemish is good enough... ;-)

hey Paul bedankt voor de woorden van advies voor rope , en ik ben al volop aan het experimenteren , maar net een nieuwen camera dus , .... oefenen.

Cheers Paul, for your comments to my Photo - Feb Autumn - I have had the great pleasure in viewing your work, and think they are 'crackin' I see you do a lot of 'Macro' shots,
I will have to sort some of mine to let you have a look

Kindest Regards

Bob G.

hello Paul, thanks for your kind words on standing tall 2. you recognized it correctly, it is the great hypostyle hall in karnak or whatever they call it:)

Dag Paul,
Ik kon al genieten van al het mooie rond ons, maar nu ik (nog niet zolang) een digitale camera heb begin ik er ook naar op zoek te gaan, dat is al een hele ontdekking. De commentaar die je gegeven hebt werkt bovendien motiverend en geeft nog eens extra voldoening. Bedankt !

He Paul,

Thanks for your compliments on "Stinkhorn (Phallus Impudicus) Stinkzwam". This one is without flies but sometimes they're "blue all over" by these flies sitting on the head. The mushroom season has started so I hope to see some nice pictures of them from you too.
I search for the Red Fly Agaric mushroom which I think is the most beautiful one.
Gr. Eric

Thank you for the kind words about my recent sunset photo...I see so many of them here and always love each one...somehow I think being near the ocean makes them all the more colourful...thank you again for your nice comments!!

Also the comments you made about the swayback barn..is very much to think on..thank you so much for enjoying it. ITs true, these places will be gone forever, and pieces of history disppear..but at least we DO have the memories on photos..thank you sooo much!!!

Your comment about my RIckety Ol Barn photo is sooo much appreciated! I enjoy Wilderness North with his talents...just wish it would rub off on me a bit more..thanx again!

Hey , paul bedankt voor je woorden voor some flowers , en 't is een beetje genant maar ik heb de bronfoto per ongeluk gewist . Het was de bedoeling om ze zonder het frame te posten.

Hoi Paul,

Thanks for your reaction on "Up to the Sky (Cross Spider)". Yes, I know, it's not easy to get these creatures all sharp, legs - body and web - With a nice background. 2 out of 4 is possible, 3/4 hard to get, 4/4 not yet succeeded.
I saw your "garden spider" and it's a 3/4. Hope you will make your 4/4 soon. I know you can. Groeten Eric

Hi Paul,
Zeer vereerd dat mijn portretten je aanspreken. Het verbaast mij dat er zo weinig portretten
ingestuurd worden. Het is zo'n fantastisch onderwerp.
Fotograferen is mijn leukste hobby, dat doe ik al mijn hele leven en sinds anderhalf jaar digitaal.
Heb ook jouw gallery bekeken, spreekt mij heel erg aan, fantastische makro foto's.
De " Azure Damselfly " is mijn favoriet!
Groeten
Agnes

Paul thans for your comments on the Heritage series. I too am drawn the western images and culture. My wall have images of Wolves, Monument Valley, Bev Doolittle prints. I'm glad you like them.

Hey there Paul. I'm glad you liked "Out for a Stroll...". I appreciate your comment!

Hi Paul: You are right it is remakable that they look so much alike. I wonder if they are related in the animal kingdom.
I do appreciate your comments on "Pit Stop".
You're right it does kind of look like a Tom-Cat ready for take off.

Bad artists always admire each other’s work. They call it being large-minded and free from prejudice. But a truly great artist cannot conceive of life being shown, or beauty fashioned, under any conditions other than those he has selected.
Oscar Wilde

Hej Paul. Nice to see you liked my the mushroom family shot from above on Shroom Composition. It´s very much a composition play with simple shapes and colors. Thanks for your comment. -- Arne --

Morocco soon for you, yes? Have a blast and bring us back lots of pics! I wanna hear about your trip, I miss Morocco so much.

