Blendin In

[lyacadajar]

Hayward my friend, you got me on the first pic! i have to scroll back to look for that bird that they were talking! twas a clever shot indeed! love the set and the cricket just landed at the right place...where he wants you to take picture of him! lovely!


Lya

[tycooder]

Nice work Hayward Like them all ...I hope you weren't going 60 and texting while trying to focus on the cricket

[Sheriliz]

Good catch. I am already missing the spring flowers...........

[jack russell]

Wow Hayward .. the first is such a great capture of the heron, the second stunning in it's capture of the time of year, and the cricket's a bonus, the also show themselves this time of year .. very nice ..

[fstopMike]

I really like the shot of the hide-and-seek heron. It blends in so well with the grasses. I am feeling a tug of sadness as our summer flowers are saying goodbye and the dull browns of winter will be here soon. I'm glad your cricket was given a "windshield reprieve" and will be around to help finish off the fall.

[lputman]

I am another who had to do a double-take to see that heron in the first shot. Great capture on all of your images Hayward!

[ricklumpas]

I am fascinated by the way you used accurate DoF to isolate your subject in the 2nd shot. Thanks for sharing.

[Hayward Taylor]

Originally Posted by chalkie7

Hi Hayward - nice series yet again...keep 'em coming. I really like how the subject in the second shot jumps off the screen...it feels like you could almost touch them.

Originally Posted by mpascal

Hi Hayward, love the first two shots, he really is well camouflaged in that first one. TFS

Michael,

Originally Posted by billmac57

Really good photographs, if I have to choose, I think it`s the plants in the second shot, I really like them.

Originally Posted by FoG

Wow he does a good job of blending in too ! nice shot Hayward..


ohhh wait a sec two more just loaded .... nice series the bug looks quite happy there lol

Originally Posted by beachcomber

Nice set Hayward, a wading bird playing hide and seek, beautiful flora lit by the sunshine, and a cricket grateful you were doing 5mph and not 60 mph, where the photo would have been more flattening, than flattering

Thank you all for your kind comments .. I appreciate it very much

[angeleyes216]

Great set of photos..i had to look twice to see the bird so well camouflaged against the leaves...the cricket looks like hes suspended in air...and the flowers are gorgeous..we're lucky we can look back on these photos until the spring comes again..thank you for sharing these.

[Hayward Taylor]

Originally Posted by lyacadajar

Hayward my friend, you got me on the first pic! i have to scroll back to look for that bird that they were talking! twas a clever shot indeed! love the set and the cricket just landed at the right place...where he wants you to take picture of him! lovely!


Lya

Originally Posted by tycooder

Nice work Hayward Like them all ...I hope you weren't going 60 and texting while trying to focus on the cricket

Originally Posted by Sheriliz

Good catch. I am already missing the spring flowers...........

Originally Posted by jack russell

Wow Hayward .. the first is such a great capture of the heron, the second stunning in it's capture of the time of year, and the cricket's a bonus, the also show themselves this time of year .. very nice ..

Originally Posted by fstopMike

I really like the shot of the hide-and-seek heron. It blends in so well with the grasses. I am feeling a tug of sadness as our summer flowers are saying goodbye and the dull browns of winter will be here soon. I'm glad your cricket was given a "windshield reprieve" and will be around to help finish off the fall.

Originally Posted by lputman

I am another who had to do a double-take to see that heron in the first shot. Great capture on all of your images Hayward!

Originally Posted by ricklumpas

I am fascinated by the way you used accurate DoF to isolate your subject in the 2nd shot. Thanks for sharing.

I appreciate the kind and encouraging comments .. thank you