Break II (with apologies to Wingy)
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Comment by Elmakias:
very nice
i like how its in the action, makes me excited
how do you make it so you see the balls moving like that?

IMG_2995.jpg
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Comment by jsmoorman:
Great photo

Mammatus clouds over northern Wisconsin
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Comment by modgethanc:
Very sweet, smooth colors. I love the symmetry and the sihilouetted treeline.

LillyCRW_6025.jpg
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Comment by SDW:
Very nice job. I'm a fan of color and your Lilly really stands out on the non distracting background. Great Job.

Solstice Moon Rising
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Comment by Givemeashot:
WOW amazing!!! Man! thats a site!! i could stare at this for ever.

The Belly of the Beast
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Comment by CalliopeKel:
I dunno but the detail in his eye is pretty impressive. Good shot.

The Belly of the Beast
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Comment by macrothing:
Fairly good macro, especially given the (estimated) size of these. 70% sure this is a type of Crane Fly (Tipulidae), possibly a Tiger Crane Fly:

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Pterygota » Flies (Diptera) » Nematocera » Crane Flies (Tipulidae) » Tiger Crane Flies (Nephrotoma)

More info & some good photographs at BugGuide.Net. It may also be a Limoniid Crane Flies (Limoniidae) or a Tipula Yamatotipula , you can 'decide'. edit:wording

Message edited by author 2005-12-10 16:33:13.

IMG_9617cropped.jpg
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Comment by tonyv:
Much better without the pink mass. The out of focus neck wasn't really an issue. It just ensured that the eye went to the eye and beak.

IMG_9617cropped.jpg
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Comment by macrothing:
Wow. Beautiful shot, even with the 'mud'(?). Tempted to say I'd like to see that beak (especially those lamellae) sharper, but difficult to retain such fine focus as you have on the head/eye I imagine. The eye is very nice, especially with the very complementary background. Very nice capture. I like the tight crop too, no other way to show this detail in the head/beak without it, maybe just a fraction more off the right/neck, who knows. edit: 'teeth' to lamellae, the correct name for the combed section of the 'Roman nose' (beak). Due to the darker coloring, I assume this is an American Flamingo - Phoeniconais ruber ruber.

edit #2: didn't realize this had been edited from the 'out of camera' version, nevertheless still excellent and you have done well with the pp and, the tighter crop gives much better detail than in the 'original'.

Message edited by author 2005-12-10 15:41:49.

Ain't never gonna change my tune
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Comment by Neil:
Congratulations on 5000 views. I can't believe you only got one comment here despite the relatively low score. Shame on us. (We'll I didn't vote, so I am double guilty.)

I think some interesting lighting and thinking about the positioning of the materials would have improved this. Perhaps, showing the various media entirely, against a black background might have made it clear that music collections have changed in format over the years. It might have also been cool to show the same album in multiple formats, from LP to CD to iPod. Perhaps for lighting, you could have done an iPod like blue, but really not from the iPod because you'd need more light, and you'd still want some color to show. Worth thinking about for the next time!