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Fallen 5. Nearing the end of this horrible series, this is a little tamer shot than the previous ones, only a couple more left and then back to a more delightful series. Thanks for viewing.

"I love the creativity!.."
"The hits just keep on coming. .."
"Very bold and has drama!.."
"Very nice and edgy but I keep .."
"Hey JRSlater have you ever wor.."
"ROFL! Actually I am a federal .."


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WARNING!!! VIEWER DISCRETION ADVISED!!! Fallen 4. Deep in the woods, penetrated and pinned. Slugs and all. :) I left this one fully colored to possibly display more realism, also the focal point as you can see is on the attacker as intended, leaving..(more)

"Hmmm... I am by no means a med.."
"umm....suitable for framing! .."
"I shot the image at the moment.."
"I guess I was trying to distra.."
"hehehe thats the idea, who say.."
"The blood seems a bit too will.."
"That's f**ked up. I love it..."
"Interestingly enough, I was th.."
"Interesting! Hmmm....idea's a .."
"GD you should start thinking a.."


WARNING!!! VIEWER DISCRETION ADVISED!!! Fallen Three! This next series will be short, but some may find it offensive and/or disturbing, or both, however like it or not it's a form of art that is real and does happen every single day. Possibly an area..(more)

"I am not offended in the least.."
"It should look realistic, it's.."
"Wow. This grips me. Suicide is.."
"Slicing the arm lengthwise is .."
"Thank you for viewing and comm.."
"I've always been a big fan of .."
"Reminds me of some things I'd .."
"this is a very powerful that w.."
"The comment by Edit This about.."


This is a test, nothing but a test and a test only. :P

"Hard hitting work here. Vivid .."
"Wow this is exceptional. Whate.."
"Thank you ET and Boatct. Not s.."
"An A+ IMO.."
"I like it.."
"verrrrry nice... .."
"This is wonderful! The new pos.."
"Very nice. What were you test.."
"A new post processing techniqu.."


Clarity. Shot from the same location as the previous reddish sky shots, it's amazing what a few hours difference can make. Thanks for viewing.

"This new style of your is very.."
"Very attractive indeed..."
"Very beautiful photo! I love t.."
"So many beautiful shots in one.."
"Oh my, this is waaay cool..."
"Bubba, damitt, you forgot the .."
"What shows clarity is your ima.."


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HDR-H20-3A. I wasn't going to post this one, but from the response the last one got I thought you may want to see what the scene looked like as it was quickly fading away. Not as intense as the last shot but I still thought it turned out pretty good...(more)

"Very cool series!.."
"I LIKE this one. .."
"The reflection in the water is.."
"Must view this original size f.."
"Jawdropping..."


HDR-H2o-THREE! ~Experimental~ This was shot early this morning actually before the sun ever came into site, it was almost completely dark in fact. This scene only lasted about 15 seconds and was sucked up by black thunder storm clouds (which also mad..(more)

"Holy $#&%*!!!!.."
"Holy wow! I like this!!.."
"My mouth is hanging open in de.."
"The words elude me to describe.."
"Looks like a rendering..."
"Breathtaking!.."
"Dude that's fantastic!.."
"Thanks everyone. This was the .."
"Goes to show you "gotta be the.."
"A once in a lifetime shot. Co.."


Dusk. Beginning of a new series I hope you'll enjoy. Thanks for viewing.

"Beautiful scene, but the left-.."
"I LOVE the reflection in the l.."
"Beautiful rays and reflection..."
"Thanks for comments guys. Actu.."
"beautiful, great comp.."
"You know I always like your wo.."
"great work here.."
"The reflection isn't blown out.."
"I always shoot in RAW, I'm goi.."
" Breathtaking!.."


Shot during the golden hour. Playing with DOF and light, very simplistic but there was just something I liked about the shot, hope you find something you like about it as well. Thanks for view.

"I like the lighting on the wee.."
"Excellent job! The bokeh here .."
"Beautiful!.."


