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2013-04-02 18:28:59 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

THANK YOU! We have an Arms Trade Treaty at last and we couldn't have done it without you! 
In the UN General Assembly an overwhelming majority voted for the treaty. In total: 154 states voted to adopt the treaty the treaty, 23 abstained, and 3 voted against.
Please share this historic news!
http://bit.ly/14Cv2Sy

2013-03-17 09:40:22 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 7 +1s)

Added photos to The Lightbox - March 2013.

2013-03-05 08:29:33 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 35 +1s)

For #MyTownTuesday +mytown by +Melanie Kintz and +Jamie Furlong 

2013-03-02 11:35:31 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 12 +1s)

Very Important Print Sale: Please Read!!!

Hi everyone!
I absolutely hate ever asking for help (ever!), but because I'm in a pretty dire situation right now, I feel compelled to write this message to my beloved G+ family to see if anyone is able to help me out of a very bad bind.

Last May, I acquired a dying Canon 5D, which is the camera responsible for every picture that I have shared with you all on G+. I have been trying to make do with this camera, hoping to use photography as both a creative outlet and as a means, as a single mom and full-time student, to support my young son Ben. However, the 5D is now officially on the verge of death, often shutting down even when the batteries are fully charged, and adding so much noise to every image that I have to push the luminance to 100 in Lightroom for every picture that I edit; it won't be long before the camera... more »

2013-03-01 21:49:25 (8 comments, 1 reshares, 52 +1s)

Here's hope of spring for #FloralFriday by +Tamara Pruessner, +FloralFriday

2013-02-26 07:12:31 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 22 +1s)

Snowball fight

For #portraittuesday  by +Laura Balc and +Tana Teel 

2013-02-25 19:57:40 (10 comments, 2 reshares, 32 +1s)

Raindrops keep falling on my head

For #MacroMonday mini-theme 'Nature' by +Kelli Seeger Kim , +Kerry Murphy , +Jake Easley and +Jennifer Eden , +Macro Monday

2013-02-22 12:59:16 (6 comments, 1 reshares, 53 +1s)

Dark season, dark flowers (although this was shot in July to be honest).

For #FloralFriday , +FloralFriday by +Tamara Pruessner 

2013-02-21 19:51:00 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 11 +1s)

8 TOP Google+ Photographs for February 19

#PlusPhotoExtract

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/hDwDRxKHwFZ
Jarek Klimek will manually choose one of those photos and place it in the supporter section in the TOP for the next day!


Indicate your best photographs to the Plus Extract algorithm:
https://plus.google.com/111873853137122484021/posts/37u6oWycU3K

Plus Extract FAQ:
https://plus.google.com/111873853137122484021/posts/LqrTRbP7Cpb

#photography              
#potd  
.

2013-02-21 08:40:57 (2 comments, 3 reshares, 31 +1s)

For #costalthursday  , +Coastal Thursday by +David Polzine and +Jon Kahn 
and for #silhouettesonthursday  by +Siddharth Pandit 

2013-03-03 09:57:35 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 12 +1s)

Added photos to The Lightbox - February 2013.

2013-02-19 19:43:24 (13 comments, 5 reshares, 52 +1s)

Sporty as mini-theme for today's #portraittuesday is giving me troubles. I have to post a second shot today, it's just perfect as well for the theme.

+PortraitTuesday by +Laura Balc and +Tana Teel

P.S. and I'll never ever do it again :-)

2013-02-19 08:11:59 (6 comments, 3 reshares, 17 +1s)

Ha, I've got the perfect picture for this week's mini theme 'sporty'. Originally shot for the treasure hunt which requested a photo including a person, a flower, a chair and should by funny.

The athletic girl.

for #portraittuesday  +PortraitTuesday by +Laura Balc and +Tana Teel 

2013-02-16 20:12:31 (0 comments, 2 reshares, 14 +1s)

Added photos to Win some LOVE! Well… some SmugMug LOVE!.

2013-02-15 10:44:33 (4 comments, 2 reshares, 22 +1s)

From warmer times, sigh.

