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farzane on A Rare Creature
nice shot!i like the sharpness

farzane on 2009 Recital Rehearsal I
intresting shot!!i like it

Curly on 2009 Recital Rehearsal I
Sounds like a long day - nice stage shot.

Marlowe on A Rare Creature
A beautiful woman who trusts her senses !

Macrobaby on A Rare Creature
What a beautiful image.

k@ on A Rare Creature
Wonderful natural class and pace*

Rags on A Rare Creature
Lovely image.

Curly on A Rare Creature
She's becoming a rarity everywhere Mike. not just in Japan!

Twinklestamper on She Danced Herself to Sleep
beautiful image of the 'tired' state!

k@ on Practice Continues
Superb here too*

k@ on She Danced Herself to Sleep
Oh, how moving ! Her expression, the tones and your title = wonderful*

Raluca on Practice Continues
This is amazing. :)

Dan on Practice Continues
Ooh, I like this one too.

Dimitrios on On Your Marks
superb

Dan on On Your Marks
Glad to see the return of the dancers; this is another beautiful shot. Liked yesterday's too, very appealing.

Lee on A Grate Photo
Great abstract with nice contrast.

Curly on Paging Louis Jacques Thénard
That's not enough for the whole of Essex, do they have another tank?

ripple on A Grate Photo
This is an amazing abstract - well spotted

cassiel on Typhoon #18
Beautiful shot, the tones are softnes on contrast with the word of typhoon

cassiel on OOCL Fortune (Tokyo)
Woww, the size on the ship is really inmense. Great perspective

Twinklestamper on Please Stand By
Colors and fabrics are fabulous....will be looking forward to lots! Love her smile!

Curly on Please Stand By
Your Pentax produces delightful colour rendition in this portrait.

Curly on Have You Ever Noticed?
They stand this way even when the streets don't look wet! Good capture.

Dan on Have You Ever Noticed?
She is just about perfect, isn't she...

Curly on Yougenji Temple Cemetery IV
Not sure if this is the best or most applicable moment for the lens baby. That out of focus area to the left is more ...

k@ on Yougenji Temple Cemetery IV
Love the light movement of Life in this location*

Curly on Facilitating Global Commerce
Exceptional light and warm low rays in this shit Mike!

Dan on The Indignity of the Aging Process
Oh, yeah, I understand; I do hope the included self-portrait isn't ironic...

Ben on Paging Dave Akeman
Nice colour and composition

Ben on Another "Not A Macro" Dragonfly
Excellent macro, very sharp

Shahryar on Say "Cheese"
cool shot :)

charles on 旗振り当番
Wonderful picture that shows her heart on her sleeve. I also really like some of your ship shots, like the floating ...

cassiel on A Sense of Scale
Great capture, really the scale is increidbly

Dan on Paging Rene Descartes
Had to Google this one to remind myself that Descartes was more than rational...

Darrell on The Girl in the Hell's Bar
Your eye continues to be impeccable... http://www.sunfield.ne.jp/~mike/albums/jfds17/pres/pres12.htm Unfortunately, ...

Curly on The Girl in the Hell's Bar
Good candid street capture.

Dimitrios on The Girl in the Hell's Bar
cool, well balanced frame

Curly on Another "Not A Macro" Dragonfly
Absolutely terrific, and so sharp!

Frames on Another "Not A Macro" Dragonfly
graceful!! Love the colors!!!! Nicely captured!

Dimitrios on Another "Not A Macro" Dragonfly
wouaou!

bekkah on Another "Not A Macro" Dragonfly
wonderful detail on this!!

teckleong on Another "Not A Macro" Dragonfly
great shot!!

Ram on Lack of Situational Awareness
Nice candid... Title goes well with the capture... Its a lesson to be learnt.

philib on Lack of Situational Awareness
J'aime beaucoup... sexy, moderne.......... bravo.

Daryl Johnson on Yougenji Temple Cemetery I
Great light in this.

Jennifer on Floating Derrick (Tokyo)
Quite like how the orange pops out; and the gradient of the sky in the background is lovely and pulls in a good effect.

jee on Vibrant
feel 100%

aj.binam on I'll Never Understand Fashion
me to

Ram on Paging Rene Descartes
Great Candid.... Well done.

Sarah on 二の鳥居の地蔵
Lovely shot!

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