Thanks, guys! For all the and ! I am hopelessly behind. I don't like not thanking people individually, but I get a lot, and I have been trying to visit everyone's gallery instead. Hey, I really, really appreciate each and every one of you!

Because of deviantART's new arrangement, I'm a little lost at the moment, so I will have to rely on my past lists to thank people for fav's. Please know I am VERY thankful, and I will do my best to thank each and every one of you, but please also know, I will visit your gallery when I can!

Update on watched deviations: I have around 34,000 and have been whittling away on them. It's still way too many, but I'm plugging away at it. When I get caught up, I will come thank everyone for fav's and watches, because I will look at your gallery if you're new to me. So hopefully, I'll be able to visit before too long. Thanks for your patience, and just know I appreciate you all to pieces! I will have more time for awhile, to look at things, it looks like.

Just so you know, I am more likely to fav your work if 1. the image is small enough so I can see it without doing a "view image" which means I leave the page, you do NOT upload a png file (too large), and you don't put a watermark on it. Instead, put a copyright notice on the edge, or a URL to your site (free advertising if someone steals your image). The watermark often destroys the design. The jpg format is perfectly adequate for screen viewing in almost all cases. If you have detail you want to keep crisp, save at a lower compression. Don't give me your print file! I don't want it.

Don't forget about This is for people who like to tweak fractal images, and digital landscapes. It's been deader'n a doornail, so let's see some activity!

Thank you.

Calendars:



________________________________________ ________________________________

AND NOW FOR THE NEW STUFF!

I'm wandering back.

In February, I mentioned that I was trying to do something with WebRings. Well, that was a complete failures, as far as I can tell. The situation over there is totally untenable. At one point, I was managing hundreds of rings. I have only a few rings left, and I'm turning those back, and then I will be leaving. They have at least one person over there who is a real bully, and he decided to pick on me. The less said about that situation, the better. But I'm not going to promote them here anymore, either, and I am considering deleting my other entry. But just so you know...

Nobody likes to fail, but I have to say I learned a lot.

Now that I'm back, I hope to be able to pay attention to deviations and comments again. I'm still uncomfortable with the new changes; they just don't work as well for me as the older versions did.

I have a bunch of photos from the Renaissance Festival, and I promised to post those a long time ago. So I will do that in the next few days. The other thing I need to do right away is design calendars. It's probably too late to make many sales, but I always buy a few myself anyway, so I will go ahead and do that. I give some away, and keep one of each. One person I have known for a long time, and he fixes my cars, likes to hang his in the office where people can see them.

I have made a small sum on another site, but sales are still very slow. Perhaps what I have made here collectively is about the same as what I made there. But I want to get back into art again; I needed a break, and it has been good for me.

I have ordered a new camera: Pentax K10d, no, not the most recent model, but all I can afford. I'm still waiting for it to arrive.

For the moment, I'm not traveling to do photography. The political situation is too untenable, and for the moment, we have reduced income, and I'm not willing to spend the money. Maybe in a few months. We'll see how it goes.

I think I'll wrap up for now, and write more later. I'll also work on my skin then.

________________________________________ ________________________________

********************WARNING*******************

Folks, I got a note from !marydunner , who has been banned. (And by the way, there are more like her out there, so this warning is for ANY note you get that tells you to submit your photos, poetry, whatever. deviantART is staying on top of them, but in the few hours before they catch one of them, you could get hit with a sweet note telling you how much they love you, etc.) The effusive note said I was a genius and invited me to enter a free art contest at picture.com. For some reason, people are signing up under different names and then passing around this canned message. So don't just look for this one. There are others. Just so people know, that's a HUGE SCAM. They have these contests that are supposedly free, but you can't win anything big unless you go to a conference to "present your art". The conference costs nearly $1000, and you have to pay your transportation, food, and lodging to get and stay there. Also, if you get an honorable mention or greater, you can PURCHASE a silver cup or some other meaningless trophy. YOU have to pay for it. A legitimate contest gives you the award for free. Out of a few thousand contestants, they award one grand prize of $10,000, and a few other prizes for $1000. Other than that, you're out of luck. The ONLY way you come out ahead is to win the grand prize. They publish coffee table books with pictures in them, and they like it if you buy the one that has your picture in it. I also had two pictures on their site, and they started SELLING things like cups with one of them on it, for which they get ALL the profit, WITHOUT MY PERMISSION. I will never have anything to do with them again! PLEASE pass on this warning! deviantART was right to ban her, but deviants may fall for it, so we need to spread the word. Sure, they might sue me for it, but if they do, I'll OWN them!

Just a few stamps; I will add to these.



Everything below this sentence is old news...

They won't let me be a yellow alien anymore! Well, I'm still one at heart!

Don't ever forget Jark!
[link]
[link]
[link]

I support the Unknown Artist Project.



Here are some artists I'd like to tell you about. Some of them are not unknown artists, but in my opinion, they are still well worth watching.

Exquisite bird photos, many in flight:



Profound and beautiful photography:



Gorgeous Ultrafractal images:



Incomparable Apophysis images:



Innovative fractal work:



Awesome Terragen:



Spectacular Mountain Photography:



Their collages and fractals are amazing!

