Astrid the detail in this shot is outstanding mijn vreind. Well done you are just one on your own lady I love your work

Picturit: Tracy, I am almost blushing, so many kind words, but most appreciated here....thanks mijn vriend , Astrid.

Very interesting Astrid

Picturit: When I used the flash, it gave this lighting....Astrid

Filler flash? Works a treat here.

Picturit: Martin I know we talked about the filters, I have no filters yet, the shop is in Rotterdam, (40 min by train), my settings were; macro and flash, the normal flash, the bronz got lighted, it was a cloudy day , this statue is in a very little park, surrounden by the buildings of the Dom, Astrid (added, yes I used the flash)

Any sculpture that is not only beautiful, functional, and promotes reading, is a favorite sculpture of mine Astrid. I love this fountain series.

Picturit: Kay, it is a beautiful statue, it is made with so much love, the details are stunning, the face of the monk is just saying "serenity" in a few days I will post that one too, Astrid

Martin wonders if you used filler flash. No, you didn't. It was daytime but you have worked your magic to make it look like what YOU have imagined it to be, Astrid. I love it. I love your magic. And yesterday's gargoyle is still spitting at you, in context. YOU ROCK, Girl.

Picturit: No filter, no nothing, just my settings were; macro and flash, the ordinary, no delayed fllash or anything, but the bronze of the statue got 'lighted' somehow, I often use the flash and see what is does, remember the berries with frost, I used flash too...sometimes I win sometimes I loose, the gargoyle really spat, but I can handle him and that about the ROCK, well that has to wait for a couple of days, you know why ...bedankt Ginnie voor jouw altijd enthousiaste reactie, ik waardeer dat heel erg, mlv, Astrid, y.p.i.c.

Nice DOF and colors - I like how the water doesn't jump out as the focus, but rather is more of a background feature to the statue.

Picturit: Thank you Jewlya, the bronze was lighted by the flash I used, I am pleased you like it, Astrid.

So luminous, love the details !

Picturit: Thanks Florence, the flash added in this one, I think, Astrid.

Nice fountain for a fine picture with a very good use of DOF !

Picturit: Thank you for your kind words, I am pleased you like it, Astrid

Lovely image, Astrid - I like the light you have on this one.

Picturit: I used my flash to see what it would do, I sometime just give it a try...., Astrid.

Superb details on this Astrid and the colour using the flash is lovely. Well done my friend.

Picturit: You are so welcome, I know with this color I make at least one person happy again , thank you for your kind words!! as always, Astrid.

Love the way you have lit this, and the attention to detail with a suitable font (no pun intended)
for your name.

Picturit: Thank you for noticing about the font, it is for this picture suitable, the monk is writing too, I am pleased you like it, Astrid

O,I'm enthousiastic, what a fine elegant bronze sculpture of the monk Hugo Wstinc (altough oxidized because the high moister-content around him, but I like this bronze green)! I love how the monk is reading and writing at the same time, full-concentrated, devoted to his work. He lifts up his right knee in order to hold fast his book and to be able to write- a gesture I know too,not very comfortable but if being concentrated you never notice that! Ik vind het altijd mooi als een mens met zijn werk en zijn tak heel bezig en ervuld is zodat hij/zij alles rondom kan vergeten! Of de monnik weet hoe mooi en begerenswaardig hij is? He hoor, nee, maar wij weten dit!

Picturit: Philine, ik wist wel dat je dit mooi zou vinden, het is zo'n prachtig beeldje, de kleuren zijn zo mooi, ik kalligrafeer zelf ook en dan heb je alle aandacht nodig om geen fouten te maken, de gezichtsuitdrukking van de monnik straalt ook opperste aandacht uit, het is jammer dat hij niet weet dat wij 'een beejte gek op hem zijn' , bedankt Philine, ik zal ze je sturen, voor je verzameling, Astrid

The flash has lit the statue in a dramatic way and it stands out well against the dark background.
Ingrid

Picturit: Yes indeed, thank you Ingrid as always, Astrid

I love the colours and the way you captured the water's movement ...

Picturit: Thanks Ann, I am glad I used the flash, it gives so much more color to this picture, Astrid.

