I am very glad you came by. I make no claims to being a great photographer, just a lover of it, hopefully on the artistic, skillful level. Over the years, I've had some of my work illegally posted on other websites, therefore I stamp my name on my pictures. I know it's annoying and regretable. Hopefully your few minutes here will bring a smile or two and some inspiration. When I get time I'll be looking around some of your sites. Typically I follow links from visitors. That is if I see someone making positive comments on images I think excell, I view their work and try to find not necessarily the prettiest flowers, skies, landscapes, etc., but the best composition of them, particularly if there is consistent use of the Rule of Thirds. Thanks again for surfing in. TELL YOUR STORY. Pick up any book of photography at the book store or library. Most of them, on one side of an opening is the photograph. On the opposing page is a short story about the photo: how it came to be, some difficulty or humorous trial in taking it, or something about the people or place in the photo. You might consider, instead of simply posting a picture, give a bit of a narrative about it. Okay, you have too many to upload (3,4,5 hundred) or you don't have time to read people's stories. That okay. However, remember that if world class photographers know that pictures are greatly enhanced with a short narrative, and that people love to read them, you might find it worth the trouble...at least on some images. Kenny Rogers produced a large, coffee table style book of photography. (He could afford the finest equipment and he knew the stars.) His mostly black and white work is stunning. Really. With every picture is a story, often with a bit of humor woven in. Yousef Karsh, in a book of his containing world leaders and other noblemen and women, has a superb image of Winston Churchill. With the photo is Karsh's story of how he got the most unusual expression of Churchill ever captured. I just Googled up a page that tells an altered version. It goes: ------------------------------------------ We all marvel at the work of Yosef Karsh, Canada's foremost photographer. Did you ever wonder what technique Karsh used to capture Winston Churchill? One of Churchill's trademarks was his cigar. When Karsh posed Churchill, he allowed Churchill to hold his cigar. Karsh, in his informal style, walked up to Churchill supposedly to get a light level. He held in his hand the remote for his camera. Standing in front of Churchill, Karsh casually pulled the cigar from the lips of Churchill and walked back toward his camera. As he walked he clicked his remote and captured the "cross and indignant" look on Churchill's face. Compare the photograph on the left to any other shot of Churchill and you will agree that Karsh was a master psychologist! http://www.mysteriesofcanada.com/Canada/karsh_on_churchill.htm ------------------------------------------ Some of you have given your pictures names as good as the pictures themselves. This makes a delightful duet. Add a short story and have an ensemble. :-)