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2013-05-24 03:37:56 (87 comments, 2 reshares, 134 +1s)

Well, it seems as though a lot of my recent friends are unaware of my moose history.... So here it is again.

There are more in my selfy album for those who want to see them. :D

+Peter Tellone

unfortunately, the original description didn't repost, so if you want to know why I made this, you'll have to click through to the original post!

2013-05-24 01:18:59 (29 comments, 0 reshares, 85 +1s)

My dream has come true.......

2013-05-23 13:32:15 (23 comments, 4 reshares, 86 +1s)

Destination

Won't be on or around much for the next few days, my friends!  You all behave yourselves!  I certainly don't intend to!!! ;P  

2013-05-23 01:33:47 (10 comments, 0 reshares, 86 +1s)

Today's Image and Blog Post - Rinse And Repeat - Columns - Photo http://wp.me/p28v2W-qZ

2013-05-22 23:30:02 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 25 +1s)

Added photos to May Self Portrait Challenge: Your Choice!.

2013-05-22 23:20:39 (5 comments, 0 reshares, 7 +1s)

The third book put together by Beth Ackerman, to raise money for the "NOW Foundation's Love Your Body Campaign" is now for sale, featuring the works of 120 female photographers, artists and poets from Google+.  Along with the book, several of us have also submitted prints for purchase to add more options for those who are interested.  

Sharing this from +Beth Akerman :

 The HWSI Ladies and myself have been adding new prints to the HWSI Charity Print Sale that is going on in conjunction with the release of the 3rd How We See It  (HWSI) book called "How We See It...the nature of our worlds".  Through June 30th there is a discount coupon for the print sale you can use:  HWSI3 for 20%.   We will continue to add photos to this print sale, some featured in the HWSI books, and some new and favorite works.  If you are a photographer or artist interested incontribu... more »

2013-05-22 13:41:09 (30 comments, 3 reshares, 124 +1s)

Survivor

I shot this tree a few years ago and I have been thinking about it ever since.  It may be time for another visit - if the poor thing is still standing.

The night I shot this was one of the strangest shooting experiences I've ever had.  It was one of those nights when I felt very alone on the back roads, and when I got out of my car, my hair stood up on the back of my neck.  I snapped a few shots and I got out of there quickly.  I don't know what it was exactly.  It was a bit spooky there.  Quieter than it should have been, and something didn't smell right.  Actually, something smelled downright bad.  And the flies.  There were thick clouds of flies swarming all around me.

I looked around a bit... as I half expected to find a dead animal or something, but I didn't linger long.  I just had to go.  

But this tree... it hadseen bette... more »

2013-05-21 23:23:27 (20 comments, 2 reshares, 86 +1s)

Secret Hide Away For Two

Requirements:
Boat
Rubber Boots
Water Mattress
Rubber Sheets


enjoy your stay!!!   :)

2013-05-21 13:44:43 (32 comments, 10 reshares, 55 +1s)

Hi Folks :)
As promised here's the video that I've posted online today where I show how to do the Invisible Black Background photography technique.

Be sure to check out my site too for some links to the written walk through and some Q & A's (http://www.glyndewis.com) and also share this with friends you think might like to give it a whirl.

Enjoy :)

http://youtu.be/FO9Zy8m3cxw

2013-05-21 13:24:00 (14 comments, 0 reshares, 66 +1s)

This is my Ocean

You probably can’t tell right now.  It’s low tide.  The rocks and the silt on the bottom are showing.  There’s not a lot going on with it right now.  It’s a little dull.

But soon.....

Soon my ocean will rise.  It will be full of never ending goodness, turning from green to gold as it ripens under the hot summer sun.  

 It will dance to the song of the wind as it whistles across the prairies, slowly swaying to and fro, undulating in ripples and waves under the setting sun, and it will take my breath away.

2013-05-21 02:40:46 (11 comments, 4 reshares, 77 +1s)

"Human Beacon"

My goodness. Two panos in two days. 

This is a self-portrait from last night at Lake Minnewanka, a place where I hang out a lot. Another warm, calm, starry night in the mountains. And an amazing array of colours, especially with the greens brought out by the headlamp.

12 vertical images, Canon 5D Mk III, 24mm f/1.4L lens at f/1.8, ISO 1600, 30 seconds.

Lake Minnewanka, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada.

2013-05-21 01:11:12 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 9 +1s)

Today we're going to talk about positive feedback folders.

Have you ever hit a rough patch in life (personally or professionally) where you feel like nothing is going your way? Perhaps you’ve hit a creative block, are dealing with some kind of rejection, or you’re just having a difficult time connecting with some of the things that are important to you.

And to make matters worse, perhaps you get a bit down on yourself and you start focusing on the negative.

This is where a positive feedback folder can help... 

http://blog.zerodean.com/2013/tao-of-zero/tao-of-zero-positive-feedback-folders/

2013-05-21 00:52:34 (31 comments, 1 reshares, 102 +1s)

Just One Single Moment

                   Just one........

