*I recently had several requests for instructions on how to add buttons like the ones in my profile...
I recently had several requests for instructions on how to add buttons like the ones in my profile. Rather than send individual bubblemail messages, I’m posting it in my journal in case someone else would like to add buttons to their RB profile. BUTTON INSTRUCTIONS Tip: print out this page and put it beside the computer before you start. You can make your own buttons or you can use a site called ButtonGenerator. If you decide to use this site and not to pay for a membership, you will need to add a link back to the site. I made all of mine 125X26 to give you some idea of the size of the ones on my page. This size allowed 3 buttons side-by-side. Make all your buttons and then save them in a folder on your computer. Then you will need to upload each button to your RB image gallery and use the “Hide” feature so that no one sees them but you. Once you have them uploaded you will need to right-click on each one to get the url address html code in the properties box. Example: http://images-0.redbubble.net/img/art/size:ularge/view:main/1407403-1-autumn-button.jpg Then go to “Edit Your Profile” to copy the image html code AND the tag html code – it will look like this (without the spaces): ! http://images-0.redbubble.net/img/art/size:ularge/view:main/1407403-1-autumn-button.jpg ! : http://www.redbubble.com/people/patmonty/art/everything/tags/autumn [REMEMBER NO SPACES. I had to add spaces so you could see the html code. If I had not added spaces, the button would have appeared in the journal instead of the code.] The last word in the html code is the “tag” word. In the example above it is autumn. You will need to put one space between each set of button html code. If you have a lot of buttons the language is long and wraps around forever. But with one space between each button html code, the buttons will sit next to other and then wrap to the next line. Now you will need to add the tag word to each of your images that will correspond to the buttons. Happy Button Making! UPDATE: Cool Text Graphics Generator is another good site for buttons. This tutorial was featured by the group, Tutorials on January 28, 2009. CLICK HERE FOR ALL TUTORIALS BY PATRICIA / Add Buttons To Your Profile Page / How to make a calendar / Downsizing those example images on your profile page / Adding Examples (Card, Laminated, Matted, etc) To Your Profile / Add photos to your profile description / Adding emphasis to your text / Plus more tutorials!
I have written this tutorial more for the new bubblers that have recently joined. But if you have been around the site for awhile and st…
I have written this tutorial more for the new bubblers that have recently joined. But if you have been around the site for awhile and still haven’t yet attempted to put a link in your profile, image description, or bubblemail, this should help. FOR THE COMPUTER SAAVY: Put quotation marks around the words you want to be the link. Then type a colon. Copy and paste the url address for the page, image, etc. that you want to link to. No spaces anywhere in the code. BEGINNER STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS: I would suggest printing these out to have next to the keyboard. It will be easier than switching back and forth to this screen. -Type the words you want to be the link: Bubblesite for Patricia -Put quotation marks around the words: “Bubblesite for Patricia” -Add a colon at the end: “Bubblesite for Patricia” : -Then add the url address for the page/photo you want to link to: http://patmonty.redbubble.com/ -It should look like this (without the space): “Bubblesite for Patricia”: http://patmonty.redbubble.com/ -I put a space after the colon so the html code would be visible in this journal. Take out the space and waa-laa! It becomes a link! Bubblesite for Patricia NOTE: In a bubblemail, it becomes a link after it is sent. In a comment, it becomes a link after the comment is added. In a journal or profile description, the clickable link is only seen in the public view. If you have problems or questions, please don’t hesitate to let me know. Patricia CLICK HERE FOR ALL TUTORIALS BY PATRICIA / Add Buttons To Your Profile Page / How to make a calendar / Downsizing those example images on your profile page / Adding Examples (Card, Laminated, Matted, etc) To Your Profile / Add photos to your profile description / Adding emphasis to your text / Plus more tutorials!
This tutorial will help you set up your own personal gallery, also known in RB-land as a bubblesite. If you are not sure what a bubblesi…
This tutorial will help you set up your own personal gallery, also known in RB-land as a bubblesite. If you are not sure what a bubblesite is, then use the link to take a look at my personal gallery of images known as Bucks Mountain Galleries. HINT: I always recommend that you print out tutorial instructions so that you don’t have to flip back and forth between screens. Now, let’s get started! SET UP YOUR SITE: “Click on “My Bubble” On the 2nd menu row, look to the far right and click on “Bubblesite” (2nd button from the right). The “Bubblesite Setup” page will appear. BUBBLESITE SETUP Site title: Type the name of your gallery Home Page Image: Click on the down arrow on the right side of the box and choose an image from the group of images you have uploaded to Redbubble. This will be a large image that will appear on your gallery home page. Choose one of your best images, one that will leave visitors wanting to see more. Home Page Content: This is the first page visitors will see. Type something that will catch their attention. Add a quote or write something about your photography business. You can also add links or an additional image. These are only suggestions, be creative and write what you think will be best as the first impression. About Page Content: A place to type something about yourself and add contact information such as an additional email address or web address. These are only suggestions, so be creative and write what you think will be best. Choose a site theme: You have three color choices for your gallery pages. Choose the one that best suits you. Black on White / White on Black / Grey on Biege IMPORTANT: At the bottom right side of the page, click “Save Changes”. MANAGE YOUR IMAGE GALLERY Make sure you saved the information in Step 1, Bubblesite setup. Now it is time to manage your image gallery. Go back to the top of the page and click on the blue underlined link “Manage the Gallery”. Your Library – Your published images are listed here. If you have images on Redbubble that are not for sale, then you will not be able to put them in the gallery. Only images for sale can be added to the gallery. NOTE: Right now only tee designs and images can be added to your gallery. Calendars cannot be added at this time. In the left hand column under Your Library, you can name your first gallery set. HINT: Give some thought to how you want your gallery to be arranged. At this time, RB does not give you the capability to re-arrange your gallery titles/folders after you are done. So you might want to write down your categories and decide the order you want them to appear before getting started. Click on the words, new set, in the box. We’ll use Landscapes as an example for the first gallery set/folder. Type the word, Landscapes (or whatever title you prefer). Click the button, “Create” ADD IMAGES TO YOUR FIRST GALLERY SET/FOLDER If you used landscapes, then go to “Your Library”, use the down arrow at the bottom right-hand side, and drag down until you see your first landscape image. Move your cursor over that image thumbnail. You should see a 4-arrow cross. Click and drag your image over the folder named “Lanscapes”. Release the mouse button and the image will be moved to the folder. When done, open the folder to check and see if the image is there. Repeat these steps for this folder and all the new folders that yourcreate. NOTE: There is a link just above the library images that will visually assist with the steps outlined above. Click on “Show Help”. When you are done, it’s time to see your gallery! Go back to the top of the page and click on the blue underlined link, “View Your Site”. CLICK HERE FOR ALL TUTORIALS BY PATRICIA Add Buttons To Your Profile Page How to make a calendar Downsizing those example images on your profile page Adding Examples (Card, Laminated, Matted, etc) To Your Profile Add photos to your profile description Adding emphasis to your text Emphasis with light gray text This tutorial was featured in the Daily Wrap on January 18, 2008
