Conrad: Beautiful as always my friend!

Nicole: How early did you have to get up for these?!?? I love them! Especially the first with Mt Baker in the background and the glassy water- great shot!

George: Mahesh: Some of your best work!

Ann: Mahesh, these are spectacular!

Ken: Mahesh; I really love Yellowstone and your pics capture the essence of it. Makes me feel like I am there!

Allan: Your photos are awesome. I hope I can learn fast to get the same quality pictures you have. Are your accepting students? I really would love to learn from you. Thanks

Tim ONeill: Splendid shots Mahesh. You seem to be a magnet for good light. Next time you come to the OlyPen, stop in Sequim and see if some of your mojo will rub off on me. I've been following your work for years.

Nicole: Wow! Fantastic photos Mahesh! The colors are amazing!!! You know my favs are going to always be the wildlife though... That's one fat coyote! (it is a coyote, isn't it?!??)

Barb Michieli: I like "Jumpin' Jack Flash" the best!!!

MIchelle: You must have been thrilled when you saw that perfect image of jumpin' jack flash!!

Ray Still: Mahesh: Absolutely gorgeous work all around here, enjoy the rest of your visit truly an incredible location

Po: Awesomes photos! If you have anything from Mammoth Hot Springs in the NW corner of the park, I'd really like to see how you framed those views.

Robert Livingston: Cool. Not hot.

Ann & Dileep Bhandarkar: great job, esp. love the snake eyes. Ann

Kalpana: beautiful!

Julie T: Love the bar - (all the glass, light in the back, dark in the foreground.) and the timeless art composition (people moving, art standing still)

Bev: I love the action photos of the blowers, and the furnace really does look hot. Wonderful Bar shot with the glasses and lights.

Julie Pisto: This is the museum's 9th gala -- and these photos are the best ever for capturing the atmosphere. Thank you!

Julie Pisto: This is the ninth gala for the Museum of Glass and these are the very best images ever!

Sally Allison: Sensational pictures! Loved playing with fire and the horse's head.

--> Mahesh: Thanks, everyone. Photographing the gala was great fun!

robab: hello my name is robab .i liketo me art glass.it is beauyful.

Erick Rodriguez: These photographs are really intriguing! May I ask where this place is? It's totally fascinating!

linda: This view, and your photo capturing the image, is why I love living in Seattle as well. Thanks for the encouragement to head out for Lincoln Park.

stephen: I suspect this was Monday night 30 August. We were on Bainbridge Island, Fay Bainbridge State Park watching the same clouds from the north. I did not have my camera, but loved the color in the clouds and what I think is called a Makerel sky, fortelling a coming storm.

Ann & Dileep Bhandarkar: very nice, we also "discovered" Lincoln Park this past summer.

--> Mahesh: Thanks, Linda. I was driving home from work and saw those beautiful clouds forming. I had to go somewhere to capture them. Lincoln Park won out.

--> Mahesh: Stephen, thanks! This was actually take last night. Maybe I should call it "Holy Makerel Sky!" LOL!

--> Mahesh: Ann & Dileep, thanks much! Now that I've discovered this park, I foresee many future trips there.

Karen: Breath taking... they are gorgeous. You are so gifted....

Larry maurer: That opening image is gorgeous!! Spectacular light.

vivek Manchanda: Awesome !

Michelle: Thanks for sharing!

--> Mahesh: Karen, thanks for the kind words...really appreciate it!

--> Mahesh: Larry, thanks much! Ya, that opening image is my favorite of the bunch. I was scrambling to get to the correct spot to frame all the elements the "right" way.

--> Mahesh: Vivek, thanks man!

--> Mahesh: Michelle, thanks for commenting.

linda: Stunning! I'm gonna see if I can do that much of a walk with my cane. So very very glad I made my first purchase with you and have gotten to see your continuing captures of beauty.

--> Mahesh: Linda, thank you so much. I think the hike to Myrtle Falls and a little beyond is absolutely beautiful. If you make it up there, be sure to let me know how you liked it. I'm sure you won't be disappointed!

Rachael: I love the water before dark and the ribbons flowing down Myrtle falls. That's what i want to be!

--> Mahesh: Randy, thanks for the comment! You're absolutely correct. I exposure bracketed that scene and later combined them in Photoshop with layers to get the "perfect" overall exposure.

--> Mahesh: Rachel, thank you! Mt. Rainier is one of my absolute favorite places. I know exactly how you feel.

