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Alice on Fountain Above the Valley
I like the lighting. Nicely captured.

rem_la on Fountain Above the Valley
Tres belle fontaine !

Laurie on Fountain Above the Valley
Lovely fountain. Black and white is a good choice.

Jen on Fountain Above the Valley
The light and the B&W tones are truly lovely!

Alice on Footprints in the sands of Time
Great detail. I really like the DOF too. Nice job.

Alice on Hand Me the Hotdogs
Wow, awesome shot!

Jen on Hand Me the Hotdogs
Whoa!!!! Now that would be some burnt weenies LOL Fantastic shot John, what was going on in this????

paolo on Now I Remember Why I Moved Here
cool shot man !

Laurie on Zoom!
Excellent! I love air shows!

Alice on Zoom!
Very nice!

Jen on Zoom!
Way cool John!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Zooooooooooooooooooooom : )

Jen on If you come to San Francisco
Simply gorgeous!!!!! I would like to have that view!

amy on If you come to San Francisco
Oh!! Splendid, John!!!!

DarkElf on If you come to San Francisco
very nice panorama with some great looking clouds and well balanced exposure!

Eleftheria, 9 years old, on If you come to San Francisco
Wow!

Paolo on If you come to San Francisco
beautiful shot. nice light on the city and cool skyline

amy on Crossing Bixby
I for one am very glad you decided to be a lunatic! LOL Love this shot because of the noise and that car passing by. GREAT ...

amy on Just Another Glorious Day on Monterey Bay
Looks like the seal is holding the boat.... I'm with Lorraine; I can hear the clanging of the buoy, the slapping of ...

amy on If You Come to San Francisco... Bring an Umbrella
GREAT shot, John!!

Laurie on Just Another Glorious Day on Monterey Bay
Ooh I love it! The sounds of the fishing fleet are now in my head.

sherri on Old Glory
A beautiful display of Old Glory. I like to call her that too:-)

Laurie on Moon Over Bixby Bridge
Looks good. Long exposures are a lot of fun to do. I've been using Imagenocics Noiseware Pro for a little over 1 ...

Jerry on Moon Over Bixby Bridge
John - I am ALWAYS pleased to see your images - your passion for what you do shows through your work - thanks for sharin ...

Jen on Moon Over Bixby Bridge
Beautiful shot John, really beautiful!

Jen on Crossing Bixby
Great experimentation John!!!

Craig on Crossing Bixby
Cool shot John!!!

Alice on Crossing Bixby
Neat shot. Very moody. I like it.

Japanalia on Spring has Sprung...
I watched your Gallery of Californian Pacific coast landscapes......and.......I was breathless with admiration! In my mind ...

Japanalia on Crossing Bixby
I find your experiment most interesting and worthy of the queer hour!

Laurie on He is Risen, He Is Risen Indeed!
Thank you. Happy Easter to you and your family (a few days late.) Lovely photo.

Jen on Life in Black and White
Wonderful!!!

Laurie on Life in Black and White
The gallery looks good!

amy on Spring has Sprung...
Gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous... said as Babs did in Funny Girl. Love this light and yellow, John!

Paolo on "California Glory" is Available
one day i wish i'd stroll on this beach, for the time being, i am happy to look at this wonderful picture. b r a v o ...

Paolo Micheli on Hanging Out California Style
i love this shot, because i paraglide too (i have an Edel Energy) but my take off areas are not sandy like this.. Great ...

Aaron Schmidt on One More Flash Gallery
Nice gallery ... looks like you put some time into it. BTW, people can still take your images in flash, all it takes is a ...

amy on One More Flash Gallery
Criminey, John!! I hope when we move out to Nanaimo I can finally get images like this.... Absolutely love this!

amy on Everything is Just Flippin' Peachy!
And now you've made my world right. Bloomin' GORGEOUS!

Jen on Everything is Just Flippin' Peachy!
Gorgeous color, gorgeous light!!! Just simply gorgeous!

Sandrine on Everything is Just Flippin' Peachy!
Beautiful picture! Love it!

Craig on Everything is Just Flippin' Peachy!
Hey John, I just reviewed your portfolio using the slide show. What great work man!

Ana Lúcia on Everything is Just Flippin' Peachy!
I like the perspective, makes the flowers look huge.

Jen on One More Flash Gallery
Love it!!!! I don't have lightroom (yet) Very impressive John!!!

Laurie on One More Flash Gallery
Love the gallery! I made a couple of galleries in Lightroom but have no idea how to post them to my website...I'm ...

Julie McLeod on One More Flash Gallery
Love the flash gallery. You capture the coast beautifully. I used to make my home in Salinas and would love to see more ...

Sidonie on One More Flash Gallery
I'm seriously impressed - the book looks very professional, and the website very easy to use. Great work, worth em ...

Alice on On with the Basics - A Portfolio
Congratulations! I did a book through Blurb.com back in October, and I'm totally addicted now. Can't wait to ...

Jen on Old Dog, New Trick,,, My First Flash Gallery
Nice shot and congrats on the commercial!

Laurie on On with the Basics - A Portfolio
I hope it turns out well...I am sure it will.

DarkElf on "California Glory" is Available
beautiful landscape - i like how the water and rocks in the distance from nice lines leading one's eye across the p ...

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