CircleCount helps you better understand Google+

2013-05-16 17:23:07 (2 comments, 3 reshares, 11 +1s)

             Top 1000 most followed active
        photographers sharing content on G+
                  Circle One: A to J

This  is the first of two circles,  I'll share the second circle this weekend so that they're not so on top of each other.  The circles have been divided alphabetically to help give more exposure to people with fewer followers.

Please plus, comment and share.  This circle has no requirements for future participation but your support and encouragement is appreciated. 

It has been two weeks since I announced my intent to update my circle of the 500 most followed photographers on G+.  I decide to do things a bit differently this time and so I'll share the top 1000.   To build the circles and the list I enlisted the aid of +Bill Wood +GemmaCosta +Jen Baptist +Kat Scan +Margaret Tompkins.  They built circles and vetted profi... more »

2013-05-16 16:01:11 (19 comments, 3 reshares, 115 +1s)

Clouds Over Little League
So much to my disappointment my previous Google+ workflow for sharing photos seems to be broken.  :(
I have traditionally added a photo to an album (I avoid "photos from posts" whenever possible) then utilize the automated share dialog that came up after the face detection.  This is gone now.  That wouldn't be a problem if I could then share the image from the album keeping it in sync/place with +1s and comments but I'm guessing that won't be the case.

I don't think anyone likes multiple copies of a photo as it get's confusing.  Also - the functionality as it stood before the UI update allowed a user to the arrow through other photos in the same album.

Maybe:
- it will all work out when I click share
- it's just a bug
- I'm missing something

Taken last night - 3 shot HDRproce... more »

2013-05-16 12:33:21 (10 comments, 8 reshares, 110 +1s)

Love the updated organize feature for photo albums!!!
Great job +Google+ Photos!  So much better & easier to use.

Here's my "Long Exposure" album :)
#longexposurethursday   #longexposure   #longexposurephotography  

2013-05-15 12:33:17 (13 comments, 4 reshares, 117 +1s)

Processed with Nutella®
For #AlanShapiroBirthdayStyle
Happy Birthday +Alan Shapiro!!!

2013-05-14 21:08:59 (3 comments, 1 reshares, 40 +1s)

Never Stop Being a Kid!
"That's the real trouble with the world, too many people grow up."
~Walt Disney

#portraittuesday +PortraitTuesday by +Laura Balc

2013-05-14 13:58:39 (10 comments, 3 reshares, 75 +1s)

Halfway There

For #treetuesday by +Shannon S. Myers +Allan Cabrera +Ralph Mendoza +Kim Troutman & +Christina Lawrie 

2013-05-13 14:49:40 (23 comments, 1 reshares, 82 +1s)

The Locker Room

For #leadinglinesmonday by +Pam Boling +David Murphy +Elle Rogers +Michael B. Stuart +Simos Xenakis & +Andreas Levi
 
#MonochromeMonday by +Hans Berendsen +Jerry Johnson +Steve Barge +Dominique Hilbert +David Orr & +Martin Heller

2013-05-13 02:12:55 (7 comments, 2 reshares, 67 +1s)

Happy Mother's Day
A rose picked out by a 3 year old - the best kind in the world!

#mothersday #mothersday2013 #mothersdayflowers #happymothersday 

#85mmsunday by +Jonathan Davis

2013-05-12 14:14:25 (10 comments, 9 reshares, 103 +1s)

Happy Mother's Day
To all the Moms out there :)

#mothersday   #mothersday2013  

2013-05-11 17:04:52 (7 comments, 1 reshares, 74 +1s)

Toronto, ON
Taken in 2007

#fromthearchives

2013-05-10 23:08:52 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 6 +1s)

Weekly roundup and the Who's Who of Google Plus !

#sharedcircles        #top500        #ff        #euromaestrocircles  
#euromaestro        #sundayseven    #weeklyreview  

Who had the highest engagement this week ? 
http://www.circlecount.com/euromaestrowhoswho/

Over 100 reshares 7 weeks in a row, thanks, you guys are awesome !  

We're back to Friday, well Saturday in Europe but Friday in the States.

Many thanks to +CircleCount for making this possible.

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What I was up to last week

I'm trying to kickstart my YouTube channel. 

I see more integration coming between Google Plus and YouTube and it's definitely something that I want to be part of. I can better share someof the tech that I get... more »

2013-05-10 21:04:45 (11 comments, 5 reshares, 101 +1s)

Have a  #bokehlicious  Friday!
Slowly growing the "Flowers" album :)

#floralfriday  by +Tamara Pruessner, +Eustace James, +Beth Akerman, & +Kiki Nelson

2013-05-10 18:45:04 (10 comments, 0 reshares, 47 +1s)

My Son's 1st Flat Brim
Wishing a very Happy Birthday to +Rahul Roy & +Julian Ortiz!!!
Hope you both have a great day and weekend!

