learning to fly
by jagar

Comment:
Haha! You ripped off my rip-off of Pink Floyd's ripped-off title.

No need to stop with these pics of the pup. He'll be just as interesting when he's grown, and so will your pictures of him. In this one his expression is a wee bit ... doleful, I believe is the word for that sidelong look. It's always a pleasure, looking at your stuff. Thanks.

Everything is a Plaything.
by Jon_H

Comment:
It could be Gus. I miss Gus. When he got tired of fetch he used to distract my attention away from him, and then hide the ball. When I looked back again he was sitting with unmelted butter in his mouth. Huh? What ball?

Weekend Plans
by insteps

Comment:
A good but deceptively 'stock' street picture elevated into something much more by a magnificent street photographers' title.

badcat
by cutout

Comment:
Jan, you're in a different league. Dank je.

curiosity's inspiration
by pointandshoot

Comment:
Hey pointy! I didn't dip into this one, but it's very nice to see you trailing your skirts across it. You never do anything by halves: just the lesser fractions. And your pictures always sing as a result. Thank you. Put me down for a 10.

188_8863
by MikeO

Comment:
Beautiful creature beautifully captured & presented. Very fine, sympathetic work this is. Thank you.

poised
by jagar

Comment:
I have never seen this picture before from this perspective. Did you climb a pole yourself? It is a simply gorgeous photograph. Tones and composition are sublime. Thank you.

P.S. Holy Smoke I am seeing some great B&W pictures at DPC just lately! Don't you agree?

Watercolor of Wings
by MonkeyShrike

Comment:
That is very lovely! Somehow the fact that not all of the moth is clear to us makes it all the more interesting and 'alive'. As a result it's not just an exhibit, it's a fellow creature. Something we are connected with. That's a very successful photograph. Thank you.

1
by MinsoPhoto

Comment:

Originally posted by insteps: Interesting processing that works well. Like Zigomar said your vignette is a little to obvious. Overall, very nice!

Haha! Zig & Henry are both heroes of mine but I don't agree about the vignette. I can't agree, actually, because look at the monster vignettes I use; I put 'em on with an industrial roller! You're nearly subtle by comparison.

The weird thing I have found about vignettes is that they have to be either so light as to be almost undetectable or so heavy as to be unavoidable. Like moms smacking naughty kids (when that was acceptable at all) ... a light slap on the hand was enough to make a point, an almighty belting on the ass was just impossible to argue with, but anything in between was just an exercise in feeble self-indulgence on the part of the parent, and had no lasting effect.

Pingtung Street Market (revisited)
by insteps

Comment:
He's had a good year, Henry. Bought a motorbike. Upwardly mobile. Next year the bugger will have an iPad.

It's a very fine photograph typical of your work: quiet craftsmanship in every way.