van049
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Photographer & Storm Chaser
VAN: a.k.a. “The Cloud Lady”
Hometown: Ashland, Ky.
MY CAMERAS:
Canon Digital EOS 40D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS lens
Canon – 75-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM Telephoto
Zoom Lens
Nikon Digital Cool Pix
Go see ANNA SHAW’S brilliant new images and others by following my favorite:FIELDS OF GOLD
“FRACTAL SAFETY NET” was FEATURED on
RED BUBBLE’S HOMEPAGE
on November 2, 2009!!
My picture “COUNTRY ROAD” won first place in the Country Bumpkin challenge: TAKE ME HOME COUNTRY ROAD. I want to thank the hosts of Country Bumpkin and all of the people who voted for my entry!! I feel like I am dancing and my feet haven’t touched the ground since I received this wonderful news!! Congratulations to all in the top ten!!
“COUNTRY ROAD” was the group avatar for August, 2009. 
“FALL REFLECTIONS” was FEATURED in the group LIVE AND LET LIVE
“KENTUCKY’S SHOWCASE” was FEATURED in the group BEGINNER’S CORNER
“CREPUSCULAR RAYS” was FEATURED in MORNINGS AND EVENINGS—SUNBEAMS AND STORMS
“COUNTRY ROAD” was FEATURED in the group BEAUTIFUL
My photo “COUNTRY ROAD” PLACED IN THE TOP TEN CHALLENGE: “HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS” in the group A PLACE TO CALL HOME
“BEE A MAN”
What is it like to “BEE A MAN,”
Or bee a “MAN-LIKE-BEE?”
I captured him in my backyard,
For all the world to see!!
“BEE A MAN” was FEATURED in the group PARANORMAL-THE-NORM
WHITE FRAGRANT WATER LILY” has been FEATURED in the group A PLACE TO CALL HOME
THE YELLOW ROSE has been FEATURED in the group FLOWERS IN MACRO
“U.S.M.C. War Memorial” has been FEATURED in the group FREEDOM IN WORDS AND ART
“BLUE DRAGONFLY” has been FEATURED in the group APPALACHIAN ARTISTS
“BLUE DRAGONFLY” has been FEATURED in the group FOCUS AND LIGHTING
“BUMBLEBEE ON A SUNFLOWER” was featured in the group IN THE HEARTLAND
“CENTRAL PARK” made the “TOP TEN CHALLENGE” of MIST AND FOG
and was “FEATURED” in the group:MADE BY NATURE
“CENTRAL PARK” was “FEATURED” in the group:LIVE AND LET LIVE
“COUNTRY ROAD” was “FEATURED A SECOND TIME” in the group COLOR AND LIGHT
“TIME FOR DINNER” was FEATURED in the group IN THE HEARTLAND
“DAFFODIL” was FEATURED in the group FOCUS AND LIGHTING
“DIMENSIONS” was featured in the group IMAGE WRITING
“COUNTRY ROAD” was featured in the group LIVE AND LET LIVE
“HEAVEN’S RAYS” was FEATURED in the group THAT ONE GREAT SHOT
“HEAVEN’S RAYS” was FEATURED in THE HEARTLAND GROUP
“ELLE” was FEATURED in the group IN THE PINK
“HEAVEN’S RAYS” was FEATURED in the group FOCUS
AND LIGHTING
“CELEBRATE” was FEATURED in the group FOCUS AND LIGHTING
“PINK ROSE” was FEATURED in the group FLOWERS IN MACRO
“SHINING THROUGH” was FEATURED in the group NIRVANA
“COUNTRY ROAD” was FEATURED in the group
STYLE-CLASS-ELEGANCE-EXCELLENCE
“COUNTRY ROAD” was FEATURED in the group A PLACE TO CALL HOME
“COUNTRY ROAD” was FEATURED in the group COLOR AND LIGHT
“BEE ABSTRACT” was FEATURED in the group REDFIELD PLUGINS
“HEAVEN’S RAYS” was FEATURED in the group SUN RAYS
“HEAVEN’S RAYS” was FEATURED in the group ANGEL WINGS AND HEAVEN
“FIRST DROP” was FEATURED in the group FOCUS AND LIGHTING
“FIRST DROP” was FEATURED in the group OUT OF THE BLUE
“COREOPSIS” is being FEATURED in the group A PLACE TO CALL HOME
“PINK IS FOR GIRLS” was FEATURED in the group PRIZE CHALLENGES
“PINK IS FOR GIRLS” was FEATURED in the group A FRACTAL ENERGY PASSION
“WHITE ROSE” was FEATURED in the group AW WELCOME CENTER
“WHITE ROSE” was FEATURED in the group IMAGE WRITING
“WHITE ROSE” was FEATURED In the group FIRST THINGS
“MY HEART FOR RED BUBBLE” was FEATURED in the group ALL ABOUT HEARTS
“BUBBLES” was FEATURED in the group BLACK WITH A HINT OF COLOR
“THE VISITOR” was FEATURED in the group THE SCAVENGER HUNT
“BEAUTY” was FEATURED in the group ALL ABOUT FLOWERS
“ELEMENTS” was FEATURED in the group ART IN MATH
“PINK ROSE” was FEATURED in the group LIVE, LOVE, DREAM
“WALL OF HONOR” was FEATURED in the group THE SCAVENGER HUNT
