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wow, just wow! dolly those are beautiful! i too would love to know when and where you are offering them for sale.

Did you ever think about getting into photography? ; )
Fantastic shots!

What? No lense flare?

Glad to hear youre okay, dolly; I was worried.

Dan? Dan Quayle? Is that you?

Too busy being impressed to be annoyed

*grumbles so slightly you'd barely even notice*

Glad you captured it, and captured it so well - thank you, it's beautiful. Maybe you use it to distract the hummingbird while you take its photo.

Does anyone know if hummingbirds like photos of dragonflies?

When they're that good, I bet they do. (And they'd be fools otherwise!)

Dolly, seriously those are awesome pics, ESPECIALLY the deer one. I loved it! It is definitely worth putting a price on!

It was a lucky shot and also enhanced. There was a nice mist coming off the creek. In my mind this is what it looked like but the camera picked up a rather dull white mist with washed out trees. It took forever to play with PS to get it to this because I wanted that yellowish glow that would give it a kind of mystical feeling the way I'd imagined it.

Thank you all for your kind words, you are very sweet.

Actually, I could critique these images to pieces because I do think they're good, some even great I don't think they're all great. The deer isn't crisp in full size but I would never capture the look on her face again.

I've put a bunch up on microstock sites, they have pretty strict standards about noise and clarity and composition and lighting, for all that I make very little per download so the idea is quantity. They aren't looking for art though, they're looking to sell to people and most people aren't looking for these kind of scenics. They did accept a few as well as others that aren't very interesting or arty but mostly good for stock. The rest I am trying to sell at the local farmer's market (the guy who runs the greenhouse/market is working on commission with me to sell them for me since I can't be there). He is asking $25 for small pics and I think that's a bit too much considering the area we live in but we attract a lot of city folk. We are also going to do 5x7 (most of what he has now are 4x6) and mat them. I think that would make them stand out more. I've just ordered 100 mats. I did sell the one of the cabin to the mechanic who works on my car, turns out the owner of the place recently passed away and he's going to give it as a gift to the daughter. It's almost enough that it may bring her some comfort, but the money was nice :)

Maybe I'll eventually set up my own site and offer them for sale at the price I set. If a plimate should want to buy one though I would certainly give them a special friend price.

Thank you all for the compliments, that makes 17 bad (out of 18 shots) today easier to stomach :)

Dolly, your photos are amazing. I love the deer one and the one of the barn. Absolutely beautiful.

And the creek photo. Breathtaking.

You have a keen eye, dolly.

I think that the barn would be a great place to stash bodies.

Beautiful beautiful photos.. Thanks for sharing. You have an incredible talent for capturing light, color and time.

Beautiful Dolly. I love them.
I think my favorites are the first and the last ones, but they are all gorgeous.

I can't wait for the 4 Sale sign to go up. I'm decorating a new apartment!