Someday, folks.... someday.

Someday I shall return to being on dA ALL THE TIME, but the time just isn't right. I haven't been shooting much, so I don't have anything new to share. Once I do, you better believe birdy's comin' back!

In other news, I got a couple jobs... I'm playing semi-pro baseball this summer! I can't wait for the season to start!! Also, I'm working at a casino, so that should bring in some good money!

I appreciate everyone who has 'd me and viewed my work over the last couple of months and I'm sorry that I haven't gotten back to you directly! I will, I promise!

Also, if you haven't gotten a chance, please check out my entry "God Bless NIU" - it's a tribute to those students who lost their lives during the terrible tragedy 2/14/08. NIU is my alma mater and I hold it close to my heart. Please share the love.

NO FEATURES RIGHT NOW! SORRY!!!

She Knows by ~sgthotlips

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Haha... I said this last time, but I'll say it again. I've been AWOL again! Just really busy and not having a camera to shoot with depresses me a little, so I don't have new stuff to put up and I'm just tired of looking at old stuff.

I'll try to be more active on here again sometime soon. Honest. Maybe after the new year! I miss you all tons and I hope that's reciprocated! Haha!

Anyway, here's the winners of *grace-note's contest in feature form, as promised! Enjoy!!

Oh yeah...I almost forgot. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!! duh. Be safe everyone!!

P H O T O G R A P H Y

+First Place
by *julium

+Second Place
by *staticoparanoico

+Third Place
by *madilar

S I N G L E A S P E C T
+Best Emotive
by *rob-meinel

+Best Conceptual
by :devmarty-bell: :iconmarty-bell:

B E S T M A N I P U L A T I O N
by ~eurekastreet

HIDE myself_ by *xxchange

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I've been AWOL for a while because I have been working insane amounts of hours... I guess that's what happens when you hit the real world, huh? Well, short entry today, just wanted to put up the features from =grace-note's contest!

I'll have an updated journal in a couple weeks. I'll tell you everything from my job, to Dane Cook, the lady friend, a new camera (hopefully), new shoots and all kinds of stuff! Enjoy the feature!!

Photography:

1. *staticoparanoico
2. ~nooriskandar
3. *JobobArikan
4. ~eurekastreet
5. =Asinine-Arsenic
6. =spiralmanipulation
7. *julium
8. *Doublecrash
9. ~rob-meinel
10. =martybell
11. *madilar
12. ~SWCameraEyes
13. =Behindmyblueeyes

Best Manipulation:

1. *tragic-saturn
2. ~eurekastreet
3. *NimfabebeRetouch
4. =dehouse42
5. =TheRevolutionX
6. *Alegion

Liquid Crystals by ~mr-sarcastic1984

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Since we last met, I've gained 700 pageviews and I'm up to over 1700! You guys who come here and see my work every day are awesome and I love you all!

Speaking of love... I want to go on for a minute about how AMAZING my wonderful girlfriend is! We've been together for just about a year and things are great! She got me a one-year anniversary gift... she's taking me to see Dane Cook, LIVE in Chicago on 11/3/07!! He's one of my favorite comedians and it's going to be a great time!! You should drop by her page and thank her for me and tell her that she's the best!! ~roo613 She doesn't have any deviations yet but we're working on those! She's going to be my model and we're going to have a shoot, or two, or seven. But seriously, I love her more than anything in the world!!

I've become better friends, recently, with another deviant and he's a great guy - *ellenjanuary (don't be confused by the name, ellen's a he). He downloaded a couple of my photos and painted them on the computer. It's amazing work and you should check it out!! Even though he needs to be slapped around sometimes, this is great work! Don't forget to visit his gallery! [link]




JUST A REMINDER:
I have decided to be a contributor for a contest coming up, hosted by *grace-note . You can find information about it here ----> [link] . I strongly encourage EVERYONE to enter the contest and the news! It's all about gaining EXPOSURE. Winners get over 30+ journal features !! And that's not all, there will be subscriptions too, so be sure to check it out!!

There's another contest that I'm participating in and YOU SHOULD TOO! It's just about self-promotion! Click the stamp for a link to the contest and just post one piece of work! It's that simple!


Only a few features this week... by the end of the month I'll have something bigger, I promise!!

I just love these works - landscapes, clouds, sunrise/sunsets are absolutely stunning to me, and these deviants have produced wonderful shots!

Sorry for the small feature this week - the response to my forum post was lousy.

American Dream by ~Karsun

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...BREAKING NEWS... as of 5:29 pm CST, ~LilBlackenedBunny visited my page and he was the... 1000th visitor!! I'm still thinking about how I would like to celebrate/commemorate that mini-historic event... a poem? A photo? NOT SURE!! I do know that I'd like to thank the ThumbsShare community for their continued support!!

I have decided to be a contributor for a contest coming up, hosted by *grace-note . You can find information about it here ----> [link] . I strongly encourage EVERYONE to enter the contest and the news! It's all about gaining EXPOSURE. Winners get over 30+ journal features !! And that's not all, there will be subscriptions too, so be sure to check it out!!


The next time I put up a feature, it will have SOME specific theme, but I haven't decided on that just yet. I'm finally getting to put this one up. I posted a thread in the ThumbShare Forum and pulled my features from some of those who responded. I will be posting the feature in News as well... so be sure to it... ESPECIALLY if you're featured! That would be phenomenal. The more love it gets, the more exposure YOU get! I'm just here to help. Please let me know if you have an idea for my next feature... leave a comment on the journal!!

Also, if you haven't already seen my new submissions, please check them out. You can see a few below in the journal or head to my gallery. I need some critiques and comments on my newer works - I've started shooting some macro and some sky. Not 100% sure I like my stuff yet... .

These features were posted HERE: [link] . If you love me, you'll the news!! Be sure to check it out!

Enough rambling (from my spotless mind) ... let's get onto the features!!

(if the names aren't showing up, scroll over them - it's just the color worked into the CSS... sorry!)

~mariathepirate


*ntscha


~symmetric


~nooriskandar


=woahhhitsamanda


*Digger36


=Luke-ro


=atut


*ninereeds-DA


*laurynwood


~vampire-zombie


*Ki-Witch


~Natasha-Rebekka


=abacusmage


=anglerfishies



Thanks to these wonderful deviants who posted in the forum thread!!

I'll have more next week!

Louvre Lovers Print Edition by *photoboy1002001

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