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Adam Paine , June 15, 2005; 01:30 P.M.

Thanks for the comment on my work! :) I really like your landscapes! What a beatiful places you've been! And great captures. Keep it up and I can't wait to see where you go next! AP

ricardo yamamoto , December 02, 2005; 05:23 A.M.

Valeu pela for硠Chico! Vindo de algu魠com um portfolio como o seu 頬isonjeador.

Grande abra篠e at頡 pr�xima.

Andre Ventura , December 16, 2005; 08:41 P.M.

Suas fotos transmitem a todos em um mundo globalizado a realidade de nossa terra. Parabens. Gostei de ver mais um brasileiro em photo.net. Parabens mais uma vez.

Andre Ventura , December 16, 2005; 08:54 P.M.

Desculpa o mau geito, mas esqueci de falar da qualidade de suas fotos. Muito bom. Minhas poucas e fracas fotos neste site nao me qualificam a julgar suas fotos mas da pra ver que eas suas sao muito boas. Humildemete, te qualifico entre os bons desate site.

Francisco Ribeiro do Vale , December 16, 2005; 09:38 P.M.

Valeu Andre. A gente aprende muito, principalmente com as criticas que te fazem crescer. Fotografo por hobbie. Eu vejo muitas fotos aqui no site e procuro aprender um pouco com cada uma delas. Gosto muito de P&B. Tenho uma Pentax 6x7 e eu mesmo revelo e copio. Eh uma cachaca. Abraco, Chico.

Andre Ventura , December 16, 2005; 09:55 P.M.

Falamos a mesma lingua... numa boa... A foto da menina eh minha filha e a mulher distorcida eh minha esposa... Valeu. Forte abraco.

Doug Stewart , December 23, 2005; 06:38 A.M.

"orchids" & "Black and White" - nota dez!

Francisco Ribeiro do Vale , December 24, 2005; 05:29 P.M.

Nota Dez

Thanks Doug for your comments and rating. Obrigado Doug pela nota Dez. Obrigado pelo seu comentario no meu portifolio e na foto de orquidea. Dez pelo seu portugues. Abraco, Chico.

Kenneth Fugate , December 30, 2005; 09:31 P.M.

Happy New Year! Thank you for all your support and comments on my photos in 2005. May 2006 be a very good year for you and your family, Best wishes from Dallas Texas

Francisco Ribeiro do Vale , January 11, 2006; 07:41 P.M.

Happy 2006

Thanks Fugate for your comment and best wishes for 2006. I also wish you all the best and many thanks for your comments and rattings on my photos.

Rejith Warrier , January 12, 2006; 05:26 P.M.

Very interesting portfolio professor, some really excellent photos are here ... Thanks for sharing the work and best of luck in 2006 ...

Francisco Ribeiro do Vale , January 12, 2006; 05:47 P.M.

Thanks Warrier for your comments and rattings in my portfolio. This kind of comment is very stimulating. I grow orchids and I like to take photo of them. Congratulation also for your portfolio, your photos are very beautiful.

Derek Rader , January 19, 2006; 08:55 P.M.

Wonderful photos and a joy to go through.

Derek Rader

Francisco Ribeiro do Vale , January 22, 2006; 12:11 P.M.

Thanks Derek for your comments and ratings

Kaushik Chatterjee , February 09, 2006; 02:13 P.M.

Ribeiro,

Well executed shoots. You have the power to bring the best. Good eye and sense to give us the best. Will wait to see more from you. Best wishes.

Francisco Ribeiro do Vale , February 09, 2006; 08:41 P.M.

Thanks Kaushik for your kind words and for visiting my portifolio. I enjoyed very much seeing your photos. Your B&W are great. I like that. Congrats

Joao Pereira , February 15, 2006; 01:50 P.M.

Francisco,

Belo trabalho, gosto demais. Um abraco desde Portugal.

Francisco Ribeiro do Vale , February 15, 2006; 08:33 P.M.

Grato Jo㯠pelo seu comentᲩo em meu portifolio. Gostei muito de suas fotos, principalmente as P&B. Parabens.

