Comment from Susan F. M. T. Rating of Page 27 - Bee
Mary,
A beautiful picture of the Honey Here collecting nectar from the. White flower, the details of it's eyes, tongue wings & the fine bristles on it's thorax. Beautiful composition framing & lighting with superb camera techniques with sharp focus.
Susan

 Comment Written 09-Jan-2015

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reply by the author on 10-Jan-2015

Thanks so much Susan, I appreciate your encouraging and positive feedback. :) Mary

Comment from Susan F. M. T. Rating of Page 21 - Enjoying passinfruit flower
Mary,
A beautiful shot of both the bee & the flower of the Passion Flower with is stamen & pistil thought to resemble the five nails & the whip used to torturer Christ at the Crucifixion. Beautiful composition, framing lighting with superb camera techniques & sharp focus.
Susan

 Comment Written 25-Feb-2013

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reply by the author on 25-Feb-2013

Thanks Susan for both your review and interesting notes. Cheers Mary

Comment from chickadee Rating of Page 1 - My alien visitor
Kind of creepy Mary and almost a sceletal look to the poor cold cricket. The amazing thing is all the details you captured, wow very impressive. Love the techs to create this ET type look to the cricket! Unique and wonderful work!
/Chickadee

 Comment Written 23-Feb-2013

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reply by the author on 23-Feb-2013

Thanks once again, glad you enjoyed the photograph, I had fun making it look like this was fairly ordinary original to play with :) Mary

reply by chickadee on 24-Feb-2013

Oh its original alright, a see through cricket! l.o.l. Can't get more original than that Mary! l.o.l.

Comment from Tarah Rating of Page 17 - Butterfly on a spring day
This photo shows how absolutely beautiful mother nature can be. After a cold harsh winter she blesses you with this sight full of color. You should do hand held shots more often if this is the result.

 Comment Written 26-Sep-2012

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reply by the author on 27-Sep-2012

Thanks so much Tarah, I appreciate your postiive feedback :) Mary

Comment from seshadri_sreenivasan Rating of Page 17 - Butterfly on a spring day
:):) Your efforts have paid dividends. This is a lovely nature photography. You have timed it well. The light, colours and the composition have worked well. Good effort!

 Comment Written 25-Sep-2012

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reply by the author on 25-Sep-2012

Thankyou so much, your feedback is appreciated.

Comment from gidavidson Rating of Page 17 - Butterfly on a spring day
Good one Mary, looks like a spring shot to me. Like the bright vibrent colors of your little friend, all well composed and framed with a sunny exposure.

 Comment Written 25-Sep-2012

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reply by the author on 25-Sep-2012

Thanks again George, it is lovely to see the butterflies fluttering about again.

Comment from Susan F. M. T. Rating of Page 17 - Butterfly on a spring day
A stunning shot of this Monarch buterfly on the blue flowers. Beautiul lighting, composition, framing. Taken with excellent techniques & very sharp focus.
Susan

 Comment Written 25-Sep-2012

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reply by the author on 25-Sep-2012

Thanks so much Susan, I really appreciate your feedback.

Comment from onyanita Rating of Page 17 - Butterfly on a spring day
i'm the same..can't carry a tripod for long so only use it for night shots or other long exposures. At long last the butterflies are appearing. This one looks like a monarch. Nicely framed..so nice of him to land on the pretty flowers. Lovely colors. Focus and exposure look good. top shot.

 Comment Written 25-Sep-2012

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reply by the author on 25-Sep-2012

Thanks Sonja, thought it was a monarch but not sure so didn't name it in my writeup. Cheers Mary

Comment from eleni18 Rating of Page 17 - Butterfly on a spring day
Very nice picture of the butterfly, nice colors and focus. I find the background a little too dark though. You could try blurring it for effect

 Comment Written 25-Sep-2012

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reply by the author on 25-Sep-2012

Thanks very much.

Comment from canon shooter Rating of Page 17 - Butterfly on a spring day
I can see why. It is a nice capture with good color. I would like to see it a little closer so the blue flowers seem to distract the eye from the butterfly.

 Comment Written 25-Sep-2012

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reply by the author on 25-Sep-2012

Thanks so much, may post another one later as I think I managed to get a closer shot. :)