Speedo
by vtruan

Comment:
Cool hummingbird shot, Van! It is nice to see one that isn't the same as all the others. Really like this a lot.

My Spooky Old House
by vtruan

Comment:
Wow, Van - that must have been some storm! I love your sky shots, you have a way with the sky and especially with these mammatus clouds. The duo tone you chose for this really enhances the mood for the picture - very melodramatic. I can't wait to see your house someday - Jack and I need to get to Pueblo to visit you and Kristyn! Big old houses fascinate me - especially the ones that look haunted!

A few weeks ago when Jack and I were out walking we finally saw some of these mammatus clouds in the valley - they weren't as dramatic as the ones you get in Pueblo but it really surprised us to see them. We've never, ever seen them here before. It was a time when we were having some severe storms.

Nature and Man - An Abstract
by vtruan

Comment:
Van, this is so beautiful - so ethereal and unreal looking. I'd love to be able to take lightning pictures like this. No matter what I try mine always suck. I love the layered dark look in the sky above and the stop light (or train stop light) just adds that wonderful extra touch that ads to that lonely, stark feeling. It's gorgeous!!!

Message edited by author 2006-09-27 01:55:07.

Pleasure? at the fair.
by vtruan

Comment:
This picture made me laugh when voting on the challenge and again while looking at it now! These people all look terrified - can't imagine why people do this for fun!!! You'd never catch me on a ride like this. I like B&W conversion - ads to the terror atmostphere a lot. Your fair pictures are always nice.

The nth Root of Shapes
by vtruan

Comment:
I like these shapes, Van - am surprised that didn't get higher than it did. It was one I thought had a LOT to do with school days geometry. Many of the others that scores more highly didn't really seem about schooldays geometry. My voting really missed the mark on this challenge - most of the pictures I scored highly didn't do that well. Are these the same blocks you used in another challenge? I like them - if I saw a set somewhere I'd buy them!

#&*$##* Feeder
by vtruan

Comment:
Van, this is so cute! I love the way the squirrel is biting the feeder - it just looks like it could be saying a little cuss word there! Is this in your yard? We don't have any squirrels in La Jara - they live in Alamosa but not here for some reason.

Old Twisted Pine
by hahn23

Comment:
This is very lovely.

Family Cemetery
by rayg544

Comment:
Ray, I like this. What a peaceful spot. Someday, I hope my eternal resting place will be like this.

Sand n Surf
by dx_power

Comment:
It looks fun but I don't know if it riding motorcycles like this could really be considered a "simple" pleasure. One must buy the bike and all the gear and then something to haul them to a place to ride - that is very expensive which makes it something not many people can enjoy. I guess I think of "simple pleasure" as something that is available to just about everyone at very little or no cost.

Early Morning Balloon
by ephesus

Comment:
This does look very fun to do - don't know if I'd classify it as a "simple pleasure" though. To me, simple pleasures are those available to everyone at very little or no cost. It must be pretty expensive to go on a ballon ride like this.