Raphael Lopez , February 17, 2006; 09:56 P.M.

Fantastic!

Franscisco your work is excellent! The macro and black and white folders are my favorite. Saludos amigo; Raphael

Alex Milarakis , February 20, 2006; 03:28 A.M.

A portofolio with beautiful colorful photos 1

ricardo yamamoto , February 20, 2006; 05:07 A.M.

Obrigado pela generosidade novamente Chico. Gosto muito das suas fotos em pb, n㯠por serem pb mas por me chamarem mais a aten磯. Contraste e composi磯 muito agradᶥis e assuntos interessantes.

Grande abra篠e m㯠࠯bra!

B.C Okmen , February 20, 2006; 09:20 A.M.

a very impressive and creative portfolio. your ability to bring such vivd colors out is brilliant.congrats. thank you for your comments and visit :)

Armand Emily , March 02, 2006; 08:12 P.M.

Hei, professor.

Admirᶥl trabalho o seu. Tem aqui um aluno mais. Obrigado. Armando.

Christian S. Mendes , March 22, 2006; 05:47 P.M.

Belo Trabalho / Beautiful work

Francisco

Tens um belo trabalho exposto aqui. Parab鮳 pelas fotos.

You have a beautiful work in your portfolio. Congratulations by the photos.

Um abra篠/ Regards

Dom N , March 23, 2006; 03:27 P.M.

this is an incredible portfolio!!! all your shots are filled with color and life. your paintings are astounding. beautiful scenes that all should witness.

Dan Cluff , March 23, 2006; 06:22 P.M.

Absolutely wonderful collection of images. I really enjoy the sharpness and the vividness of the shots. They are so full of life. Beautiful, thank you for sharing

Sam Bal , April 01, 2006; 11:17 P.M.

Francisco, you really know to 'photo graph' - to write with light! Keep on shooting your bright & colourful images. Cheers, Sam.

Peter Buehner , April 06, 2006; 08:27 P.M.

Nice collection

I love the travel and B&W sections especially. Very nicely shot.

thanks for sharing

Peter

Francisco Ribeiro do Vale , April 06, 2006; 10:24 P.M.

Many thanks

Many thanks everybody for visiting my portifolio and for the comments and rattings.

Yully Sebayang , April 07, 2006; 02:00 A.M.

Hey, you have great photos! Your portfolio, Its like reading a story. Thanks for your comment for 1 of my photo. Cheers.

Sathyaki Purushotham , April 22, 2006; 09:51 P.M.

Thanks!

You have an amazing portfolio. Several of your pics are quite inspiring and I loved the oil on canvas portfolio. Thanks for commenting on one of my pic. Looking forward to seeing more from you. Sathyaki

Sachin Patke , April 23, 2006; 12:05 P.M.

Very nice floral collection, especially the orchids.

Silvia Loncao , May 01, 2006; 03:39 P.M.

great portfolio!!!

Erkki Makkonen , May 20, 2006; 05:15 A.M.

Wonderful photos, I like the orchids portfolio especially.

Francisco Ribeiro do Vale , May 21, 2006; 09:48 P.M.

Many thanks.

Many thanks everybody for your comments and for visiting my portifolio.

Thinh Nguyen , May 23, 2006; 12:19 A.M.

Hi Francisco,

I like so much you B&W images and the Orchids....vivid color, beautiful Catlleya...

Cheers.

Jose Lino-Neto , May 24, 2006; 06:23 P.M.

Francisco, em dois dias eu ja vi quatro vezes o seu portfolio, as fotos nele postadas sao simplesmente belissimas. Tanto a composi硯 quanto a luz estao perfeitas, e aquelas Abstrasct Orchids sao verdadeiras obras de arte. E como pode ainda alguem dizer que fotografia nao eh arte!?!?

Parabens e continue fotografando cada vez mais

Joao Carlos Essenfelder Filho, May 25, 2006; 07:55 A.M.

Francisco, obrigado pelas palavras, voce tem fotos primorosas, um portfolio excelente. Abracos

Suzana Dodig , May 25, 2006; 09:02 A.M.

thank you so much for visiting my gallery :) it means alot to me... hug, suzi

Francisco Ribeiro do Vale , May 25, 2006; 08:22 P.M.

