If this is humpday then it must be time for #grateartwednesday with Grate Art Wednesday and Gary Posner and David Washington

If this is humpday then it must be time for #grateartwednesday  with Grate Art Wednesday and Gary Posner and David Washington

Check this out. Also sign up for "beta" coming soon.

Check this out. Also sign up for "beta" coming soon.
I think if you sign up here https://photolemur.com?kid=B9RAY
I could win a tee shirt !
https://photolemur.com

#wordlessonwednesday

#wordlessonwednesday

Hi

Hi
I really did like the pokeymon-go picture. I was going to a comment about the picture and hadn't even given the caption much thought. Then I noticed the "fat" thread and lost track of my impressions. I guess where I'm headed with this is to say that while some of the responses might not be what you expected, they felt like strong emotional responses. Like maybe - you touched a nerve. Not the one you expected but you still really did touch one (or two).
That leads me to say - Wow ! That's a really powerful picture and post !

Rick, you might get some good feedback if you share pix here.

Please consider joining this community.

Please consider joining this community.
(then I can say all those things that I really think about your pictures)
just kidding
LOL

I do like it when people say nice things about my pictures. Sometimes though it's better to get a different perspective. I encourage everyone to feel free to make suggestions or impressions to allow me to learn - especially in areas where I need improvement.

I do like it when people say nice things about my pictures. Sometimes though it's better to get a different perspective. I encourage everyone to feel free to make suggestions or impressions to allow me to learn - especially in areas where I need improvement.
I understand that most folks feel uncomfortable doing that though so I'm going to post a link to a community I'm in where that is not only allowed, it's required. It's called Behind the Lens and please, come take a look at it. Also, go ahead and say something about this post. Do you like one more than the other ? Do you like it or hate it when peeps post multiple versions of images ? Was this post sort of tl;dr ?

Originally shared by ted kelly

Hi folks:
Here's a simple cell phone shot of a small skylight in a small atrium area at the VA hospital. Very minimal editing on the dark one and just a "negative" filter and simple desaturate on the "hi-key" one..
Please feel free to comment/critique/criticise any aspect of this post. I myself prefer the dark one, but I don't know why. What do you think ?

Hi folks:

Hi folks:
Here's a simple cell phone shot of a small skylight in a small atrium area at the VA hospital. Very minimal editing on the dark one and just a "negative" filter and simple desaturate on the "hi-key" one..
Please feel free to comment/critique/criticise any aspect of this post. I myself prefer the dark one, but I don't know why. What do you think ?

The circles are all around us~we just have to look. (up sometimes)

The circles are all around us~we just have to look. (up sometimes)
#circleshapesmonday  Circle Shapes Monday

It might sound corny but I miss the old #sketchgurusaturday posts. Here's a #gimpsaturday consolation prize to make up for missing them. #sketchguru #GMIC GIMP

It might sound corny but I miss the old #sketchgurusaturday   posts. Here's a #gimpsaturday   consolation prize to make up for missing them. #sketchguru   #GMIC  GIMP

Hey

Hey
I just wrote a goofy comment on your leaves photo. I hope that's okay ?
You know how weird I get sometimes/

It's cool in the shade down by the lake.

It's cool in the shade down by the lake.

Please go vote. No hassles, no spam, ten seconds and you're done. Oh - and reshare this too. Thanks in advance.

Please go vote. No hassles, no spam, ten seconds and you're done. Oh - and reshare this too. Thanks in advance.

Originally shared by Lauri Novak

Oh why not go vote?? :)
http://www.dreamtown.com/contest/the-bean-at-night-3970

I think this pretty much covers the "leaves" idea.

I think this pretty much covers the "leaves" idea.

Originally shared by ted kelly

WPP2016 - Week 35 - Leaves
A whole bunch of #leaves  
+Ken Fowkes, Alen Ianni , Tim Kennedy , Robyn King , Rob Masters , Bernhard Rembold , Byron Sheldrick , Francesco Scaglioni , Alicia Smith , Grandma Snyder , Navin Upendran and Mary Wardell

#WPP2016
#WPP2016-Wk-35-Leaves

WPP2016 - Week 35 - Leaves

WPP2016 - Week 35 - Leaves
A whole bunch of #leaves  
+Ken Fowkes, Alen Ianni , Tim Kennedy , Robyn King , Rob Masters , Bernhard Rembold , Byron Sheldrick , Francesco Scaglioni , Alicia Smith , Grandma Snyder , Navin Upendran and Mary Wardell

#WPP2016
#WPP2016-Wk-35-Leaves

Peeps who know my take on grates know that I favor the "other side" of the grate. I just happened to like both sides of one of these great grates.

