I love this lake..

Grand picture alan, ye should get it framed up.

Where is the lake?

I do,

MikeyB71 said:

Grand picture alan, ye should get it framed up.

Where is the lake?

Cheers Mikey, its in Rural Japan, the lilies are going to bloom lotus flower soon.

missmad said:

I do,

thanks

scandalousalan said:

missmad said:

I do,

thanks

you are welcome

Beautiful

Yes.

pretty.

make me mad at BP.

it's pretty.

very nice

Nice photo.

Cheers guys

now tell us how you took it?

Nice.

Hello fellow Redbubble member.

It's a gorgeous photo, btw.

Oh, I'm nicholaspr over there. I don't log in and submit photos as much as I used to though, I must confess.

I like it.

Looking at your portfolio you've some amazing shots, but one question, why not straighten the horizon on this one? Just curious.

nice one

Gorgeous pic.

I'm trying to fugure out....is that the moon on the top-left? It looks so small.

florescent said:

Gorgeous pic.

I'm trying to fugure out....is that the moon on the top-left? It looks so small.

maybe it's a ufo.

really nice pic.

crazydoctor said:

florescent said:

Gorgeous pic.

I'm trying to fugure out....is that the moon on the top-left? It looks so small.

maybe it's a ufo.

really nice pic.

Cheers guys, Its the moon, it is pretty distracting, and the photo isn't perfect. I just like the lake. Ill have a chance to go back a few times once the Lotus flowers bloom, now THAT will be a sight to behold!

Fauxie said:

Looking at your portfolio you've some amazing shots, but one question, why not straighten the horizon on this one? Just curious.

Yes i just noticed that. i more or less uploaded straight from the camera. So ill straighten it up in photoshop. Its not too bad tho. I usually shoot in slide film on my Mamiya, but i had my digital in the car that day. I will check out your work!!

Fauxie said:

Oh, I'm nicholaspr over there. I don't log in and submit photos as much as I used to though, I must confess.

You have a lovely portfolio. I have not uploaded all my work on redbubble, just some. If you know of any alternative websites that are better for marketing yourself id like to hear about them. Its the copyright issue that is a problem on the web, people can cut and paste your photos pretty easily and a watermark in the centre is not very flattering to the images. Have you ever framed up your own work and punted it at art fairs or places like that?

scandalousalan said:

Fauxie said:

Oh, I'm nicholaspr over there. I don't log in and submit photos as much as I used to though, I must confess.

You have a lovely portfolio. I have not uploaded all my work on redbubble, just some. If you know of any alternative websites that are better for marketing yourself id like to hear about them. Its the copyright issue that is a problem on the web, people can cut and paste your photos pretty easily and a watermark in the centre is not very flattering to the images. Have you ever framed up your own work and punted it at art fairs or places like that?

Thank you. I've been on so many stock sites down the years and never been totally happy with any of them. I've never sold more than one or two per month anywhere. I started using RedBubble because I wanted to have fun again, instead of stressing about technical stuff when both my camera and my skills are not up to the task (or at least up to my expectations). I've just not picked the camera up much of late though, so I've not even been at RB lately, but I'm sure I'll get back into it again at some point. My problem with most sites is the need for model releases (which is why I like RB ). I like candid street shots the most and it's just not practical. Not to mention that it's staged stuff that works best on stock sites anyway. I find it all so cold. I have to remind myself to focus on fun!

I've not printed more than one or two of my photos since I went digital. I consider myself firmly an amateur snapper and never think too highly of my own stuff.

Fauxie said:

scandalousalan said:

You have a lovely portfolio. I have not uploaded all my work on redbubble, just some. If you know of any alternative websites that are better for marketing yourself id like to hear about them. Its the copyright issue that is a problem on the web, people can cut and paste your photos pretty easily and a watermark in the centre is not very flattering to the images. Have you ever framed up your own work and punted it at art fairs or places like that?

Thank you. I've been on so many stock sites down the years and never been totally happy with any of them. I've never sold more than one or two per month anywhere. I started using RedBubble because I wanted to have fun again, instead of stressing about technical stuff when both my camera and my skills are not up to the task (or at least up to my expectations). I've just not picked the camera up much of late though, so I've not even been at RB lately, but I'm sure I'll get back into it again at some point. My problem with most sites is the need for model releases (which is why I like RB ). I like candid street shots the most and it's just not practical. Not to mention that it's staged stuff that works best on stock sites anyway. I find it all so cold. I have to remind myself to focus on fun!

I've not printed more than one or two of my photos since I went digital. I consider myself firmly an amateur snapper and never think too highly of my own stuff.

Yea i hear you!. I think you're candid street shots are awesome, and i'd try and keep it up if i were you. You're is more appealing than the sterile staged setups that you speak of. I prefer more gritty to life imagery myself, which cannot always be achieved in a studio. I take what work i can get, which tends to be mainly weddings. Although i did work as a school/University photographer for a year which was actually really fun. From my experience, the adult staff members were more of a nightmare to organise than the kids were.

Like you i'm just enjoying the fun of it, and RB is great in terms of the community of like minded passionate photographers with the added bonus of occasionally selling something.