Enjoying the Day

Thanks, LJ

Thanks for the comment, I was not aware of this as they were on the side of the road selling baskets. And many others were shooting pics also.

Thank you,,

Thanks, Jerry.

Thank you, Eric….glad you appreciated it.

Thank you very much.

Their sect is called “Amish”. They reside mostly in the states of Pennsylvania and Ohio. Many years ago, they escaped religious persecution from Europe and sailed to America. Their primary language is a type of German. They are fantastic people who keep to themselves, divesting themselves of modern technology.

Thanks but I don’t understand the SSO.

Yes, they are wonderful people in their own right….and thanks for the comment.

So sorry for the delay, but thanks for looking at my work, I enjoy yours.

Why thank you very much, DiEtte.

Thanks, Mary,,,you are right,,,,,,their lifestyle looks so good some days

Thank you very much.

Thank you,,,,I cropped it down from a larger shot to show more intimacy.

You are right, Ed, they are Amish. I got this shot in northeastern ohio in a very expansive Amish/Mennonite community.

Thank you, Eva. much appreciated.

Thank you, and thanks for looking.

Thank you very much,,,the Amish are great people.

Thank you very much,,,,they were having a good day.

Thanks, Lori,,,,I actually have a wider view of this in my profile….yes, they are nice people and have been around them in both Ohio and Pennsylvania.

Thanks, Sheila…my favorite pic…..the Amish girls just caught my eye. They looked so innocent that day.

Thank you, Dyle….they are such great people.

Thanks, so glad you liked it.

Much appreciated, thank you.

Thanks, Tibby….got lucky with the effects.

Thank, Nat,,,it did turn out well.

Much appreciated.

It was post=edited in Photoshop, then cropped (I have the wider shot on here too), then an Orton effect applied.

Thank you, Natasha, you are a very observant person.

Why thank you, Sylvia.

Please don’t flatter me that much,,,,,it just turned out pretty well…thanks.

Thank you very much, it is much appreciated.

Thank you, sir….means a lot.

Much appreciated, Mr. Elliott

Thanks Margaret. Yes it sort of is a contrast, old clothes and ice cream and the pacifier.

Thanks, it is appreciated.

Yes, they are, it was a pleasure to see them. Thanks.

Thank you, Stephen….they are super people.

Thank you, bunches.

You are welcome and thanks for looking!

Thanks very much!

Thanks, Marie,,,,nice surprise!

Thank you, Kate, that is very kind.

Dear Gretchen, if the Amish choose to sell their wares in a public environment, then they have no expectation of privacy, religion is not an issue in this situation. They have sent their children into the general public for profit. I did not invade their privacy to any extent on their private land.

First, you are most welcome. Secondly, this was one of my first tries at the Orton effect. Now all I need is an DSLR!

Many thanks, Evita, for your kind comments on my work, your work is just fabulous.

Thank you,,,this is the photo that stirred the controversy for me….I have been told I needed written permission from these girls to use their picture…..sorry, they were on the side of the road selling baskets, as public as it gets.

Missed your comment, thank you very much.

Thank you, sir, much appreciated.

Thank you very much.