by NIck Kelsh | Jan 8, 2019 | A Top 50 Fan Photo Post, Uncategorized
← previous next → #28 – Judy BrunerThere is a special place in photo heaven for what Judy did here. And there’s also a special and separate category in photo heaven for the inventor of the digital camera which makes this so easy to do. Here are Judy’s...
by NIck Kelsh | Jan 8, 2019 | A Top 50 Fan Photo Post, Uncategorized
← previous next → #29 – Ashley Teal BeatyFirst of all, this is totally for real. That is not a latex spider; it’s the real deal. Now that we have that out of the way, isn’t it terrific the way Ashley has aligned that creature on her face accenting the...
by NIck Kelsh | Jan 8, 2019 | A Top 50 Fan Photo Post, Uncategorized
← previous next → #30 – Beverly SiegfriedHere’s the deal, I know how to do this stuff in Photoshop and yet, to be honest, I’m not really sure how Beverly did this one— if that makes any sense. The technology and artistry are so seamless here that it’s...
by NIck Kelsh | Jan 8, 2019 | A Top 50 Fan Photo Post, Uncategorized
← previous next → #31 – Nichole Wykes This picture works on so many levels for me. First of all, of course, I’m nutty for the black and white. That’s a given. Secondly, Nicole has perfectly exposed for those clouds. There’s nothing overexposed about...
by NIck Kelsh | Jan 8, 2019 | A Top 50 Fan Photo Post, Uncategorized
← previous next → #32 – Joanna Bailey.Humorous photographs are really difficult to shoot. It’s a blessing when one comes your way and you have the wherewithal to grab it and share it. I laughed. And laughed. Leave feedback on this photo below...
by NIck Kelsh | Jan 8, 2019 | A Top 50 Fan Photo Post, Uncategorized
← previous next → #33 – Meloney GoodmanI think what makes this so charming is that they are both so comfortable with each other. Hollywood would have to reach far and wide to come up with a more photographically cooperative amphibian. The picture is...
by NIck Kelsh | Jan 8, 2019 | A Top 50 Fan Photo Post, Uncategorized
← previous next → #34 – Kristina Marks ThompsonPhotographs that look like this are, for me, photo-journalism at its best. They are sweet and delicate and thoughtful and almost always in black-and-white. They tell a simple story with the tilt of the...
by NIck Kelsh | Jan 8, 2019 | A Top 50 Fan Photo Post, Uncategorized
← previous next → #35 – Jill OrmeI realize I’ve gone on and on over the years repeating myself about birds as photo subjects. Honestly, there’s something mystical and divine going on here that I’m really inadequate to describe. It’s no accident...
by NIck Kelsh | Jan 8, 2019 | A Top 50 Fan Photo Post, Uncategorized
← previous next → #36 – Tammy ThomasTammy’s neighbor told her where they would be and there they were – with their backlit ears up and all of it in front of a simple background. Coming up with something better than “wow “is...
by NIck Kelsh | Jan 8, 2019 | A Top 50 Fan Photo Post, Uncategorized
← previous next → #37 – Rochelle HepworthRochelle shoots photographs that look and feel real, simply because they are. Real is very difficult to argue with. Photography is a medium, better than any other, that celebrates reality.She writes, too:“In...
by NIck Kelsh | Jan 8, 2019 | A Top 50 Fan Photo Post, Uncategorized
← previous next → #38 – Jannie Van Der Haar First of all, I would like to know how Jannie rigged up the camera on the dashboard of the old Cadillac. (I ruled out the possibility that she’s actually riding on the hood of the car. I don’t...
by NIck Kelsh | Jan 8, 2019 | A Top 50 Fan Photo Post, Uncategorized
← previous next → #39 – Laura Hoelscher 45° in Minnesota is as good a reason as any to fly. (Maybe even reason to take off the long underwear for a day! In the interest of full disclosure, I’m wearing mine right now and I live in Philadelphia. Perhaps...
by NIck Kelsh | Jan 8, 2019 | A Top 50 Fan Photo Post, Uncategorized
#40 – Jessica MacKeen You almost always have to forgive a cluttered background and some harsh mid-day sun at a little league baseball game—it just sort of goes with the territory. But that should not stop you from getting some really sweet action shots. This is...
by NIck Kelsh | Jan 8, 2019 | A Top 50 Fan Photo Post, Uncategorized
#41 – Sara Rebecca Sometimes, I’ve found, that amateur photographers are too quick to declare that their photographs have “technical problems”. Sometimes out of focus mush can turn things into a gauzy, hazy memory dream. Maybe there were some raindrops on the...
by NIck Kelsh | Jan 8, 2019 | A Top 50 Fan Photo Post, Uncategorized
#42 – Crystal Boates-FreemanIt’s Crystal’s great-grandmother’s house. She happened to join a camera club trip on a dark and cold outing and later found out that she had a personal connection to this piece of architecture. The exposure was long. How long?...
by NIck Kelsh | Jan 8, 2019 | A Top 50 Fan Photo Post, Uncategorized
#43 – Robert RearOur dear friend Louise Bradt has taken Robert under her wing and is sharing her vast photographic experience and knowledge with him. But this picture makes it pretty clear that Robert is bringing a lot to the party, too. First of all the...
by NIck Kelsh | Jan 8, 2019 | A Top 50 Fan Photo Post, Uncategorized
#44 – Sam Maloney Sam has wisely used the long telephoto lens he loves to put that background out of focus. In other words, he stood back from the action but he didn’t have to. It was a creative decision. But the really neat thing that he did was to...
by NIck Kelsh | Jan 8, 2019 | A Top 50 Fan Photo Post, Uncategorized
← previous next → #45 -Tammy ThomasLucky is the photographer that gets herself into this situation. A bunch of factors have to align—temperature, humidity, dew point, pressure, wind or lack of it. I spent my entire childhood on the frozen tundra and I’ve...
by NIck Kelsh | Jan 8, 2019 | A Top 50 Fan Photo Post, Uncategorized
#46 – Liz Sharp Griffin I remember driving from Fargo, North Dakota to Columbia, Missouri all by myself one year heading off to college. I had tears running down my face as I saw just how beautiful— for the first time, really— the flat, desolate prairie was. It...
by NIck Kelsh | Jan 8, 2019 | A Top 50 Fan Photo Post
#47 – Rachel Temple MeredithForget about the color and texture here. I just want to talk about the composition. Look how far north those eyes are. How about the placement of the tongue? It’s on the left half of the photograph. There’s only one curly, furry ear...