_I am certainly no expert at making tee shirts. I know there are others out there who are the real experts. So I’m just going to share…
I am certainly no expert at making tee shirts. I know there are others out there who are the real experts. So I’m just going to share a few helpful hints that came out of my struggles to get two tee designs uploaded on RB. Here’s what I did: Opened Photoshop Elements (or any other image editing program) and set up a new empty page. Set the dimensions to 2400 width x 3200 height with a transparent background. IMPORTANT NOTE: If the background is not transparent, it will not work! If you are one pixel off on the dimensions, it will not work! You cannot transpose the pixels either (NOT 3200 width x 2400 height) as it will not work! Transferred (copied) an image to the blank/transparent background. Added text to complete my design. Saved image as a .png file. NOTE: Other file extensions (such as .jpg) will not work! It must be a .png file! Uploaded to Redbubble with a default color and a default style. This will be the color and style (short-sleeve, long sleeve, etc.) you want to display on the page to showcase your design. NOTE: If you forget to choose the defaults, it will not work! Should I have a contest to see who can guess all the things I did wrong when I first tried to upload a tee shirt design? LOL! Don’t hesitate to let me know if you have problems or further questions. This tutorial was featured in the Daily Wrap on October 4, 2008. / This tutorial was featured in the group, Tutorials, on February 3, 2009. CLICK HERE FOR ALL TUTORIALS BY PATRICIA* Add Buttons To Your Profile Page How to make a calendar Downsizing those example images on your profile page Adding Examples (Card, Laminated, Matted, etc) To Your Profile Add photos to your profile description Adding emphasis to your text
Below are links to my tutorials. This journal is being published so that a new button on my profile page...
Below are links to my tutorials. This journal is being published so that a new button on my profile page will link back to this journal. It will make it easier for anyone who is searching for any of my tutorials as it eliminates the need to scroll through the archives in my journal listings. This tutorial page will be updated as new ones are added. Reply to Comments the Correct Way FAQs for Group Challenges Adding Images to a Group Search for a Specific Group Bubblesite or Personal Image Gallery Making Links Add Photos to Your Profile Add Buttons to Your Profile Page How to Make a Calendar Tee Shirt Helpful Hints Adding Emphasis to Your Text Adding Example Work (cards, laminated, etc.) to Your Profile Page Downsizing Example Images on Your Profile Page Resize Images for Printing Using Photoshop Resizing Images to Print Business Cards Promote Your Work This tutorial list was featured in the group, Tutorials on January 28, 2009. Journal updated on 03-27-2009 / Journal updated on 05-21-2009 / Journal updated on 06-15-2009
_I recommend printing these instructions so that you have them handy for reference. It is easier than switching back and forth to this s…
I recommend printing these instructions so that you have them handy for reference. It is easier than switching back and forth to this screen. Click on “my bubble”. Click on “art” (on the 2nd row of links – not the top one). You should see “My Art” page – this is the page where you can edit your pics. Choose your photo and click on “Show Public View”. Click “Buy/Preview”. (Note: You won’t actually be buying, only previewing) Choose the card or frame of your choice. Make your mat or color selections, etc. When the image of your framed photo appears on the screen, right click on the photo. A pop-up box will appear. Right click on the photo. In the pop-up box, click on “properties” (at the bottom). The “Properties” box will pop up – highlight the address (URL) . {Click & drag will highlight the entire address} IMPORTANT: Be sure to highlight the entire address – only two lines will be visible, but if a third line of the address hidden, be sure you drag down to highlight all lines of the address. Next copy the URL address. Press Ctrl-C (press the control key and the “C” key at the same time). You won’t see anything happen on the screen, but that is fine. Click OK to close the “Properties” box. Go to “Edit Your Profile” and scroll down to the “About You” box. Click in the box where you want this example to be shown. Now press Ctrl-V (press control key and the “V” key at the same time). You should see the URL address. Put an exclamation point ( ! ) in front of the URL address and another one at the end of the URL address. It should be similar to this example, but without the spaces: ! http://images-0.redbubble.com/img/art/cropped/size:xsmall/view:main/993259-1-yellowstone-in-winter.jpg ! Remember, NO SPACES before or after the exclamation point (!) – the beginning of the URL should look like this: !http:// The end of the URL address should look like this: winter.jpg! NOTE: These will be full-size copies of the images. If you would like to have smaller images (see my profile for examples) that don’t take up so much room, see my other tutorial on how to resize the images. Have a blessed day! / Patricia CLICK HERE FOR ALL TUTORIALS BY PATRICIA
This tutorial is mainly for the bubblers that are new to navigating the RB site. The calendars are quite easy to create. The most i…
This tutorial is mainly for the bubblers that are new to navigating the RB site. The calendars are quite easy to create. The most important thing to remember is that all images must meet the following requirements. Even one pixel below these numbers and it won’t work. 2182 by 1906 pixels for the main pages / 3271 by 2874 pixels for the cover page Click on “my bubble” Click on “calendars” (in the 2nd row of menu items) Click on “Add a new calendar” (right-hand side of screen) Add a title and description (optional, but recommended) Add your cover image (When you click on the little down arrow, it will bring up a list of titles of all the images in your gallery, even the ones that may be “hidden” or “not for sale”.) Then just start adding images, one for each of the twelve months. If you aren’t quite finished but want to save it, use the “Hide” feature at the bottom of the page. Then you can make changes without anyone seeing it. When you are ready to publish, then change to “Allow Anyone to View This Work”. I hope this is helpful. If you run into problems or still have questions, please don’t hesitate to let me know. Have a blessed day! / Patricia CLICK HERE FOR ALL TUTORIALS BY PATRICIA / Add Buttons To Your Profile Page / How to make a calendar / Downsizing those example images on your profile page / Adding Examples (Card, Laminated, Matted, etc) To Your Profile / Add photos to your profile description / Adding emphasis to your text / Plus more tutorials!
