A lone diner at an exclusive restaurant, captured on New York’s Central Park South. Nominated by the brilliant and gracious photographer Nick Board for Red Bubble’s Pay It Forward Group, who wrote, “Judith chronicles brilliantly, the life and times of New York City, mainly in Black and White, but my absolute favourite has to be, “Reservation for One”. In my eyes this is a masterpiece, trully evocative, and to me, captures isolation in the big city, just as memorably as Hopper did in the “jazz age”.“ Featured / Pay It Forward TWICE A HOME PAGE FEATURE SOLD Copyright
Wall in Manhattan Featured / Street Signs group Challenge Finalist / Fire Escapes Copyright
Another version of this shot was the hit shot of the past two months on my lightthinker-gallery on deviantArt. In no time it roared up into second position on this gallery: the present dates are 1985 views and 285 favs. Some of you will have had a look at my ligththinker-gallery and seen that the central impetus of this gallery lies in the combination of lightthoughts, i.e. lightful and inspiring quotations with beautiful photography. Let me give you the lightthought 490 which goes together with this picture: “We are each gifted in a unique and important way. It is our privilege and our adventure to discover our own special light.” / (Mary Dunbar) And now the sad thing. I closed down my lightthinker-gallery this week for the time being. I told my 670 watchers that Redbubble had won at least temporarily and that they had the choice of watching either of my two jchanders-galleries, the one on deviantArt or the one here. After nearly three years, a new chapter has been opened. This Redbubble gallery, still in its buds, has developped such a dynamics of its own that I decided to give it most of my energy now. I hope you will appreciate it. Taken at Lage Vuursche, 22nd October 2007. 10.33 am / Nikon D 80, Nikkor 18-200 mm at 70 mm / F 7.1, 1/100, ISO 500
Blossom’s_Photo_Gallery Inch Worm Quite the acrobat!! ============================================= / Featured in Pay_It_Forward – 18th November 2008 and / 2nd August 2009. ============================================= / Featured in the Top 10 of Pay It Forward Group / Avatar_Challenge – 14th December 2008. ============================================= / Featured in the Top 10 of The_Woman_Photographer Challenge Itty_Bitty_Teeny_Tiny_ie_Very_Small – July 2009. ============================================= / I have had the very great honour of having Christine_Till_@CT-Graphics nominate my image ”Inch Worm” to be showcased in the prestigous Pay_It_Forward_Group. This is what Christine had to say about Inch Worm: ”Because it is a gentle but powerful reminder that there are so many simple, innocent joys happening in life every single day … that life is mostly the little things, too short to only savor the big moments. Too often little things go unappreciated. It’s the little things that will stay with us for a lifetime, that make life so special each and every day. They have the power to make us smile every day. We just have to let it happen.” Work showcased in “Pay It Forward” is classed as very prestigous indeed. Nominations are the absolute favorite works of other members – and they are only allowed to choose one – That’s a fabulous compliment on your work!
Hebrews 2:1 We must pay more careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away. and Hebrews 3:12 & 13 See to it, brothers, that none of you has a sinful, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God. But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called Today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness. /
Thunder pays Sara for petsitting. ;-) / Photography and manipulation by Leena Hedman
Just my way of proving a point. We are suffering because of the greed from the oil companies.
/ / Tall ship, the Enterprise, casting off from Portarlington, You Yangs mountain range and sun setting in the background. / / With my humblest and sincerest thanks to Larry Davis, who has nominated this image for the Pay It Forward group, here is his impression; “To me, this image says it all. / Freedom / Peace / Adventure / Peace of Mind / Beauty / Tranquility / Love of the Sea / Something New / Excitement. / The Future.” / Larry Davis
This Noisy Indian Mynor bird has a symbiotic relationship with the Rhinoceros. / The Mynor removes troublesome insects and ticks from the Rhinoceros as well as picking out any undigested grains in the droppings.
On Sundays, when we are in the northern Sierra Nevada mountains of California, some of us saddle up at the end of a long day for a ride up to the mountain to pay our respects to a loving father who single-handedly cherish us, loved us, and raised us to be men and leaders.
Took this image in Golden, British Columbia this fall as we came across a bunch of Big Horns having a feast before this cold winter we are having. As much as they didn’t seem to care much about the attention from us humans, they sure kept a close eye while eating on where the nearest person was. / Their presence totally made our day as this was my first ever encounter with these majectic animals. Canon Xt, Canon 70 to 200mm F4 lens / Added some vignetting effect to bring more importance towards the animals, never tried this and figured why not, used Lightroom to do this as it’s the only editing program I own outside of Photomatix for HDR images. / / Better viewed full screen
As some of you know, I was born and raised in Germany. Moved to the US in 1984, and have loved living here ever since. A couple of years ago I stumbled upon a story about a German submarine (U-85), that was sunk off of the North Carolina coast by USS Roper 4/14/1942. The circumstances that caused all Germans to be lost (killed) remain rather questionable, but I guess those are the horros of war. During my research about the U-85, I came across Ann Davis. She has spent years getting the US & German government to replace the headstones of the Germans with ones more fitting to be in a Veterans Cemetery. I am very thankful for her work in this regard. I gave her a framed print of this image as a gift of my gratitude and she literally was moved to tears. UPDATE: A fellow artist Angel Perry has submitted this image to the prestigious Pay-It-Forward Group citing the following: / “He created this image with heartfelt commitment on getting all the names and research accurate. Not only is it a wonderful tribute to all the men who lost their lives; it’s a great Memorial for the families to cherish for a lifetime. His skills as an artist have grown right in front of our eyes and this image speaks volumes.” Thank you so much Angel, that is very much appreciated. About this image: / The submarine is a picture of U-995, taken by me last year. The U-995 is a type VII-C submarine, and is an exhibit at the Submariners Museum in Kiel (Laboe), Germany. The U-995 is the only remaining surviving type VII in the world. The U-85 was a type VII-B (both very similar in appearance). The ocean scene was a shot I took in NC, near where the U-85 still remains submerged to this day. The tombstone image was taken during Memorial Day 2008, it was touching to see that each German grave also had a small German flag (and a US flag as well). All images were layered and combined into one. I then added the names of the crew with tombstones on top, the ones lost forever at see are below the submarine. If you’d like to read a detailed account of incidents leading to her sinking click here To view images from the cemetery, including the burial which was conducted at night?, please click here Many thanks to Ann Davis for her tireless effort in years passed (she actually has written a book called “Time Will Tell” about the German graves), and also to Michael Bermingham with his assistance on researching discrepancies with several crew members. Image best viewed in Large, although names still are a bit difficult to read. Full-screen on my laptop this looks awesome! My art with 1000+ views
watercolour painting 12” x 16” on Arches cold pressed paper This is one of the many spectacular views that greet the traveler on HWY 17 heading east into Pays Plat, while driving through one of the rock canyons that rise abruptly from the shoulder less road. / Location: North shore of Lake Superior in Ontario.