Hi Paul, and thanks for your very kind words on "Swan Lake..." - much appreciated :-)

Hi Paul...thanks a lot for your amusing and approving comments on Welcome to my web site...glad you enjoyed it...also very glad I didn't run into any spiders.:Pat.

Thank you for the comment on "Modica"! Very appreciated :)
I love Sicilian colors!!!

Hi Paul, I am smiling because as I respond to your words on "Fluttering Flowers", I am thinking I bet you as well as others would wish my favorite color was something other than Pink! LOL! Seriously, many thanks to you for your comments! Please stop by again Paul! Sincerely, Marilyn

Paul,
Thanks for commenting on Heritage #4 I have more I just need to work on framing them.

Thanks for your kind remarks at Yellow, Paul. I'm thrilled you like it!

~Mindy~

Beth (my sister) thanks you for commenting on Sunbathing Clematis! She's started her own account! Bdayfun Check out her gallery and give her some encouragement!! Thanks tons and bushels!!

~Mindy~

I just came from viewing your galleries ... so many that I really enjoyed and given the time here (Canada), I must refrain from commenting on them individually for now.

I did, however, want to acknowledge how good your work is, for the time being and say ... thank you for sharing.

In Arnold's famous words ... "I'll be back."

Hi there and thank you bigtime for your words on my last barn photo...The Fantastic Old Barn...there are so many barns like this in the whole Pacific Northwest...I think much of that goes back to the Oregon Trail...thanx again...sure made me smile!!

Hey there and big thank yous go to your words on my Sweet Sandpipers.....you certainly made me smile by enjoying this photo so much..thanx again!!

thank you so much for your comment on "coherent", im glad you enjoy it so much. i thought that the colour might have to change, i wasnt sure about it. but you have reasured me, thank you. i have edited the description of the image as to why i did it and how. if you care ot read. thanks again:)

Hi Paul...thanks a lot for your visit and positive feedback on Country Charm...glad you liked it...yes, I too wished it was my place but *sigh* not so...tks again...I appreciate your stopping to view.:Pat

Hi Paul, thanks for your nice comment on "The Fly".... I'm glad you like it.
I posted the answer to your question underneath your comment. Let me tell you that I find your work very remarkable.... a lot of really great and outstanding pictures from you. Thank you for watching my pics and expressing your opinion about them.

Thanks for the comment on my "Super Macro Mode", like you say it's the abstract quality of the photo that I like. It was a close-up of a pear by the way. :)

Thanks for your comment on my mountian stream shot. It is not stiched together or anything like that. It was taken with my 18-70mm lens at 24mm.

hey Paul
glad you liked COWSHED BY NIGHT

funny you should say horror story my gran used to scare us as kids about the forest whos edge you can just see in the photo, about the critters of the night that dwell deep within those dark shadows

the whole village is very ery even during the day!!
mostly cos its one of those typical hammer house of horror locations... héhé

Thanks for commenting on 'Autumn Glow', really appreciate it!

Hi Paul,
glad that Happy horse (I) made you laugh!
Paul
P.s. how was your trip to Marokko?

Hehe, glad you liked it. No comment though... :-D

Thank you Paul for your visit and nice comments on Me, Myself, and I...glad you liked it...a simple shot but I thought it was kinda' cute...as for rules, I break all kinds of them, I'm sure...sometimes it works, lol.:Pat.

Hi Paul! Glad to see your back safe and sound! Thanks for commenting on 'Shadow Play', I really appreciate it!

Hello Paul. I'm glad that you took the time to view and comment on my Mountain Stream Beauty image. Thank you for the nice comments. I appreciate your support. I would have gone farther up stream but the large rock out cropping on the left stopped me.
Russ

Hi there Paul,
Thanks for the positive feedback on "Friends", I don't normally post people shots but this one seemed to be a tad different from the norm. Even if it wasn't my son, I would still like it just for it's subject matter.....John

Hello Paul, Thank you for your comments about “Time To Scarper”. I was lucky to find such a tolerant Pelican.