Obrigado Lino e Jo㯠Carlos pelas palavras de incentivo. N�s que gostamos de fotografia tambem gostamos de compartilhar nosso trabalho com nossos amigos. Abra篠pra voces.

Jacqueline Anderson , May 26, 2006; 04:50 P.M.

Greetings~

I am thoroughly enjoying your orchid photographs. You truely have a talent. your passion for your work and your photography is quite apparent through your images. Congratulations!

Charles Hunter , May 29, 2006; 02:43 P.M.

Francisco, I am truly humbled by your photographs and your awarenes of the usage of light. I can tell that you really take time when setting up your shots. Thank you so much on your comments on my portfolio it really puts wind in my sails when respected people in the field take notice of my work.

Keep it up!

Neil Murray , May 30, 2006; 08:06 A.M.

Spectacular Portfolio

Thanks for commenting on one of my photos some time ago Francisco. I inadvertently neglected to thank you at the time. Spectacular portfolio you present here Francisco. Your orchid and other flower shots are stunningly beautiful. Look forward to seeing more of your work. Kind regards, Neil

Francisco Ribeiro do Vale , May 30, 2006; 07:48 P.M.

Thanks

Thanks Charles and Neil for your comments on my portifolio.

Marcus Tate , June 01, 2006; 12:31 P.M.

very nice

many very strong images here. Waiting for more!

pascale riches , June 03, 2006; 08:37 P.M.

thank you

thanks for your comments... I have to say the same thing about your flowers... they are so beautiful. my favorites are the orchids and the macro. you have a great portfolio... ill be checking for new pictures from you! pascale

Kazimiera Maslikowski , June 06, 2006; 01:54 A.M.

You have an amazing portfolio. Congrats. I love your orchids shots. :)

Christian S. Mendes , June 10, 2006; 07:13 A.M.

Parabéns! Congratulations!

Francisco

Um belo trabalho, muitas cores e otimas fotos nos folders de flores. Gostei muito do seu trabalho em P&B.

Muito bom encontrar fotografos brasileiros aqui no photo.net

Um abraco

A beautiful work, a lot of colors and great shots in the flowers folders. I liked a lot your B&W work.

Regards

Gabi B , June 14, 2006; 06:30 P.M.

Great portofolio !

I love your portofolio, great colors, superb photos, excelent light. You have my sincere congratulations !

Peter Nixon , June 19, 2006; 11:17 A.M.

Excellent work. Really like your orchid shots.Regards Pete.

Jed Andrews , June 25, 2006; 09:52 A.M.

Thank you for sharing your photos.

I enjoyed looking at your work. You have so many GREAT pictures. Thank you for sharing them.

Jim Phelps , June 25, 2006; 07:38 P.M.

Francisco, Thanks for the comments on my portfolio. I am glad you enjoyed the images. I also enjoyed your photographs, the orchids and the portrait in particular.

The portrait was very good. It evokes a great deal of emotion.

Thanks, Jim Phelps

Arnab Kundu , June 27, 2006; 12:50 P.M.

congrats

thanks a lot for the encouraging words. It's great to have a view of your superb shots...I have to keep coming back.

Joao Pereira , June 27, 2006; 07:51 P.M.

Profissional que nada,

meu Amigo, apenas um amador auto-didata, amante de gentes e lugares, sem paciencia nem gosto para malabarismos digitais.

A camera eh apenas a extensao do olhar, tal como em suas belissimas fotos.

Tal como voce, a minha actividade eh outra, goste muito ou nao eh ela que me paga os prazeres como a fotografia. Por isso imagino que a fotografia seja para voce um prazer tao grande como eh para mim.

Vamo-nos vendo por ai.

Grande abraco.

Niko Guido , July 05, 2006; 10:42 A.M.

many thanks for your comment on my portfolio..you have a vivid and nice portfolio really...Best Wishes!

David Heiden , July 10, 2006; 02:39 P.M.