:thumb7555302:

Her sunset pictures are exquisite:



One of the most spectacular prints in the store:



Daily Deviations.



I have put the other awards in the collection of awards in my gallery. Please take a look! They are all there, and it's a better way to organize them. I have moved most of them, I think.

[link]

The rest of these awards and honors don't fit well in that gallery, so I leave them here for now.

Another wow! I was featured in the news today! 10/1/06.

[link]

Thank you to !!!

featured me in his journal: [link] !!!

Thank you so much!


Thank you for featuring my art here: [link] I am in some distinguished company!

featured my gallery. [link] Thank you!

has featured me frequently. I VERY MUCH appreciate it!

Sampler of my work:


:thumb9418182:



Please note: if you are interested in a print of any of the above, in most cases I can make one available. Please ask! Eventually, I will have nearly all of them available.



Sampler of my prints:







Member of:








If you are newly visiting my page, please note that I have uploaded the following types of art:



Photography (landscape, nature - including macro and animal, architecture, people)

Photo manipulation

Experimental photography

Fractals made in Apophysis, Ultrafractal, and Xenodream

3D art in Terragen, Bryce, and Vue d'Esprit, some abstract, some scenes

a smattering of needlepoint and sculpture; watch for other traditional arts




This will help you to choose what genre interests you if you choose to visit my gallery, and wish to concentrate on one genre.



Feel free to leave a comment in any language. I read 15. If I don't know what language it is, or I can't read it, I'll let you know, and I love a mystery! Heck, if you are willing to do that, I might even leave you a comment in your language.



I am uploading print files for older images as I have time. If you have a particular favorite and would like to buy a print that isn't available, let me know. There is a good chance I can provide one on request.



Once more I want to assure you that I really, really appreciate each and every time you support me in any way. I will respond to as many as I can, but I want to give you all a HUGE thank you right now. Also, when I can, I will visit your galleries. I am discovering that I have a huge list of galleries I want to visit, but I am keeping track, and I will be there to see all of my supporters eventually.



I try to make my images a good size for viewing. This means they download quickly for those of us (like me) who have a slow modem, and lets you see the images as I intended it: whole. I would like to encourage others to do the same. We can see more of your images that way!

Thanks, guys! For all the and ! I am hopelessly behind. I don't like not thanking people individually, but I get a lot, and I have been trying to visit everyone's gallery instead. Hey, I really, really appreciate each and every one of you!

Because of deviantART's new arrangement, I'm a little lost at the moment, so I will have to rely on my past lists to thank people for fav's. Please know I am VERY thankful, and I will do my best to thank each and every one of you, but please also know, I will visit your gallery when I can!

Update on watched deviations: I have around 34,000 and have been whittling away on them. It's still way too many, but I'm plugging away at it. When I get caught up, I will come thank everyone for fav's and watches, because I will look at your gallery if you're new to me. So hopefully, I'll be able to visit before too long. Thanks for your patience, and just know I appreciate you all to pieces! I will have more time for awhile, to look at things, it looks like.

Just so you know, I am more likely to fav your work if 1. the image is small enough so I can see it without doing a "view image" which means I leave the page, you do NOT upload a png file (too large), and you don't put a watermark on it. Instead, put a copyright notice on the edge, or a URL to your site (free advertising if someone steals your image). The watermark often destroys the design. The jpg format is perfectly adequate for screen viewing in almost all cases. If you have detail you want to keep crisp, save at a lower compression. Don't give me your print file! I don't want it.

Don't forget about This is for people who like to tweak fractal images, and digital landscapes. It's been deader'n a doornail, so let's see some activity!

Thank you.

Calendars:



________________________________________________________________________

AND NOW FOR THE NEW STUFF!

Folks,

This is another quick visit, though I hope to come more often. I'm still working on my big project, and I have also been working on several other things.

Most notably, I'm off taking pictures again. I spent a day at the Renaissance Festival. Got lots of really nice pictures of people, a few of the buildings. The highlight of the day was the carillon. I had no idea; it came as a total surprise. The guy was GOOD. And very entertaining. He is quite the showman. He travels around to Renaissance faires and has a couple of associates who do the same thing. His instrument weights four tons, and consists entirely of bells, of course. I am now preparing a page for my web site on carillons, and he will be featured. One very unusual thing about his work is that he often combines the carillon with other instruments. And one of the pieces he played is a special favorite of mine: a segment from Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield. After the performance, I showed him that I use that piece as the ring tone on my cell phone! Right then, my sister called to tell me she is finally a grandmother! He also played O Fortuna from Carmina Burana by Carl Orff. The music was so loud I got away with singing along. I had performed that some years back. It's a hoot!

At the end of the day, when I went to find my car, I couldn't find it anywhere! I was getting tired, so I probably did less walking and looking than I would have otherwise. That said, I did walk for about 20 minutes, and by that time, I needed NOT to be doing more walking. Finally, I went back and got security to help me. They found it right away!