_I recommend printing these instructions so that you have them handy for reference. It is easier than switching back and forth to this s…
I recommend printing these instructions so that you have them handy for reference. It is easier than switching back and forth to this screen. Sometimes the examples of framed photos can take up quite a bit of room on our profile pages. Here’s how you can make them smaller to take up less room. SHORT VERSION: Save the framed image to your computer and re-size it in a photo editing program. Then upload the smaller version back to RB using the “hide” feature. Once uploaded then you can right-click on the image to get the URL address in order to post the smaller version on your profile page. That was a quick-and-easy version for the more computer saavy. STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS: Below are more detailed instructions that explain how to add smaller examples (card, laminated, matted, etc.) to your profile. You can view my profile to see an example of the size I used. Click on “my bubble”. Click on “art” (on the 2nd row of links – not the top one). You should see “My Art” page – this is the page where you can edit your pics. Choose your photo and click on “Show Public View”. Click “Buy/Preview”. (Note: You won’t actually be buying, only previewing) Choose the frame of your choice, mat, color, etc. When the image of your framed photo appears on the screen, right click on the photo. A pop-up box will appear. Click on “Save Photo As”. Be sure to save as a jpeg (.jpg) file. A dialog box will appear. Choose a folder or location on your computer to save the framed pic. Remember where you save it. You are done with RedBubble for now. You can close your browser window or leave it open for later. Resize the Photo: You now will need to open the saved, framed image on your computer using a program such as Photoshop or Irfanview. You can use any software that will allow you to resize the image. For this example, I will use Irfanview. You can download this free software by going to www.irfanview.com If you are using another program, you will need to use the resize/resample feature. Open Irfanview. Open the framed image that you saved to your computer. Go to “Image” (top menu bar) – in the drop-down menu, choose “Resize/Resample” In the dialog box, you will need to change to a new size. For my own profile page, I chose approximately 175×141 pixels so that I could fit two images side-by-side. See my “profile page”: http://www.redbubble.com/people/patmonty/ for an example. These numbers are not set in stone. You may need to tweak the numbers to suit your own needs. Save your resized image in Irfanview, but be sure to remember where you have saved it. Close Irfanview and open RedBubble in your browser window. Add Smaller Image to Redbubble: Now you are going to upload the resized pic to RedBubble. IMPORTANT: Be sure to “Hide this work from others” When you upload, the resized image will be private and only can be viewed by you. Once uploaded, then right click on the private, resized image. A pop-up box will appear. Right click on the photo. In the pop-up box, click on “properties” (at the bottom of the list). The “Properties” box will pop up – highlight the address (URL) . {Click & drag will highlight the entire address} IMPORTANT: Be sure to highlight the entire address – only two lines will be visible, but if a third line of the address hidden, be sure you drag down to highlight all lines of the address. Next copy the URL address. Press Ctrl-C (press the control key and the “C” key at the same time). You won’t see anything happen on the screen, but that is fine. Click OK to close the “Properties” box. Go to “edit your profile”. Press Ctrl-V (press control key and the “V” key at the same time). You should see the URL address. Put an exclamation point ( ! ) in front of the URL address and another one at the end of the URL address. It should be similar to this example, but without the spaces: ! http://images-0.redbubble.com/img/art/cropped/size:xsmall/view:main/993259-1-yellowstone-in-winter.jpg ! Remember, NO SPACES before or after the exclamation point (!) – the beginning of the URL should look like this: !http:// The end of the URL address should look like this: winter.jpg! Now check the public view of your profile to see if the smaller-sized image appears. Now you can add the html code for your next image. Keep the html code for each image separated by one space. If you have problems or questions, please don’t hesitate to let me know. Have a blessed day, / Patricia CLICK HERE FOR ALL TUTORIALS BY PATRICIA
I recommend printing these instructions so that you have them handy for reference. It is easier than switching back and forth to this sc…
I recommend printing these instructions so that you have them handy for reference. It is easier than switching back and forth to this screen. HOW TO ADD PHOTOS TO YOUR PROFILE DESCRIPTION (About Me) These instructions will also work to add a photo to a bubblemail or comment. Choose a photo you have in your profile. Right click on the photo. In the pop-up box, click on “properties” (at the bottom). The “Properties” box will pop up – highlight the address (URL) . {Click & drag will highlight the entire address} IMPORTANT: Be sure to highlight the entire address – only two lines will be visible, but if a third line of the address hidden, be sure you drag down to highlight all lines of the address. To copy the URL address, press Ctrl-C (press the control key and the “C” key at the same time). You won’t see anything happen on the screen, but that is fine. Click OK to close the “Properties” box. Open “edit your profile” (or any other location where you want your pic to be visible). Press Ctrl-V (press control key and the “V” key at the same time). You should see the URL address. Put an exclamation point ( ! ) in front of the URL address and another one at the end of the URL address. It should look like this, but without the spaces: ! http://images-0.redbubble.com/img/art/cropped/size:xsmall/view:main/993259-1-yellowstone-in-winter.jpg ! Remember, NO SPACES before or after the exclamation point (!) – the beginning of the URL should look like this: !http:// The end of the URL address should look like this: winter.jpg! I hope this is helpful. I would be remiss if I did not give credit to Sharon Henson as she is the one who was generous enough to share this information with me. Have a blessed day! / Patricia CLICK HERE FOR ALL TUTORIALS BY PATRICIA / Add Buttons To Your Profile Page / How to make a calendar / Downsizing those example images on your profile page / Adding Examples (Card, Laminated, Matted, etc) To Your Profile / Add photos to your profile description / Adding emphasis to your text / Plus more tutorials!
An update journal has been posted to …
An update journal has been posted to let you know that Facebook has reverted back to its old terms of service while they “resolve the issues”. ^^^^ February 17, 2009 Update: Read the article on the PCWorld site, Facebook Owns Your Business Data which was posted on February 17, 2009. User beware if you are a Facebook member! They have recently changed their terms of service and now have rights to everything you have posted, including your writing, artwork, and photography! Even if you delete it all today, they retain rights to everything you have posted up to that point. Your profile can be kept in Facebook’s archives indefinitely even though you are no longer a member. I saw this disturbing news on several blogs this morning. Here’s a link to one of the sites. Then if you want further confirmation, go to Facebook’s terms page and see it for yourself. If you are a member of Facebook, be very careful what you write as it could possibly come back to haunt you one day if Facebook decides to publish it. Before it is published they have the right to (and I quote from the terms) “modify, edit, frame, translate, excerpt, adapt, create derivative works and distribute” it. If you want to retain sole copyright of your writing, artwork or photography, DO NOT UPLOAD IT TO FACEBOOK.* What is currently uploaded now can be used in any way Facebook deems appropriate, including sublicensing it. As a member of Facebook, I have used it in the past as a social network to stay in touch with friends and family and only recently to market my work. I don’t have many images posted to my profile, but now that work has been sublicensed to Facebook forever. I never join a site without reading the terms. These new changes to the terms makes me so angry. I was never given an opportunity to opt out of the site before these changes went into effect. I feel as though I have been duped.
