Taxi in Spain
tHIS photowas on Red Bubble’s front page from March 15
Folks.. this is last year October, the Sth of Spain..in a nice little Mountain village called : Mijas..near Malaga
There are a lot of Donkey’s waiting to be at service to Tourists .. I made this photo.. since the animal looked cute..
I cropped him out from the others and background.. done with PaintShopPro X 2
Tech talk:
Canon 450
Lens: Canon 18-200 IS
(Sigma announced to come in April with a new 18-250 os)
Exp. 1/125 sec
F 5,6
50 mm
ISO 100

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John44
BigD
excellent work, John
John44 replied
Thanks so much BigD
Auntymazza
I agree, excellent work
John44 replied
And thank you dear Aunty :-)
naturelover
Wonderful capture John- Love Mijas -so typical!!!!
John44 replied
Gee Pauline .. you know this place??
Go there for the last ?? 10-12 years..Always to the Aloha Puerto Hotel .. on the edge of Benalmadena..
Thanks for the feedback and have a nice day ..A smile from Holland:
John
Johnsart
Great work John Love the work you’ve put in to frame it. Great.
John44 replied
Thanks my Dutch ‘Bro’ :-)
Sometimes a frame can be that little extra..
Thanks John
JacquiK
Awww, thats lovely.
John44 replied
:-)..
Thanks!!
PrairieRose
Marvelous art piece John….................love the detailed bridle and of course, your model is beautiful ! ! :))))
John44 replied
Thank you dear Rose.
Neil Swenser
Great work John
John44 replied
Glad you like it Neil
Linda Callaghan
lol taxi hey…. think I will take the faster means..great shot John and looks fab in the black frame …
John44 replied
You dont know what you are missuing dear Linda.. by taking a ‘normal’ taxi ;-))
SharonD
This looks great John.
John44 replied
Sharon .. thanks .. and say hi to daughter and Salome,
Gail.. I deal with that myself ..:-)
Lucindawind
hes very cute …without the muzzle .. excellent work John :)
John44 replied
Hi Lu.. and thanks dear friend
Terry Everson
Just great John. A well conceived image.
John44 replied
Glad you like it Terry
TomBaumker
Great capture John. Nice work I like the way you made it project out. Tom
John44 replied
Thanks Tom.. yes a little imagination wont harm.. smile
Béla Török
Lovely work, John!
John44 replied
Thanks and Servusz Bela
doreen01
advantages – you’re outdoors!
disadvantages – I do not think that is very comfortable, and he might catch him in a bad mood!
::)) Great work John!
John44 replied
Well .. yes Doreen .. sometimes Tourists end up on the hard street .. but not with nice blond Ladies and dark eyes …;-)
wdavies285
wow stunning work
John44 replied
Thanks Wayne
danapace
I just love this – its soooo different. Well done
John44 replied
A fine compliment dear Dana!
Happy to see you in my corner..
handprintz
Wonderful work John, great colours on the donkeys harness and love the faming ,looks like this guy must bite judging by the muzzle on his mouth !
John44 replied
Some are ‘biters Trudeke.. yes!
Wouldn’t we be with the way some Tourist behave ?
Specially the ones with Camera’s.. smile
William F. Blair
nice editing John…good work
John44 replied
And thanks so much William
Nice to ‘see’ you again.
SharonD
LOL, OK John, YOU deal with her. LOL
Sensiworld
Great shot !
John44 replied
Bedankt lieve Syl !
DApixara
Beautiful and very creative work!
John44 replied
Thank you very much , glad its to your liking
Meeli Sonn
Great and hilarious work
John44 replied
Your words are music to my ears ..
Thanks dear Meeli !
rodsfotos
A wonderful subject and detailed portrait, I really like the work you did in editing and presenting the image John, very creative and well done,
Regards, Rod.
John44 replied
Thanks a million dear Rod..
But the credit goes mainly to our good looking donkey here .. right ?
Big smiles and thanks
John
KarenKSmith
John, this is an awesome portrait…and after all donkey’s rock!
John44 replied
Thanks Karen.. yes isn’t he a looker ..lol
Susan Kimball
Love the way the little guy pops out-great framing and I agree very creative!
John44 replied
Well hello there
I make a note in my diary to night B 4 going to have my Beauty sleep .. and it will read:
Today Susan came to see my work for first time..
Big smile from Holland
and…
Thanks Susan !