A few days later (and I think no relation to this event, because I think it was actually a reaction to an ointment I used on it, almost like a chemical burn) I got NASTY blisters on the sole of ONE foot. It was extremely painful to walk for about a week. It's still tender, but I think gradually getting better. I have a problem with that leg anyway, but manage to navigate for the most part in spite of it.

Since that time, I have been to the botanical gardens to photograph butterflies several times. I plan to go back this week. Maybe Thursday, but don't tell anybody. I don't want to get waylaid!

I also have found places to photograph orchids. I love orchids! I am preparing a gallery for Webshots of Orphan Orchids. Orphan because they aren't growing in their natural habitat. There is no such thing around here. Oh, and I got featured! One of my sunsets got featured on Webshots! I haven't seen the announcement yet, but people told me about it. And I also got members choice for the album! The photo that got featured is also in my gallery here: [link] . I got lots of nice complements from people. I was particularly pleased they chose that one. You can see it on Webshots: [link]

Anyway, I'll be putting up photos soon, and I hope to have some time to return your wonderful comments in the next few days. Thank you so much for all your support!

________________________________________________________________________

********************WARNING*******************

Folks, I got a note from !marydunner , who has been banned. (And by the way, there are more like her out there, so this warning is for ANY note you get that tells you to submit your photos, poetry, whatever. deviantART is staying on top of them, but in the few hours before they catch one of them, you could get hit with a sweet note telling you how much they love you, etc.) The effusive note said I was a genius and invited me to enter a free art contest at picture.com. For some reason, people are signing up under different names and then passing around this canned message. So don't just look for this one. There are others. Just so people know, that's a HUGE SCAM. They have these contests that are supposedly free, but you can't win anything big unless you go to a conference to "present your art". The conference costs nearly $1000, and you have to pay your transportation, food, and lodging to get and stay there. Also, if you get an honorable mention or greater, you can PURCHASE a silver cup or some other meaningless trophy. YOU have to pay for it. A legitimate contest gives you the award for free. Out of a few thousand contestants, they award one grand prize of $10,000, and a few other prizes for $1000. Other than that, you're out of luck. The ONLY way you come out ahead is to win the grand prize. They publish coffee table books with pictures in them, and they like it if you buy the one that has your picture in it. I also had two pictures on their site, and they started SELLING things like cups with one of them on it, for which they get ALL the profit, WITHOUT MY PERMISSION. I will never have anything to do with them again! PLEASE pass on this warning! deviantART was right to ban her, but deviants may fall for it, so we need to spread the word. Sure, they might sue me for it, but if they do, I'll OWN them!

Just a few stamps; I will add to these.



Everything below this sentence is old news...

They won't let me be a yellow alien anymore! Well, I'm still one at heart!

Don't ever forget Jark!
[link]
[link]
[link]

I support the Unknown Artist Project.



Here are some artists I'd like to tell you about. Some of them are not unknown artists, but in my opinion, they are still well worth watching.

Exquisite bird photos, many in flight:



Profound and beautiful photography:



Gorgeous Ultrafractal images:



Incomparable Apophysis images:



Innovative fractal work:



Awesome Terragen:



Spectacular Mountain Photography:



Their collages and fractals are amazing!

:thumb7555302:

Her sunset pictures are exquisite:



One of the most spectacular prints in the store:



Daily Deviations.



I have put the other awards in the collection of awards in my gallery. Please take a look! They are all there, and it's a better way to organize them. I have moved most of them, I think.

[link]

The rest of these awards and honors don't fit well in that gallery, so I leave them here for now.

Another wow! I was featured in the news today! 10/1/06.

[link]

Thank you to !!!

featured me in his journal: [link] !!!

Thank you so much!


Thank you for featuring my art here: [link] I am in some distinguished company!

featured my gallery. [link] Thank you!

has featured me frequently. I VERY MUCH appreciate it!

Sampler of my work:


:thumb9418182:



Please note: if you are interested in a print of any of the above, in most cases I can make one available. Please ask! Eventually, I will have nearly all of them available.



Sampler of my prints:







Member of:








If you are newly visiting my page, please note that I have uploaded the following types of art:



Photography (landscape, nature - including macro and animal, architecture, people)

Photo manipulation

Experimental photography

Fractals made in Apophysis, Ultrafractal, and Xenodream

3D art in Terragen, Bryce, and Vue d'Esprit, some abstract, some scenes

a smattering of needlepoint and sculpture; watch for other traditional arts




This will help you to choose what genre interests you if you choose to visit my gallery, and wish to concentrate on one genre.



Feel free to leave a comment in any language. I read 15. If I don't know what language it is, or I can't read it, I'll let you know, and I love a mystery! Heck, if you are willing to do that, I might even leave you a comment in your language.



I am uploading print files for older images as I have time. If you have a particular favorite and would like to buy a print that isn't available, let me know. There is a good chance I can provide one on request.



Once more I want to assure you that I really, really appreciate each and every time you support me in any way. I will respond to as many as I can, but I want to give you all a HUGE thank you right now. Also, when I can, I will visit your galleries. I am discovering that I have a huge list of galleries I want to visit, but I am keeping track, and I will be there to see all of my supporters eventually.