Hi! Yes, that’s me with a framed up painting of “Love Meditations” and my little owl finger puppet toy named Ophelia too! I was at a j…
Hi! Yes, that’s me with a framed up painting of “Love Meditations” and my little owl finger puppet toy named Ophelia too! I was at a joint exhibition’s opening ceremony here in Bangkok,Thailand yesterday evening, I’m currently having 7 of my paintings exhibited there, one of which is “Love Meditations”. There are slightly more than 100 budding artists involved…so there are many many paintings to view and enjoy :D If anyone of you is in Bangkok right now(I know the chances are super slim), do drop by for the show if you can :DThat little happy boy whom I am posing with….his mum is a great supporter of my works and had bought a few from me previously:D I dont normally look this orange, it’s the lighting in the hall and my cam :D
Yesterday I decided I would go out and look for the wild horses on the Cedar Mountains of Utah. There are about 250 horses free roa…
Yesterday I decided I would go out and look for the wild horses on the Cedar Mountains of Utah. There are about 250 horses free roaming on the mountain. The vegetation on the upper elevation of the Cedar Mountains is comprised of junipers. The foothill and valley regions include mixed desert shrubs. Due to range fires during the past 10 years, the area is dominated by cheatgrass. Wild horses have occupied the Cedar Mountains since the late 1800s. It is suggested that the original stock was controlled by the Standard Horse and Mule Company that provided remounts for the U.S. Army. However, many of the horses on the Cedar Mountains are descendants of horses that were turned loose or escaped from nearby ranches. The dominant colors within the herd area are bay and black. Other colors found are sorrel, red and blue roan, buckskin, gray, palomino, and pinto. The wild horses on the Cedars are classified as average in size. Mares weigh 750 to 800 pounds and stallions weigh 850 to 1000 pounds. These horses would not let you near them but here are some pictures from my day! As you can see, it was very short lived but I will go out again!
after having spent a couple of days driving thru cades cove. i watched the tourons (tourists) literally chase after the wildlife. happy…
after having spent a couple of days driving thru cades cove. i watched the tourons (tourists) literally chase after the wildlife. happy they had put a bear up a tree, this of course infuriated me. / so i thought about giving some tips, on how to view wildlife, and photograph it. / of course this is what i have learnt, being right there with the animals, im sure others will have their own techniques, but id thought id share mine, and let out alittle rant as well :) first thing, people should respect wildlife, not fear it. they should realize they are in the animal’s home. it isnt a zoo, or a set up and these animals are Not trained to tolerate humans around. think of how you’d feel if someone charged you, had a camera trying to put it in your face, and chase you til they think they got the shot, no one would appreciate it, animals are the same way….so have respect when you do see wildlife, be Very Quiet, DO NOT Charge them!! remember they can move twice the speed you can, most would attempt to run away, but if provoked long enough, they will protect themselves and their young if any are around. So move Very Slow, keep a good distance. Yes i know its very hard to do, i experience it all the time, wanting that Shot, however, i do realize, i move to fast, or get too close. i risk losing my shot by making animal take off, i risk having the animal having been fed up with humans chasing it actually charge me. the photog in me, of course wants that Clear Shot, however the animal lover in me, is willing to risk that Clear shot, and enjoy the fact im able to be close enough, it trust me, and go about its business….the ulitimate shot will come if it’s meant to happen. if you watch the animal close enough, you can tell by it’s body movements, where it wants to go, what it plans on doing. if it’s upset, or ok with you around. whitetail deer will start flicking their tails quite fast in signs of danger, black bear will sniff the air when wanting to head in a certain direction. pay attention to body motions, like us, they use their bodies to communicate also. if you listen closely to how the birds are singing, you can also get signs from that as well. you can tell if they feel danger is around, something is around their nest, or just happy chirping when shooting wildlife, i recommend to Always be in shutterspeed priority. i usually start out at 200 and go up from there. remember they are always moving, they arent trained to sit and pose for us. so keep camera in SS priority. even when they are sitting still believe it or not, they are moving, you will see that later on when you check out your photos. / of course the ideal situtation is to have them in a clearing , with good lighting. however, it doesnt always turn out that way. sometimes you have to go into the woods, which means lighting isnt as bright. / i suggest adjusting the ISO , take a few shots, just to get an idea of what the shot will look like. bright side about digital, you can delete. when im in the woods, as my light changes, after hiking a few yards, i will do another test shot, making the adjustments with the ISO and the exposure bias. remember to stay in SS mode, regardless. its a bummer when you finally come up along a wild animal, and the shot turns out blurry, due to going to another mode. when you see the animal after hiking some, stay still!! even tho they might not be looking at you, they can smell you. bears(for example) can smell you up to 14days after you have gone. so just stand abit, move very very slow, attempting to get a clear spot with decent lighting. it’s also a good time to do a quick test shot to make sure your settings are good for a nice clear shot just in case it moves your way and you can get a close up. i used to avoid going to a high ISO, but i realized, it helps my lighting, thats the most important thing in photography, matter of fact that is what photography is all about..the lighting. so adjust if needed, go up alittle at a time. i personally dont like going to my highest ISO of 1600, just too much grain, so the max ill go if i have to.is 800. of course you decide on your situtation, all are different. in time the animal will turn to look at you..STAY STILL!!! if you’re with someone..do NOT talk! they do hear very well. any sudden movements or sounds can make them take off. they can go a 100yards in no time. Think when following a animal!! i know from experience, black bears will get you to follow, and then backtrack, disappearing into the woods, and you’re further then expected. so be aware of how far you’re going into the woods. and of course always be aware of your surroundings / there have been many times, like this morning for example. the bear gets into the woods, lighting just isnt right, even after adjustments on camera, thats when you just enjoy the moment with your eyes, absorbing the fact you were able to witness a wild animal in its habitat. / my