Significant Moments: Learning to Swim!
by Paul

Comment by NikonJeb:

Originally posted by jmsetzler: "Is it the best image I have taken? Not even close; does it capture a slice of life I'm happy to share - Yes it does. " I wish more people looked at photography for this reason :)

Ditto that!

And love the word "Squiffy"!

Wonderful, heartwarming entry!

Flowers through the rain
by Paul

Comment by Curious:
Beautiful. Unexpected emotions produced by this one. The flowers look delicate but strong, resilient. 9 from me.

Piscine Ballet
by Paul

Comment by jomari:
Beautiful image.

Flowers through the rain
by Paul

Comment by jomari:
Very pretty.

Flowers through the rain
by Paul

Comment by posthumous:
Stunningly beautiful.

Posthumous Red Ribbon:

Flowers through the rain
by Paul

Comment by ELLIPS:
VERY interesting image, with the rain creating a kind of texture, the slight motion of the flowers, a creative use of DOF and exposure.
Completely different, but fascinating.

Flowers through the rain
by Paul

Comment by Lutchenko:
This almost was a woodcut print feel to it

Tunnel
by Paul

Comment by halopes:
Love the tone and the lines. Guess a person in the shot would make it a killer pic.

Alone
by Paul

Comment by Paul:
Thanks for the comments - now that you mention it, I can see that the image would be better of I cropped some off the bottom.

I also think the quality of the image could be a lot better - my 5D was pretty new when I took this and I'm not convinced I had all of the settings right (I think something like 'Hightlight tone priority' was switched on).

Alone
by Paul

Comment by Germaine:
I usually treat the Rule of Thirds as a point of departure, but in this case, I think it applies. IMNSHO, the sheep and horizon should be higher or lower in the frame, again IMNSHO, probably lower although you might lose that nice line at the bottom. I think this would give you more of a feel of the lone sheep and isolation. That's my opinion, and it's worth exactly what you paid for it.

This shot has a nice zen feel to it. I like it a lot.