Rosalie M
wat a cutie, love the artwork
John44 replied
Thank you dear Rosalie
I know ‘Poppeye’ was in GOZO near your Malta .. and in Mijas .. yes these Taxi’s :-)
kathy s gillen...
congrats John for being on the front page, excellent work
John44 replied
Front page ?? ohh….have to have a look ..
Thanks
Ellen
Je staat op de Homepage! Dat is een hele eer en gebeurt niet gauw!
John44 replied
Hoi El.. wie wat waar..:-)
Wat die eer betereft .. ik heb een goede teacher in Roosendaal ! Lekker puh
Caterpillar
WOW!!! Congratulations John!! :))))))))))))
John44 replied
Dziękuję za Twoją miłą reakcję Kasiu i komplement. Zawsze miło mieć Ciebie w moim kąciku fotograficznym. Dziękuję i xx pozdrawiam z Holandii
Janku
Ellen
Als je klikt op RedBubble, helemaal linksboven op de pagina kom je op de Homepage.
Anne-Marie Bok...
Van harte John! Being on the homepage….wow! Of course an amazing shot!
John44 replied
Bedankt Anne Marie !
Thanks :-)
Bill vander Sluys
great shot and processing John, and congrats on your homepage feature! cheers, Bill
John44 replied
Ha onze Bill ..
Bedankt / thanks bill for the compliment and it was a great feeling to share the frontpage with other but more you!
Greetings
John
SharonD
Congratulations on being on the Homepage John.
John44 replied
Thank you dear Sharon.. will you tell Salome pleasse.. she has a right to know what sort of friends you have !
(gangsters)
reneh
LOL Great photo. Congrats John on being on homepage.
John44 replied
Wow.. a doubble feature.. the frontpage and a smile from an Angel.. oh lawdy
Cora Wandel
Hi John! I am so excited to see this on RedBubble’s home page! CONGRATULATIONS! – Cora
John44 replied
Coar you are truly a sweetheart!
We been in touch since I entered RB as a newby and you helped me here and there..I feel that its really meant what you say !
Hug and bye
John
greenfrog153
Congratulations on making the homepage!
John44 replied
Thanks Grean Frog.. thanks !
Clare Colins
this is one happy donkey..haw-he-haw.
Great work :)
John44 replied
Thanks .. also on behave of the happy Donkey :-)
Irene Burdell
This is great , Congratulations on the Home page x
John44 replied
Thanks and glad to see you Irene..
It must be the good looks of the Donkey..:-_
Béla Török
Wow, congratulations on your well deserved home page feature!
John44 replied
Thank you so much Bela.. and you know the say.. today its me .. tomorrow you :-)
CapturedByKylie
Congratulations on making the home page! (March 16th 2009)
John44 replied
Thank you so much
Christian Zammit
WELL DONE for featuring in the redbubble homepage.
your work is really great
Christian Zammit
John44 replied
Hi Cristian ..Thank you so much
amanda Rae
great work..sweet
John44 replied
Dear Scottish RB friend :-) Thanks for the reaction. it is appreciated!
Did some search on Google .. to conclude that the closest I have ever been to your lovely location was : Kyle of Loch alls .. around Fort William /Loch Ness and even climbed the Ben Nevis
Did Scotland all the way years ago.. via East Coast up and west Coast down ..One of the best experiences I had traveling..( many words in Scottish gealic and Dutch are the same )
Never the less.. How absolute fantastic it must be to roam on your Islands..Often they are much longer protected by there original touch..
Oh and the house your hubby build is awesome :-) (you rent the caravan next to it to Tourists??
John44
And on March 15 this good looking fellow managed to have his face on Red Bubble front page :

amanda Rae
Dear John..so nice to get your reply..i only ever got as far as the Hook of holand..but fond memories of it…the caravan is my workshop..so very messy..you my dear would be an honoured guest..the house has great views..and great company..youd be most welcome..
John44 replied
Ooohhhhhh my dear aRae..( is that your name ?)
How very warm and sympathetic your message is..I am moved by the kindness it conveys..
Again..Scotland is a beauty and I am told the Islands even more..
Who knows.. who knows .. :
)) .. but the screen is to far .. I am not happy with the lightsThan.. the Hook of Holland is by car 12 mins to my home .. closer than my way .. Kyle of Lohcals to your place is ??? a days travel ??
For now .. I say thanks so much and I am sure we bump up to each other here ..
