Since nobody's done a detailed commentary on this month's gallery yet I thought I offer up my opinions.
<disclaimer> I'm just going to comment on the ones that caught my attention, and is in no way intended to imply that the rest are unworthy in any way - because they're not !! </disclaimer> "Ready for the Ceremonial" by Gianfranco Irlanda. Certainly an element of mystery there. I think the stark lighting adds to this unusual image. "Mystery" by Petr Pazour. Beautiful twilight shot "Lost" by Bruce Dayton. Nice feeling to this image. "Mystery of the Morning" by Kenneth Waller. I always enjoy the combination of tree, sun, and mist. Nice colour. "Totem Pole in the Palms" by Dan Matyola. Just because its Hawaii and I want to go back there and be a tourist like George Vancouver :) "Mystic Altar" by Ollen Mullis. A very strange, intriguing and mysterious image. "Hmmmm, a *Mystery* Package?!?" by Tanya Mayer. The biggest mystery of all - Life itself. "Dragonfly" by Henk Terhell. Just a beautiful and stunning image. "Nikki Lea" by Dave Madsen. A beautiful portrait of a beautifu woman. Her green eyes work very well with the green water. "On The Web" by Johan Blixhavn Mfland. The macro abilities of these digital P&S cameras continues to astound me. I took a similar shot myself just this evening with my Optio 33L. I used to drag out the bellows and the tripod and hope when I got the film back that I'd captured a good image. But now I just use my digital in 'macro' mode and its much simpler. Well thats my take on this month's gallery. As always lots of great images - thanks to all the photographers for sharing them ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Fred Widall, Email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] URL: http://www.ist.uwaterloo.ca/~fwwidall ----------------------------------------------------------------------