I try to make my images a good size for viewing. This means they download quickly for those of us (like me) who have a slow modem, and lets you see the images as I intended it: whole. I would like to encourage others to do the same. We can see more of your images that way!

Thanks, guys! For all the and ! I am hopelessly behind. I don't like not thanking people individually, but I get a lot, and I have been trying to visit everyone's gallery instead. Hey, I really, really appreciate each and every one of you!

Because of deviantART's new arrangement, I'm a little lost at the moment, so I will have to rely on my past lists to thank people for fav's. Please know I am VERY thankful, and I will do my best to thank each and every one of you, but please also know, I will visit your gallery when I can!

Update on watched deviations: I have around 34,000 and have been whittling away on them. It's still way too many, but I'm plugging away at it. When I get caught up, I will come thank everyone for fav's and watches, because I will look at your gallery if you're new to me. So hopefully, I'll be able to visit before too long. Thanks for your patience, and just know I appreciate you all to pieces! I will have more time for awhile, to look at things, it looks like.

Just so you know, I am more likely to fav your work if 1. the image is small enough so I can see it without doing a "view image" which means I leave the page, you do NOT upload a png file (too large), and you don't put a watermark on it. Instead, put a copyright notice on the edge, or a URL to your site (free advertising if someone steals your image). The watermark often destroys the design. The jpg format is perfectly adequate for screen viewing in almost all cases. If you have detail you want to keep crisp, save at a lower compression. Don't give me your print file! I don't want it.

Don't forget about This is for people who like to tweak fractal images, and digital landscapes. It's been deader'n a doornail, so let's see some activity!

Thank you.

Calendars:



________________________________________________________________________

AND NOW FOR THE NEW STUFF!

Well, I've been pretty absent for awhile. I needed to take a break. So I am working on webrings at WebRing. I have somewhere around 350 of them now. A few of them are for art. If you are interested in any of these, please note me. I am also working on a way to enable people who belong to deviantART to join webrings specifically for people to visit their galleries here. The best way to do that, so far, is to set up a webring page on another site, and provide a link to deviantART. I plan to do this myself when I have time. Then put a link back to your webrings page as a permanent part of your journal. You can also put a link in your deviations descriptions, or just tell people the webring link is in your journal.

I have also been doing a few smaller art projects, almost totally photography. I am still taking pictures of sunsets. I have a few worth posting, and I will when I can. I have taken to photographing flowers in the grocery store, and I'm concentrating on orchids at the moment, though I also like the bromeliads and the calla lilies. I plan to photograph calla lilies next. I have gotten quite a few really nice pictures of orchids, and I will post some.

I was taking pictures of orchids at Trader Joes one day, and one of the employees told me I wasn't supposed to. I just told him all the pictures I was taking were of the flowers, and nothing else, and I planned to shop. The next time I came, the same thing happened. After that, he left me alone. I figured God made the flowers, and He gave me permission to photograph them.

One day, I was out in the car listening to the radio, and driving toward the sun, when the announcer (I think it was David Harrington) said he had seen a double rainbow on the station's web site! So I turned around and looked, and sure enough! So I traveled to a good place where I could get rid of houses and electric lines and I could see the mountains, and took some pictures. I got a few good ones with a really brilliant rainbow. Unfortunately, it would have taken a fisheye lens to get the whole thing, and I didn't have one with me. I guess you'd call that an electronic rainbow. The internet is electronic, and so is my car radio. Afterward, I called him on my cell phone and thanked him for the announcement. Without his announcement, I would never had seen it. It lasted a long time. When I post the picture here, I will dedicate it to him.

One day, I also got a rather brilliant sun dog. It had rainbow colors. I'll post that, too. And I've gotten sunsets with moon in them.

I also have hopes and plans to visit the butterfly exhibit at the botanical gardens sometime in the next few days. And I STILL haven't found my film of the blue morpho! It's been two years. I am frustrated, because I want to get them developed!

I haven't done any digital art for a bit.

Anyway, no time to stop and chat now, but I hope to be a little less busy soon.

________________________________________________________________________

********************WARNING*******************

Folks, I got a note from !marydunner , who has been banned. (And by the way, there are more like her out there, so this warning is for ANY note you get that tells you to submit your photos, poetry, whatever. deviantART is staying on top of them, but in the few hours before they catch one of them, you could get hit with a sweet note telling you how much they love you, etc.) The effusive note said I was a genius and invited me to enter a free art contest at picture.com. For some reason, people are signing up under different names and then passing around this canned message. So don't just look for this one. There are others. Just so people know, that's a HUGE SCAM. They have these contests that are supposedly free, but you can't win anything big unless you go to a conference to "present your art". The conference costs nearly $1000, and you have to pay your transportation, food, and lodging to get and stay there. Also, if you get an honorable mention or greater, you can PURCHASE a silver cup or some other meaningless trophy. YOU have to pay for it. A legitimate contest gives you the award for free. Out of a few thousand contestants, they award one grand prize of $10,000, and a few other prizes for $1000. Other than that, you're out of luck. The ONLY way you come out ahead is to win the grand prize. They publish coffee table books with pictures in them, and they like it if you buy the one that has your picture in it. I also had two pictures on their site, and they started SELLING things like cups with one of them on it, for which they get ALL the profit, WITHOUT MY PERMISSION. I will never have anything to do with them again! PLEASE pass on this warning! deviantART was right to ban her, but deviants may fall for it, so we need to spread the word. Sure, they might sue me for it, but if they do, I'll OWN them!

