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Thanks for the kind

Thanks for the kind support.
I spend most of my time surrounded by natural beauty and I like to think that most of us can notice this and comment on colours, textures, shadows and light through different eyes.
My job introduces me to many miracles of life and one fact remains that man can never re-create, mould or copy nature no matter how hard we try. Not even dead leaves which are like a finger print.
These leaves fell from a tree that was planted the same year as the Titanic set sail on her maiden voyage.
Just a fact.

What is that, stonef

What is that, stoneflies! Closer, go closer dude, you've got a Canon EOS (w/ excellent macro)
Otherwise nice colors and I like the sharp foreground combined with blured background. 3

Would make a great w

Would make a great wall paper!! Well done!!!

Thanks Bob, I've been looking

Thanks Bob, I've been looking for those snaps as well.. I have only had one fail, and luckily it happend when swaping flies. They work well for swapping quickly between big warm water flies... But no wouldn't make much sense for fishing with smaller flies.

I also gave it an "E

I also gave it an "Excellent", though I'm no photographer nor art-critic. Seems to me the brilliance of this kind of photo is 'seeing' a picture in a natural setting or happening. I don't want to start a big hoo-hah, but I think the criticism is out of place in this sort of (fishing) website, and I don't want to read it.

Man, my hand is shak

Man, my hand is shaking for getting in this box, touching and checking out your cool fly seletction. The photo, compositionwise might have been better of if you have eliminated the fly reel in the background. Also try to focus on the very first row of flies. It looks better if the first row is sharp and then gradually less sharp. I'd say about 3, Mats dude!

Looking at this pict

Looking at this picture, i´m wondering what gives the "most aspects are really good" character.
Is there something hidden i cant see ?

If this could be a l

If this could be a lesson for all fish portraits, water dripping from the fish suggests the pic was shot immediately upon lifting the fish out of the water. Mo-mo of this! You get 5, Juan dude!

Randon,

While we

Randon,

While we sure appreciate you comments and ratings to the pictures posted here, please notice that it is the photography we rate - not the fishing ethics.

In the above case I fail to see how the fact that the fly line is loosely draped around the fish' tail can in any way earn this in all ways fine picture a rating of "Not good - This is a bad picture - technically and content wise". It is sharp, well exposed, nicely presented and contains a live fish, which is definitely about to be released. What's the problem with that? My personal rating is a 5 - "A great image in all respects".

Martin

Hmm, in the golden s

Hmm, in the golden spot I can see you just managed to strangulate the fish by its tail. 1 to you, dude!

I found them

Thanks, Paul,

I did find them at Bass Pro and they are called No-Knot Fas-Snaps. To all of the purists out there, I have been tying tiny knots for almost fifty years and these little things are great. I am a purist, too, but believe me, these little buggers are not cheating or giving in to hype in any way. I have no intention of using them with a size twenty dry fly but for big streamers and my world famous crayfish flies I wil use them forever. They wont make a bit of difference in appearance or presentation but will reduce my profanities. Yesterday I was changing flies in a 38 degree wind with a light mist. Numb finger tips and foggy glasses are not conducive conditions to tying tiny knots.

Hi Bob,

Hi Bob,
They are called Micro snaps, and yeah, Cabelas did have, but discontinued. I don't believe that they got very many good reviews.
Paul

Hi Randon.

I defi

Hi Randon.

I definately have to agree with Martin on this one. Try and ask yourself: am I really looking at the image when I find myself counting the leaves (sheeps?) or am I just surfing by hoping to find something spectacular?
I really like the graphical style of the picture.
I think that great photography is: When you find a very common motif and portray it, in a way that makes it look constructed ( in other words you put your "signature" on the picture). And then when you look at the printed image, and in the beginning the picture looks too good to be true. But then you realize that the whole thing is actually just that common situation, it just looked too good to be true.

Murray,

The answe

Murray,

The answer is a yes and a no. The fly is pretty robust and will take a lot of trashing, but the thin tinsel will eventually be cut by the pike's teeth. I have more than once seen strips of tinsel float away from a hooked fish, but the fly was still usable afterwards.

But remember how easy this fly is to tie, so just tie a few extra.

Martin

Randon,

I think y

Randon,

I think you're a bit unfair there. I think it's a very nice picture that shows one of these little details that we tend to overlook. This one is even technically very well done with sharpness and a lot of texture and reflections. I like such pictures and have already given it an "Excellent".

Martin

Hi Randon.

The ph

Hi Randon.

The photo in its real raw image is in fact quite bad, this was the best i could get out of it.
But youre right about the crop, it could be better.
will try harder next time :-)

regards Allan

Hi Ripley.
Masking

Hi Ripley.
Masking pictures in photoshop, put ontop of each other and then erase on the top picture...

Regards Allan

Hello: I am going to

Hello: I am going to try this tinsel fly this spring. It is light easy to tie. Does it stand up to the pikes teeth? It's worth trying. Lots of pike here in Northern Ontario. Murray

You just never miss

You just never miss a macroshot with a Nikon, do you! Nice detail, but not very fishing related. 2 to you, dude!

Nice little creek. S

Nice little creek. Seriously, what is the motive? It's a photo with a lot of disturbance. 2 to go fo you, dude!

Oh, man this is bori

Oh, man this is boring. I can count 22 light leaves and 14 dark leaves. That is 34 leaves total. I'll leave you with 2.

This is a great sour

This is a great source of information. It is my 'go-to' for teaching about leaders.
Thank you

Angela,

Rod shoul

Angela,

Rod should be available on rodsutterby@beeb.net - that is the address I have used to reach him.

Martin

Hi

Trying to sen

Hi

Trying to send an email to Rod Sutterby can you confirm his email please