Soooo... this is your favorite vacation destination?

That's a nicely designed fence using available resources.

yep... like they said

I can handle the blur... but it's just a little dark

It's obviously too late to remove the leaf, but if you cropped right below it you would still have the top barbed wire on the right, and the distraction would be gone.

Huh... that's wierd. I want to see it in about ten years.

Cool. Would have been good to include the top of the post on the right.

Looks a lot like eastern Wyoming

This is very dramatic, but by positioning the structure between the wires it seems to make the subject those structures, rather than the fence

Cool. Is there any particular reason people hang their shoes on this fence?

Nice, but more about the flower than the fence

The buildings don't look that dramatically different in terms of age, but the dishes could be emphasized more. Might have helped if there had been an old-fashioned antanae on the building on the left

Very nice job

I like the old one.

Generally, the "Tea Party" is a faction of disaffected Republican Party members, mainly from the "neo-con" end of the spectrum. They advocate less government and lower taxes. However, they do not define what they mean by this. Bush instituted some "smaller government" ideas. For example, he gutted the funding for the SEC, making it almost non-existent. This led to few regulations and virtually no enforcement of Wall Street. That worked out well, didn't it? They deregulated the airlines and now they charge for everything in sight. They deregulated cable and the prices skyrocketed. BUT... it WAS less governement so I guess that makes them happy. Lower taxes?We (the US) already pays incredibly low taxes compared to most industrialized nations. Do they want less infrastructure repair (desperately needed), a smaller military, less education (we're already behind most other countries - India has more students in "honors" courses than we have total students)? Bush came into office and had been left a budget surplus by Clinton. After his first term Bush had a deficit of about $5 trillion dollars. After his second term it was almost twice that. I didn't see the Tea Partiers screaming about deficits then. It's only now, after the first Black president adds ONE trillion more bringing health care into the 21st century - and even that was deluted to make the insurance industry happy, that they get all upset. Bottom line - any group that idolizes Sarah Palin isn't going to have too much mainstream credibility.

Nice catch. Might play with curves a little bit.

Nice shot. I hope they raised some good cash

Very nice. I love the facial expressions. Might bump up the contrast just a touch.

Yes... as a matter of fact, I do.

cool description. Thanks for the info (beautiful piece of jewelry too). Could have used a little black along the top to frame it more... a little cut-off looking.

cool location... but, ummm... what is it that's "journalism?"

Great idea... I agree with Ade about the contrast

a really pretty picture... but it doesn't look that much like an "L" (IMHO)

Gee... can't imagine why people don't take these tea baggers seriously.

Very nice... like the tiny silhouette of the guy

oops... you're right. Just a little of that 'ol senility kicking in.

Pentax! (I use a K-7)

I still use the "old" ones. The "new" ones have a coating of mercury on the inside, but they don't really advertise that when they're touting how "green" they are.

Beautiful shot. I think I would crop some off the right and the bottom so it isn't quite so centered. But, really nice

nice example of the Kenelly-Heavyside Effect. Salt Lake?

My mistake. I should read the themes more closely.

My mistake. I should read the themes more closely.

My mistake. I should read the theme more closely

My mistake. I should read the theme more closely.

Very nice. I like the pattern and lighting. I think I might have removed that magazine (or whatever it is) though, as it kind of breaks the pattern. GL

Lovely strawberries (although verging on over ripe - eat them soon), but it doesn't really show a market

Some nice looking meat, but it doesn't really show a market

These are beautiful, but it doesn't really show a market

This is a nice shot of citrus, but it doesn't really show a market

well, this isn't really a letter, it's an "ampersand," bu I guess you could say there's an "a" in it

pretty fun. Now all we need is the Leaning Tower of Pisa

Gulf side is nicer. (but then again, I grew up there so I'm biased)

Could use a bit of focus

I like the pattern created by the DOF

Very pretty. Reminds me of where I used to live in Colorado (and we had clouds like that all the time)

I wouldn't have thought a little fence like that could keep whales out.

Could use some more contrast

I always keep my windows up and hit the gas any time I'm going through Texas too

nice. Might have worked a little more to zoom out and show some more

More about the sign than the fence, really