For #weareparents +We Are Parents by +Juan Gonzalez 

2013-05-10 18:14:50 (13 comments, 0 reshares, 81 +1s)

Project 52 B&W
Week 19: Food
#P52BW13 | +Project 52 B&W
Curated by +Tisha Craw, +Susan Porter, & +Lauri Novak

Snack on the run...

2013-05-09 14:24:58 (14 comments, 2 reshares, 92 +1s)

Loose Peacock at Buffalo Zoo
Probably looking for the other one: http://goo.gl/Wiy7u
:)

2013-05-08 12:40:55 (24 comments, 5 reshares, 136 +1s)

Today is Gene Bowker's Birthday!
One of Google+'s finest
1. Circle +Gene Bowker
2. Visit his site: http://www.rustedrailimages.com/
3. Follow him on Twitter: @genebowker
4. Have a photo of a train?  Post it today with the #happybdaygene tag

Couldn't find a train photo but here's a bridge processed with a style I hope you like Gene!
(South Grand Island Bridge - Grand Island, NY)

#happybdaygene

2013-05-08 11:48:01 (9 comments, 6 reshares, 90 +1s)

#wordlessonwednesday   #wordlesswednesday  

2013-05-07 21:00:24 (14 comments, 3 reshares, 31 +1s)

Cool!
I finally tried one of the photo challenges they do on +Gizmodo and they featured my photo :)
I didn't "win" but it's pretty awesome seeing one of my shots on a site I visit daily.
See G+ post of photo here: http://goo.gl/Ks5j3

http://gizmodo.com/19-photos-of-near-perfect-symmetry-493619817

2013-05-08 13:35:15 (38 comments, 10 reshares, 120 +1s)

When Beauty Sets
Title & poem by +Chris Polli
 
The landscape was in awe,
It remained ever so still,
Mesmerized by the glow,
It gazed upon as the beauty set,
 
Under the cover of darkness,
Night sounds to emerge,
The landscape bellowed,
Oh god what a show!



Thanks for all the great title ideas everyone!!!

Here's a less warm version of this photo: http://goo.gl/IfXXi (tons of purple!)  I had a hard time picking which one I liked better.
Taken after disc golf league last Wednesday at Beaver Island State Park (Grand Island, NY)

#longexposure   #longexposurephotography  

2013-05-06 22:46:26 (11 comments, 4 reshares, 73 +1s)

16 Seconds at "The Falls"
Got to try my 10 stop neutral density filter out at Niagara Falls again.  Only had a few minutes to play so I didn't get many different compositions but liked the effect.  I'll be back - thinking about trying it on a lunch break soon.
Hope you like!
:)

For those that don't know an ND filter is essentially a very dark fiter you can use to do longer exposures - even in the daylight.

#niagarafalls   #longexposure   #longexposurephotography  

2013-05-06 12:41:44 (31 comments, 3 reshares, 147 +1s)

Balance
Had a great weekend taking care of things around the house.  Wishing everyone a wonderful week :)
Pictured is the South Grand Island Bridges located in Grand Island, NY taken 5/1/2013

For #leadinglinesmonday by +Pam Boling +David Murphy +Elle Rogers +Michael B. Stuart +Simos Xenakis & +Andreas Levi

2013-05-03 13:55:16 (46 comments, 7 reshares, 183 +1s)

Project 52 B&W
Week 18: Speed
#P52BW13 | +Project 52 B&W
Curated by +Tisha Craw, +Susan Porter, & +Lauri Novak 

Still taking a bit of a break from G+ but didn't want to miss  #p52bw13
Be back soon.

2013-04-30 12:02:05 (8 comments, 1 reshares, 59 +1s)

Even Photographers Need Portraits Sometimes!
On our visit to the Buffalo Zoo on Saturday my wife saw this great spot filled with buttercup flowers and suggested we try some maternity pictures.
We both liked how this one turned out!
Photo of +Nicole M. Stuart :)

#maternity   #maternityphotos  

2013-04-30 03:24:38 (9 comments, 5 reshares, 84 +1s)

"Well Hello There"
Another addition to the +The Buffalo Zoo album.
#monochromemonday   #Elephant

2013-04-29 12:27:19 (4 comments, 1 reshares, 73 +1s)

Overlooking Lewiston II
It wouldn't be right to post a "behind the camera" shot ( https://plus.google.com/u/0/104355888553035365377/posts/FERtjmPNjQ6 ) and not this one capture by the DSLR!
Happy Monday everyone - wishing you all a great week!!!