best experience so far is the day, a few weeks ago, when some tourons ran two cubs up a tree. lucky for me, their batteries ran out and one ran out of film :) as they left i kept my spot, nope it wasnt the very best spot, a lot of high grass. however, the cubs came out of the tree, well aware of me there. i was probably about 30-40feet from them, i kept still, quiet, and of course eye at the viewfinder. they started wrestling, yep got a few good shots of it, most tho are in my personal folder, of just having that wonderful experience. id say about a hour had passed til they got tired of playing and got hungry and moved on. totally awesome experience!! another opportunity i had about a month ago, i had seen some bear, could tell the direction they were heading. i figured as long as any tourons didnt make them go into a different direction by charging/chasing them, they would come right to where i stood and waited. i was very happy thats exactly what happened :) i stood still as the cubs approached me, had been doing test shots the whole time. had a good SS on, high ISO of 800, exposure bias set at it’s highest, and started shooting. i just stayed on the shutterbutton, i got some of the best bear shots to date, those cubs came within 15feet of me. when one decided to move alittle closer, i SLowly moved my tripod, to make it go away. which it did, another awesome experience so if you’re a nature lover, wildlife photog, or just someone who gets that chance to shoot wildlife, just remember..RESPECT is the key to getting some awesome shots. im hoping some of my tips can help anyone interested, and of course if anyone else has any tips, please feel free to share them :)
My second order of cards from Moo.com arrived today. My first order was the mini-cards, which I love. They ar…
My second order of cards from Moo.com arrived today. My first order was the mini-cards, which I love. They are smaller than the standard business card (approximately 2 3/4” x 1” or 70mm x 28mm). I uploaded 20 of my own images to the Moo.com site and had 5 cards printed of each image (total of 100). On the reverse side of each card is my contact information. While in public places doing photo shoots, I hand out the mini-card if someone starts chatting with me. I tuck one inside the tip money at restaurants. I give them in multiples to friends and family and ask that they pass them on. If a sales clerk has a friendly chat with me, they get a mini card, too. The business cards that arrived today from Moo are a little larger than the standard business card (84mm x 45mm or 3 1/4” x 2 1/8”). This time I uploaded 100 images and each card has a different image on one side with contact information on the other side. Both the mini cards and the business cards have a matte photo finish and are printed on thick stock. It is a very good quality product for a reasonable price. $19.99 for 100 mini-cards / $21.99 for 50 business cards I have been very pleased with the Moo products so if you are in need of cards for marketing yourself, check out their site. CLICK HERE FOR ALL TUTORIALS BY PATRICIA
This tutorial was featured on February 23, 2009 in the group, Tutorials. A Redbubble fr…
This tutorial was featured on February 23, 2009 in the group, Tutorials. A Redbubble friend recently needed a bit of help resizing her images to print so I am sharing these instructions in the following tutorial. Since she uses Photoshop Elements 6, these instructions were written using that program. NOTE: I always recommend printing instructions so that you can put them next to your keyboard. It is much easier than switching between screens. Click on the crop tool. In the crop menu above the image, change the width and height of the image to the size you need. #Change the resolution to 300 dpi if using outside printing. (Thanks, George!) Crop the image to that size (depending on the adjustment you make, you may lose some of the image to the cropping). Save the crop. Now go to your print menu and choose the appropriate settings for your specific printer. Print! IMPORTANT NOTE: If you are using outside printing, then you will need to save the image with the new crop settings, but be sure to save the document using a different file name. If you save the original file name with the new crop width/height settings, then you will lose the original high resolution of the image file. Since use my own printer, I don’t save the image after I have finished printing. If I want to print another one at a later date, I again follow the steps above. When the program asks if I want to save the document, I click No. This preserves the original image resolution. My very talented friend, Gracey, also has a tutorial in her profile for resizing images to print using a wizard in Photoshop CS2 . There is no need to re-create the wheel, so I am directing everyone to her tutorial. CLICK HERE FOR ALL TUTORIALS BY PATRICIA Bubblesite or Personal Image Gallery Add Buttons To Your Profile Page How to make a calendar Downsizing those example images on your profile page Adding Examples (Card, Laminated, Matted, etc) To Your Profile Add photos to your profile description Adding emphasis to your text Emphasis with light gray text
Did you know that is very simple on Redbubble to add emphasis to your text with bold or italics or underline ? BOLD: If you wa…
Did you know that is very simple on Redbubble to add emphasis to your text with bold or italics or underline ? BOLD: If you want to make your text bold, then it must be surrounded by asterisks * with no spaces before or after the symbols. Example: * text * (no spaces!) = text ITALIC: If you want to make your text italic, then it must be surrounded by the underscore symbol _ with no spaces before or after the symbols. Example: _ text _ (no spaces!) = text UNDERLINED: If you want to make your text underlined, then it must be surrounded by the plus sign + with no spaces before or after the symbols. Example: + text + (no spaces!) = text SMALLER: If you want to make your text upper and smaller, then it must be surrounded by this symbol ^ [Shift 6] with no spaces before or after the symbols. Example: ^ text ^ (no spaces!) = text SMALLER: If you want to make your text lower and smaller, then it must be surrounded by this symbol ~ [tilde] with no spaces before or after the symbols. Example: ~ text ~ (not spaces!) = text LIGHT GREY: If you want to make your text light grey, then it must be surrounded by this symbol – (hyphen) with no spaces before or after the symbols. Example: – text – (no spaces! = text On most all RB pages where you will type text, look for the link (blue underlined words) “Show text formatting help:” and it will give you instructions, including how to make a link. If you have questions or need further help, don’t hesitate to let me know. Patricia CLICK HERE FOR ALL TUTORIALS BY PATRICIA Add Buttons To Your Profile Page How to make a calendar Downsizing those example images on your profile page Adding Examples (Card, Laminated, Matted, etc) To Your Profile Add photos to your profile description Adding emphasis to your text
I was pleasantly surprised to arrive home from a few days away and find that my image Persistence...
