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Damon Schreiber on Joe Cool
Excellent portrait!

Jeff on 2009 Dance Recital I
I love the minimalist aspect of this image as well as the clarity. Well done IMHO.

Self-Indulgence on 2009 Dance Recital I
Nice portrait.

jim on 2009 Dance Recital I
what a great opportunity !! i enjoy your photos very much.

Dan on L.S./M.F.T.
You are as usual, too modest. As for Jack Benny, saw him on a TV special a while ago, and was once again reminded of ...

Dan on Paging Kyu Sakamoto
Kinda bright out to be 'counting the blurred stars', but nice allusion anyway.

David on Painter
This is fantastic use of color and line. Excellent work!

Daryl Johnson on 2009 Recital Rehearsal III
Beautiful; look how carefully arranged that kimono is.

Karla on L.S./M.F.T.
I love how your site shows parts of Japanese life that tourists don't see and residents overlook. Just wanted to ...

Mirjam on Therefore I Am
Interesting portrait. The separation of something written on the wall...

Dan on L.S./M.F.T.
Not familiar with Jack Benny's jazz either, but I remember the line...

Curly on L.S./M.F.T.
I know nothing about Jack Benny and his jazz, but I do know (from looking at your pictures) that you seem very happy ...

Skyriani on 2009 Recital Rehearsal II
good portrait!

Dan on 2009 Yabuzuka Backstage I
Really liked this one too: 20091103_a103452_filtered rs

john4jack on Recumbent
Terrific. The only way to go. (They banned recumbents from Le Tour; too fast.)

napocoulom on Recumbent
ready for the"2010 tour de france" good shot congratulations

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...

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