50 counting down
After a long hard week, it's nice to gaze out the bedroom window as the sun sinks into the trees, thinking about just hanging out with my sweet wife.
#52selfs #52selfys #selfportrait
Anticipating the Weekend
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The Napa Valley is rarely without color…just after all of the holiday lights have been stowed away, the wild mustard flowers start to appear…
There are clumps here and there right now, but the valley floor will be carpeted in a couple more weeks… keeping the vineyards beautiful as we wait for the new green grape leaves to appear.
BTW… Catsup or Ketchup? Discuss… 😉
+FloralFriday is curated by the lovely +Tamara Pruessner
#FloralFriday #landscapephotography #NapaValley
Would You Like Ketchup With That?
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Time has almost run out on submitting your favorite photo from 2012 for the 2nd edition of the PluseOneCollection book. This is something you'll definitely want on your coffee table!
… but best of all, all profits are going to help build better lives for children in Kenya through the Kilgoris Project http://thekilgorisproject.com/
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Plus One Collection Update #3 – FINAL PUSH FOR SUBMISSIONS + IMAGE SELECTION TIMING
If you haven't yet submitted an image to #PlusOneCollection2012 , you only have today and tomorrow. Don't wait! If there's a problem with your submission, you may not have the time to fix it. Wednesday evening is a hard deadline.
Submission instructions and form is here – http://plusonecollection.com/submit/
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Also, some good discussion about the fundraising so far on my G+ post last night. If you haven't seen it, take a look and leave comments if you'd like. Listening to your feedback, here's what we're going to do –
– all image selection for the book will take place this weekend
– I'll post the lineup on Monday
– we'll also introduce a more affordable price point of pre-ordering the book
– we'll create various promo posters you can use to help us share the newsQuestions? Suggestions? Feedback?
Important links
Submissions instructions – http://goo.gl/PVWTW
Book pre-order and fundraising campaign – http://igg.me/p/305566/x/2020311
Online gallery – http://smu.gs/Z9zEZc
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Just returned from the #tap2013 conference… 3 days jam packed with great sessions full of information for anyone wanting to up their game in leveraging the latest technology resources.
+Scott Kelby gave a fabulous keynote address full of tips on publishing.
I can't tell you what he said (or I'd have to kill you).
One odd thing about his talk though… I left the room with an inexplicable urge to flip things….I'm still trying to figure out why…
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>+Jaime Ibarra has contributed a lot to this community… now it's our turn. If everyone can just do what they can, we'll get there!
And +SmugMug will match the funds!!!
Let's get this done!!!
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Special Print Sale – Let's Help Jaime – PLEASE SHARE
As some of you know, our dear friend and a very talented photographer +Jaime Ibarra has been hurting in a big way … together we can put him back together!
Jaime needs an operation for an umbilical hernia El PRONTO! Like most creative artists he does not have health insurance & is too damn proud to ask for assistance. His friend +Gretchen Chappelle made a promise to him last year that she'd see to it we all chip in and get him sorted out.
After getting evaluated by the doctor, it turns out Jaime needs $5,000 for his surgery. Around Christmas time we started collecting donations from photography community for that sum. We've made a good progress, but we're not there quite yet.
Talking to me and Gretchen about what else we can do, Jaime was kind enough to offer some of his own favorite work for a special, LIMITED TIME print sale through our Photographers for Good Foundation. All proceeds from the sale will go directly to Jaime. With your help we can get Jaime raise the rest of the funds needed.
Here's the link to the page with the link to the gallery – http://goo.gl/6iwOQ
UPDATE: Any proceeds raised through the print sale will be matched by +SmugMug up to $1,000, which is how much more we need to raise to get Jaime the needed funds.
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Thank you!
Photo by +Jaime Ibarra and used with his permission
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A great keynote address at #TAP2013 by +Skip Cohen, on blogging to enhance your business.
Thanks +Richard Harrington, +Scott Bourne, and many others for all the hard work put in to make this a fabulous conference!
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This is my submission for the #PlusOneCollection2012 … my favorite photo from 2012. This was one of those 'accidental' moments when I was shooting this cool not-quite-full-bloom flower, when the sun peeked out from behind a tree for just a few minutes, kissing it with 'magic' light just before sinking below the horizon.
The little buds make me imagine a strange multi-eyed alien that is sleeping…and soon a whole lot of eyeballs will open up, turn, and look right at me!
Check out the PlusOne2012 book project at this link… and get that submission in quick before time's up!
https://plus.google.com/u/1/+IvanMakarov/posts/h7A4z7eTdNz
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Listening to +Guy Kawasaki talk about leveraging social media for publishing at TAP!2013.
If you haven't read his e-book What The Plus… you need to!
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A Promise of Things to Come
I've been eyeing the buds on the camelias in our front walkway for over a month…waiting for the day that they would open into their beautiful large pale pink blossoms…
…but they take their time! Though I just noticed a few starting to crack open, it will be February before the full glory of these is revealed (and you can be sure that I will revisit them!)#floralfriday
+FloralFriday is curated by the lovely +Tamara Pruessner
A Promise of Things to Come
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I've been eyeing the buds on the camellias in our front walkway for over a month…waiting for the day that they would open into their beautiful large pale pink blossoms…
…but they take their time! Though I just noticed a few starting to crack open, it will be February before the full glory of these is revealed (and you can be sure that I will revisit them!)
#floralfriday
+FloralFriday is curated by the lovely +Tamara Pruessner
A Promise of Things to Come
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