I was pleasantly surprised to arrive home from a few days away and find that my image Persistence has won the recent Australian Bush and Rainforest Photography Challenge!! This goes to show the benefits of (1) looking in strange and unlikely places for photo subjects (under an old piece of tin!!) (2) posting photos that you maybe don’t feel are absolute masterpieces (I was of two minds about this one!) and (3) entering challenges ‘just in case’ !!!! THANK you to the wonderful hosts of this group, to those who voted, and all who faithfully comment, favourite, and encourage. Hugs…
thanks once again to the moderators for this photos feature ..Chalet in the Mountains in the Canadian Rocky Mountans group ( sorry …
thanks once again to the moderators for this photos feature ..Chalet in the Mountains in the Canadian Rocky Mountans group ( sorry I didnt see it until now )..much appreciate :)
I stopped and talked to guys for a while. “Unfortunately, I think you’ve made a tardy appearance. There was a wild shooting a few days ag…
I stopped and talked to guys for a while. “Unfortunately, I think you’ve made a tardy appearance. There was a wild shooting a few days ago. So there is no living soul left! All the elk crossed the ridge or left this place”, I replied them. They were two so-called hunters from Portland, OR driving their quad painted in camouflage as their clothes were too. One of them was wearing a silly red knitted cap. Each of them had a gun. I noticed they had canned beer on the bottom under their feet. That was illegal, of course. And I’ve seen some pollution in the form of empty beer and coke cans on mountain roadsides. Fortunately, their quad made a lot of noise that was frightening every single wild being. They also had powerful torches. I have to fess up I told them a shameless lie. I have seen some five doe-deer cows going to their hideout in the thicket as I was passing by just 20 minutes before I met those guys at the end of trail still available for a quad ride. I hate when somebody kills live beings just for having fun. I hate when any governmental organization sells permits/licences for doing that by explaining away with absurd reasons. I know some hunters as great guys, however, I cannot understand their hobby to kill anyway. Yes, they have no any fear for starvation!!! I was coming back from Taft peak on Schell Creek Range. The sunset was pouring its orange gold upon mountainside above the confluence of North and South Forks of Timber Creek. I was close to my vehicle when I heard and saw those two driving back. I could do nothing but I was hoping either the beautiful wild creatures won’t show up at night or the hunters will get drunk and fell asleep. That was a year ago soon after the hunting season has started. This time I was struggling up through a jungle of thick alder bushes and young bush-like aspens above the Lizzie’s Ponds. My goal was to climb the HIM (Hole-In-the-Mountain Peak), the highest one (11,306 ft.) in the East Humboldt Range of the Rubies and also the most interesting. That pentagonal Lizzie’s Hole, aka Lizzie’s Window, is a strong magnetic lure. HIM Peak has 4849 feet of prominence and comes in at #11 for Nevada peaks with the most prominence. I have to add that Wheeler is #2 on that list, and is higher (13,063 ft.), but just a children’s toy comparatively to the HIM. Well, a few thousand ft. Wheeler’s northern wall would be a big challenge, but nobody does that self-killing ascent because of the heavily eroded rocks. Another thing the paved road approaches Mt. Wheeler as high as slightly above 10,000 ft. Plus there’s a well-developed trail to the summit. I arrived to Clover Valley in the evening. Also you can click HERE for a map. My camping place is centered on that link. Click on map type and select either satellite or google satellite. Also you may select google panoramio. Then click on a thumbnail that pops up and then click again on bigger image to view a larger image. I drove my famous blue high clearance van. There were two front seats and a comfortable mattress behind. So I had a tent on wheels. I always was so proud of that invention even if there was nothing new invented. Generations of new settlers lived in their wagons. Anyway, I had to leave my tent on dirty Weekend Access roadside half a mile from a few other campers who all had 4WD. They were camping on a bank of mountain creek and some even at the Lizzie’s Ponds a few miles higher. It was the hunting season. All those campers were hunters, of course. I heard shots here and there time by time. I spent a cold night on a queen bed. I got up early and left at sunrise. No earlier – it was really cold. Going up and down on the intricate, bush covered and sometimes sloppy terrain was not an easy walk. Sometimes I even had to crawl. There was a basin shaped jungle of brushes, between two very steep shoulders (mountain ridges) going down from the main range. I heard shots somewhere behind me. I got out of that brush jungle and continued my way up. I know, there was an easier route around that jungle, but I’m an adventurous guy. That way you win sometimes, but sometimes not. That time I got wet instead of a reward. I have frightened a doe-deer cow. She ran away to the side of the circus making a loud sound galloping on the big hard rocks. “Go up, go up!”, I mumbled perhaps more to myself than to that graceful creature. My camera didn’t work to my big disappointment. I tried to make a few shots earlier, but the result was the same. It is “frozen”, I thought. (I still have the same camera: sometimes it works, sometimes not. It makes me more problems when it is cold.) That was an exhausting climb up a small steep canyon. There was a jagged ridge on my left and huge eroded vertical walls on my right. I had to be careful as the sun started to warm up the frozen rocks and some stones were falling down making sound and ricocheting away. The latter really worried me. Fortunately, I passed by the most dangerous place as the walls on my right now moved back and didn’t hang straight above my head. I was slowly approaching snowline. The sound of falling stones griped my attention again. But this time the sound was different, i.e. as if they were more sliding and falling down than just falling down from a high wall. I stopped looking at the huge eroded rocks on my right. The scale in the mountains makes problems even to experienced mountaineers. It’s not always easy to focus your eyes on something comparably small especially when echo brings some confusion on determining the direction of the original sound. Suddenly I stood stock-still of improbability and excitement. A few beautiful mountain goats (Oreamnos americanus) were carefully and acrobatically nosing on steep rocks from… from… obscurity! I couldn’t see the continuation of their secret trail. Perhaps somebody has frightened them or maybe it was their usual tricky trail, but they appeared in the middle of pretty high rock and lowered down until they reached the side of the canyon bottom. The bottom had a form of huge chute at that place. Two goats, three, four, five… Five! They followed the leader, the huge bull, keeping a distance among them in a strict military-like order. “Fortunately, you are safe here”, I talked to myself. “No one lazy hunter climbs so high. They enjoy their gun shooting from the comfort of 4WDs. In the other hand how would they carry the hunted animal all long way down?” What a joy! My camera started to work after some attempts! I came down to reality soon. There was not realistic to use a tripod. The optical zoom is 3x and plus digital 4x. Nikon E5000. “What a children’s toy I have,” I cursed and swore deep inside. That was a photographic nightmare! I don’t wish to think of that. The goats made a nice curved trail well-defined by relief. However, they didn’t