Here I am sitting at my computer. I got an email from Minted.com. (this is the site where I have entered my pictures in some contests and actually have won, and sold some), reminding me that voting has begun for the last contest I had entered. I went to the minted.com site and what did [...]
Author: Gail Schechter
what’s HAPPENING
I haven't posted a blog, or even looked at my reader. Here is a link to what I have been up to in pictures. Click on the ferris wheel to watch it. I also opened a store on the minted site, click the picture to see my storefront. I would love feedback, if you have [...]
new york city DREAMING
Here is something that I did as an experiment. Walking in New York city, I felt as if I was constantly walking into a crowd. I was disoriented, and adrift from my family, since I was behind my lens. I was in constant motion and tried to capture this with my camera....How did I DO?
boston public GARDENS
Today was a beautiful day to enjoy the Boston Public Gardens, and to watch the swans, ducks and Swan Boats glide by.
a flower a shallot and a ZUCCHINI
I know the title sounds like Ed McMahon, asking Johnny Carson's Carnac, (A link for those too young) on the Tonight Show. This morning, like every other morning. I opened my refrigerator door, and looked inside. What was I was going to eat for breakfast today. I'm sure everyone else does this. You look, and see nothing [...]
weekly photo challenge: LETTERS
minted.com-eye of the BEHOLDER
First, I want to thank all of you who have voted for my pictures. I couldn't have won without your support! Minted.com is having a new challenge, called The Eye of the Beholder. Here are the picture I have entered. Here is a screen shot of my entries and I have circled there area where you [...]
a year LATER
Monday was Patriots Day in Boston. The Day we commemorate the anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, and the famous ride by Paul Revere. He was the one who rode through town screaming the British are coming.....!!! Over 1 million people lined the streets of the marathon route, all 26.2 miles, to cheer on the runners. [...]
another new CAMERA
I have been taking pictures with a dslr for about 10 years, when my husband bought me a Canon 20d. It literally ROCKED my world. I moved up the Canon ladder to a 40d, moved to a full frame 5d and in December 2012, I got a 5d mark iii. Canon's latest and greatest consumer [...]