2013-05-20 13:32:33 (27 comments, 0 reshares, 106 +1s)

Art Supplies

for +Kerry Murphy  +Jake Easley +Jennifer Eden  +Kelli Seeger Kim  - the whole #macromonday   crowd!!  

2013-05-20 04:36:34 (57 comments, 5 reshares, 130 +1s)

Soon

  I too, will be a streak in the sky........  :D

2013-05-20 01:46:57 (54 comments, 0 reshares, 24 +1s)

I haven't seen anyone mention this.... but it sure is nice not seeing a sea of hash tags on people's posts.....   I don't miss that at all.

Good work on that, Google+!~~

2013-05-19 23:03:59 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 31 +1s)

it's *WORLD IBD DAY*
 i am here to bring awareness to all of you.  
Do you have any questions about my Crohn's Disease or any other IBD {Inflammatory Bowel Disease}?  
IBD is very different from IBS {Irritable Bowel Syndrome},
so please try not to get the two confused.
Millions of people all over the world are affected by this life crippling disease, it's time to get the word out so we can find a cure or at least get a little understanding as to what we go through on a daily basis.  I also want to thank all of you that have reached out to me and to others who struggle with similar issues.  
Ask me anything !!
(no, not that...  geesh)

Wonder where i bought my T-Shirt?::
http://thegreatbowelmovement.org/ibd-tshirts/why-ask-me-crohns-shirts/
More IBD Awareness?::
http://www.ccfc.ca/site/c.ajIRK4NLLhJ0E/b.7080069/For ... more »

2013-05-19 20:00:22 (100 comments, 1 reshares, 85 +1s)

Well, today is Selfy Sunday, and it's been SO long since I've participated, I figured I should get back in on the action again.

I need to come up with some good selfy ideas....  I'm so out of practice!!!  So here I am...  all bed head messy... don't have the urge to do much with myself today!!  sorry about the frizziness!!  lol!!

2013-05-19 19:52:11 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 26 +1s)

Added photos to The Selfy Sunday Project.

2013-05-19 16:22:12 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 11 +1s)

my other project

2013-05-18 23:51:28 (8 comments, 2 reshares, 86 +1s)

Chicago at Blue Hour this past March.  #Chicago #Photography #Cityscape #ChristopherFPhototgraphy  

2013-05-18 14:38:16 (20 comments, 3 reshares, 96 +1s)

In And Out
          Just Breathe


If you zoom in really close..  that little speck of something in the sky....  is a whole flock of Canada Geese ;)

2013-05-18 03:05:21 (29 comments, 0 reshares, 60 +1s)

Don't you just love it when you are processing your photos and you find little surprises that you never saw when you shot it?

 :D

2013-05-18 00:15:49 (21 comments, 0 reshares, 7 +1s)

when I try to access Picasa now, it just takes me to my Google photo albums page...

even when I type in www.picasa. com it just takes me to picasa.google.com     how do I access my picasa albums?  

2013-05-17 13:48:26 (15 comments, 6 reshares, 141 +1s)

2013-05-16 04:18:16 (47 comments, 4 reshares, 112 +1s)

The other night I was driving my son to Football practice and we passed by the local cemetery.

As we were going by he got agitated and said "Can you believe that!!??  Look at all that garbage on those soldier's graves!!  Why would people just throw all that there.  That's so disrespectful!!  There's a garbage bin only 10 feet away!!"

I agreed with him and inwardly smiled, and gave us a pat on the back.  We must be doing something right.

So then while he practiced  I walked back to the cemetery, picked up the garbage and threw it in the bin.  Just to make his thoughts count.  

♥

2013-05-16 01:53:09 (16 comments, 4 reshares, 136 +1s)

Milky Way Moonrise
New Hampshire

Here's a shot from very early today.  I knew I had an hour between the time that the Milky Way would be fully visible and the time that the moon would rise.  It's hard to tell in this super wide angle shot, but that is a crescent moon rising over the horizon.  It didn't wash the sky out quite so bad when it was low, but as it rose the sky became brighter.  It was really beautiful to see a perfect orange crescent moon low on the horizon.

+Landscape Photography  #landscapephotography   #milkyway   #milkywayphotography   #newhampshire   #internationaldarkskyweek  

2013-05-15 22:47:38 (45 comments, 0 reshares, 13 +1s)

ok - so if you post a photo through the main comment box,  it won't let you post to an album... it goes to posts from photos......   

I'm confused......

2013-05-15 22:31:20 (20 comments, 1 reshares, 27 +1s)

In case anyone is like me and likes to see who has plussed something, the button is gone, but you can just click the white space near the little people photos at the bottom of the post and it switches over.  Then click the top return button to go back.  

2013-05-15 22:27:01 (9 comments, 1 reshares, 14 +1s)

Just got this from +Ricardo Lagos 

*Wish that you didn't have to click on the "New items" blue button to see new posts in your stream.

You can also use the hotkey L to load the new items*

2013-05-15 22:00:51 (46 comments, 3 reshares, 44 +1s)

ok - yeah, its new.  It's confusing.  It's like someone came into your house and moved all the furniture around.