Francisco,

Thank you for your kind comments on my portfolio.

You have an excellent portfolio yourself. You have a very good natural eye for shooting at creative angles. Your flowers are outstanding.

I will visit your portfolio often.

Regards,

David Heiden

Ana Legra , July 19, 2006; 07:24 P.M.

Thank you

Francisco,

Thank you for your kind comments. I enjoyed you going through your portfolio. My brother is really into orchids. I can't wait to show him your pictures. Again thank you for your comments and I look forward to see your new material.

Ana

Jason Janetzky , July 29, 2006; 04:32 P.M.

I really enjoyed your portfolio. regards, Jason

Mark Geistweite , August 04, 2006; 08:59 P.M.

Thx

I appreciate that you have visited my portfolio. I in return come to see some extraordinary and sumptuous photos of orchids and hibiscus flowers. You have a keen eye for the photogenic subject. Keep shooting! Mark

John Layn , August 07, 2006; 07:02 P.M.

Collection

I really enjoy your entire collection Francisco. There is a quality about your photos that makes them stand out for me. In particular I am fascinated with your photo "Mineral Water". The composition of the photo and the tranquility of the scene are relaxing.

Ruben Silva , August 12, 2006; 11:15 A.M.

Francisco

You have a stunning portfolio, no doubt you are a first-class artist! you represent your country's beauty very well, Hope I can go these places some day! Regards. Ruben, from Buenos Aires

James Lineen , August 31, 2006; 07:08 A.M.

Obrigado

Thank you for your critique on my photo. I like your flower pictures.

James

Dancing Dove , September 03, 2006; 10:44 P.M.

I love your black and white series and how each image tells a story for humanity. Thanks so much for sharing your work! Best Regards, d.d.

Lavern Burk , September 08, 2006; 12:22 A.M.

Thank you for the comment on my portfolio. It doesn't hold a candle to yours. Your orchid photos are just beautiful and I really like they way you handled all of the color in your sports folder. Masterful!

Ricardo Lago , September 08, 2006; 09:00 P.M.

You portfolio is very strong. Use of color is as good as any I have seen, And, of course, the orchids are magnifico. Bravo!

Eppo Smit , September 15, 2006; 11:53 A.M.

You have a wonderful portfolio, full of very beautiful images

well done !

Brian Holmes , October 03, 2006; 05:21 P.M.

thanks for your comment

i am tring to get noticed a little more by diffrent people what is your secret to getting noticed. a little advice would be great and i really appreciate your comment that's my little man.

Slavica Ko , October 04, 2006; 10:14 A.M.

hello

I am amazed by your photos ...no other comment ....really

Mehmet Akin , October 06, 2006; 01:01 A.M.

hello

very nice photos....excellent portfolio..i like all of them...you have very good eyes...congrats.regards.

Gatis Indrevics , October 07, 2006; 07:06 A.M.

...

You have wonderful portfolio...I like it... :)))

Tibor Almasy , October 28, 2006; 12:01 A.M.

I love your work, Francisco, especially your black & whites and the coffee ones. Great subject you found there. But the rest of your portfolio is wonderful, too. Great colors, great landscapes.

Fernando Juliatti , October 30, 2006; 09:59 P.M.

Chico. Toda vez que entro na sua pagina mais aprendo sobre fotos.Voce faz um belo trabalho.Seu amigo e admirador do seu trabalho como fotografo.

Juliatti

Olgeir Andresson , November 04, 2006; 01:58 P.M.

Your portfolio is very GOOD,regards Olgeir

Romulo de Luna Freire Jr. , November 08, 2006; 09:38 P.M.

Num mingana naum!

Que hobby que nada! Voce e'um MESTRE da fotografia. Observando as suas fotos, aprendemos muito sobre tudo aquilo que a fotografia pode oferecer: luzes, tonalidades, composi篥s, perspectiva, e acima de tudo SENSIBILIDADE. Fico orgulhoso em saber que as maravilhas do pais sao retratadas tao bem por um fotografo de qualidade. Espero que nao tenha errado de profissao...