Just a few stamps; I will add to these.



Everything below this sentence is old news...

They won't let me be a yellow alien anymore! Well, I'm still one at heart!

Don't ever forget Jark!
[link]
[link]
[link]

I support the Unknown Artist Project.



Here are some artists I'd like to tell you about. Some of them are not unknown artists, but in my opinion, they are still well worth watching.

Exquisite bird photos, many in flight:



Profound and beautiful photography:



Gorgeous Ultrafractal images:



Incomparable Apophysis images:



Innovative fractal work:



Awesome Terragen:



Spectacular Mountain Photography:



Their collages and fractals are amazing!

:thumb7555302:

Her sunset pictures are exquisite:



One of the most spectacular prints in the store:



Daily Deviations.



I have put the other awards in the collection of awards in my gallery. Please take a look! They are all there, and it's a better way to organize them. I have moved most of them, I think.

[link]

The rest of these awards and honors don't fit well in that gallery, so I leave them here for now.

Another wow! I was featured in the news today! 10/1/06.

[link]

Thank you to !!!

featured me in his journal: [link] !!!

Thank you so much!


Thank you for featuring my art here: [link] I am in some distinguished company!

featured my gallery. [link] Thank you!

has featured me frequently. I VERY MUCH appreciate it!

Sampler of my work:


:thumb9418182:



Please note: if you are interested in a print of any of the above, in most cases I can make one available. Please ask! Eventually, I will have nearly all of them available.



Sampler of my prints:







Member of:








If you are newly visiting my page, please note that I have uploaded the following types of art:



Photography (landscape, nature - including macro and animal, architecture, people)

Photo manipulation

Experimental photography

Fractals made in Apophysis, Ultrafractal, and Xenodream

3D art in Terragen, Bryce, and Vue d'Esprit, some abstract, some scenes

a smattering of needlepoint and sculpture; watch for other traditional arts




This will help you to choose what genre interests you if you choose to visit my gallery, and wish to concentrate on one genre.



Feel free to leave a comment in any language. I read 15. If I don't know what language it is, or I can't read it, I'll let you know, and I love a mystery! Heck, if you are willing to do that, I might even leave you a comment in your language.



I am uploading print files for older images as I have time. If you have a particular favorite and would like to buy a print that isn't available, let me know. There is a good chance I can provide one on request.



Once more I want to assure you that I really, really appreciate each and every time you support me in any way. I will respond to as many as I can, but I want to give you all a HUGE thank you right now. Also, when I can, I will visit your galleries. I am discovering that I have a huge list of galleries I want to visit, but I am keeping track, and I will be there to see all of my supporters eventually.



I try to make my images a good size for viewing. This means they download quickly for those of us (like me) who have a slow modem, and lets you see the images as I intended it: whole. I would like to encourage others to do the same. We can see more of your images that way!

Thanks, guys! For all the and ! I am hopelessly behind. I don't like not thanking people individually, but I get a lot, and I have been trying to visit everyone's gallery instead. Hey, I really, really appreciate each and every one of you!

Because of deviantART's new arrangement, I'm a little lost at the moment, so I will have to rely on my past lists to thank people for fav's. Please know I am VERY thankful, and I will do my best to thank each and every one of you, but please also know, I will visit your gallery when I can!

Update on watched deviations: I have around 34,000 and have been whittling away on them. It's still way too many, but I'm plugging away at it. When I get caught up, I will come thank everyone for fav's and watches, because I will look at your gallery if you're new to me. So hopefully, I'll be able to visit before too long. Thanks for your patience, and just know I appreciate you all to pieces! I will have more time for awhile, to look at things, it looks like.

Just so you know, I am more likely to fav your work if 1. the image is small enough so I can see it without doing a "view image" which means I leave the page, you do NOT upload a png file (too large), and you don't put a watermark on it. Instead, put a copyright notice on the edge, or a URL to your site (free advertising if someone steals your image). The watermark often destroys the design. The jpg format is perfectly adequate for screen viewing in almost all cases. If you have detail you want to keep crisp, save at a lower compression. Don't give me your print file! I don't want it.

Don't forget about This is for people who like to tweak fractal images, and digital landscapes. It's been deader'n a doornail, so let's see some activity!

Thank you.

Calendars:



________________________________________________________________________

AND NOW FOR THE NEW STUFF!

Well, folks, I was off gallivanting around again!

