Your humor, wit and sensitivity are always shining in your pictures and your lead-ins - even from thousands of miles away. Best of luck on your transplant, god speed on your recovery.
Until a better time,
Jan

Thanks to both of you - I actually have no idea what I'm doing! I found Photomatix sort of tiresome to use - but any instructions I've read to just use the CS3 HDR program say to keep the image at 32-bit while working on the HDR and my program won't let me work on it at 32-bit - it wants me to convert to 16-bit first. I really don't know how to get around that - any help or other programs better than Photomatix would be greatly appreciated!
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Jan

The large version is stunning - beautifully composed.
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Jan

Excellent, doorknob and all. Beautifully composed.
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Jan

Beautiful!
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Jan

Wonderful pattern giving movement to the image.
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Jan

Best yet - perfect in depicting aging memories - the memories clear, the person fading. Very powerful image.
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Jan

There you go with another interesting bit of photo journalism - wish I had the ability (funding!) to get around as much as you - love your observations on life/people/vistas!
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Jan

First thing I noticed was the 'face' on the RHS, looking up at the tree. Very interesting image!
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Jan

Almost mystical with the shutter speed you've used, beautifully done.
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Jan

Makes a beautiful abstract image - well done!
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Jan

Yes indeed, much more effective!
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Jan

A beauty, the peaceful feeling clearing evoked in this image.
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Jan

I like the full view - this time their expressions similar, you can see the strength in both. Well done.
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Jan

"Dusted" said it, wonderful wonderful. Definitely going to give Nina a listen also.
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Jan

Just adding a 'click', and to say I continue to admire and learn so much from your photographs and detailed explanation of what you did/used to achieve them.
Aloha,
Jan

Beautiful - the shadows and light on the grasses do it for me!
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Jan

I love rural, forgotten buildings, nicely composed image.
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Jan

How/where do you enter?
Jan

Like this view best - really hones in the focal point, making the image much stronger IMHO.
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Jan

Now I'm going to be singing that damn song all afternoon! But have to say I do like the little glints of light coming off the sugar, well done!
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Jan

I'd like to see a bit less blur in the clouds. Love the composition though!
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Jan

I'd love to see this large as my monitor doesn't pick up the detail of the castle - I do love the way you've composed the image to really empasize the setting.
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Jan

Thank you. I think it will be a terrific combination when I figure the complexities out!
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Jan

I don't mind the sign at all, but it may indeed strengthen the image to remove some day when your feeling up to it...off to check the colour version. Really like this one.
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Jan

From the master of capturing light in beautiful winter scenes! Looked for a long time, lost in the scene, imagining myself there.
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Jan

Beautiful light on the boat to set the image off.
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Jan

Yes...wonderful observation. The nicks and dust don't distract at all IMHO, its what life is all about.
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Jan

Kudos!
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Jan

Thanks. Paul, for some reason I can't get the horizon straight...it was straigt when I took the shot, but have adjusted a bit twice before uploading. I deleted once because it bothered me - any ideas anyone? I'm using the normal 'measure' tool, arbitrary adjustment tool in CS2..
Thanks again,
Jan