The Prince
by Hipychik

Comment by liberty:
Have you tried kissing him? You never know!! Great depth and clarity, nice colors.

Flowers & Fungus
by Hipychik

Comment by liberty:
Nice image, I like the subject matter, Some of my favorite colors for flowers. Great composition, lovely colors, nice lighting.

BTW, I live in Southwest Michigan, 1 hour south of Kalamazoo, and like 20 minutes from the Indiana state line. I've always been intersted in living up north in Michigan, but family prevents that. It always makes a great road trip, especially the fall colors.

The Prince
by Hipychik

Comment by Melethia:
What a lovely gentleman to have in your yard. Sets a very "regal" tone.

Flowers & Fungus
by Hipychik

Comment by drydoc:
Wish I had the eye to capture the beauty in my own yard. Nicely done.

Birdbath
by Hipychik

Comment by EstimatedEyes:
Hmmm, seems like I've seen this one before ... a subject in a past challenge maybe? I like it. I think it would be nice shot from a little lower angle and cutting out the concrete pad, so you just see nice lines of green grass and red fence forming a nice background for the birdbath. Throw a golden eagle in the bath, and you've got a blue ribbon in the free study! :>P

Flowers & Fungus
by Hipychik

Comment by EstimatedEyes:
Wow, some yard you've got there Terry! Nice colors and DOF ... like the contrast between the flowers and the fungus!

Birdbath
by Hipychik

Comment by raish:
Good old hippy philosophy, man - baths are for the birds.

It's a nice piece - wears its age...

The Prince
by Hipychik

Comment by raish:
You do wipe that thing clean before and after kissing it now don't you? I know you do. :)

Flowers & Fungus
by Hipychik

Comment by raish:
The picture is in the fungus and the flowers. You've kept their texture and real colour without going over-saturated and glossy (the sort of pitfall that gets me all the time). Crop a fifth off top and right? Who knows. It's still a powerful good shot with said colours and textures...

Flowers & Fungus
by Hipychik

Comment by KarenNfld:
Very pretty, great contrast between bright flowers and dead stump