Commenting on pictures

Well Sally----going through your lovely Lake District photos, have you noticed one thing that is having an impact on how they look, for you have various examples to show the difference, and that is where you're placing the horizon.

Perhaps you might have noticed the ones where the horizon is about a third from the top, have more impact---usually--that those when it's in the middle.  Then, with more foreground thus showing, handy to find something to place there, as your tree roots on one picture you did, and one person commenting picked up on that aspect of it right away.

My thanks both to Paul and Craig for you comments just the type of thing I was and am looking for.

You don't have to be a PRO to be on POE.

Sorry, couldn't resist 

Hi Stephanie, Thanks for your comments. I have been disappointed with my butterfly shots, if you look carefully at the backgrounds you will see that that they are often pixalated (I think that's the right word), but I now have a new camera which will take RAW images so I am hoping to do better. I've had my left hand and wrist in a plaster cast since New Year following an op to replace my thumb joint so there's not been much photography going on lately. We're off on holiday to N Yorks soon so I am hoping for a bit of suitable weather to get out and take some fresh images.

Hi Sally:  Lovely avatar, nice to see you.  I think your buttefly shots are great - I especially like this one:

Picture by Sally Birch

But I think I like this bee best of al your shots....

Picture by Sally Birch

I'm not a techie either when it comes to photography, but you did a great job on these.

I agree Ruth - they are lovely. I think you have a great eye for photography and your composition is really good Sally.

Was thinking about the site and what it all means to us. I found the site by accident last April looking for an area I had come across and I was trying to find some information about it. Sometimes I put on pictures which I hope people will like and comment about but alot of the time I look for places that have no picture representation on the site and take pictures just to help people who are interested find out what the area looks like. I also like to put on pictures of my local area as it isn't always shown in a favourable light to the world and it is overlooked as a tourist area. The site is a great source of information as well as a place for people to look at the beautiful photos. I know Paul spends time recording some of the graves of famous people and Peggy the wonderful village signs. I have certainly learned alot from being a member!