With his magic group "Born to be Wild" Michael presents the best selection of animal photos from Flickr. He has an incredible eye; it's a real competition jury. So he helps us to progress and cheers us up by inviting us to his top group-gallery-selection. He defends the animal cause which is also the cause of man - man… Read more

With his magic group "Born to be Wild" Michael presents the best selection of animal photos from Flickr. He has an incredible eye; it's a real competition jury. So he helps us to progress and cheers us up by inviting us to his top group-gallery-selection. He defends the animal cause which is also the cause of man - many no longer know it. What would man be without biodiversity: a robot crossing existence with no other goal than a bunch of green bills. Help, nature needs our daily actions and our amazement at all times. Bruno Conjeaud

======= April 25, 2008 ======= I have spent the last hour or so looking through the excellent photo exhibit *ABW* Gallery (Amazingly Beautiful World) specifically looking for comments from coyrooster (Michael Brush) because I find his comments so interesting and entertaining! So, a very special thanks to you Michael… Read more

======= April 25, 2008 ======= I have spent the last hour or so looking through the excellent photo exhibit *ABW* Gallery (Amazingly Beautiful World) specifically looking for comments from coyrooster (Michael Brush) because I find his comments so interesting and entertaining! So, a very special thanks to you Michael for your enthusiastic response and help along the way. Your uniquely thoughtful comments are an inspiration for me and many other photographers that you've left similar comments for. I think you've quickly become one of the leaders of the Flickr community through sharing such positive feedback to so many people which brightens our days. Just think what the world would be like if we all did this a bit more... and not just within Flickr. Your example is infectious! Thanks Michael! The comment Michael made on this photo of Machu Picchu (www.flickr.com/ph... along with several emails and helpful suggestions) spurred me on to write my first testimonial on Flickr. ======= March 3, 2013 ======= Take a look at the ABW Anniversary thread to see the warm sentiments not only for the ABW Gallery but especially for Michael's involvement there. The story of how I met coyrooster while down in Patagonia and my thoughts on ABW can be read here: www.flickr.com/gr...

As Maecenas to ancient Rome or the Medicis to medieval Florence, so Coyrooster strides through the corridors of Flickr dispensing wisdom, encouragement, and patronage. And just as the Medicis bestowed on a grateful planet the treasures of the Uffizi gallery in Florence, so Coyrooster has conferred on Flickrites the ABW… Read more

As Maecenas to ancient Rome or the Medicis to medieval Florence, so Coyrooster strides through the corridors of Flickr dispensing wisdom, encouragement, and patronage. And just as the Medicis bestowed on a grateful planet the treasures of the Uffizi gallery in Florence, so Coyrooster has conferred on Flickrites the ABW, a pool to which invitations are an honour as esteemed as they are rare. Yet such is his modesty that neither this gallery nor any other houses any photo from the atelier of Coyrooster himself. Such is the curious paradox of our patron, who, without publishing any picture of his own, has done more to raise the standard of photography on Flickr than a whole legion of picture-snappers.

Michael's surpassing intellect and penmanship abounds with imagination and ingenuity. With nouns as colossal as snow capped mountains, verbs as agile as tortuous river rapids, and adjectives as colorful as an evening sky at sunset, Michael's commentaries on photographs are always poignant and picturesque. His words imp… Read more

Michael's surpassing intellect and penmanship abounds with imagination and ingenuity. With nouns as colossal as snow capped mountains, verbs as agile as tortuous river rapids, and adjectives as colorful as an evening sky at sunset, Michael's commentaries on photographs are always poignant and picturesque. His words impel me to set down my camera and pickup my pen. Michael, it is an honor and a privilege to have made your acquaintance. I wish you the very best!

Michael's literary and highly descriptive heartfelt impressions on the images that inspire his spirit are what a photographer loves. Ego? Maybe, but transcending words and the usual day to day thought processes are what many artists strive for when visualising an image. I'm sure most thinking photographers and artists … Read more

Michael's literary and highly descriptive heartfelt impressions on the images that inspire his spirit are what a photographer loves. Ego? Maybe, but transcending words and the usual day to day thought processes are what many artists strive for when visualising an image. I'm sure most thinking photographers and artists are doing the exact same thing but it takes an astuteness and an open mind to appreciate it. These things, Mr Rooster has in abundance.

Dear Coyrooster, your words are just so important as the pictures we make ,and you are ecxatly the reason from the being from this pictures. You give this pictures soul. For me also motivation to see more , I except your decision from only seeing, its a strong decision . In my own language he gets to the point, if… Read more

Dear Coyrooster, your words are just so important as the pictures we make ,and you are ecxatly the reason from the being from this pictures. You give this pictures soul. For me also motivation to see more , I except your decision from only seeing, its a strong decision . In my own language he gets to the point, if you got his intention you get a boost and a good feeling. I hope you make lots of others motivated, and maybe we stop one day all for you.To give you some rest! Dank je wel Kareloog.

The only flickr member I know who doesn't post his photos. Instead, your comments are your portfolio, since you replace pixels and silver nitrate with literary excellence. A comment from you Coyrooster, is the strongest motivational booster I have received yet. Browzing through your favourites and reading your comme… Read more

The only flickr member I know who doesn't post his photos. Instead, your comments are your portfolio, since you replace pixels and silver nitrate with literary excellence. A comment from you Coyrooster, is the strongest motivational booster I have received yet. Browzing through your favourites and reading your comments, it is obvious that you have mastered not only the art of seeing, but also the art of describing so well what you see. Oh how I wish I could see your photos... Thank you for being who you are! I can only hope to get to know you better.

coyrooster - still crave to view your work.... i see you all around through diffrent flickr pages, you leave the most creative comments out there. I write a testimonial for you for you are an amazing inspriration through your words and visits to our images. hope one day to be able to comment on your work to. Thanks … Read more

coyrooster - still crave to view your work.... i see you all around through diffrent flickr pages, you leave the most creative comments out there. I write a testimonial for you for you are an amazing inspriration through your words and visits to our images. hope one day to be able to comment on your work to. Thanks for all you do.... your friend from Toronto - EvidencE