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Interesting motifs, flowers on the right, phallic snake on the left.  As usual, good eye Benedictus.:-) Steve

Nicely seen Benedictus, but agree with Kevin, perhaps a tighter crop to get closer to the main characters.  Crop to the bottom of the right lafy's seat, and the top of the lower set of window ...

When in tight quarters like on buses or subways, putting your camera to your eye is a dead giveaway .  Strategies for stealth are shooting from the hip, using a rear tilt down screen to compose, ...

Your wide angle lens makes the ladies legs and feet appear larger and more prominent in the photo, to good advantage.  Nice body language and simmetry. Steve

If you're going to concentrate on the face, best to crop much more closely.  These are all shot from a landscape perspective.  Do you ever take shots like this from a portrait perspective which to ...

I always enjoy looking at your work. A few thoughts on these three. The first works best for me for several reasons. The gentleman is well illuminated and you've shot him off center, a more ...

Congrats Sam!  Can't wait to get my copy. Steve

Hi Ant: Hope all is well and life is good.  Is the Sows Ear open for business again, or just a quick visit? Steve

Swimming with the fishes Bill😀  Excellently composed and captured, love the bubbles at the top.  My only nit is you might consider lightening the fish at the bottom foreground.

Enjoying all the body language in this photo. Steve

Guessing by the angle of her head and position of her left arm that she was looking at her phone, and distracted, never seeing the dog.  But you did.  Wonderful scene, and Great eye! Steve

10 or more years ago, Olympus used to have education seminars in big cities around the US explaining the fine points of a new camera and how to get the best out of them.  I attended several in NYC ...

Thanks Bill and Benedictus.  The boys were gyrating back and forth in a playful way.  I took 6 shots within about 30 seconds hoping to get something good.  Sometimes you get "lucky". Steve

Dueling Scooters

Interesting story, and some excellent photos.  Thanks for posting. Steve

Very, very good photo. Steve

A "moving" image, sophisticated and nicely done Benedictus. Steve

Thanks for the additional information which adds a whole new twist.  In western society dogs are such integral members of the family that the thought never ocurred to me...but I still enjoyed the ...

Thanks Benedictus and Gerald for commenting!  Aloe Vera is known for it's curative properties😁 Steve

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