Thank you for taking the time to comment on The place where light dwells. It means alot. ;)

Hey Paul,
over die foto van die schapen, nee ik heb ze niet opgetrokken uit de mist.
Ik was dat eerlijk gezegd wel van plan toen de foto nog in kleur op mijn schern stond.
Maar nadat ik de foto in zwart wit had omgezet en het contrast had aangepast was dat helemaal niet meer nodig!
Ik ben zelf wel blij met het resultaat.
Bedankt voor commentaar!

Good Morning Paul'
Thank you so very much for your kind comment about my, Mount Princeton and Cottonwood Trees. I am truly humbled by your words. I have never photographed these beautiful trees in the past as they are easily overlooked when the Aspens are in color. Since we missed the Aspens this year we turned to the Cottonwoods for color. Much more difficult to photograph. They are now on my list of fall colors. I hope that you can visit some day to enjoy the beauty of my country, especiallyl Colorado.
fotobob

thanks for your helpfull comments on "pecans" I will remember the tip you gave about the light Thanks again...Cal

Paul, thanks for taking a look at "Care". I know what you mean about helping them, but there are so many! It really is sad to see the conditions so many orphans live in. As for the picture being dark, I always thought people were crazy when commenting on my images, but then I took a look at a few while at the library. I guess it really depends on the monitor, but I could try lightening them. Thanks for the advice.

Also, thanks for commenting on "Trouble with a T".

I cut out the center cow, then switched the image to a b&w. I added yellow and then orange to make it a bit more sepia-ish, followed by substantial decreases in brightness and contrast. I softened the whole thing a great deal to make it seem more abstract, then I patched in the full color cow in the center with normal brightness and contrast. The other cows look like I changed the colors a bit, but the trees and river are the big give away that the environment is not in color.

You asked... :-)

Hello Paul, I just wanted to thank you for your somment on Kingdom In The Sky. I appreciate your words! ;)

Paul, thanks for your continued comments, notably for stopping by my latest two portraits.

Hi Paul,
Thanks a lot for agreeing with me on the healing effect of glorious autumn colours !!!
For me this October [=as beautiful as we have it in Poland this year] could and should last the whole year ! Temperatures slightly over/below 20 degrees C and sunny ...

Hey there Paul...glad you are back!! Missed you aNd your comments...thank you for the one for my black and white garlic posting. Hope to see some of your new pics soon..thanx again!!

H there Paul...thank you so much for your complimentary words on Secrets of the Swamp...it's much appreciated and I'm pleased you liked it...yes, got my feet abit wet but it's not the first time and probably won't be the last, lol...tks again.:Pat.

Paul;
Thank you for your very kind words about my Cottonwoods along the Arkansas River. Everything that you see is real. I hope that you can visit Colorado one day. When you do send me a PM and I will show you parts of this wonderful state that will take your breath away.
Fotobob

Hi Paul, many thanks for viewing "Citrus Autumn"! Paul, it is so strange, that you would mention 'painting', because I had already thought about that very thing! Your comment prompted me to dedit and add my two favorite artists, Renoir and Monet! Originally, I didn't have that in the description, because I thought it was self-flattery! Thanks, because it does remind me of one of their paintings! Sincerely, Marilyn

Thank you for the kind comments on my recent images. And thank you for taking my comments on your work the right way! I'm glad you don't feel I'm "criticizing" (I didn't think you would either). The way I see it (and the way I feel you receive it) I'm just leaving constructive input for eventual consideration in future. :) It has little to do with how much I enjoy the work you do. (That is: Very much!) Different opinions is part of everyday life. This is no exception. ^_^ I feel it only enriches us in our life. That's the beauty of exchanging points of views for me, and I imagine for you too. ;)

Hi Paul,

Thank you Paul for your comforting words on the "cucumber frog". I have already done some cropping and I am afraid I would lose the focus if tried to crop it further. The only solution would be to upload a smaller photo in a boder... Thank you once more for your opinion.

