Day 23 Buddleia
by jonfrommk

Comment:
excellent colours .. just love the contrast between the white of the flower and the gorgeous deep green in the background .. love the bokeh .. obviously you can unblock your ears now jon !!..:)

Day 23 - Typical Cassie
by jonfrommk

Comment:
yep, explanations can ruin a natural ability i reckon .. there are so many rules, apparently, for photographers to go by .. like rule of thirds, dont shoot into the sun, dont over or underexpose, focus etc etc etc .. i try not to listen coz i personally feel its when you break the rules is when you get something totally awesome .. of course i'm still waiting for my photographs to be awesome .. !!! ... hmmmm maybe i should obey just a few of those rules??.. thing is i'd have to check out wot those rules actually are .. the one's i've mentioned above are just wot i've heard in passing i've never actually done any study of the subject .. hmmm again .. MAYBE I SHOULD !!!
i've never never liked posed shots .. probably a hang over from when i was a child and my father was always getting us to pose .. me being the shy little thing hated it .. i just love candid where the people dont know they are being photographed ..
this is photograph by cassie is just excellent .. she's caught such exuberance . :):) BLOCK YOUR EARS JON .. !!:)

Day 23 - Yellow rose with raindrops
by jonfrommk

Comment:
OMG POLLY .. !!! .. this is awesome .. jon, please block your ears !!! .. love the close up detail and the beautiful colours .. just beautiful ... :):)

Day 23 - View through the fence
by jonfrommk

Comment:
firstly apologise to cassie from me for calling her polly by mistake .. it must have been because i had very cold fingers, like right now, and it was an inadvertant typo !!!...
hmmmmm jon .. also just thought i might mention that one of the rules for our challenges is that your photograph must be "taken and post-processed by you. Someone else may press the shutter button if you set up the shot and the camera settings. No one else may post-process your entry for you. Exceptions must be approved by the Site Council in advance."
this rule is obviously put in place to spare us from the negative feelings you are currently going thru, ie. "7 comments and none for my shot, man those kids are going to see a different side of me tomorrow....little brats!!!!" ..
tell daisy that i love her composition, it shows originality and talent .. and i wont go on with more praise coz you may find it harrowing to listen to .. is it at all possible for you to pass on my abbreviated comment without hearing it yourself ?? ..i certainly dont want to add to your feelings of inadequacy!!! lol ... :):)

Message edited by author 2007-07-23 21:38:05.

Day 18: Meep Meep!
by cgino

Comment:
ahha ... a roadrunner ... i've been a fan of the bugs bunny show since i was a kid .. one of my fav characters was the road runner and the coyote, of course ... anyway i've never actually seen a real roadrunner before, just the cartoon ... I CAN SEE THE RESEMBLANCE !!! :):).. really liked sylvester, daffy, bugs etc etc .. and tweety ... i have tweety saying 'i tort i tor a putty tatt' as the message alert tone on my mobile/cell phone .. !!:) ..

Day 19: Little Green Bee
by cgino

Comment:
excellent macro ... i love that eye .. beautiful colours ... :)

Day 23
by hajeka

Comment:
great detail ... :) .. hope you feel better tomorrow .. :)

Day 24/50 - Gum Leaf Tips
by sherpet

Comment:
man .. this is extraordinary .. so beautiful .. such incredibly gorgeous colours .. everything about this is perfect .. so shez .. so fantastic .. :):)xx

Happy Days (Day 22)
by karmat

Comment:
just beautiful . love the contrasts of the white flower against that very dark background .. :) no joke !! :)

Flowers (Day 21)
by karmat

Comment:
thats a shame about getting it wrong re the photographs .. or rather getting it right, but wrong, all at the same time .. how confusing ... glad you earned your money .. ppl get danger money here in australia and i'm sure they do where you live too .. maybe you should'v got danger money for this shoot .. the danger of total meltdown !!! .. another very lame joke .. :) .. it looks like you got something nice out'v it tho with this lovely carpet of flowers photograph .. beautiful yellows .. :)