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A couple enjoying an autumn walk in peak foliage

Alan shows up once a year on our lime tree...

i think Alan is a Swallowtail larva - Papilio cresphontes

Juicy Taste Of Autumn. Red Grapes Clusters 1 by Jenny Rainbow.
Collection of the grapes from vineyard of Santa Clara, Prague botanic garden.

A night time capture I took of downtown Dallas from Ronald Kirk Pedestrian Bridge. The cable bridge is The Margaret Hunt Hill bridge. There's a color or black and white version available.

On a misty, rainy night I drove through Bartlett. When I saw this scene, I had to capture it.



Once a Pillsbury's Best Flour store is long gone with its advertising barely readable. So many small towns have building razed with empty shells remaining.



~ Charly

A color landscape photograph taken at the Toadstools in Paria, Utah by Dave Gordon.




A color landscape photograph of a single cloud hover over a ridge top by Dave Gordon.

An image of the famous "Love" park sculpture in the city of Philadelphia, PA.
I photomerged (digitally stitched) two images together to create this slightly taller image.
See also my "color select" version of this image "Love Square Color Select".

A "color select" image of the famous "Love" park sculpture in the city of Philadelphia, PA.
I photomerged (digitally stitched) two images together to create this slightly taller image.

Sun setting at the lake, with a couple of quackers

I left my heart at picturesque Lake Louise.

A closely cropped photo of a palm frond at sunset.




Bill Tomsa

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An English Boudoir by Kathy K. McClellan

She needed a space of her own. Comfy and quiet with good lighting. A small room in the flat provided her with a place to create her own boudoir.

The room was filled with natural light. The netted curtains provided protection from insects during the night and while napping.

The bureau was the perfect place to journal all of her feelings and activities. More than once she found herself writing frantically for hours composing the most interesting stories.

Her friend Alfie rested on the bed, propped up on a small decorative pillow making her feel as though she was never alone.

Finally she had a space all her own; a space that nourished both her body and soul.

Note: this is a modified image from a photograph provided by Isabella Shores and created for one of her contests.

"What ya gotta do to get served in this joint?" At least that's what I think he was thinking as we hadn't put out the regular breakfast "feeding" yet.

Another image of the burned-out forest with new growth from the summer of '18 in Italy.

Iceland - Land of Fire and ice. Photograph taken of a small, church with a red roof in a remote village of Iceland. There is a hand carved stone walkway leading to the chapel white iron gate.

Iceland - Land of Fire and ice. Photograph taken of a small, church with a red roof in a remote village of Iceland. There is a hand carved stone walkway leading to the chapel white iron gate.

Charlottenburg Castle in Berlin

In Cecilienhof Palace in Potsdam near Berlin the postwar conference about the new shape of Europe took place. The famous photo of Truman, Churchill and Stalin was taken in the courtyard. The site is part of the UNESCO World Heritage list.

The canal network in the West Midlands area of the UK is home to some beautiful woodland scenes

It took me a while to figure out what kind of bird this was. After much research I discovered it's a female brown-headed cowbird. She was sitting on the edge of a bird bath getting a drink. Isn't she cute?

This is a composite of photographs I have taken in the Everglades:

I had never seen a VW camper painted like this and had to capture it.



~ Charly

My son is the executive chef here at the peninsula yacht club.

Sunbathing In St. John, USVI

Bliss.

...waiting for walk, looked up...

Views of Portland Harbor from Fort Allen Park in Portland, Maine USA always give a beautiful and changing assortment of everything. It has grown to become one of our county's busiest international shipping ports.

A couple images from the beautiful Cocoa Beach Florida Pier area.

“Dance as the narration of a magical story; that recites on lips, illuminates imaginations and embraces the most sacred depths of souls.”
― Shah Asad Rizvi

“But my body was like a harp and her words and gestures were like fingers running upon the wires.” James Joyce

Sign on side of Hamlet train station.



Two for hay.

One of my favorite campsites.
American Fork Canyon Autumn


A grab shot of the cattle chute because I walk past it many times. Feels like an old friend.
Cattle Chute on the Coast


This grove of aspen was above my campsite, high on a mountain in Northern Utah.
Autumn Moon with Copper Aspen


This is the view of the Gualala River canyon, looking south from a hill on my great grandfather's homestead.
Drifting Fog


Mormon pioneer home in a canyon in northern Utah. I love the opportunity to record old things before they are gone forever.
Old Log Cabin and Hay Rake


Familar view of reflections in the Oxbow of the Snake River in the Tetons.
Orange Aspen Reflected in the Oxbow


I I like the way nature is reclaiming the remnants of this old cabin.
Wild Autumn Roses in the Ruin


This shot of a double rainbow was taken from the summit of Signal Mountain, looking north.
Rainbows over Jackson Hole


Had the great fortune to befriend an old woman who grew up on this ranch. Spent a couple days wandering around and still didn't see it all.
Old Log Cabin with Cool Vintage Artifacts


Roadside color in the Olympics. Bright and cheerful.
Wild Lupine and Paintbrush


I don't even remember what state this highway travels through but I do remember how liberating it was to stand in the wind and watch the storm over the mountains.
Lonely Highway


Tried to capture the colors running through this huge redwood log that washed up on the beach.
Redwood Driftwood Abstract