“WALL OF HONOR” was FEATURED in the group NATURAL LIGHT AND COLOR
“WALL OF HONOR” was FEATURED in the group #1 ARTISTS OF RED BUBBLE
“FOUNTAIN OF HOPE” was FEATURED in the group
THE SISTERHOOD
“MY FAVORITE COUNTRY ROAD” was FEATURED in the group COUNTRY ROADS/AROUND THE WORLD
“MY FAVORITE COUNTRY ROAD” was FEATURED in the group NATURAL COLOR AND LIGHT
“RED ROSE BUD” was FEATURED in the group THE SCAVENGER HUNT
“HEAVEN’S RAYS” was FEATURED in the group ANGEL WINGS AND HEAVEN
“FRACTAL FUN” was FEATURED in the group BLACK WITH A HINT OF COLOR
“YELLOW ROSE” was FEATURED in the group THE SISTERHOOD
“CENTRAL PARK” was FEATURED in the group
THE SCAVENGER HUNT
“GOOD FRIDAY MAMMATUS” was FEATURED in the group #1 ARTISTS OF RED BUBBLE
“CENTRAL PARK” was FEATURED in the group #1 ARTISTS OF RED BUBBLE
“ELLE” was FEATURED in the group THE SCAVENGER HUNT
“ECONOMICS” was FEATURED in the group END TIMES
“DECKO” was FEATURED in the group
THE SCAVENGER HUNT
“THE AWAKENING” was FEATURED in the group TOWN GIANTS 
“THE AWAKENING” was FEATURED in the group STATUES AND SUCH
“FALL’S ARRIVAL” was FEATURED in the group COUNTRY ROADS/AROUND THE WORLD
“YELLOW ROSE” was FEATURED in the group
THE YELLOW GALLERY
Go see ANNA SHAW’S brilliant new images and others by following my favorite:FIELDS OF GOLD
Below is an image of Calumet Farm, located in Lexington, Ky.
Calumet Farm is the stuff of Kentucky horse country legend. During its glory years from 1932-82, Calumet horses captured eight Kentucky Derbies and two Triple Crowns, and continues to be unmatched worldwide. For much more information on Calumet Farm, please go to:CALUMET FARM
Photograph by Melissa Farlow
I may be reached for private commissions or commercial work on request.
You may contact
me through email here:
kyweather@yahoo.com
VAN’S XTREME PHOTOGRAPHY
&
VAN’S XTREME WEATHER PHOTOGRAPHY
&
VAN’S XTREME PHOTOGRAPHY AT WUNDERGROUND
All of my photography and artwork is copywritten at:
© Van’s XTreme Photography, All Rights Reserved. You may not use, replicate, manipulate, redistribute, or modify any image without my expressed written consent.
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HAIRSTYLES !, ! φThe Dreaming Treeφ !, ! ♥ The "Heartland" Group ♥ !, " ' Too Bright ' ", " You Big SOFTY", "I Got The Music In Me" NO NUDITY!!!, "Mornings & Evenings -- Sunbeams & Storms" 1 photo per 24 hrs; 3 drawings or paintings per 24 hrs, "Streams & Stream Crossings" 2 posts a day!, ** Super Macro Photography (Two Per Day ), *A Beautiful Blur, *Amazing Orton Effect* - Limit 3/day , *Focus and Lighting*, *Town Giants*, 1:1 Macro Photography (Limit: 2 posts per 24 hour period), 2D - Daffodils & Dahlias , 4 Winners Only, A Fascinating Purple , A Fractal a Day Keeps the Doctor Away! -1 submission a day, A Fractal Energy Passion (2 Downloads a day), A Place To Call Home, A Vision Of Flight Photography (AS IS ONLY) 2 per 24 hour period, ABSTRACT DIGITAL ART AND WRITING, Accentuate The Eyes, Aeronautics & Aviation, All About Flowers, All About Your Best Work, All Animals Great And Small., All Around the Styles, All Countries ~ Wetlands, Ponds, Lakes and Rivers, All In, "Editing", All the Colors of the Rainbow, All Water in Motion (A Camera In The Description Before It Will Be Accepted), Alternative Process and Experimental Photography, AMERICAN PATRIOT, Angel Wings and Heaven, Angels & Spirit Guides (2 per day only - Submissions must relate only to group title), Animal Kingdom, Appalachian Artists, Architectural Photography, Art in Math, Art Inspired by Dreams, Atmospheric Optics, AW Welcome Center, Backyard Macro and Closeups (3 a day), Backyard Photography (NO MACROS, DOGS, CATS, INSECTS, SKYSCAPES), BARNS & Old Grist Mills and Covered Bridges from around the World!, Beach Art, Beautiful ~ 1 submission per 24 hours, Bee & Wasp Passions, Beginner's Expressions, Birds and Creatures of Flight, Birds Of Prey (3 per day), Bits and Pieces , Black with a hint of colour, Bokeh, Both Sides Now, Bridges, Butterflies, Skippers, Moths, & Other Winged Insects (2 a