Ted Gorczyca , November 14, 2006; 04:12 P.M.

beautiful portfolio, nice photos of the flowers in which I like the best, thanks for your comments

Jim Tew , November 20, 2006; 05:53 P.M.

Terrific!

You have a wonderful eye for flowers and photography! Terrific portfolio. -Jim

Francisco Ribeiro do Vale , November 23, 2006; 08:58 A.M.

Thanks you all

I appreciated very much all comments on my portifolio about my photos. Thanks you all for the time you spent seeing my photos. It really makes me happy.

Rodrigo Oliveira , December 04, 2006; 07:39 P.M.

Fantástico

Francisco, gostei muito do teu portfolio, muito interessante a iluminacao das flores...que tipo de luz voce usa para as orquideas?? Fantastico! Abracao e muito obrigado por comentar minha foto. Rodrigo

Joe Baker , December 17, 2006; 06:13 P.M.

Bravo Francisco, beautiful porfolio, thank you so much for takeing the time to comment on my photo,it was an honor for me. sincerly Joe B.

Jeff Germo , December 18, 2006; 03:24 P.M.

great portfolio, Francisco

What a wonderfully diverse portfolio you have, Francisco. It makes me want to visit Brazil. Thanks for sharing your photos with us.

olivier philippi , December 18, 2006; 10:01 P.M.

Hi Francisco,

Your collection of flowers is quite impressive! Your portfolio is really interesting and very rich artistically. Your passion for plants is quite obvious through the charm and purity your photos bring out. I really enjoyed visiting your site! Olivier

carmen lafuente , December 21, 2006; 08:11 A.M.

Francisco, thanks to your commentary I have acceded to your folders and observe that they are of a showy color and of varied topics. And one sees, as you indicate in your presentation your great passion for the orchids. I also wish Happy Christmas you and a Happy 2007.

Dale L , December 21, 2006; 10:14 P.M.

Very interesting and strong portfolio. I love the flowers and orchids sections. Keep up the great work.

Massimo Piconcelli , December 22, 2006; 04:40 A.M.

Ciao Francisco

Congrats for your beautiful colorful portfolio. I appreciated very much your comment on my photo. Buon Natale e Felice Anno Nuovo anche a te.

Un saluto, Massimo.

Denise L , December 24, 2006; 12:12 P.M.

Best Wishes

Francisco, I wish you a very Happy Holiday and New Year and look forward to seeing more of your interesting and beautiful images in 2007. Warm Regards. Denise

Sathyaki Purushotham , December 26, 2006; 02:13 P.M.

Hello!

Dear Francisco, Many Thanks for your wishes. I wish you and your family a very Happy New Year as well. As always your portfolio is an inspiration, especially your oil on canvas. I see that you have travelled quite a bit lately. Very interesting travel pics. Where are you located lately? Sathyaki

Gregor Schulz , December 26, 2006; 07:13 P.M.

Dear Francisco,

thanks a lot for your wishes and your consideration. I wish you a Good Year 2007 too. For me it will bring important changes but I will keep going on with my pictural work...

regards, Gregor

Kenneth Fugate , December 28, 2006; 11:12 A.M.

Hello friend

I would like to wish you and your family Happy Holidays and a Good New Year! And say thank you for your support with your ratings and comments on my work over the last year. We are hoping to post some good weather photos this year. We start shooting sky photos in April thanks again for supporting my work.

Best wishes Ken Fugate Stormphoto.net

Rejith Warrier , December 28, 2006; 12:22 P.M.

Hello Professor,

I wish you, your family and your friends a happy and prosperous new year. Thanks for all your support, ratings and comments on my photos in 2006. It helped me a lot to improve my shots and I hope I will be able to learn a lot more from your valuable inputs in the coming months. Wish you a successful 2007 with a lot of nice photos.

Rejith Warrier

Fernando Juliatti , December 30, 2006; 07:34 A.M.

Happy a new year in 2007

My friend Chico I am very happy with your comments in my portfolio.Do you remember when you told me : "May be you post in photonet, the place is wonderful and you will do many friends".Thanks a lot too for your teaching for about photos and details to shooting.Have you happy with your family in the next new year.