I am ‘test driving ’ at this moment .. The last 3 weeks I have been working on my new Photo-room aneex Computer room..and this is the first message going out.. it prooves all the wires are ok ( no double Dutch mistakes) :
(keyboard shines
reflects)and that expensive keyboard drawer under my desktop is a bummer .. oh well ..)Warm greetings
John
ps
You say in Scottish for church : Kirk .. we say kerk
Kids in some parts of Holland are called : Berns ..
In Englissh a Daughter is in Scottish Dochter …like the sound of Loch.. and it sounds in Dutch exactly the same ..Oh there are so many words nearly the same .. but thats another time ok ?
:
Oehmig Birgit
Wonderful humor work :)
birgit
John44 replied
God kvall Fru Birgit..Hur star det till ?
Tack for besvaret :-) Vad vill du hat at dricka ?
Sov gott/ :-))
John
May Lattanzio
I’ve been a donkey lover/owner for most of my adult life. This is a very special shot.
John44 replied
Hello May.. Well we all have our hobbies ..right ? Saw the other day a Rodeo in Texas ..with mukles .. oh dear .. what a devils.. Well a donky is a creature with a strong will of its own :-)
Bya and thanks dear May
Randall Scholten
Very appealing and entertaining image! And congrats for the front page feature! Very deserving!
John44 replied
JHello Randall ..
Thanks for the nice comment .. and in the wave photo reply you told me Beppe Fries for GrandMother was born in a Friesche Molen ..windmill..WOW..
You happen to know the name of the Town? I am often in Friesland.. its 250 kn from Den Haag ( The Hague)
Randall a real pleasure to get to know you..
Greetings ..
John
DJ LeMay
What an outstanding work of art you’ve created here, John! I did get to see it on the front page… HEARTY CONGRATS for that honor!!... but I lost my access before I could comment… was snowin ‘n blowin’ gales here… it’s been SUCH FUN! ...enough of that! ... I’m just delighted to see this fine piece get the recognition it so deserves! WooooooooooHooooooooooooo!!! Even if I am a little late… CONGRATULATIONS!!
John44 replied
Well I am impressed .. First I went to visit you. What did I do ?
Went to Google and found your place .. next to B C -Canada.. and Juneau in the North ..
Quotation of Google:...
Welcome to the Port Alexander google satellite map! This place is situated in Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area, Alaska, United States, its geographical coordinates are 56° 14’ 59” North, 134° 38’ 40” West and its original name (with diacritics) is Port Alexander. See Port Alexander photos and images from satellite below, explore the aerial photographs of Port Alexander in United States…
I envy you living in such a paradise !!
Well its human to think neighbors grass seems always greener.. right ??
By now you might know I love Cruising..and Canada.. My daughter lives in Montreal .. worked 6 years for Carlson Wagon lits Travel.. so from her I know a few things..I realy want to take a cruise to the last frontier before its gone..( do this with 2 male friend photographers from greece and one from France..)
Evenmore I have good friends living in White Horse/Yukon so my targets are set..( even solved the black bear / Grizz treat ..I carry a photo with me of my ex Mother in law .. to strong medicine for any wild animal))
The other day I watched this film of your area.. forgot the title.. but a young boy and an “old yeller” sort of dog got lost in the wilderness there..And thiose shots .. of your nature .. oh my goodness..
But let me stop .. your eyes might turm redeading all this Mambo Jambo :-)
Again,, thanks for the feedback on my shot .. and be happy there :-)
John
Evita
Beautiful image and work !!! :D
John44 replied
Thank you Evita ))
Jens Helmstedt
This is funny! Great picture John!
John44 replied
Danke Jens..
Danke.. gruss
John
Adam Gormley
Brilliantly composed image, love this one mate, well done!! :)
John44 replied
Thanks a million dear Adam.. greetings from Holland .. the Center of the World :-)
Scott d'Almeida
fabulous;
Gilberte
Congrats John on being on the homepage.Your picture is outstanding..fantastic how you treated the background.
Your cute donkey is a good “souvenir” for me.Many years ago we were on holiday at Torremolinos and made the excursion to Mijas.We also photographed the donkeys but not as well as you.
Kseniya Beliaeva
fine photo:)
windwalker
Wonderful photo, very colourful, love the way you have cropped
Trudi's Images
Diane Swarts
love this
kamaljeet kaur
OUTSTANDING!