Day), Candid photographs of friends and family~~ (PLEASE ADD A DESCRIPTION OF WHO IS IN THE PICTURE), Canon DSLR (One Image Per Day & A Canon Camera Must Be In The Description Before It's Accepted), Canon Vs Nikon (1 per day!), Cards: Best of Your Best, Challenge Café, Children-The Power of Raw Emotion , Cityscapes and City Skylines ~ ALL THINGS "CITY" , Colour and light, Colour Me Vibrant Red!, contrasting perceptions (NEW RULES PLEASE GO READ THEM), Core [C.O.R.E], Cottage Style, Country Bumpkin, COUNTRY ROADS / around the World, Creative, Talented, and Unknown, Digital Abstracts & Patterns, Dimensions, Dream and Fantasy Art (photo manipulation, 3d, painting and digital painting), EF Welcome Center, End Times, Everyday Life, Everyday Women, Extreme Close-Ups, Extreme Weather , FAN FRENZY, Farms and Countryside, FEATURED ONLY, Feminine Intent (LIMIT TWO IMAGES PER DAY), First Things, Flame Apophysis, Flower and Foliage DETAIL - 1 per day (24 hours), Flowers in macro (very close macro please), Food for Thought, For the love of Canon - 2 Images per day with type of Canon camera used, For The Love Of Jesus , Forests, Fractal Art Frenzy, Fractal Perception (3 per day max please) , FRACTAL Ts, Freedom In Words & Art, Freedom to Shine, Good News Group - Sharing & Caring, Green!, Group Incendia, Guitar Art, High Quality Animal Images - 1 Submission a Week, Historic Places *2 per day*, I Love Birds, I ♥ Patterns, Images & Ideas, ImageWriting (2/24), In Another World .., In the Pink 50% pink, Insects, Bugs and Creepy Crawlies (2 A Day), JPG Cast-Offs, Just Butterflies, Landscape Photography, Light In The Darkness, Lightning and Storms, Live and Let Live, Live, Love, Dream: , Living Christianity, LMAO ART - Your funniest work, Macro Untouched. 2 per day only (must not be photoshoped) , Made By Nature - {2 a day} - {Nature images only!}, Made In Digital, MASTERS OF THE SCENIC, Mature Men, Mature Woman, Mood & Ambience - Strictly Photos, Moody, Dark, Evocative (no nudes), Nature's Wonders, Nautical, Nirvana (1 images per day and 1 written per day), One Single Flower On Show.. 2 Photo's per day, Out of the Blue (75%+ Blue), Passions, Pathway to the Soul (2 in 24hrs), PEACE, LOVE & TRANQUILITY, Photography 101, PixElations - The Art of Photoshop, Pop Art, Portraits in Natural Light, PostCard Style (Describe your image please) Limit 2 per day), Primate Art, Prize Challenges!!, Purple Passion Gallery. 2 per day , Put Out! 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Class! Elegance! Excellence!, Sun Rays, Sunrise, Sunset, That One Great Shot, The Addicted Photographer►2 Per Day◄, The Art of 3D, The Art of Intrigue 2/24, The Beginner's Corner (profile page must contain photography experience), The Birds, The Eyes Have It, The Fine Art of Photography, The Graphic Room-Graphic and Digital Art, The Patchwork , The Photographer In Action, The Red Barn, The Scavenger Hunt, THE SISTERHOOD, The true beauty, The Woman Photographer **7 Submissions a week only please**, Trees - 2 images per day with trees as the focal point, TUTORIALS (Help and Advice forums), United States, United States Challenges Only - NOVEMBER THEME: Signs (3 max), Vibrant and Vivid Color, War , Waterfall Photography, Weekly Theme Challenges, Which Way - walkways, pathways, stairways, and roadways, Who are YOU to Judge?, Who Needs Color For Beauty? - Black & White Art At Its Best, Windows and Doors, You're Accepted and † The Picture of Scripture †.
Journal Entries
*WOW!!!! THANK-YOU FOR 20 FEATURES THIS PAST MONTH!!!!xxx*
Posted about 1 month ago, 16 comments so far.
HELLO MY DEAR & WONDERFUL FRIENDS!!! I HAVE FABULOUS NEWS TO SHARE!!!
Posted 3 months ago, 16 comments so far.
"HELLO & BIG HUGS" TO ALL MY WONDERFUL FRIENDS!!!
Posted 3 months ago, 5 comments so far.
*THANK-YOU" for 8 FEATURES in only 9 DAYS!!!xx*
Posted 3 months ago, 8 comments so far.
*WOW!! 8 FEATURES IN ONLY 2 WEEKS!!*
Posted 6 months ago, 14 comments so far.
*Four Features in Just One week!!*
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