For #FloralFriday , +FloralFriday by +Tamara Pruessner and for 
#hqspflowers  +Nicole Best +Werner Polwein and +Larry Henley 

2013-02-12 15:05:38 (10 comments, 1 reshares, 34 +1s)

It's snowing in Vienna today and that's a reminder for the depressing fact, that we'll have to wait for another couple of weeks for warmer weather. So I dug into last year's archive and came across this one. It was already a bit hazy in autumn when taken, but the glow of the sun made my day.

For #treetuesday  by +Christina Lawrie and +Shannon S. Myers 

2013-02-12 14:22:31 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 26 +1s)

The sky is, well, a bit dull, but I liked the scene anyway.

For #tonemaphdrtuesday  by +Drew Pion and +Stephanie Suratos 

2013-02-12 13:44:59 (4 comments, 2 reshares, 18 +1s)

A fluffy, winterly pony for  #EquineTuesday by +Jillian Chilson 

2013-02-11 11:06:14 (5 comments, 2 reshares, 23 +1s)

Mini-Theme for this week is glass, so I thought I give my black tabletop another chance. Worked out nicely if I may say so myself.

For +Macro Monday, #macromonday  by +Kerry Murphy, +Jennifer Eden, +Kelli Seeger Kim and +Jake Easley 

2013-02-11 11:57:31 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 32 +1s)

A winterly, fluffy pony, that was too nosy to stay in the warm barn. Which was good, because it stands our from the black background nicely.  

for #MonochromeMonday by +Hans Berendsen , +Jerry Johnson , +Manuel Votta , +Steve Barge and +Nurcan Azaz.

2013-02-10 23:06:37 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

10 TOP Google+ Photographs for February 8

#PlusPhotoExtract

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/4GDySuA1dps
Jarek Klimek will manually choose one of those photos and place it in the supporter section in the TOP for the next day!


Indicate your best photographs to the Plus Extract algorithm:
https://plus.google.com/111873853137122484021/posts/37u6oWycU3K

Plus Extract FAQ:
https://plus.google.com/111873853137122484021/posts/LqrTRbP7Cpb

#photography              
#potd  
.

2013-02-10 20:28:10 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 16 +1s)

I made a couple of pictures for tomorrow's MacroMonday and this came in second on my personal ranking. But as I like it, I share it today for #nothemeatall

2013-02-08 15:34:59 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 45 +1s)

Flowers are a bit hard to find in February outdoors in Austria. But these sullen weeds deserve a picture.

+FloralFriday, #FloralFriday  by +Tamara Pruessner  

2013-02-06 07:52:44 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 18 +1s)

Vienna at nightfall.

The clouds didn't cooperate. When I had my gear assembled the former interesting sky was covered more or less solid, sigh.
Anyway a picture for #MyTownTuesday  curated by +Melanie Kintz and +Jamie Furlong 

2013-02-04 20:00:52 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 33 +1s)

"one of my favorite things" - golf - to show in a macro shot is a bit complicated (unless you've got a talent in rice corn carving http://slickzine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Willard-Wigan.-micro-sculptures_thumb.jpg) 

So I made an attempt in tabletop product photography and threw in a bit of vintage look, as golf is a game with a really long history. The ball is signed by Sergio Carcia by the way, for those how care for the game :-)

For #MacroMonday, +Macro Monday, +Jennifer Eden , +Kerry Murphy , +Kelli Seeger Kim and +Jake Easley 

2013-01-31 08:48:08 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 23 +1s)

Plus One Collection Limited Edition Prints - Print #4 - Sérénité by Francis Gagnon

Very happy to have this as part of Plus One Collection. What a perfect winter image. The way the snow flakes are captured and the B&W contrast - I think this is going to be a beautiful addition to someone's fine art prints collection. 

Only 31 hour left to become one of the official supporters of our project. Do it here - http://igg.me/p/305566/x

2013-01-29 16:31:24 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Only 3 days left to Pre-Order Plus One Collection 2012

By the way, we're only doing a run of 500 copies, and looks like half of them will be sold through pre-order. This is also your only chance to order the Limited Edition of the book - numbered copies, with fine art prints. I'm going to announce print #4 this afternoon - it's another beauty! 

As I mentioned before, we will first ship pre-order books and the book will not go back on sale until after those arrive. 