First, I went to a seminar put on by Joanne West. I first met her while we were both taking pictures in the Superstition Mountains. The first day, she showed us a number of her pictures, and explained tricks behind them. After it was over, I went down 88 toward Tortilla Flat (where I ended up getting a very interesting bowl of chili). I also ordered a Giro, and explicitly told them NOT to put onions on it, and the waitress assured me they wouldn't. Well, they did. Since it was To Go, I didn't discover it until I went to eat it. I bit down in a piece of onion. Since I am allergic to onions, I was lucky I got off as easily as I did, but I took some detox herbs, and they seemed to help. But I had to throw away the pita and the vegetables, and after that, the refrigerator in the motel room reeked.

The next morning, before the photo shoot, I went into Peralta Canyon. It is so beautiful there that I did NOT want to come out!

Here's Joanne's web site. It is well worth visiting:

[link]

Then in the afternoon, we were turned loose at the museum to take pictures. I was able to put to use the tips I had learned, and Joanne liked my work. At one point, we found a piano, and she suggested we do ghost hands. The camera was set to stay open a long time, and then someone played the piano so their hands were moving. I did for a couple of people. Joanne was surprised I play the piano.

I'll be putting up some of the shots I got on the trip.

After I finished the workshop and slept for the night, next I drove up to Utah. That was a loooooooong drive, over 500 miles! I thought it was more like 400, but obviously I did it anyway. I had forgotten then are on daylight savings time. So I called the motel where I was staying, and they told me that all but one restaurant closes by 9, and that one closes by 10, and I knew I could never make it. So I saw an interesting place called, if I recall correctly, Cattlemen's Steak House. They had the best catfish I have eaten in my entire life, I think. That was in Bluff, a place so small I can't even find it on the Google map!

The next day, I went to Canyonlands. And took pictures. And more pictures. Then I learned that the viewpoint I wanted to see was in the northern part of the park, and I had to go through Moab to get there. Both Monticello and Moab are really just towns, which surprised me. Anyway, I did get there in time to take pictures from the grand viewpoint. As I was going in, a fellow and a woman were coming out, and he had a tripod, and he said, "No point in going in there; there is nothing to see." I said, "That's OK. I like to waste film." He liked that.

When I got back into Moab, I decided to eat at a Chinese restaurant, and the first of several really strange things happened. I ordered, and he brought my dinner and a huge bowl of rice. That's to be expected. When I got my bill, he had charged me $1 for the rice. I told them I hadn't ordered the rice. In every other Chinese restaurant where I have eaten, the rice was complimentary.

Of course, up to that point, a few other noteworthy things happened. For one thing, the motel where I spent the weekend had WiFi, but it was NOT working. So on Sunday, I went on a mad scramble to find something I could use, because I needed to go to a site where I answer questions, and sometimes they are emergencies. Sure enough, there was one that was pretty important, and it was two days old. So I got that taken care of. Then, driving all the way from Apache Junction to Monticello, I had to watch for all sorts of animals. If it wasn't deer or elk, it was cattle or horses. The Native Americans let their cattle and horses roam free. I saw a cow limp across the highway in the middle of town in Chinle. And I saw a deer in the middle of town, standing in the road, in Blanding, I think it was. And on the way home, I had to watch even further south.

There were numerous stands of yellow wildflowers of various kinds.

Then when I left Moab to come back to Arizona, I decided I better get some gas in Blanding. I went to a Chevron station there, and I think they closed at 10, and I got filled up with 10 minutes to spare, but they wouldn't let me use the restroom, because it was "closed for the night." Fooey!

Got to my motel, and when I went into the room (it was 1 am), it smelled like a soap factory. If I hadn't been so dead tired, I'd have yelled and screamed about that. The next morning, I did complain, and the woman behind the counter said it was Febreze. Since I had gotten a nonsmoking room, I told her that they shouldn't be spraying toxic chemicals in it. I told her I have a friend who would have gone into shock from one whiff of the odor. I want to warn people about this sort of thing. Sometimes I specifically ask them NOT to spray in the room for this very reason.

So what it amounts to, is that travel is always an adventure full of unexpected surprises, some good, some bad. You have to be resilient.

But I enjoyed it very much. Altogether I traveled about 1500 miles and took about 1800 pictures. As soon as I can, I will upload some, and then I'll get to my comments.

I don't expect to be doing more traveling for a little while, but you never know...

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********************WARNING*******************

Folks, I got a note from !marydunner , who has been banned. (And by the way, there are more like her out there, so this warning is for ANY note you get that tells you to submit your photos, poetry, whatever. deviantART is staying on top of them, but in the few hours before they catch one of them, you could get hit with a sweet note telling you how much they love you, etc.) The effusive note said I was a genius and invited me to enter a free art contest at picture.com. For some reason, people are signing up under different names and then passing around this canned message. So don't just look for this one. There are others. Just so people know, that's a HUGE SCAM. They have these contests that are supposedly free, but you can't win anything big unless you go to a conference to "present your art". The conference costs nearly $1000, and you have to pay your transportation, food, and lodging to get and stay there. Also, if you get an honorable mention or greater, you can PURCHASE a silver cup or some other meaningless trophy. YOU have to pay for it. A legitimate contest gives you the award for free. Out of a few thousand contestants, they award one grand prize of $10,000, and a few other prizes for $1000. Other than that, you're out of luck. The ONLY way you come out ahead is to win the grand prize. They publish coffee table books with pictures in them, and they like it if you buy the one that has your picture in it. I also had two pictures on their site, and they started SELLING things like cups with one of them on it, for which they get ALL the profit, WITHOUT MY PERMISSION. I will never have anything to do with them again! PLEASE pass on this warning! deviantART was right to ban her, but deviants may fall for it, so we need to spread the word. Sure, they might sue me for it, but if they do, I'll OWN them!

