Has it been a whole year already??!! Where does the time go? What can one say that has not probably been said already. Of course thanks to The Gator for launching the ship, and keeping a hand on the ship's wheel. Not only is and has he been a teacher/mentor to us, but also has become a friend, which is the most important thing as far as I am concerned. And thanks to all of you for teaching, leading, making us laugh, sometimes cry with your creations, and many ohhhhhhs and ahhhhhhhs along the way. And again, many have become friends on this photo journey too. Just like Picture Perfect where I found the Mono Monday, where else could we have met so many wonderful people from around the world? Where else could people meet 
thousands of miles away from each other, across seas and countries, both PP and MM have become a way for people of different cultures to dialog and learn from each other, to become better people, and again, friends. Friends we may never meet in person, but friends indeed. God bless us one and all.
Gator teaching one on one during a recent MM retreat.
I do not have all of my MM pictures from the beginning, I broke the three first rules of digital photography:
1) BACK UP 2) BACK UP and 3) BACK UP
I lost a lot when my computer crashed a while back, but following are some of the things that have been done over the past year. Looking forward to the next year!!
I was able to get two MMs from this one picture:
From the pictures I took when the Bounty and another sailing ship were visiting, I used three:
And another from the Bounty shoot, but a Plus from the waves and sun reflection:
I do not tend to name a lot of my pics, but this one is: BLUE HEARTS
And early shot into B&W:
One of my favorites, The Ghost Tree:
A couple of the flights of fancy I did not loose (forgot to mention, these two are not original pictures that I took, just did the modifications):
How come Gators do not have a forked tongue like other reptile types?
A rock floor in DotJean Cave, made to look like water and rocks:
One of the early ones, bringing out just a bit of color:
And my favorite for last:
All wonderful work John and what a year it has been right.
ReplyDeleteWow, these are all wonderful.
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and I have been missed all these by being a late starter...! wonderful images....
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What a wonderful adventure!!! You like so many, have grown leaps and bounds!!! You have had a great year!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI remember seeing some of these..most favorites are the first set of three...and the beautiful lady with the sunglasses.
ReplyDeleteI'm not part of MM for I never seem to have enough hours in a day but I can sure relate to the friendships that are formed in these creative forums for we share a lil of ourselves. I'm sure glad I got to met YOU John *hugs*
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Aww my Penguin pal..like we all did we shared on PP ...and before I launched MM I found certain peoples character and art that I wanted to follow..made it easier to catch the posting for Pic Perf that way...So I invited a few folks and Im glad you were one of those early invites .. and you are so right..at the end of the day when shut down the editing programs the cameras are all put away its the friendships that were forged that endure... I remember these creations from you and as always loved seeing them again...Im still gonna work on you a hobby though..lol...So to you my Penguin Pal thanks for the memories made and the new ones to come
ReplyDeleteAll of these are just beyond awesome. I like the first one with the blue forest.
ReplyDeleteVery nice Pengy, I haven't seen all of these before.... Wouldn't your old MM blogs be around still on Multiply though, even if your computer crashed? Just wondering..
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nice Dr.O..love the song to
ReplyDeleteA talent for sure... just one of your many! So many things I admire but your kindness, sense of humor, and brains so surpass your talents of writing, picture taking, etc. as wonderful as these are!!!! Have to agree it has been a wonderful time with wonderful people... yes. where does the time gone???
ReplyDeleteme love the Lady, too. nice collection of artsy work. i know i missed some but hey, you do know i always appreciate your work. ^&^
ReplyDeleteand yeah, Deities are all about attitude. ha!
Some great phtos there - I always admired the one with the water and rocks, it sort of inspired me to do things with my pictures.
ReplyDeletewow awesome thank you so much hugggs from Agnes to you
ReplyDeleteThey are all very good,but,i think my favourite is the ghost tree.Thanks for stopping by.
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wow, john. I love that sailing ship!... awesome b & w.... the blue is whimsical...and I love your humor!.. i've always loved b & w over color... thanks for your comment on mine...
ReplyDeleteHey Pengy, thanks for your message, I hope you found your pics now? Anyways, I have finally come up with a little something lol
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Oh, you were right.. her voice is very nice... I will go in search of more, although these are both very pretty!!!
ReplyDeleteHow nice to see such an overview John! I admit, I break those three same rules..., if my computer breaks down I know I will have lots of regrets! Your mentioning these rules made me LOL though! :-)
ReplyDeleteHello Penguin, I remember some of these shots too and dropping a few oooo's and ahhhh's as well. Hope you do find some of your photos. Like Mia said, they should still be somewhere on Multiply.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, great work and a whole new year to start again.
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Nice set of shots!
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