Together
by streetpigeon

Comment:
many congratulations on such an emotive and powerful image ..
and of course the ribbon and the PB .. way to go .. !! ..
love comes in all shapes and sizes .. and this is a testament to that emotion ..
it doesnt matter at all what the 'real' story is .. its what this photo conveys .. the connection us humans can have whether we're young or old .. healthy or infirm .. just wonderful .. :)
what's particularly endearing is that the man is carrying the woman's handbag .. of course that's an assumption .. lol .. !! .. ;)

crane fly bug out
by HUETH

Comment:
i love crane flies .. to photograph .. no other reason .. ;)
this is great .. absolutely perfect for the challenge ..
not voting yet . :)

The Flasher
by vawendy

Comment:
i loved this in voting .. and it made me laugh .. always a good thing ..
i see i gave you a 7 .. i dont know what came over me .. as looking at it now .. combined with your witty title .. i should have hit the 8 or 9 ..
apologies .. :)

That's the way it was
by Neat

Comment:
i find it interesting that some commenters see the 'unnaturalness' of some images .. not having a go at you at all Rich .. because i know exactly what you mean ..

so unless we take a totally candid shot there is often a degree of 'setting up' .. placing things as we want them .. posing ppl .. putting them in particular clothing .. etc etc ..

and if we did some or all of the above the challenge is to create natural out of unnatural ..

i find that challenging myself ... fortunately its rarely i get to dress, pose or set up shots in my life .. but if i did i reckon i'd fail miserably at making the resulting image look authentic and natural ..

your photo Anita .. altho the little girl is dressed obviously for the occasion .. seems to have bypassed the inauthentic look and takes me back to a time gone by .. another example of your brilliance .. :)

That's the way it was
by Neat

Comment:
especially precious ..
i'm absolutely loving your edit with the mirroring of the red dress colour in the sky .. makes me feel she's like a little spirit looking up into 'heaven' ..
the raised arm .. gives another element .. almost like the beginnings of a wave of recognition ..
so .. lol .. how wonderful photographs are ... we can imbue them with whatever our hearts desire ..
well some photographs that is .. and this is one of them .
beautiful Anita .. you are one of my favourite photographers ..
of course i have a few .. i get around .. haha .. xx

Chapel Cave, Pictured Rocks
by nam

Comment:
what an amazing place to photograph .. loving the strata in the rocks and the beautiful greenery .. :)

North Woods Sunset
by Bear_Music

Comment:
absolutely LOVING your edit .. makes this a totally magic image ..
the light is wonderful .. very beautiful ..

Mirror Lake
by Structor

Comment:
absolutely loving the movement and the clouds in this image ..
stunning .. :)

Really. Call first next time. Ok?
by glad2badad

Comment:
what a great catch ..
i have put out humane mice catchers in my house .. they go into the little box because of the peanut butter .. then the lid closes so they cant get out .. i then take them outside and release them .. they are so fast when they run away .. you are lucky to get a shot like this .. its pretty cool ..
not voting yet . :)

Bette Davis Flies
by HUETH

Comment:
hahah your title ..
not voting yet . :)