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I didn't see a single image that made me think "wow" with regards to the talent of the person behind the camera.


1) Eagle in full stoop
2) Dragonfly in flight in focus
3) Grasshopper in flight
4) Burning match showing heat-generated air vortices

Duplicate any of those pictures and I will be truly impressed.

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just average "snapshots" - nothing any random person could or would not shoot in the course of a year


Many of those pictures could have been taken by "...any random person" but the catch is, few of those persons would have recognized a mundane setting as a photographic opportunity and had the patience to position themselves to take advantage of color, lighting, composition, etc.

I'm not trying to be confrontational here, so please read this for what it is: a simple request. Would you be willing to post some of your pictures here? I would enjoy looking at them.

tanstaafl.
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