Aztec warrior - or beach bum?

[jiminyClickit]

In some previous lifetime, I was certainly a Sun worshipper. It certainly changes a photograph for me, offering more detail and richer color:


One of our members has a thing for acorns (this one's sitting on oak leaves).




There are maybe five photos of wild strawberry blooms in my collection.
This is the first one I feel good about.




Simple, dew on grass, add Sun - something special happens.




When it rains enough, we have some wetland in the woods. Add blue sky.



Time to go to the -0- commented posts many pages back . . .

I went back 20 pages. There may be more after that.

[pjflan7]

Thes are all fabulous....I hope to get there one of these days.......love that dew shot with the sun's rays coming off the water

[jiminyClickit]

pjflan7, Thanks much

It's no secret, you can do anything anyone else does, with patience, study, practice, a trained eye, passion for a subject of your choice, and a few hours a day to work on it all. The dew shot was the last of four in a row, I just kept leaning more to the right, until the blades crossed with the Sun spot just - so!

[weezerisrock]

That last shot is my favorite, the leaves under the calm water is such a striking image! And to see the sky reflected thru the trees just makes it perfect.

[jiminyClickit]

weezerisrock, Thanks much

One of those time-of-day sights, just right for that blue sky and to have the leaves in Sun, too. Glad you liked it. It made my day, too.

[jakethepig]

Another super set Jiminy. Gotta love the acorn and the shadows in the second one. The due forming on the blade of grass and the reflection of the sun is just stunning. You have a great talent with that lens Jiminy. I do try to catch the zero comment posts, but some I miss. Thankfully you are there to pick up the pieces. Nice work once again Jiminy.

Jake.

[jiminyClickit]

jakethepig, Thanks much

Sometimes when I go back and think about how it feels to not get comments, it feels awkward posting more images. But it works fairly well with the team of SYS users (thank you all!) who try not to let anyone go uncommented-on, ungreeted, unnoticed. Until the floods hit, then it takes some remedial cleanup - I haven't checked beyond page 20, so there are probably some still waiting. I'm not sure when to call "too late" on those over a week old.

[SusanH1970]

So beautiful, as always, Jiminy!

(I have a tendency to go back and look for 0 comment threads, too!)

[jiminyClickit]

SusanH1970, Thanks much

And for helping keep the number of shattered egos to a minimum. It really can make the difference as to whether some members ever return, when their post gets passed over, lost to Page 5 and beyond. Thanks for helping us all with the 100's of new posts.

[fstopMike]

How can something so simple as an acorn captivate me? I don't really know, but somehow you do! Intriguing set, as always.