Like the crisp rendering of the trees and branches. Looks like a pen and ink drawing. Well done.

You did an excellent job of capturing the essence of this flower. That first image is stunning and belongs on a wall.

czkid Wrote: (Feb 13, 2015, 07:46) -- Original cormorant distance shot. Good shot. -- You did a great job of getting the detail in the body of the bird. Usually they seem to just be a black blob.

I have an Asahi bellows from my Vietnam/Navy days and use it with my Canon bodies. Google Pentax to Canon or M42 to Canon adaptors and can get one pretty reasonably. Since you won't be able use auto...

Great! Just what I need -- another avenue to explore -- LOL Thanks for the thread and links. Smoke pictures look as if they offer a lot of fun. Expect to spend some interesting time on this.

PaintShop Pro X6 from Corel is very easy to use, includes both editing features and an organizer, and is relatively easy to learn. Edit features are almost as complete as those of Photoshop. Full pr...

Very nice! The inclusion of people on the stairs is a great touch.

It is a great picture for OOB. What is needed in my opinion is for the front tire, front of the bike, and the rider's head to be on top of the white border, not underneath it. You have them on top o...

Love the picture. You have an excellent eye. Regarding post-processing programs. There are several very capable programs out there that would serve you well without the high cost of Photoshop. My ...

My main photography software is Corel's PaintShop Pro currently version X5. It offers just about all of the functionality of Photoshop but at a fraction of the price (less than $100 and often on sale...