April 18, 2008

It has continued to snow off and on, and without it sticking on the ground or stopping completely and letting things turn green-A kind of photographer hell-stuck between two seasons-It has been a waiting game. Of course there are always things to do. The computer work is endless.

My images are now available at Fine Art America

A couple of outings allowed me to do a little shooting. We took a day trip to central Washington. Visited Summer Falls (on my home page), Dry Falls, Leavenworth, and hiked through the Peshastin Pinnacles. These sandstone crags attract rock climbers, and were fun to walk through. Unfortunately whomever decided on the power line placement had no regard for the beauty of the place.

Ted and I spent an evening in Sandpoint which produced some nice shots. This is of the NW end of the 8000 ft. long BNSF railroad bridge which crosses Lake Pend Oreille.

I thought I was going to make it through the winter without getting sick, but it finally caught me, and it wasn't fun. So, I should probably appreciate that fact that Spring has held off, or I would have been going nuts, not being capable of getting out. I am better now-so bring on the sun.

We went for a spur of the moment hike on Tubbs last night. I promised my family it would be a hike/dog walk first, and a photo op second. This means the camera can come, but not all the gear and tripod. Boy am I regretting that one. There were wildflowers everywhere, but with shutter speeds at 1/8 sec. And slower, I will have to get back there with a tripod. Here is a shot of the trail.

Still waiting for Spring, Linda

March 16, 2008

OK, I can finally say I've had enough snow. We haven't had a real "North Idaho Winter" in a long time, so it was good, but I am definitely ready for some nice warm weather and green landscapes.

Since I last wrote, I have discovered a few new locales (places I have never been locally). These include- Lake Chatcolet, Corbin Park, and parts of the Trail of the Coeur d' Alenes. I have also done some shooting on the East side of Lake Coeur d' Alene, in the Rose Lake area and at my usual early morning and evening locations. I think I will start including a favorite recent image on this page each month. So.. here is a twilight shot of the Coeur d' Alene skyline from the far point of Tubbs hill.

I have fallen a bit behind in posting new images on my PSA archive, thereby making them viewable in my galleries. But, I have been busy with stock submissions and image requests from one of my newer sales outlets. PSA is not really paying for itself, so I have a hard decision to make, but I do love this new feature they rolled out. Any one of my galleries can be viewed in a nice slideshow mode. Check this out

My newest online presences are at the Idaho Commission for the arts. See my listing here

And I have applied and been accepted to one more pro stock agency.

I am limiting the number of shows I enter this year, so to keep a presence locally, I have put some matted prints and note cards in the new Petal Pushers Marketplace on Government Way. If you get a chance- check it out.

I am starting a big batch of matting to include works from the last year that have never been in print. I must have 15+ new trios in the works, so watch for them when my new website comes online around the end of April. (this website had a catastrophe a couple months ago and is only about 1/2 working at the moment)

Oh, and I am now officially doing business as "Idaho Scenic Images" in addition to Linda Lantzy Photography, so I will be integrating that into my site, etc.

Til later, Linda