Beautiful shot Astrid - the lighting is superb.

Picturit: Thank you so much for your kind words Bernie, Astrid

I can see the spitting images and the monk's feet. Hugo Wstinc (een heel gekke naam voor een nederlandsche) was the guy who wrote the first law book for Utrecht around 1342 - also known as the law book of the Dom church. He was actually more than a monk and someone who got consulted by many cities and churches to write law. He was also the canon of the Domkapittel at the time of his law book. The canon was an official of the Dom church - there were a number of such officials - e.g. deacons.

Anyhow after all of that (a name like Wstinc just draws my attention) - this is a great picture. Using a flash in these dark circumstances is something I also do with birds.

Picturit: Thank you so much louis for adding this text for me, I think that Wstinc was originaly form Poland and I am pleased you like the picture, Astrid

If that was where I live, someone would be told to polish it so it would be glinting in the sun light. in my view it is much better as you have captured it. lovely.

Picturit: Well I am glad that they did not polish the poor monk , this is the way I like it, the soft green it such a good color for him, I will post one day a pictue where I did not use the flash, Astrid.

Nice DoF in this one!

Picturit: Thanks Robbie, just lucky with the flash too I think, Astrid

Very nice love the colour.How big is it

Picturit: I knew, you would mention the color , thank you, it is a nice color, so no B&W here, I would say it is about, with the gargoyles with it 1,5 meter so about 5 feet, the monk is about 1 meter, 3,5 feet, but don't shoot me if I am wrong by some inches , Astrid

very nice photograph, plunged into its reading, it even does not raise the nose to look at the photographer!!

Picturit: No, he did not even notice it that I was admiring him.....but than I did not want to disturb him either, thank you Claude, for your kind words, Astrid.

Excellent angle. I like the matching letters. Gorgeous color.

Picturit: Yes the letters just had to be there, in a few days I will post one without the use of the flash, it is different, bedankt voor je altijd vriendelijke reactie, thank you for your always kind comment , Astrid.

Ohhhhhh. I was so wrong. You DID use the flash, you sneaky woman! Well, I'll be! Here I thought you were using your special magic. I guess you were! I am constantly learning from you, mlv. Constantly!

Picturit: Yes well, and I was not reading good, filler...I thought filter...those stupid headaches well a few more days to go..............

Now I wonder who the gift was from...?
(A nice little statue)

Picturit: Van de gemeente....the municipality, thanks Wim, I am pleased you like it, Astrid

Lovely picture Astrid, I particularly like the way the copper, (presumably) has gone green with age.

Picturit: That is the most beautiful about it, that gives the statue character.., Thank you Brian, Astrid

beautifully lit with the subdued background Astrid, good work. mal

Picturit: Thank you so much for your kind words, Mal, I am really pleased you like it, Astrid.

Very nice capture Astrid. I like the way you lit it. Well done

Picturit: I used the flash to give it some more light, thanks Richard as always, Astrid.

very well centered

Picturit: Thank you, Chantal

Belle composition,le bleu ma couleur préferée. A bientôt
Amicalement. Francis

Picturit: Merci beaucoup pour me visité, the color indeed is very nice, that makes it so unique I think, merci aussi pour les mots aimable, Astrid.

What a wonderful piece of craftsmanship this is, it looks as if a huge amount of care went into the making - to give a gentle feel to the artwork. Lovely picture too, well isolated from the background

Picturit: The statue was made by a person who also make juwelery, so that tells us why it is so delicate, I have seen this many times, but I am always surprised by the delicate details, Ellie thank you so much for your kind words, Astrid.

WOW, this is sheer magic. I love the lighting and the colour

Picturit: Thanks for your delight!! that is a great compliment, Michelle, thank you as always, Astrid

Lovely colours - fill in flash has worked really well in the shot.

Picturit: Thank you Mike, I was happy I thought at it in time, Astrid.

Nice lighting on this, the detail is great as it is pin sharp too. Very nice image.

Picturit: Thanks Ric, I am really pleased you like this one, Astrid.

Very detailed and perfect management of lights -> Thumbs up !!

Picturit: Thank you Zeb, this was a really nice outcome after I used the flash, thank you for your kind words!
Astrid.