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Rollin!

"Ooooeeewww Yeah!!!.."
"You know what? In this picture.."
"When I metered it was really d.."
" Gorgeous!.."
"Awesome.."
"Great shot..."
"You can really see the motion .."
"Wow! Great perspective and the.."
"You captured the feel of the m.."
"kool, but a little over satura.."


Summer winding down. Hay ready to be stored, gardens ready to be harvested, and what appears to be a loch ness monster in the image, :) I have no clue what that is! Thanks for view.

"A digital delight! Nice scener.."
"Thanks for my new weekly deskt.."
"It's so lifelike, I'm sneezing.."
"Great picture and looks simila.."


godzilla...GODZILLA! Anyone care to guess what breed this is? ;)

"That's the ugliest one of thos.."
"lol well he/she has a brother/.."
"Macaw? Parrot? Cute!.."
"finger licking good -breed? k.."
"Nope. None of the above. :).."
"Yellow Cockatiel?.."
"Dodo birds aren't extinct anym.."
"Two things tell me it is in th.."
"rdavs and Brainless nailed it..."
"I had my first 2 hatch this ye.."


Killer storm! This isn't a shot I would normally post, but I thought it looked kind of cool. Shot yesterday evening at sun down as a major storm formed in the east, the evening sun played magical mysteries with the colors of this cloud as it formed a..(more)

"Killer storm?.."
"HOLY CRAP !! Best Cloud pictu.."
"Wow! I completely agree with r.."


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HDR H20-2 Not sure if I like this one or not, testing some techniques on clipping of the dark areas while hopefully giving better appearance to all else. Quite windy when this was shot also, but I think that added something magical to it. Thanks for ..(more)

"There's nothing I see here to .."
"A very nice scene, doesn't see.."
"I like it a lot, very calming .."
"I really like this picture...g.."
"Totally awesome shot!.."


The calm before the storm.

"Nice job!.."
"Those ominous looking clouds m.."
"Perfect title, great shot and .."
"A feast for the eyes!.."


Dares something awful stwewy dawn on awound heew. :P

"I'll agree that something very.."
"that looks like something you .."
"Don't drink the water!.."
"Is it ticks on him?.."
"No it's deer flies, and lots o.."


The end of a long hot day. Thanks for view.

"W O W.."
"Normally I would say I hate th.."
"Thanks! It's funny because mos.."
"Heavenly shot!.."
"I don't know why, but the powe.."
"Gorgeous colors! My wife would.."
"Absolutely,unequivocally GORGE.."
"What a gorgeous sky!.."
"yellow and blue sunset... grea.."


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Home sweet home. Not mine, but someones. Thanks for viewing.

"How perfect! I love it :).."
"Wow! The rays of the sun make .."
"Outstanding...again!.."
"Wow, fantastic!!.."
"Outstanding! A breath taking .."
"Crikey, this is absolutely won.."


Fiery river, and three tiny little boats. Shot from moving vehicle. Thanks for view.

"Actually they were three prett.."
"Dramatic..."
"Something doesn't seem right...."
"Wow, the range is awesome!.."
"Killer shot!.."
""Something doesn't seem right..."
"This is amazing! I love everyt.."
"I wish I could get such good s.."
"Outstanding. How fast were you.."
"Thanks all for the comments. W.."


As much dynamic range as I could possibly achieve WITHOUT HDR. Thanks for viewing.

"That's a boatload of dynamic r.."
"another...Hell Yeah! Awesome p.."
"That is sumpthin' else my man!.."
"Is this at Summersville Lake? .."
"Thanks for the comments, alway.."
"Wow! Spot on beautiful..."
"Awesome shot, how many differe.."


YGM! ~testing~

"Uhmmm....someone just got a ne.."
":) Not mine yet, but most like.."
"Oh man....congrats on your new.."
"P.S. The photo isn't bad eithe.."
"Thankee! :) The photo was shot.."


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Mind boggler, YOU figure it out. lol Thanks for view.

