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Brad Mangas

Active 2008–2013 · Member since November 9, 2007 · Website · Blog · PhotoPortfolio
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Critiques

Through the Years

2008–2013
2008
1 critique photo · 50 portfolio images · 465 forum posts · 13 critiques · 97 images in discussions
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2009
291 forum posts · 13 critiques · 65 images in discussions
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2010
170 forum posts · 12 critiques · 41 images in discussions · 1 magazine comment
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2011
77 forum posts · 15 critiques · 1 image in discussions · 1 magazine comment
2012
42 forum posts · 2 critiques · 3 images in discussions
2013
10 forum posts · 1 critique

Critique Gallery Photographs

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Cicada on Bluestem
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PhotoPortfolio

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Images in Discussions & Critiques

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Images attached to forum posts and critiques. Usually the member’s own work, though a critique sometimes reworks someone else’s photo.

1st image postFebruary 23, 2008Fleeting IceMarch 2, 2008Re: Fleeting IceMarch 2, 2008One Last Snow ShotMarch 11, 2008Soft Focus WorkMarch 14, 2008Getting Greener!April 6, 2008More Spring HillsApril 7, 2008Home on the RangeApril 13, 2008Vertical CropApril 17, 2008FinallyApril 24, 2008Sunday MorningApril 29, 2008Re: Same Chute - Different ShotApril 30, 2008WildflfowerMay 2, 2008Re: Sweden Creek Falls - Post 'em if you got 'emMay 7, 2008More WoodMay 7, 2008More Sweden CreekMay 8, 2008Here Comes the SunMay 12, 2008Morning SkyMay 13, 2008Wild IndigoMay 14, 2008The HillsMay 16, 2008Simply - SunsetMay 18, 2008Another Indigo AttemptMay 22, 2008Local ParkMay 26, 2008Great Egret (with repost)May 30, 2008Re: Great Egret (with repost)May 30, 2008Alantic SunriseMay 31, 2008Say Hello To My Little FriendJune 2, 2008Egret PairJune 4, 2008Above & BeyondJune 13, 2008Morning SolitudeJune 21, 2008Flint Hills DaybreakJune 27, 2008Yesterdays DawnJuly 2, 2008Happy Independece DayJuly 4, 2008Soft MorningJuly 7, 2008Say Hello To My Little Friend #2July 9, 2008CattailsJuly 11, 2008Got My Eyes On YouJuly 16, 2008Cattails #2July 21, 2008Cattail SingleJuly 22, 2008Shaded MistJuly 23, 2008Yellow SwallowtailJuly 28, 2008Paddle Boat DockJuly 29, 2008Hayfield SunriseSeptember 1, 2008Hayfield MoonsetSeptember 3, 2008Simple Rural LifeSeptember 4, 2008Eastern Tailed BlueSeptember 5, 2008Tickseed Sunflower and FireflySeptember 8, 2008id helpSeptember 10, 2008GoldenrodSeptember 13, 2008Gayfeather and......September 14, 2008Painted LadySeptember 16, 2008Cicada on BluestemSeptember 17, 2008Mantis on BluestemSeptember 18, 2008Bluestem SunsetSeptember 22, 2008Head IndianSeptember 23, 2008Turkey Foot SunsetSeptember 26, 2008Makin It's WaySeptember 29, 2008Re: Makin It's WaySeptember 30, 2008Re: Makin It's WaySeptember 30, 2008Field of CloudsOctober 8, 2008Early ColorOctober 9, 2008Earlier SumacOctober 11, 2008Morning ColorOctober 12, 2008Late Summers PrairieOctober 15, 2008Kansasns HouseOctober 17, 2008Autumn FogOctober 18, 2008Fall Fireworks?October 20, 2008Re: Fall Fireworks?October 20, 2008Re: Fall Fireworks?October 20, 2008More SumacOctober 21, 2008Aww NutsOctober 24, 2008Hardwood ColorOctober 26, 2008On The GroundOctober 28, 2008Perry Lake HillsideNovember 3, 2008Dark ReflectionsNovember 4, 2008Pillsbury Crossings Small LifeNovember 5, 2008Re: Pillsbury Crossings Small LifeNovember 5, 2008Flint Hills, Last SaturdayNovember 6, 2008Intimate PrairieNovember 7, 2008Re: Intimate PrairieNovember 7, 2008Autumn Sun DownNovember 10, 2008Re: Autumn Sun DownNovember 10, 2008Medussa TreeNovember 11, 2008Maple LeafNovember 12, 2008Leopard LeafNovember 14, 2008ImpressionNovember 