Raymond Banfield Photography

Nice work Ray. Thanks for your comments on S curve needing a race car. Hopefully I too will be able to say I moved from NE Ohio. Everytime I go to Vegas and return I get more and more depressed walking around CLeveland. After last week and my new hobby of photography, I am really thinking of re-locating. Ansel is also someone I admire alot. Nevada gives great chances for good lasting pics.

Looking forward to seeing new shots from you, keep up the good work.

Awesome job on your portfolio! your black and white section is awesome, keep up the great work!! again the GG bridge is absolutely perfect

Josh

I love your black and white photos. They're truly eye-catching! Thanks for stopping by, BTW. Hugs. GB. :)

hello Raymond...

thanks for your kind words on my portfolio.....so appreciate that, i enjoyed your photos a lot and i do prefer the B&W !! you have a strong feel for comp and contrast !!

all my best from nassau, bahamas.. ~trish~

You have quite a portfolio here. Yu certainly have the eye and the technique. Congrats.

To Hank, Josh, Hassan, Trish, Tony and a BIG thanks to Doug B. a really heartfelt thanks for all your wonderful comments and critiques...RAY

I've seen your Portfolio I think you have some Intresting photos Espcially The B&W ,well captured. (Very Very good composition),you have talent in photography. You made my day when you put a comment on one of my pictures.I want to see more of your pictures.Good luck & I will revisit your portfolio.Best Regard Amer

Many thanks for your kind comment on my portfolio. You too have some great landscape photographs, your black and white ones of sierra nevada and yosemite are superb. Keep it up, Peter.

I agree Ray, this could be the Cavs year!!! Can't wait to get pics after we win it all!!! This time I won't be so, um, tipsy !

hey, and don't look now but the Tribe is in 1st !!!! :)

I knew I shouldn'y have looked at the Vegas pics, but I did. I am going to do all I can to get out there 2nd week in September. Hopefully we can shoot the city(may also shoot laughlin and everything in between!!!). I have a love/hate relationship with your pics, prolly because I am jealous that you've got the ability to go to those locals daily. Great work again Ray, I'll keep watching your site. How's Trumps Condo tower looking now? Should be close to complete on the gold face.

Hankmann

Ray, thanks for investing some of your time at my gallery. I enjoyed my trip through yours as well, and I certainly can see the Ansel Adams influence -- as you credit in your bio -- in your b/w landscapes. Those are pretty special. I'll single out the "Against the Sun" one because of its interesting silhouette. But you know what? As much as people bash sunset/sunrise and lunar shots as being retreads as such, I salute photographers who go after them anyway in hopes of being rewarded with even the slightest bit of novelty, and I see that in several of your sun and moon shots. "Moon on the Mountain," "Moon on the Trees," "Lake Erie Sunset" and "Sunshine Over Ohio" caught my attention particularly -- in addition to the Chesapeake Bay silhouette that I previously commented on. Critics might chide the centering of the trees shot, but I think it works because of how the tree symmetry seems to demand it. Keep up the pursuit.

Ray, first thanks for stopping by and commenting on my photo. Yes, I did have to stitch it, it was 4 shots origionally. My parents have that view right out their front door, so I'm lucky to live close to them in the Cowlitz River Valley. I'm also glad you commented because it lead me to your portfolio and I enjoyed looking! I was impressed by your b&w landscapes and, as so many others have said, you can certainly see who your influences are. I particularly liked "summer storm" of the landscapes. Of the other photos, the more abstract ones caught my attention especially the 1935 Hudson with great lines and hilights and Mast and Riggings as well. I've heard lots about Vegas and I'd like to visit some day but you'll never pull me away from the rugged mountains, evergreens, wild streams and rich foliage of the Pacific Northwest :) Feel free to stop by and have a look any time.

Keep shooting and all the best!

Thanks for your time. I really apreciate your comments.

I'll wait for your European Tour!!! You're allways wellcome!

