Frank, I do appreciate honest feelings and opinions. This one probably needs some more work. Based on a few ideas from Shel, I'm going to give it another shot and see if I can get it where I envision it - of course, that doesn't mean you will like it any better, but, it is worth the effort.
-- Best regards, Bruce Tuesday, April 19, 2005, 7:58:32 PM, you wrote: ft> On 4/19/05, Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> It appears that my web host went down shortly after I posted this. So >> if you were inclined to look, but couldn't get the page to load - so >> sorry - please try now, it should work. >> >> This image caught my eye one day. I keep revisiting the spot to see if >> I can improve the shot. So far, the first is still the best. I'm not >> sure why, but this image grabs my interest. It seems unremarkable, >> and yet, for me, there is something compelling about it. Perhaps it is the >> fallen and decaying in the midst of new grasses and flowers or >> something. Anyway, thoughts are always welcome. >> >> Pentax *istD, Tokina AT-X 400/5.6 SD AF >> ISO 800, 1/1000 sec @ f/8.0, handheld, manual focus >> >> http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/bkd_1579.htm >> >> Convert from Raw to 16 bit tiff in Capture One LE, sized/sharpened for >> web with BreezeBrowser Pro. >> >> Comments welcome ft> Ahhhh, now I see it. I was actually expecting a butterfly, and kept ft> waiting for one to appear as the photo loaded on my screen from top to ft> bottom. <g> ft> I must be honest with you, Bruce, this photo doesn't grab me as 'most ft> all of yours do. Maybe I need to look at it a few more times, or ft> maybe seeing it on a computer screen doesn't do it justice, but ft> there's something that I'm just not getting. ft> Sorry, but I figure that you'd rather I be honest than to give false ft> praise where I don't feel it. ft> Hope you don't mind. ft> cheers, ft> frank