Just a few stamps; I will add to these.



Everything below this sentence is old news...

They won't let me be a yellow alien anymore! Well, I'm still one at heart!

Don't ever forget Jark!
[link]
[link]
[link]

I support the Unknown Artist Project.



Here are some artists I'd like to tell you about. Some of them are not unknown artists, but in my opinion, they are still well worth watching.

Exquisite bird photos, many in flight:



Profound and beautiful photography:



Gorgeous Ultrafractal images:



Incomparable Apophysis images:



Innovative fractal work:



Awesome Terragen:



Spectacular Mountain Photography:



Their collages and fractals are amazing!



Her sunset pictures are exquisite:



One of the most spectacular prints in the store:



Daily Deviations.



I have put the other awards in the collection of awards in my gallery. Please take a look! They are all there, and it's a better way to organize them. I have moved most of them, I think.

[link]

The rest of these awards and honors don't fit well in that gallery, so I leave them here for now.

Another wow! I was featured in the news today! 10/1/06.

[link]

Thank you to !!!

featured me in his journal: [link] !!!

Thank you so much!


Thank you for featuring my art here: [link] I am in some distinguished company!

featured my gallery. [link] Thank you!

has featured me frequently. I VERY MUCH appreciate it!

Sampler of my work:


:thumb9418182:



Please note: if you are interested in a print of any of the above, in most cases I can make one available. Please ask! Eventually, I will have nearly all of them available.



Sampler of my prints:







Member of:








If you are newly visiting my page, please note that I have uploaded the following types of art:



Photography (landscape, nature - including macro and animal, architecture, people)

Photo manipulation

Experimental photography

Fractals made in Apophysis, Ultrafractal, and Xenodream

3D art in Terragen, Bryce, and Vue d'Esprit, some abstract, some scenes

a smattering of needlepoint and sculpture; watch for other traditional arts




This will help you to choose what genre interests you if you choose to visit my gallery, and wish to concentrate on one genre.



Feel free to leave a comment in any language. I read 15. If I don't know what language it is, or I can't read it, I'll let you know, and I love a mystery! Heck, if you are willing to do that, I might even leave you a comment in your language.



I am uploading print files for older images as I have time. If you have a particular favorite and would like to buy a print that isn't available, let me know. There is a good chance I can provide one on request.



Once more I want to assure you that I really, really appreciate each and every time you support me in any way. I will respond to as many as I can, but I want to give you all a HUGE thank you right now. Also, when I can, I will visit your galleries. I am discovering that I have a huge list of galleries I want to visit, but I am keeping track, and I will be there to see all of my supporters eventually.



I try to make my images a good size for viewing. This means they download quickly for those of us (like me) who have a slow modem, and lets you see the images as I intended it: whole. I would like to encourage others to do the same. We can see more of your images that way!

Thanks, guys! For all the and ! I am hopelessly behind. I don't like not thanking people individually, but I get a lot, and I have been trying to visit everyone's gallery instead. Hey, I really, really appreciate each and every one of you!

Because of deviantART's new arrangement, I'm a little lost at the moment, so I will have to rely on my past lists to thank people for fav's. Please know I am VERY thankful, and I will do my best to thank each and every one of you, but please also know, I will visit your gallery when I can!

Update on watched deviations: I have around 34,000 and have been whittling away on them. It's still way too many, but I'm plugging away at it. When I get caught up, I will come thank everyone for fav's and watches, because I will look at your gallery if you're new to me. So hopefully, I'll be able to visit before too long. Thanks for your patience, and just know I appreciate you all to pieces! I will have more time for awhile, to look at things, it looks like.

Just so you know, I am more likely to fav your work if 1. the image is small enough so I can see it without doing a "view image" which means I leave the page, you do NOT upload a png file (too large), and you don't put a watermark on it. Instead, put a copyright notice on the edge, or a URL to your site (free advertising if someone steals your image). The watermark often destroys the design. The jpg format is perfectly adequate for screen viewing in almost all cases. If you have detail you want to keep crisp, save at a lower compression. Don't give me your print file! I don't want it.

Don't forget about This is for people who like to tweak fractal images, and digital landscapes. It's been deader'n a doornail, so let's see some activity!

Thank you.

________________________________________________________________________

AND NOW FOR THE NEW STUFF!

Folks,

It looks like I'm never, ever going to get caught up. I am sad. I didn't believe in cloning, but suddenly I could use about ten of me.

My heartfelt thanks for all of the support I have received from each and every one of you. Especially thanks for all the favorites and comments I have received. I will try to thank people individually, but I know realistically, it's not gonna happen. This is especially true because I am away a lot, and I don't get anything done when I am.

