Reader by water's edge

of course you’re a discerning RBbler, jan! one of the most discerning, in fact! and i value your opinion so please feel free to comment honestly. thanks for taking another look at this. I usually don’t like strong vignettes either so this was an experiment and I decided I did like it here. I think it is because it contains the reader somehow, even seems a bit protective of him – allowing him this safe place to be absorbed in a book. But, yes, it is all so subjective and there is an infinite number of combinations and variations to choose from when you start getting into post processing. That’s why it’s such fun!

thanks so much dennis for these thoughtful comments – I wondered if anyone would say anything about the things in the water – wasn’t sure whether they helped to show it was water, or just distract. I hadn’t tried a horizontal shot and would never have thought of flipping – so I’ll have fun going back and trying those sugestions, Please keep these great suggestioins coming – I am a novice at all this! I appreciate your expertise and time.

thanks, stan – it is one of my favorites. glad it appeals to you too. The judge at camera club this month gave it a merit but said he’d take away the distractions on the left hand side – I think he’s right.

I love it when someone likes this one! thanks so much for the enthusiastic comment and the fav, paul

thanks so much, kathy, and for the watch! I’ll look forward to seeing more of your work on RB.

what a great compliment! thanks

thanks so much, joanne, for your lovely comment! I just bit the bullet and bought Silver Efex pro so you should be seeing more like this one once I get back from my trip and have a bit of time to play with it. Thanks again for such a kind comment!

a fav too! magic!

thanks so much, marion for this lovely comment! great to meet you here on RB!

thanks so much beachykeen! sorry for the delayed response, I’ve been away, but I’m very pleased you like this

thanks, brigusser! sorry for the delayed response, I’ve been away, but I’m very glad you like this one

thanks so much murray – yes, it took a while before anyone warmed to this one. So glad you like it too!

wow – thanks for this enthusiastic comment, shoaib! I am honoured by the watch

I appreciate this especially, sonja – it is such a favorite of mine!

thanks so much, mary – such a compliment!

thanks, rosalie – much appreciated

ah, you’ve found my own best favorite! thank you, harry

thanks so much, parmi., and for the fav! yes, this one was very slow getting any notice but seems to be having a revival tonight! So glad it resonates with you.

thanks so much, Hannah, for this feature! I only just joined the group this week so it was a great surprise to wake up this moirning to this delightful message!

thank you walela

thanks stuart – glad you found it! I’ve never had that experience of developing film – I let someone else do it. But would love to have a go one day.

thanks so much, RR and for the fav. This is a special favorite of mine.

thank you, DJ – glad you liked this one – it’s a favorite of mine!

I’m honoured by your fav on this, helene – thanks for finding this favorite of mine

ah – you found my own personal favorite! thank you larry

thanks, bigD! glad you liked this one!

thanks very much veronica, and for the fav! really appreciate you stopping by

that’s a very kind comment thanks daniel

oh, you are kind! thanks so much, mark – it’s a personal favorite of mine.

thank you! I’m glad you saw a story in this one

thanks so much catherine – i liked that Silver Efex Pro enough to purchase it after using it for this on the 15 day trial.

thanks so much, tania and for the fav for my peaceful reader.

thanks so much for checking out my site, fe – glad you like this one, it’s a personal favorite of mine. Appreciate the fav and watch too!

thanks so much lois – this is a personal favorite of mine – my first real experience with postprocessing! tahnks for all those exclamation marks!

thanks, antanas – very kind of you

thanks so much daniela

thanks, kathy

thanks for your kind comment, martina

thank you, kim – that’s a very thoughtful comment!

oops, an d thanks for the fav too!

very kind of you to check out my suite, rightasrain – this is another personal favorite of mine!

thanks so much, robert for stopping by my site and for this thoughtful comment. Much appreciated!

dear karen – lovely to see you again! thanks for this – I think this is probably my best photo so far – the figure tells a story, doesn’t it and adds that emotional element. I’m resolving to get more figures in my shots!

thanks, shelley

what a nice thing to say! had you not seen this one before? It’s probably my favorite image so far. So glad you like it, even though there’s not a building in sight, h!

wow! you think? that’s very encouraging, h. Thanks so much! I sold my 1st calendar today so I’m riding on cloud 9 right now!

what a lovely comment! thanks so much, PP.

thanks, mary – this is probably going to be the first image I frame for my own wall. Really appreciate you taking the time to view and comment

thanks so much, svetlana

thanks so much, BigD – and for the fav! this is one of my own favorites

thanks so much, sonjas

thanks so much, rob! I do like this one myself!

thanks so much, daniel – glad you like it!

thanks so much, don – I love this one myself!

thank you so much, colette! I’ve removed my early responses so that the page isn’t so long but you were the first to notice this – it had been up for a few days and I was thinking of deleting but I loved it so much myself I kept it up and it has turned out to be one of my most viewed and favorited. (Of course, I keep it on my homepage which helps). But it’s proof to me that I have to have faith in the ones I love. Thanks for coming back for a 2nd look!

thanks so much, Cee, and for the fav! you are very kind to come and explore my site

thanks so much, lumase – I’m honoured – I love your work!

now that really is the best comment of all! I’m honoured, redtree

you’re most kind, stephen! thanks so much

thanks so much for this very kind comment, cheryl – nice to meet you on RB!

thanks so much, silvercircles! lovely to meet you on RB!

thanks so much for your very kind comment!

that’s such a kind comment, emma – thanks so much! I really appreciate your support.

thanks so much, lori! and for the fav! hope you are feeling better.

thanks so much, finobub, and for the fav – this is one of my personal favorites. very kind of you to stop by my site

thanks so much, tori!

thank you brian – our friend, C, gave me confidence to keep this one up and it’s now one of my top 3. Thanks for stopping by my site and I sure do hope you would come visit if you ever drifted across to this neck of the woods!

thanks so much, susie! it’s one of my favorites

you’ve found my all-time favorite! thanks so much and for the fav!

thank you, pam – a lovely comment

thanks, bekyy – you found two of my personal favorites!

thank you, A.L.! so pleased you like it!

thank you, ana – kind of you to stop by!