For My Nestlings
by SandyP

Comment:
CONGRATS .. you're on fire with your astounding bird photos ..
the love you have for this type of photography is so evident in the images you create ..
this has such a Sandy feel .. just beautiful ..
i'm extremely happy for you that you won this extended fs .. a credit to you and your art ... :)

bee
by digifotojo

Comment:
i'm very humbled Jo to read that i have inspired you ..
humbled and happy .. its a wonderful thing to have been the instrument that inspires someone to grow in their photography .. especially when it comes to insects .. as i feel they are a much maligned lot in the photographic world ..
i'm absolutely loving the bright colours in this image .. if you took this on your cell phone i can hardly wait to see what you do with your 'proper' camera ..
the other thing about bees ... is that they dont stay in one place for long .. so as an insect to photograph they are quite difficult .. altho i think that depends on the lens you use ... i use lenses where i have to be very very close .. like a few inches .. but i believe other photographers use different lenses where they dont have to be so close ..
like there's a guy .. we follow each other in instagram .. who incidentally lives in australia .. who does the most AMAZING photos of bees and other insects flying .. check him out .. and prepare to be blown away .. his website is this nightfall photography ..
but i asked him what lens he uses for his flying insects .. he uses nikon .. and i think from memory a 300mm macro lens .. i'm not sure .. but here he is in instagram .. more flying insects here ..

St Gallen Cathedral
by MargaretNet

Comment:
Margaret .. you get around .. lol .. and to the most breathtaking of places .. your scenery is absolutely beautiful to behold .. just for starters ..
i'd love to visit a place like this ..
and yes .. belief in God has inspired ppl to build the most amazing edifices in his name .. all religions included .. :)

Kids & Dogs
by Art Roflmao

Comment:
i LOVE this very very much Ken .. is that Jimmy .. i spose it is .. who else would have a head of hair so unbelievably gorgeous .. unless he has a brother or sister of course ...
and yes .. children and dogs .. totally with you there ..
and btw .. this pic is just magic .. the connection .. him reaching out .. what a perfect catch .. beautiful .. and of course the story .. makes it even more endearing ..
thankyou for sharing .. as they say ..
btw .. 'they' is whoever you want them to be .. ;)

River Dance
by SandyP

Comment:
and ps .. not a single vote under 6 .. thats probably a first in dpc .. lol .. !!! .. must be those angels looking out for you .. xx

Message edited by author 2019-05-20 00:33:31.

River Dance
by SandyP

Comment:
hey Sandy .. CONGRATULATIONS .. !!!!! ...
i'm so glad you got a ribbon for this outstanding photo ..
AND got on your profile page ... which is quite an achievement in this day and age in dpc ...
just wonderful .. i'm so happy for you .. xxxxx

Swans
by P-A-U-L

Comment:
sorry .. but i have seen what beat you .. and i'm blown away .. i dont know what the voters are thinking .. probably not a lot .. for starters this should have beaten mine hands down .. just my opinion ... ;)

treasure
by mariuca

Comment:
this is definitely a WOW in my book ..
oh .. hahaha .. that was actually an unintentional pun .. not consciously anyway ..
all those brown sepia-coloured books in the shelves .. old and almost antique .. and then the leaning towers .. of books with more modern covers .. i really like the way they are lit up ..
but i feel that they are circumventing the laws of physics ..
and definitely treasure .. books .. :)

free thinking
by mariuca

Comment:
oh . hahahaha .. i pressed post and then saw your title .. 'free thinking' ..
looking at this pic for the amount of time i have .. and the title was the very last thing i noticed .. talk about blind .. !! .. ;)

free thinking
by mariuca

Comment:
i'm loving the light and colours in this ..
its like a rainbow building .. but without all the colours of the rainbow ..
love how it starts out yellow and lit up almost like gold .. highlighting the sign .. which i'm pretty sure means free thinking .. i googled it .. !!! .. so its a very apt colour, the gold ..
silence is golden .. and possibly free thinking is too ..
the windows with the lights in them are like an invitation ..
and then i look up and there's this lovely blue tinge ..
you havent said outright what you are grateful for but i feel its free thinking .. !! .. ;)
how wonderful you have a building and a sign to represent this for you .. :)