fly
by skewsme

Comment:
also .. it's like an optical illusion .. the bird looks far away down the path .. but how could it be considering the shallow dof and your focus being quite close ..
do I want to know the details of how this came about or do I want it to remain magical ..
that is the question .. ;)

fly
by skewsme

Comment:
this is fantastic ..
loved how i didn't notice the bird at first .. because I was admiring the lovely dof .. then I saw it .. and that tiny bird became the absolute focus of my attention ..
a fav for sure ..
it's like you have captured another world .. truly magical ..
congratulations on the blue .. :)

Throwback
by ErinKirsten

Comment:
WTF .. excuse the language ..
but this is gorgeous ..
I'm shaking my head right now because I can't believe this didn't ribbon ..
it's getting weirder and weirder here in dpc when some really beautiful images get beaten by images that leave a lot to be desired ..
anyway .. the positive is you got a stunning shot that I feel the girl would totally love ..
btw .. congratulations on the ribbon you got in my reality .. ;)

Putting their best legs forward
by ThingFish

Comment:

Originally posted by ThingFish: Originally posted by roz: blue .. !! .. its a brilliant image for the challenge .. :) what's the backstory .. how on earth were you in exactly the right place at the right time .. also those feathers are most unusual .. they looked almost unnatural .. so i googled it .. Ostriches have unique feathers that are loose, soft, and smooth, giving them a "shaggy" look. not voting atm.. :) I had to lie on my stomach in the dirt and take the shot through the bottom of the farm fence with the camera at ground level.

AHHA ..!!.. ;)
the things photographers do .. and thanks for clearing that up Fred .. ;)
and like Marion said there's a lot showing above the knee .. but in my reality you could show above the knee as long as you showed what was going on below it .. and make below the knee the focus of our attention .. which you totally nailed ..
i believe that hanging on to our preconceived ideas of what fits can stop us from seeing the whole picture .. so to speak ..

anyway .. congratulations on the blue .. totally worth lying in the dirt .. and getting this unforgettable photo .. :)

Putting their best legs forward
by ThingFish

Comment:
blue .. !! ..
its a brilliant image for the challenge .. :)

what's the backstory ..
how on earth were you in exactly the right place at the right time ..

also those feathers are most unusual .. they looked almost unnatural ..
so i googled it ..

Ostriches have unique feathers that are loose, soft, and smooth, giving them a "shaggy" look.

not voting atm.. :)

Roz, in the style of Nixter
by Lydia

Comment:
pps .. I did say some of your insects and portraits blew me away ..
don't get me started on all the other genres you 'do' so amazingly well .. we'd be here another week ..
and then the humour and personality in your photos ..
a real blast looking through your portfolio ..
thanks for the smiles and chuckles you gave me ..
sorry I didn't look at all the pics in there .. I do have a life .. haha ..!!..;)

Roz, in the style of Nixter
by Lydia

Comment:
oh .. misread your comment ..
I was totally UNoffended by your photo .. it really is gorgeous .. and like I said ..
I love it .. :)

Roz, in the style of Nixter
by Lydia

Comment:
was looking through your portfolio ..

my reason is that you had titled a photo without using numbers or letters .. I know I asked you some time ago how you did it and you explained ..

I couldnt find our pm where you explained it for me so I sent sc a pm asking how I could do it ..

this is what they said ..

"Do you have an example?
Anyhow, I suspect they circumvent the mentioned requirement as the encoding of symbols usually contains a numbers, and the system is not smart enough to check this."

which is why I went into your portfolio looking ..

it was going to take me a couple of weeks because you have SO many photos ..

also .. I saw so many that blew me away .. your insects especially lol .. but some of your portraits too ..

when I saw my name in the title of this pic of course I had to open it as I'd never seen it before ..

so thankyou for the compliment .. and you and Nick are right .. I do love it .. :)

anyhooo .. while I'm here could you point me to the pic where you didn't use letters or numbers so I can show Fritz ..

ps .. hope you're enjoying your current cruise .. you poor woman ..!!.. ;)

Party Trick!
by roz

Comment:

Originally posted by GolferDDS: An amazingly sharp image in spite of resizing. Congrats on the blue! Thanks for linking the article. I found it very interesting. I entered this picture in DPC in 2012. Not nearly as good as yours:) That's what I like about DPC. It pushes us to be better photographers. I guess we are both bug nerds!!!!

thanks Larry .. and yes the info about the bubbles is so interesting .
and yes again .. i'm happy to be a bug nerd .. !! .. ;)

Fly
by GolferDDS

Comment:
this is awesome Larry .. especially the clarity of the bubble .. and of course that it was so pristine and clean looking .. !! .. :)

and time flies .. taken 12 years ago .. :)