"Holy sheet. This is different,.."
"Upside down works for me. I l.."
"Wow...I haven't even started t.."
"Whatever it is..It is facinati.."
"Mind-bendingly interesting..."
"Very interesting. The whole wo.."
"Great reflection and creativit.."
"Crikey, I can't say anything b.."


Let there be light! The light of my life, well one of them. Grandson, three years old. Would you go as far as to call it a form of art? Thanks for view.

"This is pretty awesome! Great .."
"I love this!.."
"Absolutely. Not only is the i.."
"Awesome Job!.."
"Very well done, Pretorious. Am.."
"What a super-hero!!!.."
"What an electric little boy! I.."
"Ah, I want a hug from that lit.."
"Novel idea,great photo..."
"Great shot. Very creative..."


You gonna stand there all day or FEED ME? :) Thanks for viewing.

"Wow! great lighting in this ph.."
"I am a sucker for a good horse.."
"Beautiful horse ;)! Great shot.."
"Beauteous!.."
"Exceptional!.."
"That's one elegant splendid im.."
"Marvelous equine image, and th.."
"Thanks for the comments. This .."
"A real winner..."
"Breathtaking!!.."


:Experimental: Breaking ALL the rules? I setup the cam and tripod facing into the sun practically. The goal was to see just how much dynamic range I could get without HDR and with all the odds against me. Under the circumstances I was pretty happy wi..(more)

"The reflection is amazing. I'd.."
"Very cool..."
" Very beautiful!.."
"Very nice. The reflection on t.."
"Another beautiful image from t.."


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Innocence. Venturing into a changing world so very much more complicated than the world they now know. If only we could assure them life would always be as it is in this photo and better yet, be able to back it up. Thanks for viewing.

"Dude! This is very powerful an.."
"It's great moment you catch, s.."
"This is an incredible image! O.."
"Fantastic image indeed !!.."
"Thanks everyone! I actually di.."
"Great image! I'd like to see .."
"Oh Wow, this has such a great .."
"I love it! .."
"I like way you positioned your.."
"Wow, I have an image of my son.."


Experiment. A play on light from within.

"Keep playing. The lighting di.."
"Did you use that Luce plugin t.."
"Thanks, and yep, thats exactly.."
"Very nice shot..."
"Really lovely.."
" Simply beautiful..."


HDR H20.

"Can you say magical! I am goi.."
"Trying a different HDR techniq.."
"Looks great to me. You gotta .."
"Great HDR. Post the technique.."
"Very, very nice! Serenity...."
"Wow, very very nice..."
"Apparently excellence is job 1.."
"It works wonderfully!.."
"Beautiful place and a beautifu.."
"I hit the next page since I re.."


It reminds me once again, it's not the equipment that always counts, but sometimes just having the eye and being at the right place at the right time. Took my little Z3 out for a stroll this evening, and this is what I captured with it. Thanks for vi..(more)

"It's beautiful :) absolutely b.."
"Thank you sandman2869, I tried.."
"Wow! Golden sunset it is. very.."
"Outstanding beauty..."
"Excellent!!!From the look of t.."
"Yes, extremely hot! :) I think.."
"Your caption says it all. Gre.."
"Oh, so heavenly!.."
"Very Nice!.."


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Fallen 2. Dazed depressed and confused with little to no outlook on life or self-esteem, this image I think represents an extremely darkened corner of life in reality for some.

"Outstanding. .."
"Amazing Work! I can feel the d.."
"Another wonderful work of art..."
"This is award winning work!.."
"Superb!.."
"Powerful................."
"This picture does what we all .."
"i think its great... except th.."
"Dramatic image..."


Fallen!! The image speaks for itself. Dark dingy and dirty, though a way of life for many it must be hell on earth.

"Wow, wow wow! Your very best t.."
"Without question your finest w.."
"Thanks guys, I have a head FUL.."
"This is just superb!.."
"I'd be interested in seeing bo.."
"A remarkable pictorial editori.."
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quote:"A difficult choice. The blinds.."
"Both B&W and color have incred.."
"One of your best kid!.."