Greetings
Ewa

Hi Paul, thank you for the great opinion of "A Beautiful Song". Now, I am curious of the new directives you speak of;-)

Hello Paul,

Believe me or not I hate rainy, dark fall evenings and when I go out of work it is almost completely dark. Awful. I guess it makes me feel depressed. Anyway I managed to capture some beauty in this leaf despite the horrible weather (completely wet). That is why I would like to thank you very much for your nice words. I am glad you liked it. It really took me almost half an hour to get the right shot.

Have a nice day
Ewa

Hi Paul,

Thank you for your nice words on the "fall colour palette". I am glad you liked it. I guess it captures the essence of the colourful season and that may be the reason for its popularity. Stay tuned.

Ewa

I'm sorry I hadn't seen the rest of your fotos from Marocco before, all of them are lovely, it's a great series!

Thanks for taking a look at my image, Fall's Palette. God bless. =)

Thank you for taking the time to comment on my picture "cougar"

Hello Paul,

I am glad you discovered my cheerful "smile trigger" and left me such a nice comment. I wonder why didn't it make you smile? It is full of sunlight and seems so light and delicate. I hope it will make you cheerful some day (perhaps when the snow is all around).

Ewa

Many thanks Paul for your lovely comment on «m o o s e».... I'm glad than you liked it and I wish than you meet this beautiful animal!! It's a very majestic animal...

Thanks for the nice comment on Oh Yes.

I am glad you liked "Nonchalance". :-)

hey thanks for the feedback on self honesty glad you liked it

Thanks for your kind feedback on Two Horses (edited). I'm sincerely glad you enjoyed it.

Mindy

Hi Paul,
thnx for your comment on Papaver
Now I know its a popyflower :)

Its not realy a B&W picture, its more Sephia. The purple popyflower seed pod looks better on a Sephia background then on a B&W background and also to try something else ;)

You commented on my picture, thank you thank you thank you!

Good question... I believe a good portrait is better as a desktop background then an ordinary flower shot (or what ever). I'm not the best person to ask perhaps since I don't personally use that many backgrounds but the ones I make myself... (What can I say, I like my own style... ^_^) On the other hand I collect thousands of images here as pieces of art I look at from time to time to get inspired of and perhaps one day grow as an artist. :)

I think caedes is not only a site for great desktops but also an "art" and "artist" site. I believe in other words that portraits with artistic merit, definitively your excellent pieces, have a place here. I could say that there are more then a few "snapshot" style images of people here, but I dare say they don't qualify for being considered in this discussion. ;)

Hello Paul, please don't leave...I love looking at your photography, especially the portraits. You give me inspiration where I need it most...mushrooms are easy targets! To catch an expression isn't, and you do that well. Keep it up:-)

Also, thank you for coming to my side and commenting on "White Oysterette". Always appreciated my friend.

Hi Paul...thanks a lot for looking at Ivy...it was a simple one but glad you liked it and I appreciate your visit.:Pat.

Thank you Paul for the comment on "That Autumn Glow". I know what you mean. I don't consider this to be *that* bad rating though. ^_^ I've seen much worse on pieces I liked far better. (Only with c-index below 30 I will be get really displeased...)

I hear you on the DOF issue. I'll see the next time the opportunity comes up for a similar shot. ^_^

Thanks for all your comments on koringkriek! He is about the size of your thumb (4cm - 5cm). They are harmless, but they are known to eat their own kind if there are not enough plants to eat. They are part of the grasshopper family and can be quite a pest as there can be millions of them at one time. The roads get full of them as they come and feast on the ones that got ran over. They can't fly either. No wings like the grasshopper.

I love your work. I can't wait to see more!!

Paul, I just had tell you I've viewed your gallery and am in awe of the works of art your produce. I won't want to miss any of your images so I added you to my friends list. Thanks so much for sharing your talent! - Patty

Hello Paul. Froggie caught mt attention so I took a peek at your gallery. I really like your style. You're very talented. I'm looking forward to more of your posts!
'Lisa