Peeps who know my take on grates know that I favor the "other side" of the grate. I just happened to like both sides of one of these great grates.

#grateartwednesday Grate Art Wednesday curated by Gary Posner David Washington

Street Photography

Street Photography

Originally shared by ted kelly

WPP2016 - Week 34 - Street Photography
Privet Drive ?
+Ken Fowkes, Alen Ianni , Tim Kennedy , Robyn King , Rob Masters , Bernhard Rembold , Byron Sheldrick , Francesco Scaglioni , Alicia Smith , Grandma Snyder , Navin Upendran and Mary Wardell

#WPP2016
#WPP2016-Wk-34-Street-Photography

WPP2016 - Week 34 - Street Photography

WPP2016 - Week 34 - Street Photography
Privet Drive ?
+Ken Fowkes, Alen Ianni , Tim Kennedy , Robyn King , Rob Masters , Bernhard Rembold , Byron Sheldrick , Francesco Scaglioni , Alicia Smith , Grandma Snyder , Navin Upendran and Mary Wardell

#WPP2016
#WPP2016-Wk-34-Street-Photography

Here's a vent for #circleshapesmonday ~ One of my favorite E vents on the plus side. Circle Shapes Monday

Here's a vent for #circleshapesmonday  ~ One of my favorite E vents on the plus side. Circle Shapes Monday

Happy #worldphotoday everybody !

Happy #worldphotoday  everybody !

More HOT than Cool

More HOT than Cool

Anybody here like a good photo ?

Anybody here like a good photo ?

Originally shared by ted kelly

Hey You !
Yeah ~ YOU !
Take a picture tomorrow of your world and share it with The World.

( cell phones are fine - just snap something )
http://worldphotoday.com/about

Hey You !

Hey You !
Yeah ~ YOU !
Take a picture tomorrow of your world and share it with The World.

( cell phones are fine - just snap something )
http://worldphotoday.com/about

#wordkessonwednesday

#wordkessonwednesday

Originally shared by ted kelly

Originally shared by ted kelly

I really wanted plants instead of flowers. I just haven't been able to top this one (yet).
WPP2016 - Week 33 - Flowers or plants

+Ken Fowkes, Alen Ianni , Tim Kennedy , Robyn King , Rob Masters , Bernhard Rembold , Byron Sheldrick , Francesco Scaglioni , Alicia Smith , Grandma Snyder , Navin Upendran and Mary Wardell

#WPP2016
#WPP2016-Wk-33-Flowers-or-plants

I really wanted plants instead of flowers. I just haven't been able to top this one (yet).

I really wanted plants instead of flowers. I just haven't been able to top this one (yet).
WPP2016 - Week 33 - Flowers or plants

+Ken Fowkes, Alen Ianni , Tim Kennedy , Robyn King , Rob Masters , Bernhard Rembold , Byron Sheldrick , Francesco Scaglioni , Alicia Smith , Grandma Snyder , Navin Upendran and Mary Wardell

#WPP2016
#WPP2016-Wk-33-Flowers-or-plants

( Sigh ) The Lingchi goes on and on...

( Sigh ) The Lingchi goes on and on...
https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/7083786

2¢

For #circleshapesmonday , I want to show off my $7.00 remote flash trigger. It's sitting on my 99 cent store tripod and that's my $15 flash on top. Thanks and a hat tip to Circle Shapes Monday

For #circleshapesmonday , I want to show off my $7.00 remote flash trigger. It's sitting on my 99 cent store tripod and that's my $15 flash on top. Thanks and a hat tip to Circle Shapes Monday 
http://goo.gl/SWlLeY <--- (ebay link to slave unit)

I liked Rachel Ferris picture so much that I had to try my hand at it. Of course since I'm left-handed I had to do it backwards. Instead of cell phone picture of my computer, I took a webcam shot of my phone.