Best regards.

Juliatti.

Charles Hunter , January 05, 2007; 08:08 P.M.

Francisco, Thanks for acknowledging the New Year! Best wishes to you and your family.

Look forward to seeing some of your new work in '07.

juan carlos carrera , January 07, 2007; 02:59 P.M.

vaya jardin nos recibe en tu portfolio, bella manera de entrar en un portfolio lleno de variedad y delicados detalles. un placer visitar tus imagenes... volvere para mirarlas de nuevo con detenimiento. un saludo francisco.

Chris Best , January 12, 2007; 02:19 P.M.

Francisco, may you have a wonderfull 2007 with more great photos.

Annemette Rosenborg Eriksen , January 16, 2007; 04:04 P.M.

Thank you very much for your nice comment. I looked at your portfolio(after trying to work out how everything functions at Photonet:-))and it?s absolutely beautiful. In particular some of your delicate flowers and some of the portraits. Take care Annemette

Birte Ragland , January 20, 2007; 04:54 P.M.

Hi Francisco.....You have a great portfolio here,I have browsed through them and the ratings you have got on many.Its ridiculous, you are right in everything you say.I can,t figure it, I have had over 40 million hits on my shots this year,and I still also get many 3/3,s, usually the first day,even on shots that are in digital photography magazines and text books.I am quite sure I will not be renewing my subscribtion.If you look carefully you will see that a lot of the very good photographers have gone from this site.I have had many emails from others who are very dissastified with the rating system on the site.You should try PHOTOGRAPHYBLOG.COM or P-Base and flicker.Anyway I really like your work and as I said the ratings on many of them are just ridiculous.

Francisco Ribeiro do Vale , January 22, 2007; 07:12 P.M.

Thanks

Thanks everybody for the comments on my portifolio and also for ratting my photos. Thanks Birte for your comments and I agree with you. Just today, one of my photos got 3-3 and 7-7. Something wrong with that, or am I wrong? The photo is not so bad. The average is above 5. I will consider seriously the possibility also not to renew my signature.

Daniella Fairbanks , January 22, 2007; 07:44 P.M.

Parabens pelo magnifico portfolio.Bom encontrar outros brasileiros por aqui,sou de Sampa.Daniella

John Warren , January 24, 2007; 08:41 A.M.

Portfolio

Roberto, I picked up your comments about ratings from Birte's site and after viewing your Portfolio it is of course rediculous to even suggest a 3 for your work,let alone give it. As you and Birte say something is wrong. I have tried to get the site owners to reply to my queries and to date have had no luck.....Have you tried ? Kindest regards John

John Warren , January 27, 2007; 07:22 A.M.

Ratings

Professor, At last a fellow of gravitas backing my thoughts on the rating system.I agree entirely and I will now put the site managers under pressure to alter the system and as you suggest make the individual responsible for their ratings so they can be challenged....Kindest regards,.....John

John Warren , February 02, 2007; 10:38 A.M.

Twiggy & ratings

Professor,........Many thanks for you input.....We have an ally in Glen Norris.We will try to get through to PN and get the ratings system changed.....SMILE John

Roni José Martins , February 07, 2007; 11:08 A.M.

Hi Brazilian

Hi chico... My name is Roni... Your Portfolio its fantastic... i am new for... i am take some pictures with my simple cam, maybe one day i cant take some photo than better of you...

Viva os Brazucas no Photo.net

Um Abra篠Amigo... Vou Deixar sua pagina nos meus favoritos

Carlos briones , February 08, 2007; 06:45 P.M.

Excelente

Escelente galeria, y muy variada. Me ha encantado. Enhroabuena y saludos,

Gino Tumbarello , February 08, 2007; 07:24 P.M.

ciao

You have a fantasctic portfolio!

Mert TURKOGLU , February 08, 2007; 07:46 P.M.

Thanks & Thanks

Francisco first of all thanks for your rating and comment. Now thanks for your rating me and making me come to your portfolio. Your flower photos are the best I have ever seen. I understood that knowing your subject is cruc