But it's also like taking the wrapper off  a new phone, or learning where the controls in your new car are.

At the last upgrade people freaked out about everything too.  Remember the whole White Space freak out?

Now people are complaining that the white space is gone.

BTW - I think this looks like the iPad app...

Anyway, take a deep breath.  Relax.  Think of it as an adventure.  Have some fun with it.  Explore it.  Be mindful of the horrendous amount of hours put into it by the hard working Folks at Google.  

Then, after a few days, think about how you feel.  I bet it will grow on you.

Let's do something different and embrace change for once.

I, for one, am LOVING seeing so manypeople who... more »

2013-05-15 21:34:29 (38 comments, 0 reshares, 12 +1s)

ok... so this is really different....

does anyone know where the chat box went?  It's now a hang out list......

2013-05-15 18:43:57 (40 comments, 0 reshares, 43 +1s)

Is it bad that I now choose flowers for my garden based solely on what will be interesting to photograph??? :p

2013-05-15 16:09:58 (12 comments, 3 reshares, 76 +1s)

Last Call

a little pond 3 minutes from my home... but not always easy to get to.  Last night.. it was easy ;)

2013-05-15 15:44:48 (13 comments, 0 reshares, 24 +1s)

Now that's more like it!!

My stream looks awesome today!!

thank you to the Google+ Fairies who are working behind the scenes!! ;)  

2013-05-15 06:12:12 (11 comments, 2 reshares, 81 +1s)

When Day Dreams Turn To Night

it's time for rest..   sweet dreams, my lovelies!!  

♥

2013-05-15 03:54:06 (9 comments, 1 reshares, 66 +1s)

Small Moon Rising

This afternoon there wasn't much of a sunset as it was a very clear sky however I found the light and the layers of colour to be an interesting element and it seemed to match in well with the colour in the rocks.

Nikon D800 | ISO 80 | f/22 | 28mm | 5 sec exposure

2013-05-14 13:30:55 (21 comments, 0 reshares, 74 +1s)

Yesterday is Gone


............wow.... how's THAT for a crappy, and incredibly obvious title?  

Hydrangeas...  I love them.  Tried to grow them.  It's too cold here... so no hydrangeas for me :(

2013-05-14 04:31:42 (19 comments, 2 reshares, 99 +1s)

Too Small To Change The World

Some times you really want to... even if it's for only one person.....  

2013-05-13 21:22:09 (11 comments, 0 reshares, 70 +1s)

In Over My Head

2013-05-13 22:05:43 (32 comments, 0 reshares, 32 +1s)

ok, well, I guess it's not a secret that I like to share new people who I find that I think have pretty great photos..... and for the most part, when I do share someone, quite a few people look at them.  ok -it's not like I have THAT many followers that you will get hundreds or anything, but on average, when I share people, they get a fairly decent amount of new followers.
 
If you think your work is something that I would like to share to my followers, or if you know of someone's work who you think is amazing,  let me know.

I really want to encourage new people who are having a hard time finding followers to stay and post here.. we need to give them a reason to stick around to grow the photographic community.

The Requirements:

The work  has to knock my socks off
You must have a low follower count
You must post your photos to your mainstr... more »

2013-05-13 19:59:41 (14 comments, 3 reshares, 52 +1s)

http://jhcanelas.wix.com/photo

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+NatureArtThursday  #natureartthursday  by +Trisha Standard +Dane Clingan 
+10000 PHOTOGRAPHERS around the World  #10000photographersaroundtheworld  by +Robert SKREINER  +Nikola Nikolski +10000 PHOTOGRAPHERS around the World
+HQSP Landscape  #hqsplandscape  by +Delcour Eric +Ara MO +Rinus Bakker +Blake Harrold +Carina Marsh +John Minor 
+Landscape Photography  #landscapephotography  by +Margaret Tompkins +Carra Riley +paul t beard +David Heath Williams +Bill Wood +Jim Warthman +Ben T +jeff beddow +Jeannie Danna
+European Photo  #europeanphotography  by +Janusz Brakoniecki +Jean-Louis LAURENCE +Manuella Betaille +Michael Muraz +Susanne Ramharter
+PixelWorld  #pixelworld  
#plusphotoextract  by +Jarek Klimek
#photography   #trees   #treethursday   #treephotographyReduzi

2013-05-13 15:24:36 (57 comments, 2 reshares, 70 +1s)

8 TOP Google+ Photographs for May 11
http://www.photoextract.com/plus-extract/2013/5/11

Cover photo was created by +Girolamo Cracchiolo.
His website: http://www.omalorig.com

YOUR photo could be in the SUPPORTER SECTION in the next daily Google+ TOP!
.
How? It's easy:

1) Share publicly this G+ post

2) Choose one of the best photographs you have published on G+ and leave a comment with a link under the original G+ post:
https://plus.google.com/+JarekKlimek/posts/Bb6rN811vUS
Jarek Klimek will manually choose one of those photos and place it in the supporter section in the TOP for the next day!

#PlusPhotoExtract
#photography              
#potd  

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Indicate your best photographs to the Plus Extractalgorit... more »