More viewers' pictures #10

Liam McCafferty, who took the scenic image at left, wrote "I enclose a photograph of an Irish seascape/landscape that I took last May, when the hawthorn and fuschia were in bloom - giving a foreground and an aid to the composition of the picture. The sea and strand were the site of the recovery of very valuable treasure and guns from the Spanish Armada."

"It is a view of Kinnego Bay which is at the top of the Innishowen Peninsula, north of Greencastle and about 35 miles from Derry - where I have lived for the past 66 years," he says. "This photograph was taken at 1/500 sec. f/5.0 with a Canon Powershot G1 on a beautiful day. The sky and the sea were as blue as in the photo. No editing in Photoshop!"

Mother, Lori, wrote "I would like to submit a picture of my son (14 months) for your website if you so choose."

"I can't take credit for the picture however," she says. "My friend's husband took it and the best thing about it was it was his first time holding a pumpkin (as you can see by his expression). I'm just thankful we caught it on film!"

"Look for subject matter that is redundant," says photographer, Dave Edwards. "Then move in, make a tight composition and take the photograph."

That is what he did in shooting this picture of row after row of tires. The image, Dave says, was taken with a Sony Mavica FD88 camera. "No image manipulation," he says.

"I like to use things that tie in together," says photographer, Nancy. "For instance, my daughter had her teddy PJ's on and I used her favorite bear as a prop."

"I also like the background either to match in theme or to be solid as not to take away from her," she says.

This is a picture any mother would love to have. It could have been even better had Mom gotten down closer to her daughter's level.

"Have a camera ready always," is the advice that Paul, the photographer of this moody image at left, provides.

"This was a candid shot just before walking out the door to work," he says. "I noticed the great lighting and hoped for my daughter to remain interested in the television for a minute or two."

Fortunately, she did, and Paul got the picture he was after.

This image, which nicely illustrates a close bond between horse and human, was taken by Jenni McCoy in the winter of 2002. She calls it "Hug from Gunner," even though the file name she provided in sending the image is "Gunner's nose." We prefer "Hug from Gunner." It must feel great to be shown real affection by an animal as large as Gunner.

"Gunner is an amazing horse," says Jenni. "He is a Norwegian Fjord with a bold personality. He loves to just follow me around the pasture and play with the other horses. He is also great with people."

Every Monday, Gunner works with various volunteers in a therapeutic horseback riding program for the disabled, called We Can Ride. In this program, Gunner has two students who ride him. "Through his movement," says Jenni, "he helps teach their bodies to move in ways they sometimes couldn't before. Even though he is new to it - he is stunning, and one of our most valuable horses."

Thanks, Jenni, and thanks to Gunner for providing a valuable service to man.





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