If you haven't yet became one of the founders of our project, don't wait, only 64 hours left - http://igg.me/p/305566/x/2020311

2013-01-29 15:07:16 (4 comments, 1 reshares, 18 +1s)

For #portraittuesday  +PortraitTuesday by +Laura Balc  and +Tana Teel, although the pink shirt doesn't fit this weeks theme 'Red' I'm afraid.

2013-01-28 19:13:38 (9 comments, 0 reshares, 47 +1s)

Every Monday is a +Macro Monday #macromonday by +Kelli Seeger Kim, +Kerry Murphy and +Jennifer Eden :-)

SOC via iPad by the way

2013-01-28 18:17:05 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

Added photos to Contest: Fog & Mist.

2013-01-25 08:35:27 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 20 +1s)

Everybody needs a little bit of warmth on a cold winter day.

For #FloralFriday  curated by +Tamara Pruessner 

#plusphotoextract  by +Jarek Klimek 

2013-01-24 21:32:03 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 5 +1s)

+Plus One Collection is about to publish its 2012 book. It contains nearly 300 photos of the best and most inspiring photographers that you can find on G+.

All revenue goes to a charity - the http://www.kilgaris.com project. Copies of the book at prices from 99 to 1.000 USD can be order here http://www.indiegogo.com/plus-one-collection-2012.

Don't want to buy, without knowing what you get? The complete portfolio of pictures can be viewed here: http://www.photographersforgood.com/Plus-One-Collection/Print-Selection/27698690_96Jh8B#!i=2333894333&k=K4dnpKC

2013-01-23 07:40:53 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Plus One Collection - UPDATE #5 - Who is in print book + FUNDRAISING

You voted very soundly for including more artists in the book, and we're going to do just that. Here's your list of who's work is going to be included in the print version of the book - http://plusonecollection.com/2012-artists/

Now that you know, we really need to up our fundraising. We have just 9 days to make print book possible, but we're only 55% there. Quite a mountain to climb.

YOU CAN HELP HERE - http://www.indiegogo.com/plus-one-collection-2012

As you asked, we're making cheaper version of the book available at $99 or $125 if you live outside US. You can also contribute directly, aka "open contribution." I still think Limited Edition is best because you get a collector's version of the book, a beautiful print and you're maximizingy... more »

2013-01-21 18:31:55 (5 comments, 1 reshares, 34 +1s)

Another shot from the red sax series for #MacroMonday +Macro Monday  curated by +Kerry Murphy 

2013-01-21 08:52:27 (4 comments, 2 reshares, 24 +1s)

Fooling around with my new 100-400 mm zoom lens.

+DOFMonday  and +Macro Monday and +Monochrome Monday 

2013-01-18 12:35:03 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 19 +1s)

From happier times. In autumn it was at least only raining. Now we've got snow even in the city.

For #floralfriday  +FloralFriday by +Tamara Pruessner 

2013-01-14 19:15:38 (6 comments, 0 reshares, 27 +1s)

If I remember correctly this week's theme is light, which is a bit tricky to shoot on it's own. But reflections and highlights are the children of light, aren't they?

This is a part of the saxophone of my wife, who recently decided it's time to do something creative and so started to take sax lessons.

For #macromonday  , +Macro Monday , +Kelli Seeger Kim , +Jennifer Eden and +Kerry Murphy 

2013-01-11 10:27:25 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 15 +1s)

It's winter around here and snow is creeping in now. Everything's turning white, even the flowers on #FloralFriday by +Tamara Pruessner ;-)

2013-01-10 20:27:07 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

NEW! Sharing is Caring –– The Amateur Photographer's Circle –– Announcement Post –– READ ALL!

#SharingIsCaringAPC

As you might know, I have deleted all my previous shared circles and together with +Lorena Masi we have come up with a totally new circle sharing concept called Sharing is Caring. 

To each circle we share there will be an event attached where we can get to know each other better, share our images and/or just socialize after the circle has been shared (it's invitation only). We will also create a page to each circle after a few shares where we will promote some of your images and in addition to that there will be an image hashtag to each circle as well. What we are looking for is more exposure (for you) and interaction between like minded people.

The first of our brand new circles is the AmateurPhotographer&... more »