Very, very nice all! This is a blast perusing all your works of art. Please feel free to critique ALL of mine, it can only help my skills and others too that want to learn new things.

The answer to the question: not paintings , but I can see how they might be. I do not have the artistic talent to paint , but I think I must be influenced by post cards

Terri
Great dog portrait.
lots of character

Dear @GoatDriver,
You are good. I mean really, really good. I LOVE your photos. And I could probably learn a lot from you - if only I understood what you were talking about. I tried "layers" once. It almost made my head explode. I've never ventured there again because it was like: Beyond This Point There Be Dragons. But I appreciated the lesson. Problem is that by the time I got to the end of your tutorial, I'd forgotten the beginning. Please understand: this is not your fault! I've looked at YouTube videos, I've bought the books (even the "Dummies" one confused me). I've come to accept the fact that, at my age, comprehending this new technology is about as likely as me becoming a Ninja Warrior. Not going to happen. And that's okay.
I love to take photographs. Many of them don't turn out and I don't know how to fix them, but sometimes I get lucky.
Thank goodness for 'delete'. And crop.
Meanwhile, you young folks carry on - because I am awed by what you're doing! And I still like this thread! Thanks for starting it!

@GrammaChar -A beautiful sky image!!

Thank you very much for the kind words. I must admit though that I had to laugh at your comments..I'm sorry You have a way of putting things that is quite laughable. I don't mean that in a bad way either. Oh yeah... there are no dragons..they just told you that to try and scare you.
On another note....I'm no spring chicken myself...two grandchildren and another on the way..So just remember this..



AND...

Goat babies
4 at one time...


Just happy to be born this day...


Little gremlin..

They're so cute!

Little gremlin..


Good luck!

SpringGreenThumb said:

Love my violets

Black bear yearling near Cooper Road trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
1/20 sec; f/4.0; ISO 320; 300mm +1.4xTele-converter




Black bear cub in a wild cherry tree Tennessee, USA
1/320 sec; f/4.0; ISO 125, 300mm +1.4xTele-converter



Whitetail deer in residential yard
1/50 sec; f/5.6; ISO 25; 200mm

Can Canons really shoot at ISO 25!?

bwv998 said:Can Canons really shoot at ISO 25!?

typo

Should be ISO 250 but I'll just leave it like that

This has been inspiring viewing all the talent 'behind the lens' ....
From my Corner of the World -


The New River, Ashe County NC




Poppies .. we have Poppies !




Oh, the wings of an Eastern Tiger Swallowtail.. next door visiting




False Sunflower - seeds came from Oklahoma






Ms Hollyhock - a gift from Nature - who knows where she came from?





Hydrangeas upon each other ..





Lake Mac .. a peaceful spot not far down the road



Sunrise through the kitchen window ..




All these birds came to feed on the deck within an hour .. a first time to see so many - and capture them ..




Re-purposing a Mill [ 100 + yrs old ] into apartments - an ongoing process




Silvery Checkerspot





When we moved here [almost 3 yrs ago], only Dogwood trees were in this bed. Songbirds have added Spiderwort, Carolina Petunias - I have moved some Daffs and Day Lilies in here. But, the yellow False Sunflower seeds came from a dear Friend in Oklahoma - she also sent the Zinnia seeds and said ''go scatter''.. this is our Friendship Garden.

All photos taken with a Canon PowerShot SX60 - zoom lens to 65x / a bridge camera ..

@PeggyC Wonderful photos, thanks for sharing with us.

What is your drum in your avatar made of?...rawhide?

Great shots in this thread. Here's a few flowers.

Echinacea Pow Wow Wild Berry


Daylily Early Alibia


Geranium Rosanne


Asclepias tuberosa


Steve

The worst storms make the best sunsets …

What a great thread with great photos

This is my 6 toed beast Buddy.