Hi Ana, this is a woman teaching others origami, the ancient Japanese art of folding paper.

Well Mark,Too bad I couldn't have seen that these were teaching hands,especially origami!

I thought this might be one of your uncommon color efforts. It has your signature awareness of light, gesture and moment.

Hi Anna, yes I did compose and shoot this image to accentuate the master's hand. Thanks for the kind words.

mtmartini, thanks for the compliment!

Mark, Congrats on a well deserved feature.

Anna, had it not been for you rating my image, it most likely would not have been featured. Thanks for the thoughtful comment.

Mark,
I'm not going to give you any more compliments until you learn how to say thank you.

But I still think you are a genius. I really do.

Mark,
I've decided that you don't like deep, sincere compliments, as if they might be flattery, which, by definition is insincere.

Maybe you and some others don't think that your many accomplishments in the brief time you've been a photographer are in any way remarkable.

This is where age and experience come in. I don't think you know how good you are at what you do. I think you have a gift and that that gift may be your true calling. That's all.

King, thank you. Age and experience? HA! You don't know much about how Japanese Americans are raised, do you?

Mark,

I know *nothing* about how Japanese Americans are raised. You might enlighten me.

Are they raised not to recognize when they have an artistic gift? Not to value when another person goes out of their way to point out that gift?

I could go on, but think I should restrain myself. I could get hurt.

...and I was talking about my age and experience, not yours.

King I will write you off line, but not today.