DailyPhotos > popular all-time > Who goes there.
(8-11-07)

This is a first for me. My first wild owl.  When I saw this bird, it was flying off in the distance with a smaller bird harassing it.  I thought it might be a Red Tailed Hawk.  I made my way over to where it had landed in a tree, and as I got closer, I realized it was a big owl.  I'm pretty sure it's a Great Horned Owl.
DailyPhotos > popular all-time > Mar. 18, 2008 (Day 52) Nefarious: wicked in the extreme Something a little less stylized today...Since I already did a scary/evil SP this week, I decided to use my own idea of "wicked," which involves a little more playfulness and mystery.Trying out a few new processing tricks. I wanted to go for a more realistic image for once. Less artsy. Sort of to prove--to myself and to y'all--that I could do it (I feel sometimes I cross that fine PS line of "art" vs. "trying to hide the mistakes").I like how it turned out. I'll have to add these new tricks to my repertoire!
DailyPhotos > popular all-time > May 10, 2008

Highway to Heaven...

Well at least it seems that way. This is the new bridge over from Fort Myers to Sanibel Island. Truly one of the best places on earth to me...so far. They use to have draw bridge but it was deteriorating and they just finished this new bridge not to long ago. It is so tall so they don't have to stop traffic to raise it for in coming boats. You literally feel like you are going to drive off the edge. 

Not the best picture because I was driving and trying to take a quick picture but I thought this would be a good finish to all my Florida shots. Thanks for being so patient while I posted them.

Bridge A (the bridge adjacent to the mainland) will be a 70-foot vertical clearance fixed span bridge. The new bridge typical section includes two 12-foot (ft.) travel lanes, two 8 ft. shoulders, open rails, and no sidewalks. The overall width of the bridge is 43 ft. An alignment 10 ft. east of the existing bridge was selected. The fixed span bridge gives 70 feet of navigational clearance and eliminates the need for scheduled openings, it also allows for free flow of automobile and boat traffic.

Here is a link if your interested.
http://www.sanibelcauseway.com/overview.html
DailyPhotos > popular all-time > Paradise Beach
Pondicherry, India

more pics:  http://Hershy.smugmug.com/gallery/3951305_mw7Dp/1/289184725_zpLUc

travel and other info on Pondicherry  http://tourism.pondicherry.gov.in/
DailyPhotos > popular all-time > 6-16-08
I just ADORED this place!  When I saw this, my first thought was, "This is an enchanted glen."  I snapped the shot and I was in love with it.  And yes, this place really WAS that green!  Amazing for Utah, let me tell you.  I could just sit here and enjoy this spot for hours.

PLEASE HELP!
Okay, I really REALLY hesitate to do this, but I'm going to tear a small page out of dedmanshootn's book.  I don't like to, because this seems a little self-serving of me, but things have gotten way out of hand and I'm anxious for it to stop.

For the last month-and-a-half, someone's been brutally attacking my website.  Whole pages of my Most Populars will disappear in one fell swoop, I've been fielding hundreds of spam notes (which is why I had to put up the "Comment Approval" option even though I hated doing so), and I've even been fielding phone calls from telemarketers because whoever this is has put my number on call lists.  This person has even put spam notes in galleries of some of the people who have made comments on my photos recently.  He/she seems to be tarketing in particular my top few photos.

I don't like to do this, but I am asking you to please help me combat this in any way you can.  I think this is a despicable practice; it is senseless, petty, and immature, not to mention very, very wrong.  I wouldn't even ask this -- in fact, I've been trying to deal with this quietly for nearly two months now -- but I am truly at the end of my rope here.  This just shouldn't be allowed to continue.  For ANYONE.  In fact, if anyone else has been having any issues like this, I would LOVE to know, so I can help out with you as well, and so I can give the smugmug powers-that-be some of that information also, since I'm trying to work through them a little bit to explore my options.

Anyway, if you're uncomfortable with this request at all, please don't worry about it, I do understand.  It's awful to ask.  But if any of you could feel comfortable commenting on a few of my top photos, just so we can show this guy that this is NOT appropriate, I would appreciate it.  And let me know if there is anything I can do for you as well, I'm always happy to reciprocate.
DailyPhotos > popular all-time > August 8th:  Late this very warm and very muggy afternoon, Eleanor and her daughter were flopped in the backyard.  I politely asked Eleanor if she'd pose for me before getting treats and this was her response.

Her daughter is here:  http://sciurusniger.smugmug.com/gallery/1783134/1/181954811/Large
DailyPhotos > popular all-time > posing spotted towhee
06/11/08

this lovely gent just insisted on having his picture taken. i was across the street looking for an angle on the armory building and he flew right up by me and started his 'chip'. he led me across the street and then flew up and posed in a lovely planter of flowers. i had my 18-55mm lens on tho so didn't shoot as it was too far but did find some things of interest right by me to shoot. i heard him start a steady 'chip' and looked up he was only about 8 feet away. i took a couple and, as he seemed to be enjoying it rather than nervous, decided to switch on my 85-200mm. he waited patiently while i did this and posed prettily for a couple more. since he didn't fly away or even appear nervous i reset and bracketed as the lens isn't made for my camera and can only be used manually and the light was tricky. he waited til i gotten two or three bracketed shots then flew off. lucky for me he was such a ham as this was the very last shot and the best by far of the lot. its almost as if he knew i'd gotten it right finally so he could go on his way. a very entertaining seven or eight minutes, as you can no doubt tell by my long-windedness
DailyPhotos > popular all-time > April 28

Yes....I missed uploading a DP for yesterday!  By the time we finished that 24 hrs. of frivilous fun in the desert area near Ridgecrest (California), I was too tired to tend to my DP; I'm admitting it!! 
Had another outstanding day today; ending our trip by arriving in our own little hometown at sunset!
This is what we were watching while driving the last couple of miles down the highway!  SPECTACULAR!!  What a "welcome home"!   Took the first available offramp in order to catch this shot!!  (Tough choice, though!  This was right after a double rainbow which we also pulled over for!!)

We did spend some discussion as to how difficult it was going to be to choose a DP for yesterday, and today!!  Over the next several days, I will be using shots from this trip as DP's, as I add photos to the gallery.
DailyPhotos > popular all-time > A Moment in my Day photo
Who goes there.
(8-11-07)

This is a first for me. My first wild owl. When I saw this bird, it was flying off in the distance with a smaller bird harassing it. I thought it might be a Red Tailed Hawk. I made my way over to where it had landed in a tree, and as I got closer, I realized it was a big owl. I'm pretty sure it's a Great Horned Owl.
 > Who goes there.
(8-11-07)

This is a first for me. My first wild owl.  When I saw this bird, it was flying off in the distance with a smaller bird harassing it.  I thought it might be a Red Tailed Hawk.  I made my way over to where it had landed in a tree, and as I got closer, I realized it was a big owl.  I'm pretty sure it's a Great Horned Owl.
Who goes there.
(8-11-07)

This is a first for me. My first wild owl. When I saw this bird, it was flying off in the distance with a smaller bird harassing it. I thought it might be a Red Tailed Hawk. I made my way over to where it had landed in a tree, and as I got closer, I realized it was a big owl. I'm pretty sure it's a Great Horned Owl.
Photo by: kubben · see photo in gallery

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