21, 2008Leaf DropsNovember 24, 2008Misty Morning PostNovember 26, 2008Under The Old OakDecember 1, 2008Submerged AutumnDecember 3, 2008FloatersDecember 8, 2008To Hold The MoonDecember 14, 2008Frozen Little WorldDecember 22, 2008Tidings of Comfort and Joy to AllDecember 24, 2008On Golden Pond (Frozen Version)December 27, 2008Standing OutDecember 30, 2008Cold CattailDecember 31, 2008Winters Cottonwood SunsetJanuary 4, 2009Trunks and GrassJanuary 8, 2009Just The Moon (Original added)January 13, 2009Re: Just The Moon (Original added)January 14, 2009Pine Cone TripletsJanuary 28, 2009Small Icy OutcropFebruary 4, 2009Sliding LightFebruary 5, 2009Against All OddsFebruary 6, 2009January SunsetFebruary 8, 2009Re: Prairie Chicken PhotographyFebruary 11, 2009IntersectionFebruary 12, 2009Wider View From Saturday Evenings "Clouds by Wayne"February 15, 2009Echo CliffFebruary 19, 2009Fixer UpperFebruary 22, 2009Fall FlashbackFebruary 24, 2009Distant ViewFebruary 26, 2009In the Golden GrassesMarch 1, 2009Corner Post (addition)March 3, 2009Re: Corner Post (addition)March 4, 2009Lone RoadMarch 4, 2009Re: Lone RoadMarch 4, 2009And The Burns BeginMarch 8, 2009Head West Young Man!March 9, 2009Gerber DaisyMarch 18, 2009Another Flint Hills ShotMarch 20, 2009Spring has Sprung?March 28, 2009I Am Not A Prairie Chicken!March 30, 2009Creeks EdgeMarch 31, 2009Leaf b&wApril 2, 2009Gazebo SunsetApril 9, 2009After The BurnApril 12, 2009The "Flint"April 16, 2009Saturday AfternoonApril 20, 2009To The BoneApril 21, 2009Dutchman's BreechesApril 28, 2009Dinning With A ViewApril 30, 2009More Butterfly MilkweedJune 17, 2009Another Kansas HillAugust 17, 2009Sunset MoonAugust 23, 2009Golden RodSeptember 24, 2009Grassy DreamsOctober 7, 2009Love GrassOctober 8, 2009Milo ArtOctober 12, 2009Golden Rod SunsetOctober 13, 2009Not Fall & Not KansasOctober 17, 2009One more from the beachOctober 19, 2009Through The WoodsOctober 25, 2009Saturday HillsideOctober 27, 2009Honey LocustOctober 31, 2009Barn & SiloNovember 2, 2009Autumn LakesideNovember 4, 2009The GrassesNovember 6, 2009More GrassesNovember 9, 2009Enjoy'em Before You Rake'mNovember 10, 2009Another From The LakesideNovember 13, 2009Roadside LaydownsNovember 22, 2009AttmeptNovember 29, 2009Another AttmeptDecember 1, 2009Cottonwood IceDecember 7, 2009Prairie SnowDecember 19, 2009Across CountryDecember 22, 2009Time For ChildrenDecember 24, 2009 Cedar WaxwingDecember 27, 2009Here's Looking At You KidDecember 29, 2009Seven Trunk CottonwoodDecember 31, 2009Winter CreekJanuary 2, 2010A little winter goldJanuary 4, 2010Oak Leaf In A Frozen Mud PuddleJanuary 6, 2010Winter b&wJanuary 10, 2010Twilight Subtlety January 12, 2010Golden RoadJanuary 30, 2010More LeavesFebruary 1, 2010On the HillsideFebruary 4, 2010Sliver of LightFebruary 9, 2010Yellow TrioFebruary 13, 2010Winter Rose February 16, 2010Is It Spring Yet?March 3, 2010Tallgrass, Sunset, MoonMarch 8, 2010How big does the main subject have to be?March 13, 2010Easter LilyApril 4, 2010Fawn LilyApril 6, 2010Little Spring HillsideApril 14, 2010Western BuckeyeApril 18, 2010Through The NightApril 19, 2010Spring view of the hillsApril 21, 2010Rocks Trees HillsApril 23, 2010May AppleMay 2, 2010Another LonerMay 4, 2010Weather TimeMay 7, 2010Twilight LookerMay 11, 2010Lone PenstemonMay 20, 2010Goat's BeardMay 22, 2010Kansas contirbutionAugust 19, 2010Summer Tallgrass ProgressionAugust 30, 2010Prairie SkySeptember 2, 2010Colorado Trip October 9, 2010Re: Colorado Trip October 9, 2010Re: Colorado Trip October 9, 2010Re: Colorado Trip October 9, 2010Re: Colorado Trip October 9, 2010Re: Colorado Trip October 9, 2010A few more from ColoradoOctober 14, 2010Re: A few more from ColoradoOctober 14, 2010Re: A few more from ColoradoOctober 14, 2010WatchingNovember 3, 2010Re: WatchingNovember 3, 2010Re: Happy Birthday KansasJanuary 30, 2011Trip to ArkansasApril 16, 2012Lady Slipper ContributionApril 19, 2012Re: Lady Slipper ContributionApril 19, 2012