I liked Rachel Ferris picture so much that I had to try my hand at it. Of course since I'm left-handed I had to do it backwards. Instead of cell phone picture of my computer, I took a webcam shot of my phone.

So first I had to find the camera. Thanks kitties, I needed the exercise anyway. Then I had to try to remember how to turn it on. I finally gave up and pretended to take a new fb profile picture and screen grabbed it with Screenpresso. Then I threw just about everything that Pixlr had to throw at it. There's some engraving, embossing and half toning as well as some posterizing and water swirling on a couple of layers and a mirror (horizontal) flip at the end.
And FTR - I love the new phone, but the camera is yucky. It's a Galaxy Core Prime and it really was thirty bucks from Straight Talk. If anybody knows a good camera app, holler back y'all.

The date behind World Photo Day originates from the invention of the Daguerreotype, a photographic processes developed by Joseph Nicèphore Nièpce and Louis Daguerre in 1837. On January 9, 1839, The French Academy of Sciences announced the daguerreotype process. A few months later, on August 19, 1839, the French government purchased the patent and announced the invention as a gift "Free to the World".

The date behind World Photo Day originates from the invention of the Daguerreotype, a photographic processes developed by Joseph Nicèphore Nièpce and Louis Daguerre in 1837. On January 9, 1839, The French Academy of Sciences announced the daguerreotype process. A few months later, on August 19, 1839, the French government purchased the patent and announced the invention as a gift "Free to the World".
http://worldphotoday.com/

#wordlessonwednesday

#wordlessonwednesday

Do you bokeh ?

Do you bokeh ?

Originally shared by ted kelly

I played around with bokeh a lot last week. I started with all bokeh, but then without some clear element it's just too much. Then I danced around adding just a bit and then some more and threw in some plain old blur to sort of frame the bokeh parts. I went all the way to the "Fly" and had just one itty bit of it but that just didn't feel like enough.
So I chose the one that I felt had the best looking bokeh and used it to advance the notion that there is a story here. I hope the dreamy look of the picture ties in to the look of wide eyed amazement on my little owl buddy.
My first solid idea was the hedge trimmer one. I noticed the light shining off the leaves and thought - BOKEH ! So I set up a tripod and stuck on a lens hood, grabbed my remote and went back to work. You know how it goes though. I always look at any of my pictures and say. "I know I can do better". (sometimes I'm even right)

I played around with bokeh a lot last week. I started with all bokeh, but then without some clear element it's just too much. Then I danced around adding just a bit and then some more and threw in some plain old blur to sort of frame the bokeh parts. I went all the way to the "Fly" and had just one itty bit of it but that just didn't feel like enough.

I played around with bokeh a lot last week. I started with all bokeh, but then without some clear element it's just too much. Then I danced around adding just a bit and then some more and threw in some plain old blur to sort of frame the bokeh parts. I went all the way to the "Fly" and had just one itty bit of it but that just didn't feel like enough.
So I chose the one that I felt had the best looking bokeh and used it to advance the notion that there is a story here. I hope the dreamy look of the picture ties in to the look of wide eyed amazement on my little owl buddy.
My first solid idea was the hedge trimmer one. I noticed the light shining off the leaves and thought - BOKEH ! So I set up a tripod and stuck on a lens hood, grabbed my remote and went back to work. You know how it goes though. I always look at any of my pictures and say. "I know I can do better". (sometimes I'm even right)

Bokeh can be and will be interpreted by the viewer. Is it "good" or "bad" and does it dominate the composition ? Is it there for a reason or is it just a byproduct of the conditions and optics ? Does it add to the story or is it a distraction ?

Bokeh can be and will be interpreted by the viewer. Is it "good" or "bad" and does it dominate the composition ? Is it there for a reason or is it just a byproduct of the conditions and optics ? Does it add to the story or is it a distraction ?
I enjoyed this week maybe a little too much. I'll link some "also ran" shots in "Discussion" later.
WPP2016 - Week 32 - Bokeh

+Ken Fowkes, Alen Ianni , Tim Kennedy , Robyn King , Rob Masters , Bernhard Rembold , Byron Sheldrick , Francesco Scaglioni , Alicia Smith , Grandma Snyder , Navin Upendran and Mary Wardell

#WPP2016
#WPP2016-Wk-32-Bokeh

Vote, like they say in Chicago early and vote often.