2013-04-28 12:57:00 (3 comments, 1 reshares, 60 +1s)

White-Faced Saki
4/27/2013 at +The Buffalo Zoo

http://www.buffalozoo.org/White-Faced_Saki.pdf

2013-04-28 13:00:53 (7 comments, 4 reshares, 85 +1s)

The Ocelot
4/27/2013 at +The Buffalo Zoo

http://www.buffalozoo.org/Ocelot.pdf

2013-04-28 04:50:46 (8 comments, 1 reshares, 87 +1s)

Ahyyyyaaaahhhhh
Or however you'd spell the sound this Peacock just made :)

I'm starting a new album for the +The Buffalo Zoo since we go there so often.  We really got some nice shots today with the 70-200 f/2.8 lens.  A little heavy for a long day but worth it after seeing how some of these turned out.  I also shot a mini maternity for my wife that looks great!
:)

Please consider sharing if you like!

2013-04-28 03:18:35 (7 comments, 2 reshares, 80 +1s)

Lewiston Sunset
9/6/2012

Posting an old one because we took tons of new photos today and I'm still clearing hard drive space for the import :)

#silhouettesaturday +SilhouetteSaturday by +Naila Ziani
#sunsetsaturday by +Dennis Hoffbuhr
#naturemonday +NatureMonday by +Rolf Hicker +Jen Baptist

2013-04-28 02:07:51 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 60 +1s)

Overlooking Lewiston
#mobilephotography #snapseed

2013-04-27 03:35:35 (8 comments, 1 reshares, 86 +1s)

Fridays are...
#BOKEHLICIOUS !!!

Join in and share some bokeh every Friday.  It's good for the soul.
:) 

2013-04-27 02:56:17 (12 comments, 1 reshares, 104 +1s)

Project 52 B&W
Week 17: Night Light
#P52BW13  / +Project 52 B&W 
Curated by +Tisha Craw, +Susan Porter & +Lauri Novak

70 seconds of night light :)
Enough time for me to jump in the frame...

2013-04-26 13:35:17 (7 comments, 5 reshares, 41 +1s)

Facebook photos now on our website!
I've been playing with our Wordpress install a bit.  We now have the 50 most recent photos posted on http://fb.com/justsaytheword displayed on our website.  This is done via the "Justified Image Grid" plugin.

I'm doing the same thing with Google+ albums here: http://stustustudio.com/photography/abstract-or-artistic for that I use a plugin called "Photonic" which is cool because it can pull from multiple networks like 500px, Flickr, Picasa/Google+

We also use Slideshow Pro with Slideshow Pro Director for a flash gallery that works great on mobile too via an HTML5 version http://stustustudio.com/photography/newborn

Oh - and I now have a plugin to help make interactive G+ posts with that nifty little call to action button!

Let me know if anyone has any questions/suggestions/feedback :)

2013-04-26 12:44:37 (19 comments, 2 reshares, 85 +1s)

Friday!
And as we all know - Fridays are #bokehlicious  

2013-04-26 03:20:09 (4 comments, 1 reshares, 60 +1s)

Panasonic Portable Television Model TR-542A
I love this TV.  I don't think I could ever bring myself to get rid of it.  The on/off button is metal and touch sensitive so as a kid I would turn it on and off repeatedly until my Dad warned I would break it.
Now I get to honor it's history in a photo :)

+1 if you ever watched black and white television!

#throwbackthursday  

(found correct model on Etsy via a loose Google images search on "vintage Panasonic tv": http://www.etsy.com/listing/88369302/retro-mod-panasonic-portable-television )

2013-04-25 17:08:02 (0 comments, 3 reshares, 7 +1s)

The new Pʜᴏᴛᴏɢʀᴀᴘʜʏ ENGAGERS Cɪʀᴄʟᴇ is out!    [Apr 25, 2013]
Great participation last week!!  So many +1s, comments, and shares!

Quick start instructions:
➀  post a URL link to a G+ photo in the comments below,
➁  check out some photos from others and +1 and comment on them,
➂  publicly share this circle-post, from a new friend's stream (instead of ours)
➃  add this circle, and replace it every week.

You will get a comment from us and be added (or stay in) the circle share next week!  Questions?  Ask in comments below - you'll get help!

