Monthly Photo Challenge

Every Month you may post 2 of your best images for our photo challenge. To Enter please upload the images in the comment section below by clicking on the Landscape icon or if you use an image host like Flickr by pasting the embed link in the comment bar.  Please post each image in a separate comment for voting purposes.  You may earn bragging rights and maybe even some cool prizes.

I will post a new subject on last Thursday of the month.  The previous month's contest will end on the last Thursday of the month at 5 pm EST.  The winner will be selected from the number of likes an image has acquired over the week and ties will be settled by the number of comments or by me.

The Theme for the contests from now on will be Open.

PRIZE:  FREE COUPON FOR MY ONLINE PHOTOGRAPHY CLASS, PRINTING CLASS, OR LIGHTROOM CLASS

Voting:  Please remember to visit often and to like (click the up arrow) then comment on your favorite image (with "My Vote").  Please vote before 5 pm on Thursday and only one time.  Good Luck!  

AND THE WINNER IS: Louis A. Sousa and Colleen Wilson

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My New Fine Art Printing Class in Now Available.

My new class on photo printing is now live! I'm offering a special sale price for my current customers. Click here for the deal:  https://www.udemy.com/learn-to-print-photos-like-a-pro/…

Promo Video for my New Fine Art Printing Class

I'm excited to announce that my new class on fine art inkjet printing is almost ready to be released.  This class is for beginners to intermediate print makers, that would like to improve the quality of their prints.  All you need for the course is a computer, photo printer, and some great images you want to print yourself.  This course should be available very soon.

This class will be available soon from www.morethanasnapshot.com

Dundery Brook Trail in Little Compton

Text and images by Gary Detonnancourt

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Tiger Lilly (Lilium superbum) and lily leaf beetle (Lilioceris lilii)

The Dundery Brook Nature Trail is a beautiful place to take a walk and maybe even some photos.  It's a little tricky to find at first because the entrance is behind a tennis court in the center of town.  It was interesting, everyone knew where the trail was when I asked for directions, but nobody knew it's name.

This trail has one of the longest and nicest boardwalks I've been on, about a half mile.  Then the trail goes on through the woods for another half mile.  I went at the end of June in the afternoon and didn't see any birds or other wildlife, but I'll bet it's really bustling in spring.

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There were, however, some nice wildflowers throughout the trail.  I snapped the Tiger Lilly above and this nice white flower.  I'm far from a flower expert, but I think it's a White Lilly.  Does anyone know for sure?  Please comment below.

Weekly Photo Challenge: Portraits

Every week you may post 2 of your best images for our photo challenge. To Enter please upload the images in the comment section below by clicking on the Landscape icon or if you use an image host like Flickr by pasting the embed link in the comment bar.  Please post each image in a separate comment for voting purposes.  You may earn bragging rights and maybe even some cool prizes.

I will post a new subject on Thursday of each week.  The previous week's contest will end Thursday at 5 pm EST.  The winner will be selected from the number of likes an image has acquired over the week and ties will be settled by the number of comments or by me.

THIS WEEKS CHALLENGE:  Portraits

PRIZE:  FREE COUPON FOR MY ONLINE PHOTOGRAPHY CLASS OR LIGHTROOM CLASS

Voting:  Please remember to visit often and to like (click the up arrow) then comment on your favorite image (with "My Vote").  Please vote before 5 pm on Thursday and only one time.  Good Luck!  

AND THE WINNER IS Ginny Bevis

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How to Land Photo Assignments From Audubon Magazine

This is an interesting article about how to land photo assignments from a top magazine.  Audubon Magazine is on par with National Geographic and its editor gives some great advice to would-be photographers.  The take home message seems to be, you must be a storyteller, a photojournalist.  The magazine is interested in people with some scientific knowledge and the ability to tell a good story in words and images.  Check out the full article here.

Review of the Sunway Foto Leveling Head

Sunway Foto Leveling Head DYH66i

This base is smooth and sturdy and I recommend it for leveling your tripod head for making videos. morethanasnapshot.com

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Seascapes

Every week you may post 2 of your best images for our photo challenge. To Enter please upload the images in the comment section below by clicking on the Landscape icon or if you use an image host like Flickr by pasting the embed link in the comment bar.  Please post each image in a separate comment for voting purposes.  You may earn bragging rights and maybe even some cool prizes.

I will post a new subject on Thursday of each week.  The previous week's contest will end Thursday at 5 pm EST.  The winner will be selected from the number of likes an image has acquired over the week and ties will be settled by the number of comments or by me.

THIS WEEKS CHALLENGE:  Seascapes

PRIZE:  FREE COUPON FOR MY ONLINE PHOTOGRAPHY CLASS OR LIGHTROOM CLASS

Voting:  Please remember to visit often and to like (click the up arrow) then comment on your favorite image (with "My Vote").  Please vote before 5 pm on Thursday and only one time.  Good Luck!  

AND THE WINNER IS goaliej54