Discussions Started

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You have 1 choiceJuly 29, 2009 · 33 repliesArt Competition AgreementJanuary 28, 2011 · 21 repliesNew MemberFebruary 23, 2008 · 15 replies Cedar WaxwingDecember 27, 2009 · 15 repliesColorado Trip October 9, 2010 · 15 repliesYellow TrioFebruary 13, 2010 · 14 repliesAnother Indigo AttemptMay 22, 2008 · 13 repliesHow Many Are Enough?August 17, 2009 · 13 repliesGolden RodSeptember 24, 2009 · 13 repliesWinters Cottonwood SunsetJanuary 4, 2009 · 12 repliesSaturday HillsideOctober 27, 2009 · 12 repliesHere's Looking At You KidDecember 29, 2009 · 12 repliesTurkey Foot SunsetSeptember 26, 2008 · 11 repliesFloatersDecember 8, 2008 · 11 repliesJust The Moon (Original added)January 13, 2009 · 11 repliesAnother Kansas HillAugust 17, 2009 · 11 repliesMilo ArtOctober 12, 2009 · 11 repliesSensor Cleaning AgainNovember 13, 2009 · 11 repliesA little winter goldJanuary 4, 2010 · 11 repliesCSNP member receives National AwardOctober 23, 2011 · 11 repliesPillsbury Crossings Small LifeNovember 5, 2008 · 10 repliesMaple LeafNovember 12, 2008 · 10 repliesSubmerged AutumnDecember 3, 2008 · 10 repliesFrozen Little WorldDecember 22, 2008 · 10 repliesTrunks and GrassJanuary 8, 2009 · 10 repliesWeather TimeMay 7, 2010 · 10 repliesKeywordsMay 8, 2009 · 10 repliesWinter b&wJanuary 10, 2010 · 10 repliesFlint Hill SlopesFebruary 23, 2010 · 10 repliesTallgrass, Sunset, MoonMarch 8, 2010 · 10 replies

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Nice to see an article with good sound practical advice that is so important yet so underestimated. Thanks Alain.
I enjoyed your insight to this Guy. I have longed for sometime to be able to properly articulate an image to others, be it adventurous, emotional, real or contrived; they can be factual or symbolic; detailed or abstract as you have mentioned. I realize this can be a slow process of education and much work. Some months back I signed up for your online creative writing course but was informed that it had been postponed. I am still interested in the course. Could you give some information if it is still available and dates?