And something else that happened, and I haven't figured out the reason for it, is that I got a WHOLE BUNCH of favorites in a very short span of time, on lots of different deviations, from lots of people I have never met before. This is very gratifying, and I really hope nobody thinks I'm slighting you. I'm not. I just can't turn around right now! I don't know if I got a feature someplace that I don't know about, or if deviantART uncovered a bunch of notices it had never sent me or what, but suddenly, I have about a thousand more than I did a couple of days ago! Ouch! But don't stop patting me on the back, please.

Anyway, some of the activity was due to my recent daily deviation, and thank you to all of you for all the rewards you gave me. They are deeply appreciated.

So don't be surprised if I come back a year later and tell you thank you! It will probably happen.

All of you take care, and once again, thank you!

________________________________________________________________________

********************WARNING*******************

Folks, I got a note from !marydunner , who has been banned. (And by the way, there are more like her out there, so this warning is for ANY note you get that tells you to submit your photos, poetry, whatever. deviantART is staying on top of them, but in the few hours before they catch one of them, you could get hit with a sweet note telling you how much they love you, etc.) The effusive note said I was a genius and invited me to enter a free art contest at picture.com. For some reason, people are signing up under different names and then passing around this canned message. So don't just look for this one. There are others. Just so people know, that's a HUGE SCAM. They have these contests that are supposedly free, but you can't win anything big unless you go to a conference to "present your art". The conference costs nearly $1000, and you have to pay your transportation, food, and lodging to get and stay there. Also, if you get an honorable mention or greater, you can PURCHASE a silver cup or some other meaningless trophy. YOU have to pay for it. A legitimate contest gives you the award for free. Out of a few thousand contestants, they award one grand prize of $10,000, and a few other prizes for $1000. Other than that, you're out of luck. The ONLY way you come out ahead is to win the grand prize. They publish coffee table books with pictures in them, and they like it if you buy the one that has your picture in it. I also had two pictures on their site, and they started SELLING things like cups with one of them on it, for which they get ALL the profit, WITHOUT MY PERMISSION. I will never have anything to do with them again! PLEASE pass on this warning! deviantART was right to ban her, but deviants may fall for it, so we need to spread the word. Sure, they might sue me for it, but if they do, I'll OWN them!

Just a few stamps; I will add to these.



Everything below this sentence is old news...

They won't let me be a yellow alien anymore! Well, I'm still one at heart!

Don't ever forget Jark!
[link]
[link]
[link]

I support the Unknown Artist Project.



Here are some artists I'd like to tell you about. Some of them are not unknown artists, but in my opinion, they are still well worth watching.

Exquisite bird photos, many in flight:



Profound and beautiful photography:



Gorgeous Ultrafractal images:



Incomparable Apophysis images:



Innovative fractal work:



Awesome Terragen:



Spectacular Mountain Photography:



Their collages and fractals are amazing!



Her sunset pictures are exquisite:



One of the most spectacular prints in the store:



Daily Deviations.



I have put the other awards in the collection of awards in my gallery. Please take a look! They are all there, and it's a better way to organize them. I have moved most of them, I think.

[link]

The rest of these awards and honors don't fit well in that gallery, so I leave them here for now.

Another wow! I was featured in the news today! 10/1/06.

[link]

Thank you to !!!

featured me in his journal: [link] !!!

Thank you so much!


Thank you for featuring my art here: [link] I am in some distinguished company!

featured my gallery. [link] Thank you!

has featured me frequently. I VERY MUCH appreciate it!

Sampler of my work:


:thumb9418182:



Please note: if you are interested in a print of any of the above, in most cases I can make one available. Please ask! Eventually, I will have nearly all of them available.



Sampler of my prints:







Member of:







If you are newly visiting my page, please note that I have uploaded the following types of art:



Photography (landscape, nature - including macro and animal, architecture, people)

Photo manipulation

Experimental photography

Fractals made in Apophysis, Ultrafractal, and Xenodream

3D art in Terragen, Bryce, and Vue d'Esprit, some abstract, some scenes

a smattering of needlepoint and sculpture; watch for other traditional arts




This will help you to choose what genre interests you if you choose to visit my gallery, and wish to concentrate on one genre.



Feel free to leave a comment in any language. I read 15. If I don't know what language it is, or I can't read it, I'll let you know, and I love a mystery! Heck, if you are willing to do that, I might even leave you a comment in your language.



I am uploading print files for older images as I have time. If you have a particular favorite and would like to buy a print that isn't available, let me know. There is a good chance I can provide one on request.



Once more I want to assure you that I really, really appreciate each and every time you support me in any way. I will respond to as many as I can, but I want to give you all a HUGE thank you right now. Also, when I can, I will visit your galleries. I am discovering that I have a huge list of galleries I want to visit, but I am keeping track, and I will be there to see all of my supporters eventually.



I try to make my images a good size for viewing. This means they download quickly for those of us (like me) who have a slow modem, and lets you see the images as I intended it: whole. I would like to encourage others to do the same. We can see more of your images that way!