A big thank you goes to our first time judge from England , Andrea Jones, who pushed the limits by offering ‘Genius Loci’ as the topic for February. She did a fantastic job facilitating our entrants to shoot dazzling, insightful and compelling photos. To order Andrea’s books or any of her several magnificent prints, click here……Fran [...]
For those of you who haven’t gotten around to it, a reminder to get your entries in for this month’s contest. Our judge, Andrea Jones, has given us a great subject , Genius Loci. To read the original post and rules for entering, click on here. The contest ends tomorrow, Wednesday, the 23rd at 11:59 pm. Those who have [...]
The winners are in for our first Picture This Photo Contest of 2011! Here’s what our tireless judge, David Perry, has to say. “WOW! Great word, but even better feeling. And that is exactly what I feel when I look through this amazing body of work collected here under this one, unifying theme. “Macro In [...]
A reminder that the deadline for January’s Picture This is tonight at 12 midnight EST; there will be no exceptions. For all of you last minute folks, get moving. Please take the time to re-read the original post and rules. This month’s contest, as expected, is going through the roof. I have been privileged to be able to spend time looking [...]
Recently I tackled the challenge of energizing an established blog. The back story: In 2007, garden author Nan Ondra and I launched Gardening Gone Wild. (Photographer Rob Cardillo introduced us.) Nan and I wrote passionately about natural, free-flowing gardens. We loved writing without publishers and editors hovering. When comments came in from all over the [...]