JM

Ansel Adams would, I'm sure, find few faults with most of your images. It was fun to take the tour. Best wishes.......Helga PS Thank you for your comment on my photo.

You have a very beautiful and diverse portfolio. All your pictures are splendid, but I particularly like your B&W pictures. Perhaps because this is my week point and yours are so well done.

Thank you for stopping by my page and commenting on one of my images. You have a diversed portfolio with wonderful photos. I especially like your B&W landscapes and Sun & Moon folders. You surely do have unique photographic perspective. Congratulations and thanks for sharing.

Thanks for your comment on my portfolio, Ray. I must say I'm impressed with the portfolio, particularly your black & whites. Keep shooting and here's hoping to much more successful shooting for you!

Thanks for taking the time to look at my photos. It's nice to have a friend in the B&W field and who appreciates them. Your portfolio is very impressive and very crisp and clean. I like that.Yosemite is a beautiful place and a must for every photography. In closingand in the words of the king,"thank you, thank you very much." Keep up the good work Ray!

I answered your question on my page but I wanted to make sure you got this: Well I wondered who that guy was watching me from afar. You are near perfect except it was colder about 10 to 14 degrees. You know, so cold that it better be a damn good shot to get you out of the car. While setting up I needed my knife to cut some stray piece of something and never noticed that I had also cut my finger. My fingers were so numb that the cut went unnoticed by me until the film folders were sliding out of my hand.When I looked down the snow was tickled with blood all around me. But I got the photograph and I was so pleased because I knew this was going to be a good photo. In those days it was always a worry until I had developed the film and saw that negative was okay. I always took two to cover my bases but I was always worried that something had gone wrong or would during development.Thanks for taking the time to comment, Ray. Thank you, thank you very much! PS I added some new B&Ws if you're interested.

Ray, Thanks for the encouraging comments on my portfolio. I see we share a fondness of big sky and dramatic clouds. A sure influence of Ansel to be sure. You have some really great pleasing b/w work here. It seemed in you're personal description that you were a bit of a beginner. If that's the case you're off to a great start. I have but one comment that I hope is a help. You mentioned that you have two cameras and that one would always be left on monochrome. Keep in mind that a digital sensor is capturing in R/G/B regardless of what your LCD shows you after the shot. You are therefore giving over control of the conversion to b/w to your camera instead of taking it into your own hands. I would suggest looking into Channel Mixer in PS or some other means of getting back the control of effecting your b/w's the way you want them and not your camera. Great portfolio and thanks for the comments. I have more photos on the way in the next week or so. Mark

First time I have looked at your folders or work and am impressed. Wonderful images captured in both color and B&W. Looks like most of your color work has been with the E310. I just purchased the E510 and three lens as a back up to my Fuji S5pro and hope it performs as good as your 310. I was using the fuji s7000 until I got the S5. Keep up the great shots and will visit more often now. Update, thanks for the kind comments on mine. Best, Michael

I'm Jealous. How this guy can see with the naked eye a scene, take it in and then shoot it and pull out something totally different than what I could see at the same scene is just to, to .. well. I am jealous. It's a God Given Talent. I had the unique opportunity of carrying his camera bag while we went back up to where he shot the cover of "Images and More 2". What a time we had. One of the shots he took of me I use in my website. But, hey I'm proud of what this man has become, a very well respected Photographer and Artist amongest professionals in the business. Good Job Ray, Your Brother; James Banfield

We may have simular tastes but WOW you have the talent! great portfolio!

Hey. Nice photographs there. Interesting range of things from neon out where Las Vegas changes name and the old Dunes golf course was once to good B&W views of the world. Looks like you are enjoying it.

Hey Ray:

New desert pics on my page. Maybe we should meet in Torrey for a cold beer and a pizza.

for the encouraging comments about my portfolio...it looks like we're workin' preety much the same idea, really like all your stuff (but I don't have someone like Yeni to make the collection even better!)

I have been doing photography since I was in the Navy 30 years ago; just switched to digital two years back and am really not looking back.

There must be no end to photo-ops in a town like Vegas! I'm in Orange County CA, so not too far away. Keep up the great work, the B+W and Color are both great....

Bob Rainey

Ray you have a very nice portfolio going. I just love the west, and wish I could live there right in Vegas. What a magical place for photography, NV and AZ are so cool. I may get directions to that mine this winter when I plan to go back to Vegas. The Covered bridges are all from VA. Got 5 of the 7 in a 2 day road trip last year this time. Keep adding to this great portfolio!

Tony

Hi Ray, I loved the B x W shot of your grandson with his back turned. I see in it a generation doing what all generations do...turning their back and walking away from their childhood, and journeying on into an unknown future. Yet, this shot says that the boy has a solid foundation (the rocks) underfoot for his journey, yet he must be alert and pay attention, for he will have to decide which rocks are the ones he must choose. I see it as a journey into adulthood. Love it and all the photos in your gallery. Love the double rainbow shot too! Marty

Hello Raymond,your job is amazing,i like your portofolio very much!

Hi Raymond, Thanks for the encouraging comments on my portfolio: Having looked through your very extensive and interesting gallery I see that we have quite a bit in common; mono work in particular. It also seems that we have both reached the age when we wish we had taken photography a bit more seriously when we were younger! But hey, with age comes wisdom! I've got family in CA and hope to be over there again with my camera very soon. Regards, Tony.

Just picked up your comments on my 'Alnwick Castle' shot; I've been away in Italy for the past week or so. Yes, I live in the UK and about 10 miles from Alnwick Castle in Northumberland. Thanks for your comments, I really appreciate them. Regards, Tony.

This is really fine and interesting work, Raymond! I really enjoyed it.

Very interesting pictures. Congrats! And Very funny place to live!!! I will come back soon. Alessandro

Finally discovered your comments of Oct.04/07 & your remarks on the Alaska Hwy.If you travel the length of the 2288 km long road from Dawson Crek, B.C. to Delta Junction in Alaska realizing construction started im Mar. 8th,1942 & was completed in Sept 24th, 1942 you know this was a major engineering feat.Of course the best laid plans of mice & men can sometimes become unravelled & this is what happened in the early stages of construction. The problem was that these professional engineers & managers knew squat about permafrost which is in large areas of the far north.When they started to remove the top layers of soil to reach a firmer base to build the road the local people told them you could't build a road in the north in this manner,but of course the engineers figured what did these dumb local people know about building roads & they continued to remove the topsoil & exposing the permafrost which started to melt due to the higher temp resulting in a real mess,& loosing their vehicles & graders. They tried lots of screwy ideas none of which worked. Finally they decided the local people weren't so stupid after all & did what they had suggested all along,just build the road upon the existing ground.Amazing,eh.So endith the first lesson on living in the north. Regards-Ross

Ray,

Thanks a lot for your comments on my portfolio here on photo.net, and also from the article (The Freshman) in Popular Photography. Great work on your trip to Death Valley with Leo and ChrisH, I wish I would have joined you guys. I've followed ChrisH work for a while now, and like he said we've covered same locations from time to time, One of these days, we'll finally meet. Please keep up the excellent work, and keep in contact. You can check my page at http://homepage.mac.com/edward.nunez

Thanks again,

-Edward.

WOW!you have awesome portfolio! Thanks for the encouraging comments about my portfolio. yen.

I really enjoy looking through your portfolios...very inspiring! Love those black and whites! Shirley

Ciao Ray Buon Natale and happy new photos! Elena

Another year is near its end and a new one waits just around the corner, the holidays are here, and I wish you and your dear ones, a very joyful season. I also wan to express my deepest gratitude for your thought on my pictures, they mean a lot to me. At the same time, thank you for sharing your vision of the world with us, though we may live in different places and even come from different cultures, we share a passion towards this wonderful hobby?. Happy Holidays and Happy Shooting!!!

Very impressive. Damn fine eye you have.

hello Ray......a very belated Happy New Year to you and your family !!!!!!

warm hugs from nassau...bahamas...

~~trish~~

You have a great deal of diversity going on in your "folio" here with some really wonderful and very interesting images!

Of course you already know that I share your affection for desert scenery out here in Vegas, and throughout the southwest, so those shots are gorgeous without saying! But Ray, you also seem to have a keen eye for the abstracts in nature through textures and lines as well. This makes your work stand out!

You also have created some outstanding B&Ws too,(another one of your strengths here), and some of these are my favorites in your collection!!! I can't wait to see more of your work!

Congratulations on a well done portfolio! Kristy :)

You have some very creative images here, Raymond. I'm especially drawn to the "Death Valley Days" gallery. Beautiful color and dynamism throughout. Thanks for sharing your work with us.

Beautiful portofolio in B & W, the light is very beautiful.

Congrats and regards. Ana

Raymond,

Local Las Vegan saying HI. Love you work. I really need to work on my vegas photos, you have some great captures. Stop by my page and take a look, would love some "local" input. Congrats on your portfolio, some very nice photos!

Mathew

Raymond: Thanks for your kind comments on my portfolio...yes, Catalina is gorgeous. We're so lucky to live where we do...so much to shoot, huh? There's a resort I had dinner at last month in Lake las Vegas, the Loews, and it's done in a Moroccan theme...I'm dying to get back there and shoot it..it's drop dead gorgeous, moody lighting, fabulous artifacts..check it out sometime. Your portfolio is great! The desert shots are amazing, and all of your work shows true attention to detail, but also great creative ability...want to see more!! lauren

Wonderful eye for composition,color and detail. It was a real pleasure viewing Your portfolio. Your B&W images are incredible in detail and subject matter. I will be back again to get more inspiration and to see how you progress. Thanks for your comments on my portfolio you are too kind. All the Best.

Thank you for visiting my folio & your generous comments.Reading your updated bio & how you believe your images are improving, well, of course they are,just refer to your Zabrinskie images.Lordy,don't believe you can portray strength & ruggedness of a landscape better than a B&W image, & you accomplished this.I particularly like the way you have isolated small elements to represent the whole & created strong images.Do you shoot B&W from the camera or convert later? You are correct, the Mounties req'd a ton of supplies, enough to last a year,before gaining entry into Canada, of course the Mounties also collected custom duties, expect this created some heated exchanges. The first part of the journey req'd the transfer of the goods 32 miles from Dyea, Alaska to Lake Bennett, British Columbia.Goods were usually moved in relays of 5 miles.It has been estimated the task took 3 months & 1800 miles of trudging back & forth to complete the task. If I have calculated correctly, each load would weigh 70 lbs. At Lake Bennett they had to buy or build boats or rafts to complete the 550 miles by water to reach Bonanza Creek where they believed gold nuuggets could be scooped out of the stream.Unfortunanetly, of the 20,000 to 30,000 stampeders who reached the gold fields very few ever made a cent, all the best claims had been filed long before they arrived.Their only consolation was they had participated in a grand adventure & would have enough stories to last a lifetime. The Chilkoot Trail used to be called "Meanest 32 miles this side of Hell", but is now called ,"most beautiful trail in Alaska & British Columbia & the world's longest museum".It is still a great experience, meeting people from all over the world,drawn by the history of the trail. For me, part of the fascination with the trail was the triumph of the human spirit, in this day & age it is hard to comprehend the absolute physical hardship these goldseekers endured to complete the first 32 miles of the 600 mile journey.After backpacking the trail ourselves we are filled with absolute admiration of these goldseekers of 108 years ago. A great book is Pierre Berton's," The Klondike Frenzy" The 30 page Prelude alone is worth the price of the book.-Ross

Wow! Thanks for your wonderful comments. In answer to your question I convert my color images to black and white. Generally shoot for the best color in CS3 or Microsoft Anniversary Edition 2006. Then convert them. A little tweaking here and there generally gets the photograph that I see in my mind (when I was shooting it). Also a big thanks on that book about the Alaska Gold Rush. When I get home tonight I'll get ahold of a copy on line. Take care and as always I really enjoy your responses...RAY

Have been enjoying your portfolio! We're heading out to DVNP and Joshua Tree in a couple of weeks, so I really enjoyed seeing your desert shots/Zabriskie, etc. You have some great shots there! And although one person didn't like it, I thought that Mirage shot wrapped in 'plastic' was amazing; you virtually created a mirage. Also liked the Red Rock Canyon....when I was there I got some rather bland shots of it....may try again on this trip. Bravo to you on some great work!

Hola Raymond, tu portafolio es muy bueno, el color es magnifico y el blanco y negro es fantastico, felicidades.Joaquin.

hola mi amigo, gracias. mi espanol muy pacquito si commentaries tu portafolios mucho appreciato! RAY

Ray,

Thanks for your comment. I'm glad I could be of help on the "late afternoon" shot, though after browsing the rest of your images, I'm thinking you didn't much need it! We're all here to help each other be better at our craft, right?

Great portfolio! Marvelous images (including my beloved home San Diego BTW). Keep up the great work.

Tim

Thanks for your kind comments on my Marthas Vineyard house shot. I appreciate it! iF YOU WENT TO MY PORTFOLIO PAGE AND READ MY bIOGRAPHY YOU WOULD SEE THAT THERE WAS no digital OR PHOTOSHOP OF ANY KIND USED WITH ALL MY PHOTOS! All photos are heated up polaroid sx70 shots manipulated with a small chopstick right on the photo itself, i know real high tech! I pride myself on being able to do these things with no photoshop at all! Check out the rest of my portfolio and you'll see how the finished product turns out. I love your Golden Gate bridge shots alot. I was just there on my honeymoon and it is a great place to photograph! I love the bridge in the fog. Also the new wildlife santuary shots are lovely! Keep in touch, Matthew.

thanks for checking in again! I really appreciate that you took the time to go back and check out the whole process, as it is the process that is the most fun! i've been trying for a year now to show people the technique and they always feel it's digital, so it's nice when someone really see's what they are, som thanks for taking the time to go check it out and ireally appreciate your new comments!! Checked out so more of your work and i really love "Bad Moon Rising and "Sunset at my front door" Also "Dani at the Beach is lovely!! Again thanks, keep in touch and spread the word!! Matthew.

I appreciate your comments on my images and portfolio also.You have an incredible eye for composition and impact and therefore your comments carry great wieght in my book. Thank you.

Raymond you've put together quite the portfolio. I really enjoyed the landscapes and you should add some more portraits. Good shooting! ~Sky

Your portfolio is most attractive and creative. I like the way to take many of your photos in a different perspective view. You are truly creative. I especially enjoyed the LV shots. We are going to LV in June and I look forward to finding some unique shots of the city as you have on display.

Hello Ray. I cannot wait to see your new images of death valley. You have such a fantastic gallery of the area already but I imagine everytime you go there you see something new and amazing to capture. It's wonderful that you've got other photographers to travel with. I often find myself lagging behind my group when I travel because no one has the patience it takes to capture the perfect shot. Also, thank you for taking the time to view my portfolio. It is not nearly as developed as yours but I'm learning. Photographers like you are a great encouragement and inspiration. Looking forward to seeing more.

Ray, Just popped in to see some of your fine work. Started to think (to myself) maybe your forte was color and then.... BAM I run across some excellent B&W work! Always looks and sounds as though you are having a great time. Congrats!

Hi Ray,

Thanks for your kind comments on my gallery (27th May). We're just back off holiday and last night was the first chance to look at PN. I have just spent a couple of hours looking at your portfolio and it is truly amazing - if not inspirational. I have plenty of material from the NE coast of Britain waiting for process (first time out with my new D300) so my own portfolio is about to expand somewhat in the near future. Meanwhile I will most certainly be revisiting your gallery - there's much more here than can be absorbed in just one visit.

Many thanks

Neil

... First of all thank you for all of your comments and ratings. But I'm sorry to say that, I don't know any English so my son translates all of the things that you write to me. I'd also like to thank all of you for all of your opcoming comments and ratings. regards.

Ray; Thanks for the kind words! I'll get to go back to Red Rocks, (Vegas), come spring. My first visit early May '08 was my first, and after seeing your shots I'll have a better plan than just standing around in awe, what a place! Sometimes I wish I did live in that area for all the photographic opportunities within a couple of hundred miles, but I don't I could handle the scene. Hey, Best of luck with your up coming trip up to Mono with ChrisH and Leo, you guys will make a great team! Hopeful the skys will clear out by then, the fires west of there are really tragic! Zeph (eugene)

Ray--Thanks for the encouragement and I did check out Tim Heller's portfolio, and you were right, I did like his Old Vehicle pictures. Just wanted to say, your own portfolio is amazing. So many great images, Yosemite is amazing, but it just goes on and on. Look forward to checking back. Happy hunting. Best Wishes-Jim

Thaks for all of the continued support and for turning some new people on to my portfolio, I really appreciate it!! Love the new Red Rock Vista shots, especially number 2. Keep in toch, Matthew.

... thank you very much dear Raymond ... regards from Cprus.

You might not like your bird photos but I don't like my landscape photos and it seams you are amazing at it. Perhaps I will learn from your example. I'm going to have an oppertunity in August to practice so hopefully I will have something to show for it. Take good care, and it's always great to hear from you

Just wanted to say thanks for commenting on some of my recent efforts. Sure like coming back and visiting your portfolio. It really has it going on and always is a source of inspiration. Best wishes for all your endeavours and greetings from Spokane.-Jim

Thanks for your recent kind comments. The Chevelle was a fun project, but I have to come clean, The depth of field was 100% photoshop. I created a copy layer, blured it, created a mask and brushed out the blur. I wanted the car to stand out. Really time consuming, but worth the results, my friend Bill went nuts. Keep up the good work. Jim

Your portfolio is one of the very best I have seen on PN. You have a great photographic eye. We are so lucky to live in the Western United States where photo ops are every where! I want to thank you for your comments on my portfolio and for liking my photography enough to put some in your favorites file.

Ray, what a beautiful and interesting portfolio you have. You've been some really cool places!!!

Your portfolio is very eye-catching. Their such amazing photos! I love black and white. This is the type portfolio i hope to have some day. Im still very new but your work is very much an inspiration!

I use adobe photoshop but i dont have the actual program because the 30 day trial is up. I cant afford to buy it right now. I also dont know how to use it much anymore, i used it briefly in high school.

-Amanda

how to see geometries and use light to enhance tones, you have a great eye for naturalistic photography, thank you for your ineteresting portfolio, Giuseppe

Ray,

I love your portfolio! I'll continue to come back to learn from your shots. Thanks for sharing.

All the Best!

~ Joseph.

Nice portfolio. I like most of your displayed images. thanks for your critique on one of my photos.

Hi Ray. Thanks for visiting and commenting on my "ASS" shot. You sure made my day by your very true reference to the 3/3 raters. Thanks for that! Your portfolio has awesome shots which I enjoyed viewing. I will definatley be back. Take care, Lawrence.

"Red Rocks Mornings & Other Stuff" is one of your strongest folders in your entire portfolio and rivals some of your best Yosemite photographs. Excellent work, Ray; I'm real proud of you, Amigo! Cheers! Chris

Thank you for the kind words and advice for a newbie! Your comments were helpful and I truly appreciate your support. Someday I hope to have a portfolio as beautiful as yours! It is truly inspiring and splendid.

I enjoyed your work a lot. It's a beautiful portofolio of pieces of art. I noticed a little thing, that may improve your work, if you don't mind. You need to sharpen your pictures, when you post it here, because they lose a lot of information when you make the images small, to fit in photo.net. With all the respect, Zsolt

Very beautiful portfolio! I love the mountains too!!! :)

Hey, Raymond,

Just "found" you through your buddy, Chris H., and enjoyed reading about your camping adventures. Sounds like great fun! I'm a little jealous, but who wouldn't be, when you had a great time and came out of it with fabulous photos as well? REALLY enjoyed your portfolio. I notice that you also have what I call "intimate landscapes" that I particularly like. I firmly believe that those smaller details can create images just as stunning as the sweeping, magnificant landscape around us. Anyway, good to meetcha. Best, Nancy

I can't tell you how much I want to tag along with you, Chris and others on your wonderful adventures! Just to absorb the beauty of the landscape and the knowledge I would gain by just listening and watching you guys in action! Someday, - someday for sure...

deb

Wow, Raymond, it's really an honor to be included in your Favorites folder! You may be the first! Cheers, Nancy

There is such a female-ness to those images. It's as if you have exposed Mother Earth for all of us to see... Very sensual collection. Or- maybe it's just me thinking like a woman and seeing the world in my own sensual way :).

deb

Okay, you and Chris have won me over, I'm going to head that way in the Spring and tag along and see with my own eyes the beauty you boys have captured! If the invitation is real, I'm in!

deb

You have a diversified portfolio with nice shots, nice colors and great B&W photos, congratulations ! Alex.

You have quite an excellent portfolio, one that I'll visit regularly in the future. Cheers, J

Raymond -- I'm from Carson City, in this great state of Nevada. Glad to see that NONE of your photos were of the Strip or Vegas nightlife. You're focusing more on the real Nevada and the real beauty that lies out here... great job. For anyone not familiar with Nevada, Las Vegas makes up less than 10% of this great, wild, unpopulated state. Sadly, everyone only knows it for Las Vegas. Hopefully with images of Raymond's (and mine), the rest of America will realize that Nevada isn't a boring wasteland of desert with neon lights. Cheers.

Jenni told me to look you up on here and can I say AMAZING! You are a great photographer! I love taking pictures but they don't come out at well as yours. Mine are more "people" pictures. :) I look forward to seeing more. Congrats!!

Beautiful portfolio from the begining to the end my brother. Hey, I went to mount charleston 2 days ago and my wide angle lenses got broken. This is the lens I use for almost everything. I have to deal with this soon because I couldn't even sleep thinking abou how much snow there is at red rock and I don't have my lens. I hope I can go to the store and changed or buy a new one. For now I'm stock. I wish you the best luck in the world. Just go out there and get some more great images like you know how to. Hope to see some more great images in your portfolio. Best regards, I. Feliciano.

Hi Raymond; Just to let you know that I got new lenses today. I went rigth away to Red Rock today. I got around 250 pictures and by tomorrow I'm going to be adding some images from Red Rock to my portfolio. Hope you are doing good. Take care, I. Feliciano.

Hola Raymond. Desearte a ti y a tus seres queridos una feliz Navidad y mejor 2009. Saludos, Joaquin

Hope you and yours have a Merry Christmas and a wonderful '09!

Ray,

I spent some quality time looking at your portfolio. You have some beautiful photos. Your most recent shots of the snow are stunning...both color and B&W. Living in S. AZ, I often feel my photos are too cliché, but your portfolio has inspired me to get back out and rediscover the desert. Thank you for taking the time to look at my portfolio I really appreciate your encouraging words. I look forward to seeing more of your work.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

Debra

Just a short note to wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. It’s been another interesting year on PN and your postings of the wonderful desert scenes are fabulous. I look forward to 2009. Thanks... Mike Mancil, Montgomery, Alabama, USA

I wish you a Merry Christmas, Best wishes!

Ana

Happy Holidays!

Raymond, just wanted to wish you and your family the best of this season and here's to new adventures in 2009. Happy shooting!! Best Wishes, Nancy in Toronto

I just wanted to wish you a Merry Christmas as well and I hope all your wishes and dreams come true today and into the new year as well. I can't for photo shoot in the Spring and being a part of the Three Amigos adventure. I'm smiling right now just thinking about it!!!!

deb

Hey Raymond, I just got back from California today. Thanks for that beautiful xmas message you left me. I hope you had a wonderful xmas together with your family and I wish u and your entire family a very happy new year. I wish u the best for 2009 and I know that all your dreams and wishes will come true this new year and forward. I wish that you can reach new places to keep capturing more of the great images you take. Thanks one more time. I. Feliciano

I just wanted to say thanks for the kind words on my photo...I browsed your port for sometime...absolutely stunning....Your are fortunate to have some "Amigo's" to go shoot with...I pretty much do mine alone, although my wife does go along occasionally. I'll be back as time permits to study more of your work. Have a great New Year.... Ken

A belated Happy New Year to you and yours.

I also want to extend my gratitude for all your feedback and comments on my work this past year. Such interaction means a lot to me. I haven't been able to spend as much time on PN recently and it is the community aspect -- and people like you -- that I miss the most.

Thanks you for your visit and comment. You have a great portfolio with beautiful landscape shot; I like how you capture the light. I admire your moon shot. Thanks or sharing. Best regards Christine

Wonderful and out-standing portfolio. Really artistic. Congrats

Great effects and compositions, wonderful portfolio

Interesting portfolio with great shoots, congratulations ! Roxana.

ciao Raymond! I'm very happy you add me as an interesting person, I did the same with you. sorry for my bad english, I have always to use my dictionary when I'm in Photo.net. What wonderful photo you have in your portfolio...beautiful colours and subjects. I just created a new folder, "landscape" and posted a new photo....."see you" you soon with our new creations.... paola

Ray

I never tire of looking at your photos. Just checked out your 'favorites.' One word: wow. Keep up the great work. It provides much-needed inspiration to me!

Bob

thanks for your feedback on my comment. I was surprised to see how assimilative you are. i enjoyed your portfolio a lot and was amazed by some carefully-composed captivating shots. Your love of landscape photography is really fascinating. I will get back from time to time to check your new postings.

You have a wonderfully diverse and beautiful Portfolio....a joy to peruse....and I shall be back...I am a 'newbie' and have much to learn.....I'm sure I'll get a few tips by just observing your uniqe and beautiful 'eye'......congrats...Gail

my supply is gone, so now were waiting on theimpossibleproject.com. Check it out and thanks for the comment.

What a splendid portfolio. We done indeed.

I have added you as 'interesting'!

All the best,

Rob

Many beautiful photos. It is hard to select my favorite. Hope to see more. Congrats.

Love the very fresh perspective you bring to the world as you see it. Outstanding eye and very interesting. I'll be sure to stop by again. And thanks for stopping by to comment and rate well of my photo. It is a compliment coming from you. With the best regards Sadegh

Ray, I really enjoyed looking through your portfolio on photo.net. You have some very nice landscapes posted there. Also, I noticed you're using the same cameras that I am (Olympus E-510 and E-300). Take care and keep shooting. -Jim

As a native Texan, your photo of the Alamo at Night on the critiques forum caught my eye. I have to say I am glad that I stopped by to view your portfolio. Especially enjoyed your landscapes. Great work!

Great portfolio. Good eye...

Hi Raymond, Thanks for commenting on my photo of Mono Lake. You have a terrific portfolio. I especially like your black and whites at Yosemite. While hiking there with my camera and tripod I was accused - by a walker-by - of being an Ansel Adams wanabe. Ansel Adams would approve of your b&ws.

Awesome captures of the Valley of Fire. Been a bit since I have been active on photo.net. Is there room in Vegas for a new photographer? Gonna be tough to top your work. Maybe we'll cross paths out in the "canvas".