Ghost town USA. Back about 1880 this town was established about a mile from a small community known as Gauley Mills, this town was known as Lanes Bottom WV. It later became one of the major timber producers in the country as it grew. They transported..(more)

"It's sad that there are so man.."
"Wow how this photo brings back.."
"and this reminds me of my home.."
"wow Pretorious, I didn't think.."
"Thanks all for the comments. S.."
"All the stories made this twic.."
"Beautiful from top to bottom.."


Be Ye Also Ready

"Profound......................"
"Awesome title!.."
"Another treat for us to enjoy .."
"As normal, another nice shot w.."
"Humbling. Very nice capture..."
"Nicely done..."
"Beautiful capture..."
"Intriguing and beautiful..."


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Can you see it? While driving down the road today we spotted something in the field. I was just thinking what I nice shot the fields might make when suddenly my traveling companion said "LOOK over there in that field!" :) Thanks for viewing.

"Haha!! Thats great! I wonder.."
"Aliens have struck. And you c.."
"Where is that? Outstanding ph.."
"Oh, I can see you now with tha.."
"Oh no, crop faces. BTW nice sh.."
"Omg - how cool is that! I lov.."


Old and rustic, yet something I find interesting and beautiful in it's own way for a subject.

"WOW! amazing. What is that lo.."
"This is incredible! I love the.."
"This is a spectacular shot... .."
"Absolutely stellar!.."
"Look great, what lens are you .."
"I, too, love this part of the .."
"Thanks all for viewing and the.."
"Thanks for sharing Pret.!.."
"Outstanding image!.."
"great effect , love the clarit.."


Mich = Killer eyez!

"I liked the soft look of this,.."
"Excellent... It is almost hau.."
"Beautiful woman (those EYES)! .."
"I really like how you worked t.."
"Thats a good idea, I'll have t.."


A friend called me and wanted me to shoot some landscape shots of his farm to send to Florida to his son. I thought most of them turned out quite nicely. This one in particular caught my eye when post processing and I wanted to share it. It was taken..(more)

"Beautiful....."
"Nice. The thingy of hay near t.."
"WOW! Great shot!.."
"another great picture !!!!.."
"Oh this is so nice, extremely .."
"the sky is awsome.."
"Beautiful work Pretorious..."
"You done good...again. :).."
"Think I'm gonna step right int.."
"You're on a roll. (no pun inte.."


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I HAD to do it, this old house had black and white written all over it. Put yourself in the time frame of 1955 and give it a view. :) Thanks for looking.

"btw once again my tripod was p.."
"Black and white fits to a tee..."
"I, too, believe this subject i.."
"Fantastic work..."
"Hmmm they did say recently ren.."
"How funny! I hadn't seen this .."
"When I saw the other photo of .."
"THAT is the definition of FREA.."
"I wonder if "Flip This House" .."
"Nicely done!! You should try a.."


HDR Barn, the wind really played a part in this one but at least no people showed up in it. :) Thanks for viewing.

"Now that's a HDR even I like :.."
"Very cool. I really like the c.."
"Very nice, I like this :).."
"Very nicely done! No halos!! :.."
"Most excellent!.."
"That sky is fantastic! So is .."
"This is just fantastic! extrem.."
"only thing is the top left cor.."
"Outstanding.."
"Incredible!.."


HDR Rainbow sky. The whole sky was beginning to look like a rainbow just before the sun peeped over the horizon. Single shots could not capture the true DR and colors of this beautiful sky but HDR did, this is exactly the way I saw it. This was actua..(more)

"Outstanding. Very nice colors.."
"This is just totally the most .."
"Dude this is miraculous!.."
"Wow, nice. Nice timing, too.Wi.."
"Heart stoppingly beautiful:).."
"unbelievable work bro.."
"Astounding shot..."