Full story: This circle is for meeting engaging G+ users about photography.  The interaction happens in the comments and re-shares.  Post a link to a photo from your stream during the last week in thecomments below.  It can be your photo or ... more »

2013-04-25 14:43:14 (14 comments, 3 reshares, 106 +1s)

The Dew
Can't get much "closer 2 home" than the front yard! :)
I like shots like this - often referred to as #ratsview  or #antsview .  Imagine how big must the world seem from an inch off the ground.

#close2home +Close2Home by +Brett Sivits +David Pond +Rebecca Johnson +Pia Raben  +Shaun Stewart +José Juan Escudero +Howard Weitzel +john adams

2013-04-25 01:55:36 (21 comments, 4 reshares, 153 +1s)

Drops

#wetwednesday  +Wet Wednesday by +Jen Baptist

2013-04-24 21:06:07 (10 comments, 3 reshares, 89 +1s)

Trying to stay focused...

#themeless

2013-04-24 13:45:34 (5 comments, 1 reshares, 44 +1s)

Sweetness
http://www.facebook.com/justsaytheword for more!

#newborn   #newbornphotography   #newbornpictures   #newbornphotographer  

2013-04-24 13:35:29 (7 comments, 1 reshares, 70 +1s)

#wordlessonwednesday   #wordlesswednesday

2013-04-23 21:01:54 (49 comments, 18 reshares, 177 +1s)

Dark & Moody
South Grand Island Bridge
(I took like 10 of these shots and like them all so sorry if you're getting tired of seeing this photo!  I try and process them differently...)

#bridgesovertuesday by +Steve Boyko & +Clare Bambers
 #transporttuesday by +Gene Bowker +Joe Paul +Steve Boyko & +Michael Earley
#RepetitiveTuesday by +Ping Doherty +Andy Q. & +Frank Schillinger

2013-04-23 14:17:05 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 20 +1s)

Probably not the best reply in this situation!

https://pinterest.com/pin/174021973074081456/

#funny #funnypics #funnypictures #humor #hilarious #sms #funnysms #funnytext #autocorrectfail #autocorrect #funnytextmessage #funnytextmessages #starwars  

2013-04-23 12:26:19 (6 comments, 1 reshares, 87 +1s)

Ready for warmer days

#bokehtuesday by +Bob Baxley
#TreeTuesday by +Christina Lawrie & +Shannon S. Myers

2013-04-22 12:22:25 (20 comments, 2 reshares, 82 +1s)

Anchor Bar - Buffalo, NY
Had dinner at the home of the original Buffalo Wing last night!  And they were delicious :)  My niece was in town with her fiance from Ireland that I'd never met.  There are 2 places we usually suggest for people's first vist to the area:
Niagara Falls & the Anchor Bar!  Good times!!!

As requested by +Andrew Knowlton
For #leadinglinesmonday by +Pam Boling +David Murphy +Elle Rogers +Michael B. Stuart +Simos Xenakis & +Andreas Levi

2013-04-21 14:49:51 (8 comments, 5 reshares, 82 +1s)

The Flower and the Twig

2013-04-20 14:33:51 (6 comments, 0 reshares, 59 +1s)

Flying High
Don't have many bird photos...
:)

2013-04-20 04:02:05 (10 comments, 5 reshares, 132 +1s)

Project 52 B&W
Week 16: Fade
#P52BW13 | +Project 52 B&W
Curated by +Tisha Craw +Susan Porter & +Lauri Novak 

ISO 100 24mm f/22 90sec 

2013-04-19 14:43:58 (56 comments, 43 reshares, 45 +1s)

CIRCLE SHARE - From the ground UP!
Please add & share!
Starting anything from scratch can be challenging.  I've put a circle together here of users with less that a few thousand followers that are posting good content and hoping to get more interaction here on Google+!  I've personally checked out each included profile and recommend you help them really enjoy what this place has to offer :)
Oh - and to prove this has nothing to do with personal gain I am NOT included in the circle (but +Stu Stu Studio is just to keep an eye on things!)

#sharedcircle   #sharedpubliccircles   #circleshare   #followfriday   #payitforward  

Special shout out & thanks to those who already agreed to share or helped promote or build the circle: +Brian Alberghini +Rosie Nixon +Raven Partida +Alex Lapidus +Eric Raeber +Bette Kauffman +JohanJohansson +Le... more »

2013-04-19 02:17:30 (43 comments, 5 reshares, 100 +1s)

Color or B&W
Full Size / Long Exposure Edition!

#LongExposureThursday by +Le Quoc & +Francesco Gola