Vote, like they say in Chicago early and vote often.
http://www.dreamtown.com/contest/the-bean-at-night-3970

So I picked up a slave trigger for my flash and this was my first attempt at better lighting. Flash $15.00 Trigger $7.00 Stand $1.00

So I picked up a slave trigger for my flash and this was my first attempt at better lighting. Flash $15.00 Trigger $7.00 Stand $1.00
results - priceless (or at least twenty something bucks worth)
Oh, and the checker board was from the 99 cent store - lol

115 documented interactions, reported by 54 different observers between 1951 and 2012 ?

115 documented interactions, reported by 54 different observers between 1951 and 2012 ?
http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/stories/humpback-whales-around-globe-are-mysteriously-rescuing-animals-orcas

Test Your Book Smarts - The New York Times

Test Your Book Smarts - The New York Times
I'm sad to say that I only got 42% right :+(

Hey ! Wait !
I got 21 right so my percentage is 42 ?
42 - it's a perfectly good number, right ?
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/07/14/nyregion/strand-quiz.html

Hey

Hey
Did I miss anything interesting or is your #posthuntlife  simply an evolutionary event ? I did join the mini-hunt group but skipped the endless invitations to the other thing.

Happy #caturday !

Happy #caturday  !
Warning: OPEN WITH CARE This link has a number of different cat sections. I was looking for this picture about 11:30 last night to share this morning and didn't get to bed until about 2 am...
http://fusion.net/story/145993/is-this-cat-photo-the-oldest-cat-photo-ever/

Originally shared by ted kelly

Originally shared by ted kelly

How I Spent My Summer Vacation (not)
WPP2016 - Week 31 - Summer or Winter

+Ken Fowkes, Alen Ianni , Tim Kennedy , Robyn King , Rob Masters , Bernhard Rembold , Byron S , Francesco Scaglioni , Alicia Smith , Grandma Snyder , Navin Upendran and Mary Wardell

#WPP2016
#WPP2016-Wk-31-Summer-or-Winter

How I Spent My Summer Vacation (not)

How I Spent My Summer Vacation (not)
WPP2016 - Week 31 - Summer or Winter

+Ken Fowkes, Alen Ianni , Tim Kennedy , Robyn King , Rob Masters , Bernhard Rembold , Byron S , Francesco Scaglioni , Alicia Smith , Grandma Snyder , Navin Upendran and Mary Wardell

#WPP2016
#WPP2016-Wk-31-Summer-or-Winter

Happy 2²/2³/2⁴ !

I like a good challenge (or so I say)

I like a good challenge (or so I say)
Please send me feedback if you too give this a try...
http://urbanconfessional.org/blog/howtodisagree

Liking Things That Aren't True ?

Liking Things That Aren't True ?
I hate being wrong I don't mind changing my opinion about things. "Live and Learn" is good advice. My mother always said though, that I'd rather be right than president. So when I find out that I was wrong, it just bugs me (a lot). I guess that's why I get ...

#wordlessonwednesday

#wordlessonwednesday

Who's ready to party ?

Who's ready to party ?
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/stoicon-2016-tickets-25027211062?aff=efbnreg

I've been saving this one for #circleshapesmonday Circle Shapes Monday

I've been saving this one for #circleshapesmonday  Circle Shapes Monday

They never mentioned this in my history classes ?

They never mentioned this in my history classes ?
http://thefreethoughtproject.com/wwii-vets-arms-against-corrupt-cops-athens/

Woo-hoo !!! We may not have "Music Row", or Graceland, or Dollywood but we do have Berkiella Cookevellensis !

Woo-hoo !!! We may not have "Music Row", or Graceland, or Dollywood but we do have Berkiella Cookevellensis !
http://nashvillepublicradio.org/post/tennessee-researchers-name-newly-discovered-and-slightly-alarming-bacteria-after-cookeville#stream/0