lose the height and finally got on the gentle ridge on my left and gone of my vision. I made a few extra shots and continued my ascent to the peak. Some 5 minutes later, my ear got wind of similar sound of stone fall again. Now I knew where to look. Another goat! I couldn’t understand why she was left behind by the herd and why she was standing in between on the middle of the steep rock and looking back. I watched her for half a minute. Oh my! She was waiting for and encouraging baby goat, the tiny lovely creature that was following shortly behind her! I stopped my breath watching that sensitive self-sacrifice dictated by powerful mother’s love. Probably somebody was hunting on the other side of the range too. Perhaps it was more important to the herd to safely escape than to take a great risk waiting for mother and her baby. That’s reasonable for the wild creatures as survival instinct dictates the rules. The mother could escape together with the herd, but what a powerful mother’s instinct. What a good example to human beings! Finally, mother goat and her baby both were on a safe place. I was so happy inside even if still breathless. I remembered that I have camera. Now I was closer as I climbed for 5 minutes or so and the two goats followed the steps of their herd. Even if so, it still was a photographic nightmare. I thought, “Perhaps I would kill a hunter if one would appear and made a single shoot”. I was still until the two cute viators evanesced from my sight. It took me another 10 minutes until I reached the footstep of the herd where they crossed the snowy bottom of the canyon right above me. They were excellent climbers and trail finders. The slanted crest of the gentle ridge now was not so ragged and it was the best itinerary to continue climbing the peak. Also I hoped to see the herd on the other side of the ridge again. I struggled hard on pretty steep snow slope and was close to the crest when uncertain power made me stop and look up. Wow! The huge mail goat, I’m sure the leader of herd, was looking down at me. The distance between us was about 30 ft. only. We both remained riveted to the spot for some 20 seconds or so. We were still holding our eye-tie when I desperately tried to turn on my camera. It didn’t work! The mighty guy slowly cleared off my vision. Oh that damn crocked camera! Suddenly, I caught myself focusing too much on small nothings. “What’s that? OK, if I got fantastic pictures… would that make a great influence either to the goats or to my spiritual world? Probably I’d simply raise up my nose of false pride…” Perhaps it was not such a great loss. Not at all! I was blessed to be so close to those cuties and somehow they new I wasn’t their enemy. Thanks God, for all that! Finally, I got up on the crest. It was an exceptional flat place on that ridge. A real nature made rest area. Moreover, a huge rock made a roof-like shelter. I saw the herd slowly traversing snowy steep rocks to the south. The baby walked safe in the middle of the group. Soon they got out of my vision. (Later, but not at that certain time, I thought they had used another shelter unseen and unknown to the strangers like me.) I made some shots and took some snacks and cold tea not stopping to view the eastern wall of HIM with a hope to see the herd again soon. Yups! It cannot be so, but I noticed the herd again. How can it happen? I couldn’t believe my eyes. The herd was approximately on the same altitude, but clearly too far away! First, physically they couldn’t make such a huge distance in such a short time. Second, I would notice them following their dramatic trail. I was out of myself, but made a few shots. A few minutes passed away until I slowly realized the fact that I see another herd. Moreover, the herd of bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) What a trick! How silly I was thinking they had to be mountain goats. Then I saw no any single live being after 5 minutes of intensive looking. Full of impressions, analyzing in my minds and thinking of what has happened I continued up the peak that was still far away on the crest of the main range. The most dangerous part of the ascent also was ahead. The views were stunning and didn’t allow myself to thinking of fatigue. I won’t describe that entire exhaustive ascent until I was close to the peak. Finally, I was scrambling on the edge of moving thin stone platforms. The snow was soggy as it was sunny day and dark rocks accumulated warmth. Yes, I got wet again and my hands were freezing too. It would be a mistake to use gloves here. The platforms vere slippery, wet, and mossy. Very slippy. It was a huge dropoff on my left. The view was better on my right, but it also promised nothing good if I fell down. Indeed, crossing steep slope on the right to another ridge would be the right way to the peak. But not now without security: the rocks were steep covered with soggy snow and very slippy. The moving, eroded, and slippy edge was as wide as 3-4 ft. I had no ropes, harness, ice screws, rock hooks, nuts, carabiners… Nothing for my security. And I got stuck on the edge as the platform of approx. 5×2ft. and some 5in. thick roared down when I tested it with my hands. It left almost knife-like eroded edge. The peak was some 100 ft. away only. The critical distance was 30 -35 ft. only. I saw the other side of the range next to the summit. My camera was out of reach. I looked down and didn’t want to have a very short lesson on learning to fly. Somehow I remembered my close climbing pals who died in the mountains, Remy who remained handicapped for the rest of his life, Algis, who died on the slope of Elbrus… And my close friend Vyga who experienced his fatal fall when climbing soon after we started to plan our ascent to Denali (McKinley). I thought of the people I love too… The views still were stunningly beautiful! Well, I was in worse situations. But even by coming up to that last point I was balancing on the edge of sound mind. It is always very difficult to meet the sound mind and turn around, especially when a peak is within reach of one’s hand. It looked it would be easier to continue up. I was sure I wouldn’t take the same part of the route on my way back. Perhaps I would even go down on the opposite slope and then ask somebody’s help to bring me to the place where I left my vehicle. But none of “perhaps”, “maybe”, and “if” butters the bread. After the whole inner drama of feelings I took the right decision to go back. That was the first and only peak in NV that I left undone. I think I needed that failure. Later my pal Dean of Kennewick, WA (later he moved to Lehi, UT) has commented on that: “I can only commend your good judgment in stopping short on HIM. No mountain is worth taking too great a risk and I’m glad you made it back safely.” It is easy to say like that, but hard to do. I was stuck on a sharp edge of swinging eroded platforms as I said before. I was struggling hardily, slowly, trying not to loose balance even for a short second. Finally, I succeeded and got to a comparatively safe place again and made a few captures. It didn’t seem so dangerous looking up from that point. Anyway, I’ve done that peak following the same route a year later. Yes, then I came around that dangerous place, drove sedan and there was less snow on sunny day of September 23, 2006. Several summit entries were by mountain goat hunters! Damn them! They climbed on the western talus what was much easier to do. I’ve seen no any wildlife on my way back. Finally, at the very end of my descent, below Lizzie’s Ponds, I hiked down the remainder of the way on a partially bald talus in the center. I put on a baseball cap of almost white color. I thought, “Either I’ll be better seen to the hunters so that they don’t think I’m an elk or… become a better target”. Indeed I heard the shots