Edge

My ftp site is working again!! I never figured out why it wasn’t working (via several different computers), but decided to check it today, and it loaded right up!! Maybe I can get posting a bit more…. This is from the top of Kamiak Butte, looking north across the Palouse region of SE Washington State. Just playing aound with depth-of-field.

Low Key....

Another "almost"

It seems like my hard drive is overflowing with images that are almost good. That almost captured my vision. That don't quite make it. This is one of those images, from a few Mays ago, taken at Hocking Hills State Park in Ohio. I really like this scene; the 2 big rocks in the stream contrasting the 3 trees on the far shore... the dense trees on the top left and the sunlight coming in from the top right. But the bright mid-afternoon sun on those wonderful rocks has them completely blown out. Way overexposed. Sigh....

Pink Roller

Walking through the Minneapolis airport (MSP), following a young lady with a bright pink rolling suitcase. I snapped this with my cell-phone camera, while hurrying along one of the moving walkways.... I added just a little bit of effects, to boost the abstract feel.

80 / 20

Still no ftp a access, thus no new photos. Sorry... I might have to find another ftp method, some other drastic tactic...

Anyway, here’s a diversion, a little review of my microstock experience. After almost 15 months at Shutterstock (my top performing site), here's a chart of the distribution of sales. First off, 78% of the images have at least 1 sale. That’s a number that has been remarkably consistant over the months, usually between 75% and 80%.

And while the bulk of my sales come from a small percentage of my portfolio, it’s a bit broader than the proverbial 80/20 rule. 80% of my earnings come from 31.5% of my portfolio. On the other hand, the top 5% of my portfolio does account for over 30% of my earnings, so it’s still pretty “top heavy”.


Still having fun, and those quarters do add up. Everybody ought to give it a try!

FTP .... GRRRRRRR!

Can't seem to get my ftp site to work the past several days. Not sure what the issue is, but I don't really prefer uploading images to sites where I can't delete them later (like blogger)...

Maybe tomorrow.

Wildflower

I have no idea what kind of flower this is, but it was growing wild on top of Kamiak Butte….. I had to lay down to get low enough.

LD LMT 135000

Buzzy

A couple of weekends ago, atop Kamiak Butte. I have no clue what the flower is, but I do know a bee when I see one!! Gotta love my macro lens, btw!

Old Windows...

Old pictures of old windows, various spots around Illinois:

Bright Lights, Big City

Sunset from room 2516 of the Sheraton, downtown Chicago... From a cell phone camera, even!

That's the Chicago river, and the new Trump building....

Gone Gretsch

Yep, I’ve got a new toy, a Gretsch bass, (and amplifier), courtesy of my older brother (thanks Bro!!). I don’t think I’ll be auditioning for American Idol any time soon, but its nice to be able to play around again!

Wild Lichen

Like many kids in the 60's and 70's, my brother and I had a slot car track and model railroad sets. And we had this bizarre green stuff called lichen that was used to simulate bushes and trees.... Years later, I still get a smile when I come across the stuff growing in the wild. I presume the stuff you buy in hobby stores is grown in massive lichen farms.....

Rocky, Pt. 2

Another from Hell's Gate State Park, Lewiston, ID.

Rocky

Hells Gate State Park, Lewiston, ID. Looking at this image reminds me of something I read about Ansel Adams once. Apparently old AA was not shy about moving twigs and small branches, making minor adjustments to improve the composition. Even pulling up a sapling, if I recall the story correctly. Meanwhile, I tend to “shoot it as it lays”, a habit I need to break. Why do I bring it up?? That silly weed in the immediate foreground is bugging the heck out of me. Sigh.