Hey Tom,
Cool image of the farm, it's sad to see first one building and then another fall to disuse and become passe. The family farms are few and far between any more and it's a sad passage.
I loved the ads too Andreas and we picked the same favorite! Thanks form me too Kort!
BJ

Hey all just some new pics to share!

urm - what was the reason again - she didnt think she looked good in them?... is she blind? she needs a reality check! And a slap in the face for being rather up herself... (except maybe the first one, i agree with her on that - her arms arent in the most flattering of positions...)

I personally think from a womans point of view she's an insecure jerk, beautiful but a jerk none the less. The portraits of your family are far better than these! Ask me why, there is someone ALIVE behind the eyes! There is a real person with emotions inside the gorgeous packaging that seems part of your family gene pool. Each one is glowing from within, with life, pathos humor, or even that look of ,"humor him he'll stop soon". They are real not ice princesses.
Sorry done ranting!
Joe, I'm not a photog, but I hang out here to see the really good stuff. I love the dances light creates. You have captured three stunning ones. Thanks for sharing everyone. 
BJ

LOL. Thanks Rich. No i don´t think it´s that she doesn´t thinks she looks good in them....she seems to think they´re too postworked. But here´s the thing...they´re not. She really is that beautiful. All i did was crop them some, and a teeny weeny bit of smoothening of the skin. And i did that mostly to get smoother looking shadows. So when you look at the high res photos you will still see all the pores, wrinkles and facial hair. I really have no idea how to please these people. :bored:

LOL @ BJ as well. I guess it works out pretty well for me then....that my next planned modelshoot will be with my cousin and her friends.

lmao @  mum :D
It's great to add a touch of humour to portraits :)

Not to worry Andreas, it would be nice to find out exactly what it is she doesn't like though.  They are well made portraits but they do all have very deep shadow and contrast perhaps she doesn't like that ?

Ya don't get Gizmo being this precious............. :D   

Nice shots Joe - I like the light on the steam in No3 especially :)

Zacko: the 1st one looks a bit weird for some reason. The trapezium shape made by the torso and arms seems off. The second and last picture are really great!

Look at the armored surface of this beetle...wow to me and mother nature.      TomDart.

When you click the image for larger size, click the "+" cursor for closer look at the surface of this neat fellow.

haha - nice portrait Andreas - very fun... reminds me of a shot i saw over on Deviant: Fishface, (on the verge of nudity but not enough for a formal warning - just a heads up, especially if you have a look at the rest of his work) apparently as part of his thing he gets all his models to do a stupid face, probably gets a more relaxed atmosphere by doing so.

Very cool macro Tom, i love seeing insects that close :)

I tell you what Andreas, if you could make me look half as beautiful as your model, then I would pose for you ANY day of the week - she looks stunningly beautiful, especially in the last shot of her in B&W - and I wouldn't care how much postwork you did if it enhanced the overall appearance.
Don't give up on your portraits, you have a great eye for it!
Chrissy xx

Thank you Chrissy.

What a gorgeous face!!  Such innocence, such purity - it's a shame children have to grow up sometimes and get corrupted by life!!
And as for the bashful bug........you just leave it where it is, hiding..... that's as close a capture as I would want to see thank you!!! LOL! is it some kind of spider urgh! sends shivers down my spine just thinking about it!

Hahahah, thanks Chrissy. No, I think it was some form of assasin bug, not a spider. I bet you find that even more pleasant, right?!? ;^P

assassin bug... now that is a cool name for a species if i ever heard one... "Hi, i'm Death-Reaper... the Assassin Bug."

That storm is awesome! Please post it out front so I can add it to my favorites!
BJ

ROFLMAO @ Rich!!!!!!
And no, not more pleasant especially if it still has eight legs!!  I can do snakes, mice, rats, lizards, cockroaches - anything, just not spiders!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I just can't stop laughing at Rich's comment - God, if anyone could see me now, I'm literally crying with laughter here .... all by myselft too!!!!

LOL, he is a pretty funny guy, ain't he? ;'D thanks BJ, but I don't think it cuts the mustard as a gallery photo, but feel free to take the version here for your personal files if you'd like.

Chrissy is very correct.   : )

Hehe - rachel would probably disagree with you there... the amount of times i have made her cringe at the sheer cheese and punerific, dry comments (read: "bad jokes") that flow from my mouth is innumerable.  I amuse myself with it tho so it's all good :)

This was taken today with a Sigma 50mm macro, cropped and blown-up.   A portrait of the prettiest I can find...Andreas is fortunate his models are more appealing to humans.  Still, I do keep the bugs and appreciate each.          Tom.

Tom got me in a BUG mood! 8)

Joe, glad to be of service! That mantis is special, indeed. Look at the eyes...I mean, I have, you have, everyone will.       Tom.

that mantis is something special - very nice shot!

As for the cicada - what an ugly little fellow - if you look at the red bits in the middle of its head it looks like two eyes a nose and a mouth opening :)

WOW! Joe that mantis is wonderful! The dragonflies courtship dance is simply amazing, to catch them mid-flight like that! I love the bug macros that get posted, They show close up creatures we share our world with. So many of us have never stopped to notice them at all except for how they negatively impact our space. No thought is given to their incredible social structure, amazing work ethic, or any of a thousand other things which make them truly special.
BJ

WOW! Looks like we cross posted Kort. I wanted to thank you for the amazing picture. The helipad shot is pretty cool too.
BJ

Andreas your drops are never boring! I love the little pink flying saucer. The view from your backyard is as always lovely. I too am quite impressed with the staying power of this thread. The writers forum has one that went THREE pages!
BJ

LOL! And this one is currently at page 35...and still rolling! :thumbupboth:

i wonder how the server copes with this and if we can reach 100...

I got junk enough to take us to that magic number all by myself.... :sad:

:tt2:

do you just spend every waking hour taking photos or something? :tt2:

No....but that´s a thought......then i might actually take a few worth posting. :biggrin: