Great photo. This little boat reminds me of the shrimp boats my father worked on when I was a child. The background is very interesting too.

Looks great, almost unreal. Very nice photo, good composition and I like what you did with it.

A very interesting photo. I really like seeing the man in the inside of the ship, it is much more interesting this way. It might have looked good too to make the photo not so centered on the man with the ship at more of an angle, but of your choice is also very good. I have a customer in Dubai so I know it is not so easy to do business there! So many regulations to follow that other countries don't have but are required in UAE.

I like it of course. ;) Hope the back pack was comfortible to carry, I think their shoulder straps are some of the best ever made. Your photo definitely makes me want to go hiking.

Robert you'll have to come down to our area and join us for a hike. There are over 300 miles of trails in the Columbia River Gorge... most go up, up, up.

Nice photo of the water drop on the plant. Too bad I remember how tired we were on the way back from the lake!

Wow, great photo of this building. The people seem perfectly placed too, interesting lighting that day. Wonderful feel to this photo.

Very artistic photo, I love the grayed door and the colors in the glass.

These are King's Scepter. I have a photo on my site of some I found on Mt. Adams.

http://www.treknature.com/gallery/North_America/United_States/photo35559.htm

King's-scepter gentian: Scientific Name: Gentiana sceptrum

The upright stems of this gentian are 1-2 or more ft. tall and occur in clumps. Leaves are opposite. Usually several showy, bright blue, tubular flowers top the stem. The petals are often green-streaked or mottled.

They are native to the United States and grow on the Western coastal states.

They are just gorgeous birds, but I can see how they could be a nuisance because they are so noisy and like to chew on wood a LOT. Still they are one of my favorite birds. It would be very strange to me to see them in the wild since they are only kept as pets here.