Martin L Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 Phil Robinson posted an image that he said was one of his favourites (I can see why) but had only just licensed for the first time. It got me thinking, I bet there are lots of fantastic images that for some reason have never licensed Maybe for us as photographers it was a favourite because it was a particularly difficult shot or it had some important personal meaning It would be great to see them. For me it is this one. I don't really know why and it probably isn't that great an image to other people (probably why it has never licensed 🙂) but for me being a nature lover and bird watcher it just summed up that solitude, peace, isolation and some what craziness of the hobby when viewed by other people, standing alone, in the cold and rain staring at a tiny feathery thing sitting in a bush. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bell Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 I have too many unlicensed images that are my favourites to post in this thread.😔 Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 (edited) Probably this one Edited September 9, 2021 by spacecadet 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin L Posted September 9, 2021 Author Share Posted September 9, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Allan Bell said: I have too many unlicensed images that are my favourites to post in this thread.😔 Allan Go on Allan, you can pick as many as you like Edited September 9, 2021 by Martin L Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin L Posted September 9, 2021 Author Share Posted September 9, 2021 48 minutes ago, spacecadet said: Probably this one I can see why, I'm guessing good memories Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 2 minutes ago, Martin L said: I can see why, I'm guessing good memories Port and a francesinha, which is a sort of cheese sandwich with ham or steak dipped in cheese with cheese sauce and cheese on top. A welsh rarebit with extreme prejudice if you will. And no, that's not the OH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Rooney Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 None of my series on this most important house of worship in history have ever sold or even been zoomed. This is both frustrating and mystifying to me. They were captured on my last trip to Rome when I said farewell to my favourite city and to my closest friend, a fellow American expat who lived there most of his life. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Morrison Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 (edited) One of my first pix on Alamy. Never sold (can't even recall it being zoomed). A footpath in the Lake District... Edited September 9, 2021 by John Morrison 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Ventura Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 (edited) Oh, too many. But this one came to mind. Taken at the Egyptian temple of Dendera . I got lucky with this man walking and stopping in the shaft of light. He was not aware of me and I had a few seconds to get some shots before he walked on. Edited September 9, 2021 by Michael Ventura 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Rooney Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 Outstanding snaps, fellow fotogs! Obviously, buyers are jerks not to pick our best stuff. 🤨 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Standfast Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 Two hours in the rain in February... 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meanderingemu Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 Señor de la Conquista, celebration in San Miguel de Allende. I've licensed a few images from event but this one was my favourite with the imploring look to the sky, once i noticed it in the dance move, spend quite a while trying to get it and was so happy, but never licensed. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 2 hours ago, Ed Rooney said: buyers are jerks 🤩 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 Probably this one taken many moons ago on Kodachrome 64 or 200 (can't remember which). Although it has never licensed as "stock", I have sold prints, and it was used several times to illustrate travel articles that I've written. Striding girl in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty LaRue Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 (edited) As a bird lover, capturing this female ruby-throated hummingbird showering in a gentle summer rain was special to me. It shows behavior that’s rarely seen, at least for me. I sat on my patio photographing hummingbirds many summers and only witnessed this once. Edited September 9, 2021 by Betty LaRue 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 4 hours ago, Ed Rooney said: Outstanding snaps, fellow fotogs! Obviously, buyers are jerks not to pick our best stuff. 🤨 But we need more jerks -- the more the merrier in fact. 😎 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meanderingemu Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 43 minutes ago, Betty LaRue said: As a bird lover, capturing this female ruby-throated hummingbird showering in a gentle summer rain was special to me. It shows behavior that’s rarely seen, at least for me. I sat on my patio photographing hummingbirds many summers and only witnessed this once. great shot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Hyde Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 What a great thread. Mine would be this sodden ticket collector on the West Somerset Railway. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Ventura Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 3 hours ago, Betty LaRue said: As a bird lover, capturing this female ruby-throated hummingbird showering in a gentle summer rain was special to me. It shows behavior that’s rarely seen, at least for me. I sat on my patio photographing hummingbirds many summers and only witnessed this once. Excellent photo Betty! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty LaRue Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 30 minutes ago, Michael Ventura said: Excellent photo Betty! Thank you, Michael! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty LaRue Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 (edited) 3 hours ago, meanderingemu said: great shot Thanks! I used to put nectar in a red jar lid and sit quietly. The hummers would come and perch on my thumb to drink. It was like a feather sat there…no perceptible weight, just the feel of their little feet on my skin. Sometimes if I had a floral shirt on, they would fly and hover inches from my face checking me out. I loved it. Edited September 9, 2021 by Betty LaRue 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bell Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 11 hours ago, Betty LaRue said: Thanks! I used to put nectar in a red jar lid and sit quietly. The hummers would come and perch on my thumb to drink. It was like a feather sat there…no perceptible weight, just the feel of their little feet on my skin. Sometimes if I had a floral shirt on, they would fly and hover inches from my face checking me out. I loved it. What a wonderful experience. Allan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin L Posted September 11, 2021 Author Share Posted September 11, 2021 Man, these are great pics, aren't they. Even a hint of a smile on Gretas face in appreciation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gvallee Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 (edited) I'm a nature lover. The remotest the better. Hard and adventurous to get to? Let's go. No internet? Heaven. No-one around? Total bliss. This was taken during the very first lockdown when Covid was new. State borders were closed, we were almost the only ones going off-road in the Northern Territory, and we certainly were at that location. It took around 4h of hard driving through steep sand dunes, potholed hills and corrugation. Attachment to a photo is deeply personal. Edited September 11, 2021 by gvallee 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Woods Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 Maybe this one, for the exuberance on my daughter's face. For the simple joy of throwing leaves in the air. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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