Stacy: Wow, beautiful. Mahesh, you really capture some of the essence of being there. I can almost smell the Lupine and earth aroma.

--> Mahesh: Stacy, thank you so much. I smelled the lupines first hand. I think I might have enjoyed it more had it not been for my allergies. :)

--> Mahesh: Barb, thanks. I had a feeling you'd like these.

Andi: These are just BEAUTIFUL.. Breath taking

Ann & Dileep Bhandarkar: spectacular is an understatement!

Kalpana Kanal: Beautiful as always! You were lucky to have all that sunshine.

Chris Budech: Mahesh, Great shot of Seattle in all it's glory. I'm considering the Panasonic DMC-ZS7. Amazon has a good price on it. I't not the GF1, but what do you think a good deal at a little over #300--what do you think of the GPS function is it intersting to have? Thanks, Chris Budech

Som Prabhu: The photographs are truly exquisite!

--> Mahesh: Chris, thanks for the comments and questions. I have no experience with the Pany ZS7, but I've heard some good things about it. I wish my GF-1 had a GPS function on it. Currently I carry around a the AMOD device which is a small GPS recorder. I sync the times of the AMOD and GF-1. When I download images from my camera, I match up the times of the two devices, and geotag all my shots. It would be great if the GPS was built into the camera already. So, I think the GPS function of the ZS7 is a great feature, provided it doesn't drain the battery too much and it's fairly accurate.

--> Mahesh: Som, thank you for the kind comment. I'm glad you enjoyed my shots.

Chris Budech: Mahesh, did you use layering in the digital darkroom to obtain the rich purplish water and golden sky in Glorius Seattle Sunset. I've never tried any layering. Do you use a layering technique quite a bit?

--> Mahesh: Chris, thanks again for the comment. I often use layers in Photoshop to blend multiple bracketed exposures. It's a wonderful technique to expand the dynamic range of a photo, without introducing noise.

Chris Budech: Hi Mahesh, quick question: I ended up getting the Panasonic Lumix Zs7 and had fun trying it out at my daughter's HS Graduation last night. I'm curious to see how the digital movie comes out. Anyway question is, do you download your pictures onto the software provided to you with your cameras, or do you download directly oto Photoshop. We now have cannon software and Lumix and also have the entry level photoshop, and not sure if the lumix software should be the default for Lumix and the canon default for Canon--and then choose photos to work on in Photoshop--or just go directly to photoshop. Sorry for what turns out to be longer question than thought. thanks, Chris Budech

--> Mahesh: Chris, thanks again! I think I answered your question when last we spoke, right? :D

Ray Still: Mahesh Very nice some great comps here a place I have to get to. FYI Sol Duc is running awesome right now was out there with Tim and Martin yesterday Ray Still

--> Mahesh: Ray, how ya doin' bud! Actually I visited Sol Duc last weekend also. I agree...the normally terrific 3 headed waterfall is an unbelievable 4 headed fall now!

Conrad Tan: Outstanding work as always Mahesh! Your images ROCK!

--> Mahesh: Conrad, thanks man! We really missed you up here...well that's not totally correct. We felt like you were right with us the whole time, especially given all the text messaging between you and Ant. LOL! Seriously though...you have to come in the late summer for wildflowers at Rainier. It's gonna be a blast!

Po Wu: Wow...that looks like a stained glass window reflecting that sunset.

Linda Lin: *Gorgeous*

--> Mahesh: Po, thanks for stopping by, bud! I had the same thought about the window reflection when I photographed it. Glad you saw it too.

--> Mahesh: Linda, thanks much! Glad you enjoyed the shots.

Victor Mellado: I cant wait to make it out to the northwest...great shots bud!

Khun Hans: Brilliant shot of the falls and water. Comes sure with overcasting/rainy whether. Like your website very much because of the style and particularly because of the Info button at every photo. Hans

Beverly Wood: Way to go, Mahesh

--> Mahesh: Victor, thanks for the comment, man! Let me know when you're here...we should go shooting together.

--> Mahesh: Khun, thanks for the kind words. I'm glad you like the layout of my website. It took me a while to decide on how best to present my photos and share my knowledge. This is what I finally decided upon.

--> Mahesh: Bev, thank you! It's always wonderful to hear from you.

Bev Wood: Mahesh, you are an artist! Beautiful images.

--> Mahesh: Bev, thank you! I appreciate your kind comments.