Another shot of the aspens above my campsite. Smelled wonderful up there!
Orange Aspen Canopy Backlit


The American Fuel Company Store was built in 1911, when the name of the coal mining town it served was changed from Ballard to Neslin.
American Fuel Company Store Ruins


Company Store Ruins in Sego Canyon


Camped somewhere up in the Abajos and went for a ride the next morning. Lovely way to start the day!
Autumn Aspen in the Abajos


I'm a sucker for any kind of architectural ruin.
Hovenweep Castle Ruins


There are a ton of sites in White Canyon but this is among my favorite because the mineral streaks look like lightning bolts.
Kachina Bridge Ancestral Memories


Again, I'm a sucker for any kind of architectural ruin. Throw in a pretty sky, better yet.
Pueblo Bonito Sky


Same campsite, Same aspen grove. Think this was somewhere near South Pass, Wyoming.
Golden Hour Aspen


Bisti Moon


Love horses, love the desert.
Desert Horses


I liked the way the wall seems to drop into the canyon.
Hovenweep Outlier


This bucket was hanging in a cowboy cave in a canyon off of Grand Gulch.
Rusty Bucket


Who can pass up a good cliché?
Chacoan Doorways


Shot this because I liked the juxtaposition of the windows and the angles of the walls.
Windows in a Chacoan Great House


Grab shot because it was there. The moose could wait.
Jackson Hole Rainbow


Liked the bands of color. Near my campsite in northern Utah.
Sheep Creek Autumn


Again, I'm a sucker for old stuff and this old hay rake was just sitting there doing nothing.
Rusty Antique Hay Rake


There are petroglyphs all over Chaco but this has always been one of my favorite. Probably because it seems a bit cartoonish.
Whimsical Petroglyph Panel


Another panel in Chaco. Sucker for frogs too.
Chaco Frogs


Tried to capture the soft pastels banding through the mountain near Ghost Ranch
Ghost Ranch Mountain Pastels


Usually not nearly quick enough to catch a roadrunner but this one paused for half a second.
Albuquerque Roadrunner


This started out as a photograph but I wanted to make it a bit more graphic. These oaks are growing in a fairly remote area of the Coast Range. I was out there very early watching wild hogs snuffle under the oaks when the fog began to burn off and light the moss on the trees.
Winter Oaks Painterly


This place has a horribly dark history but I'm still taken with the architectural lines.
Quarai Mission Walls


Another grab shot. I don't do street photography as a rule but I liked how this woman was framed.
Vigil Store Chimayo New Mexico


Did I say I'm a sucker for old ruins? I later located this adobe on Google Earth. Their street view was from 2012, before the tree smashed the roof.
Adobe Ruin Chama Colorado


I see sea monsters.
Sunbathing Sea Monster


Couldn't pass up an old shed with rusty junk nailed to the wall.
Rusty Iron on the Wall


I fell in love with this stallion and he fell in love with my apples.
Rez Horses


Hovenweep is under major threat. Google it.
Red Towers


Another southwestern cliché. Why not?
Hacienda Wall


There are thousands of glyphs in these tablelands but this one's pretty cool.
West Mesa Kachina


Ristras in Santa Fe? Who woulda thunk it?
Chili Ristras at the Market


This was the seat of the Spanish Inquisition in America. It feels evil.
Quarai Mission Masonry


Nothing unique about these old Spanish shutters but I did like the rusty medallions.
Old Spanish Shutters on an Adobe Wall

A black and white photograph of rooflines in downtown Gloucester, Massachusetts by Dave Gordon.




A black and white abstract photograph by Dave Gordon.




A textured color photograph of the San Francisco, California skyline by Dave Gordon.




A black and white photograph of an interior section of a building in Alcatraz Federal Penitentary by Dave Gordon.

So much attention to the "Lone Cypress Tree" inspired me to create this, "Lonely Cypress Tree"

...latte...

I want to smell lilacs now.



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Susan Maxwell Schmidt
So-so Group Moderator and
Artist Extraordinaire

Downtown Eureka Springs Arkansas urban street scene.

The FAT years is an image with symbolism. The good times or fat years are almost gone or we´re in the middle of it - as you might want to see it. Room for interpretation and a great discussion starter i think.

It is easy to be fooled by what appears to be serenity in this waterfall image. Wilson Falls, at over 200 ft., is considered one of BC's most spectacular waterfalls. Intrepid hikers to this forest location are greeted by the violent roar of the water as it hits the forest floor long before the falls come into their view.

Peace and Quiet

I don't have a dog in this fight, but I was a photo journalist for some 10 years.

I am a sucker for this type of street sign art. During my "working" years, I designed forms and a monthly 8-page newsletter (typography).

Ruby Red Sky.

I certainly don't read the Bible "literally." But I have to say, the Book of Revelation sure sounds true to me in this crazy world of ours.

Panoramic Blue View of early morning across the mountain ridges of North Carolina.

...they come in over me...C-17's...big...loud...USAF...landing...

Autumn sunset at Fish Lake in Utah.

Lin Family Mansion and Garden

Halloween picture. From my raw photo archives, processed recently. I hope it is not too ghoulish!

I love her edginess, new artist fave!



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Susan Maxwell Schmidt
So-so Group Moderator and
Artist Extraordinaire