1969 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 Convertible

My friend Ron owns this beautiful 1969 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 Convertible (among other Mustangs). This car is totally stock, extremely rare and highly collectible (less than 200 were made, less than 30 known to still exist).

That's a surfboard bungeed on top!

This shot was taken at a car show with a lot of pedestrian traffic. The sun was quite harsh and this jpg needed adjustment to clean it up. I hope to take shots of this car in a more photo friendly setting.

dis.cover.ing - del.icio.us

I've recently began using del.icio.us, StumbleUpon, and other web 2.0 social networking tools to promote my photography (and other interests).

I became more interested in all of this after discovering (and signing up for) the Thirty Day Challenge.

Photography is probably a "too much competition area" though. It will be interesting to see if I can use the techniques revealed in the challenge to promote my photography, or if I'll end up using a different "niche" for the challenge...

Stay tuned.

Honk! Honk!

Just tooting my own horn...

Well the June issue of Fox Cities Magazine is out and my "1st place - things" photo is on page twenty (20).

(I also commented on the photo when it was selected)

The photograph was taken in the autumn of 2006 along the western shore of Little Lake Butte des Morts. It was captured in "raw" format using a Lumix DMC-FZ30, held in hand. A fill flash was used, the composition is as shot, no cropping or retouching were done to the image. The location was somewhat difficult to reach and precarious to photograph.

As you can see, my photograph received a full page spot.

Fox Cities Magazine is a regional, home town favorite, "glossy" magazine in Wisconsin. Here's what the judges had to say about my winning entry:

First Place - Things
Jerry Schnese, Menasha

"Instantly brings to mind the Fox Cities and the river. This is a very interesting photograph visually with the unusual angle and the colors."

All of the winning entries are currently on display at Murray Photo located in City Center, downtown Appleton, Wisconsin. The exhibition will run through June 2007. If you're in the area stop by and check out all the winners.

This image, along with others, can be purchased as a framed print or in a variety of forms through my online gallery and boutique @ CafePress.

A limited number of copies of this issue of Fox Cities Magazine are available. Contact me if you are having trouble obtaining a copy.

I Dodged Another Bullet...

I am posting this after the fact, several weeks late...

In mid May 2007 I had a scare with DVT (deep vein thrombosis). I developed a blood clot in my leg. This can have deadly consequences, i.e. stroke / death.

Best guess as to how, or why this happened is that I spent way too much time seated at my computer desk working on the latest version of my main photohraphy website.(word1001.com)

Now I'm just a bit leery of my work station... Great, just f*ing great...

1st Place - Fox Cities Magazine Photo Contest

Well I just received a nice phone call from Rob Zimmer of Fox Cities Magazine informing me that one of my photos took 1st place in the "things" category of the Fox Cities Magazine's People, Places and Things, Amateur Photography Contest.

Here's my winning shot, It's entitled "Where's Jack?" - a title that started as a joke, but then stuck. It's an obscure reference to the curly scenery in the Tim Burton film "The Nightmare Before Christmas". I can envision Jack Skellington standing on this tree with all it's gnarled curling branches. The work of Roger Dean also comes to mind upon viewing this image.

This shot along with the other winning entries will be featured in the June 2007 issue.

This should give my photography and related web sites some nice, free local exposure and publicity. Framed Prints, Magnets and other swag with this image can be purchased from my online boutique - word1001.com.cafe

Click to see all my entries in this contest.

13th - on - 13th

-cue Twilight Zone music-
Friday the 13th is no big deal to me, but I thought it was funny (strange and humorous) when I noticed my latest MySpace friend (my 13th) had added me and left a message on the 13th...
-fade out Twilight Zone music-

Photography Contest Entries

Well here they are, the photos I entered in the 2007, Fox Cities Magazine: People, Places & Things Photography Contest. The contest is/was open to local, amateur photographers. Photos had to have been taken locally in 2006. Other rules and restrictions also apply/applied. Anyway... Here's what I entered. Entry deadline is/was March 15, 2007. Winning entries will be published in the June 2007 issue, with the overall winner landing on the cover...

Framed prints of these images are available for purchase at my online boutique, word1001 - The Final Word in Fine Art Photography & Prints.

I'd Like to Thank the Academy...

Cool, my Lumix / Leica Camera Lens was selected as the Feb. 2007 Squidoo commerce lens of the month. Winning the peoples choice award is very gratifying. I have some people to thank, but first a little irony.

I'm honored, and at the same time baffled. You see I was just rejected for an ecommerce content creator position that I had applied for, at a major non-profit organization that shall remain nameless (for now...). I included the Lumix lens URL in my application letter (email) amongst others. I embedded a tid code in these URLs so I could track visitor stats... Guess what? You know it, the jackasses never even bothered to look at my work! Their loss...

Irony = receiving both an award and a rejection notification, for the same skill set, in the same week... Sometime you just have to laugh.

Thank you and a shout out to:

All the jurists @ By Invitation Only over at Squidoo.
Margaret, for running the lenses and groups promoting the lens.
Zuzanna, for noticing the Lumix lens in the first place ;)
Megan, for the LOTD selection.
Everyone who commented, rated, or in some way interacted with the Lumix Cameras lens.
Anyone that I've overlooked (its getting to be red-eyed time here) who's replied to my blurbs in the lounge.
A special Thank You & You're welcome, to the camera shoppers who've found the information helpful. (You'll enjoy your new Lumix)
and above all...
Seth Godin, for spreading the philosophy and providing the SQUIDOO venue to demonstrate it in action.

Not a sheepwalker in the bunch :)

Photo selecting - myspace progress

...looking through my 2006 photos, I need to pick some favorites for entry in a photography contest being run by Fox Cities Magazine. A hometown glossy, and quite popular with the locals. I'm hoping for some good exposure / PR. - Stay Tuned

...been working on the myspace stuff. Mildly pimp'd. I prefer a classic, clean, page design.
I started looking up old friends (real vs virtual)

Hey! Check your inbox...

...got some really interesting screen grabs of stats for my Lumix lens on squidoo. I am sure I'll be compiling something, so any interested squids out there stay tuned...

testing image link - my Photo Gallery on Squidoo

1st MySpace Friend Today

foxenigma invited me. He's a young photographer from Canada. Seems cool, I accepted, and dropped a thanks for the invitation message.

He is my first real friend on myspace. I was not even looking yet, I wanted to get some feedback about my profile (is it too commercial? etc.) before I started inviting... But hey, he found me...

And so, it has begun...

Happy Anti-Valentines Day

Current Squidoo Lens Stat's

The Lumix Digital Camera squidoo lens is #3 in Shopping, LensRank #14 overall.

The online Fine Art Photography lens that functions as an Art Gallery is rated #34 in Arts & Literature, LensRank #442 overall.

check 1,2,3... is this thing on ?

day 0 - The blog is established...

Announcing:

My squidoo lens on Lumix Digital Cameras by Panasonic, the Feb. 08, 2007 - LOTD receipient. I may write a lens on how to go from Zero to LOTD in 72hrs. This lens did just that.

Another photography related squidoo lens which is an Online Art Gallery, an eGallery if you will, and my CafePress boutique featuring my Fine Art Photography.

C U L8R