This was inspired by Vonne of Ravensoul. The artwork that she uploaded yesterday titled The World Within and the narrative that went along with it made me really take a step back and think about what she had written. Take a look at her portfolio and be inspired as much as I was. So Vonne this is for you and anyone else who can relate to it. XX
As the sun departs the day which gave it bread, the mockingbird sings out its many songs… / The Day gives way to night, and then returns yet again without worry, without loss of faith of it’s strength and beauty. / So too, we should all greet each day without worry, without loss of faith and remember the unique beauty we each have. FEATURED: May, 2009 “Live, Love, Dream” / FEATURED: May, 2009 “Skyscapes” / FEATURED: May, 2009 “A Place To Call Home” “Paying Tribute” was voted challenge winner with 3 votes in the group challenge, “Enlightened Horizons” in the group “ABSTRACT DIGITAL ART AND WRITING”
This picture, My Backyard, has been nominated for the prestigious group, Pay it Forward by shaneran I am deeply grateful and honored by this. shaneran had this to say : “I would like to pay it forward by nominating Lori Peters My Backyard. / I love this soft beautiful picture. Not only is she a talented photographer, but also a fantastic volunteer here on red bubble. She has such a kind heart and is so sweet and supportive. I love her art and this one especially has the “awe” quality.”
This Apophysis fractal design reminds me of a creature paying tribute to the moon bacause of the wide open “wings”. The only blue/black colors give this work the impression of a full moon shining in the dark night. Designer: Thea Walstra / /
belowe the surface of New York
This is the now Park Hotel on North Street in York, sitting next to the River Ouse in York, over shadowing both the river and the Ouse Bridge. Although most of the time it really is a local blot on the skyline of the river and city, at certain times it becomes the photographers friend, like this moment when it light up in the morning sun. Converted into a pinhole black and white Featured by the kind hosts of the Olympus and Four Thirds Group
Money makes the world go round. We always seem to be owing on something, paying for someone, being paid for, buying, returning, exchanging. This is my ode to the necessary evil in all our western world lives. It would be great to live a life that didn’t rely so much on money to entertain us, or grant us the permission to live in general. Wouldn’t it? Original photo layered with grunge texture from www.deviantart.com free use stock. Slight adjustment of constrast on layers, hue adjustment and colour balance. Canon 50D / 18 – 55, 58mm Edited at 9.50pm MCN: C98NG-LTEU1-J775M More Textured work:
It’s Time to Pay the Piper. I feel it coming on the breeze, / I hear it on its way; / there’s no avoiding it tonight / or in the brightest day. I hear it coming swiftly as / the pendulum’s in swing, / I hear it coming slowly and / it’s coming on black wings. it’s going to come in plastic, / it’ll come in stainless steel; / the wounds that come that night, my friend, / are never going to heal. it begins in foetid water / black streams and ruined land, / animals burned in their homes / and forests turned to sand. we can wear dark glasses, / we can look right at the moon, / we can tell each other stories / in the empty afternoon. we can even sit in silence / in our sheltered windowsills; / the evil that is coming / is the beast that can’t be killed. many men have warned us but / the plague is coming on, / many have reported that / the damage has been done. some say that they can alter / that dark fate that hangs so near / by signing bits of paper / on democracy’s frontier. but it doesn’t really matter, / it doesn’t matter in the end, / just which of those imposters / you have voted for, my friend. the time of hope is over, / the candle is quite dead, / the bill of rights is now in flames / and the books have all been read. there’ll be dancing in the street / and there’ll be pipers on the road, / you’ll see dead people hanging / from the trees of their abodes. there’ll be some women naked, their / bones sticking through their skin; / it will be much too late for us / to call the Piper in. (we should have called him early, / we should have made a fuss, / we should have called the Piper but / we didn’t have the guts). no-one can release us now, / there’s no-one left to save; / if this one doesn’t get us then / there’s always the next wave. when the future comes like petrol / it will eat into your head, / you’ll stand in empty buildings / surrounded by the dead. you’ll have no television / you’ll be lying in the street, / your family is your enemy / and your friends are what you eat. when they ask you, bleeding, / why you didn’t change your ways, / tell them you were busy / in the golden, olden days… —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—— / Many thanks to xnickixstox for two rats. Many thanks to Marcus Ranum for two figures. Many thanks to lavica-photoshop for two brushes. Many thanks to scully7491 for some brushes. Many thanks to cyborgsuzystock for the cellar. Many thanks to priesteres-stock for the skeleton. FEATURED IN: ” PHOTO MANIPULATORS”
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