I like this. I'ts an attractive picutre. I'd like it a lot more with the out-of-focus leaf and bloom in the right background removed. It would be a relatively easy painting job. Paul
> Frank, > > I do appreciate you articulating what you like about this shot. I > have been trying to determine exactly what holds my attention with > this one. When I am working on images, I have a directory of images > that have potential. This one has sat in there for awhile but I > wasn't ready to toss it. Your comments may help me figure out why I > like it. > > -- > Bruce > > > Thursday, December 1, 2005, 6:01:55 AM, you wrote: > > ft> I like it. > > ft> Thistles are such a contradiction. Quite lovely to look at, but a > ft> real PIA when the stick to one's clothing or skin - all prickly and > ft> irritating. They remind me of women <LOL> <g, d&r>. > > ft> I think you've captured that contradiction here, especially with the > ft> whithering brown bud in between the other ones. > > ft> As usual, technically brilliant. > > ft> thanks, > ft> frank > ft> -- > ft> "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson > > > > > > ft> On 12/1/05, Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I have had this shot sitting in the electronic pile for awhile. I'm > >> wondering what you all think of it. I am undecided, but there is > >> something that holds my interest. Thoughts appreciated. > >> > >> Pentax *istD, Tamron 90/2.8 AF Macro, handheld > >> ISO 200, 1/500 sec @ f/5.6 > >> Converted from Raw using Capture One LE > >> > >> http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/bkd_2191.htm > >> > > >