on my left, on my right, and somewhere ahead of me. I felt as I was at war. Not a nice feeling! “That’s not honest”, I thought. “The hunters are so brave because they have guns and are absolutely sure any deer cannot respond with the same.” “So what”, I thought, “If a group of folds gather together? A gang of 15-20 lets say. All of them have an automatic gun, some sort of powerful cannon! Well trained and coordinated they hide away among the bushes and do nothing but wait until the hunters get up in the morning and start their entertainment. Later one guy safely raises up a construction of elk imitation and make a long “mewoooo” deer-like sound along. The hunters start shooting, of course, but the elk doesn’t fell down. “What a hell?”, the hunters should think and quit their shooting. Then, they make another attempt, of course. The “elk” now makes another long loud “mewoooo”. Soon ten other elk imitations raise up with a wild “mewoooo” from ten different places. And then, wild cannon shooting starts above the hunters’ heads. Psychologically, that is called an effect of improbability. Another effect is when one sees what somebody else arranged for him to believe and that kills his sound mind. Just temporarily, of course. (However, various cheaters often use similar tricks to help you spend your money. Be careful!) Somebody should film that scene. I just imagine how the hunters make a hurry-scurry, jump into their jeeps that hopingly roll downhill. Lol! What a scenario for comics!” Please consider that as a joke as I did. “You can’t take the child out of this woman!”, Polly replied to Von McKnelly’s comment Or, “I am a 10-year-old little kid, cleverly disguised as a “woman of a certain age.””, was stated by Lois It’s great to be a kid! Hello kindred spirits! Moreover, admiring or thinking of anything else rather than of attenuation and fatigue is one of my favorite tricks to stay fresh in the mountains and under difficult situations too. Also I have to add I successfully crossed the barrage fire. The day was nicely closing. I had to drive to Wells for gas first. I started my long drive back on road 93 in the dark. I don’t love driving in that huge area full of wildlife at night. Fortunately, I came back safely, and didn’t leave any single animal killed on the road. I’m glad I’m a bad hunter. :))) —-—-——- Click HERE to view the parent image to this story. Special thanks to Rosie for her gentle push to tell this story. Click HERE for her beautiful image of mountain goats and HERE for another lovely image of bighorn sheep
Today I sold a framed print of Mountain Mist !http://images…
Today I sold a framed print of Mountain Mist through a gallery and two weeks ago sold a framed print of Feathertop – Fainters on the bub to a mystery buyer. Also had Mystery plant published in the latest edition of WILD in their All things great and small section, issue No. 112, Apr-Jun 2009. Thankyou buyers, WILD and everyone for your kind comments, fav’s and support truly appreciated. Trav
*A new exhibition featuring artists from Gallery 26 – and lots of redbubble members! Come meet us at the opening, May 24 1:30 pm. The…
A new exhibition featuring artists from Gallery 26 – and lots of redbubble members! Come meet us at the opening, May 24 1:30 pm. The exhibition is open May 16 – June 1 / Braemar Gallery / Springwood If you needed another excuse to visit the Blue Mountains – this is it! www.gallery26milsonspoint.com /
Gallery26 is a group of artists formed primarily of Redbubble artists and is the creative collective of Steve McLaren aka bodymechanic..
Gallery26 is a group of artists formed primarily of Redbubble artists and is the creative collective of Steve McLaren aka bodymechanic / The show was hung on the 14th of May, 2008 and its doors opened on the 16th of May. Just take a look at how brilliant it looks!! If you would like to join us for drinks to celebrate this fantastic exhibition and meet the artist’s responsible for the work you can do so on the 24th of May at Braemar Gallery, 104 Macquarie Road, SPRINGWOOD at 1.30pm.
if any one is interested, i have acquired space for an exhibition of all art at braemar gallery springwood nsw, from 16th may til 1st jun…
if any one is interested, i have acquired space for an exhibition of all art at braemar gallery springwood nsw, from 16th may til 1st june 2008, / its called G26 mountains rivers sea -a group show of greater sydney artists. / ive got a venue so if u wanna exhibit contact me. / the gallery has 3 large rooms and is a well know space on the blue mtns art trail. / steve
I am very honored (and excited!) to be chosen as one of three hosts of the group, Route 66 – The Mother Road...
I am very honored (and excited!) to be chosen as one of three hosts of the group, Route 66 – The Mother Road, which was originally formed by Dennis Jones. I will be working closely with Dennis and the other new co-host, Stephaniek to make this group THE PLACE for Route 66 enthusiasts! I’m using a link back to this journal to introduce myself to the group members. I first fell in love with Route 66 in the1960s when George Maharis and Martin Milner filled the black and white television screen in the series, Route 66. Even as a little girl, I looked forward each week to the adventures of Buz and Tod as they traveled across the country along Route 66 in their cool corvette convertible. It was also the beginning of my love affair with the convertible which culminated in my midlife crisis a few years ago in the form of a little red Miata convertible named Ruby. LOL! My first adventure on The Mother Road was a trip with my husband, Monty, to the Grand Canyon where we discovered that a segment of the original Route 66 ran straight through the heart of nearby Williams, Arizona. We were both hooked from that moment forward. Our next Route 66 road trip was through eastern New Mexico, Texas, and western Oklahoma. We hope to continue the adventure on another segment of the Route 66 next spring. A SHORT HISTORY OF 66 / by Patricia Montgomery The mission of public road planners back in 1926 for U.S. 66 was to connect the main streets of towns and communities. At that time, most small towns had no access to a major highway. Upon completion, Route 66 cut a diagonal course from Chicago, Illinois through small towns across America to the Pacific coast of California at Los Angeles. In the 1939 novel, “The Grapes of Wrath“, author John Steinbeck gave U.S. 66 the moniker The Mother Road. During the Dust Bowl days of the 1930‘s, over 200,000 people migrated to California via Route 66 and the road was soon symbolized as the “road to opportunity“. After World War II, Americans were suddenly more mobile than they had ever been before. Soon the tourist business along Route 66 was booming as thousands of Americans were traveling across America in search of adventure. Motel, store, attraction, and gas station owners were providing the necessities for travelers on the route. Motor courts, camp sites, restaurants, souvenir shops and attractions were popping up on Route 66 and these mom-and-pop businesses were booming. The decline of Route 66 started with the passage of the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956 when the first interstate highways were commissioned by President Eisenhower. Sadly, by 1970 almost all of Route 66 had been bypassed by modern four-lane highways and interstates. The final section of the original Route 66 in Williams, Arizona was bypassed with the completion of Interstate 40. So much of the old Route 66 is long gone and what is left is disappearing fast as old attractions, buildings, and signage fall into disrepair. If you are traveling on The Mother Road, take pictures of everything as it might not be there the next time you drive through.
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