Image of the week—super easy!

[shelma1Participant]

if you’d like to have one of your best/favorite images as image of the week on the Facebook page, just post the URL of the image on your site here. I’ll post a link directly to that page so people can click and buy it . 🙂

If you’d like to add a few words describing the image, how/why/where you shot/drew it, that’s fine too.

Jochen was nice enough to email me with his image, so his is first to be featured this afternoon.

[marthamarksParticipant]

Thanks so much for doing this, Michele. The FB page is looking great!

I’ll volunteer this one for an image of the week:

http://bestnaturestock.com/image/clarks-nutcracker-pinyon-pine-stock-photo/

This Clark’s Nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana) was hanging out in Dinosaur National Monument, which overlaps the states of Colorado and Utah. The tree he’s shown in is a Pinyon pine (Pinus edulis), also called a Colorado pine.

This uncommon species has a limited range in the high pine forests of the Rocky Mountains of North America. He’s a member of a large family that includes crows, jays, and magpies. Some people call him a Clark’s Crow or a Woodpecker Crow.

[jsfotoParticipant]

A very nice image, Martha. And I am also totally impressed by the detailed descriptions you are adding to your photos … almost short stories, which for sure will be very interesting for buyers.

[marthamarksParticipant]

@jsfoto wrote:

A very nice image, Martha. And I am also totally impressed by the detailed descriptions you are adding to your photos … almost short stories, which for sure will be very interesting for buyers.

Thank you for that wonderful compliment! I really appreciate it.

Sometimes I do manage to include what’s almost a short story in the description. Other times (when I’m getting tired of the process), not so much. But those descriptive details almost always get me to “solid green” on Yoast, and most of the time I enjoy writing them. I’ve even gone back occasionally to an image I Yoasted when I was tired and found a way to punch it up a bit.

BTW… last Saturday morning, I posted an announcement of my new website on my Facebook page and asked my friends there to “Like” it if they felt motivated to do so. Three days later, the home page has 146 likes, 9 people have tweeted about it, and about that same number have shared it on their own pages. It’s so nice to have kind friends! 🙂

[sandorgoraParticipant]

thanks, Shelma1;
if possible i would like this image there:

http://www.sangostock.com/image/old-woman-and-young-girl-look-together-on-tablet-oude-vrouw-en-jong-meisje-kijken-samen-naar-tablet/?r=www.sangostock.com

[stevephotoParticipant]

Thanks Michele,

I’d like to use one of my exclusive images:
http://softlightstock.com/image/wine-still-life-2/?r=softlightstock.com

Thanks again for all your promo work.
Steve

Steve
http://www.softlightstock.com

[ShazamImagesParticipant]

Shelma:

Thanks for taking the time out of your life to do this.

I thought that the following image would be appropriate for the upcoming season:

http://shazamimages.com/image/photo-of-christmas-tree-lights-background-zoomed/?r=http://shazamimages.com

[cascolyBlocked]

@marthamarks wrote:

….http://bestnaturestock.com/image/clarks-nutcracker-pinyon-pine-stock-photo/

This Clark’s Nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana) was hanging out in Dinosaur National Monument, which overlaps the states of Colorado and Utah. The tree he’s shown in is a Pinyon pine (Pinus edulis), also called a Colorado pine.

This uncommon species has a limited range in the high pine forests of the Rocky Mountains of North America. He’s a member of a large family that includes crows, jays, and magpies. Some people call him a Clark’s Crow or a Woodpecker Crow.

great catch , these guys don’t hold still for long — if you do much camping in the high cascades you wouldn’t call these guys uncommon — they’ll steal a sandwich right out of your hand! on the backside lift at steamboat, these jays may fly right into your hand if you just hold it out as you ride the lift (Our generic term for these is camprobbers – which also includes the similar gray jay)

[marthamarksParticipant]

@cascoly wrote:

great catch , these guys don’t hold still for long — if you do much camping in the high cascades you wouldn’t call these guys uncommon — they’ll steal a sandwich right out of your hand! on the backside lift at steamboat, these jays may fly right into your hand if you just hold it out as you ride the lift

Interesting! Actually, Steve, I have heard these birds called “camp robbers,” but I’d forgotten that. I’ll have to add it in to my descriptions of the three images I’ve posted of this bird.

However… they are only “common” in those high altitude locations. Most people who hang out at lower elevations have never seen or even heard of them.

Thanks for the reminder of that fun tidbit!

[cascolyBlocked]

you caught me while I was updating — these guys are still active in the winter…

[marthamarksParticipant]

@cascoly wrote:

you caught me while I was updating .

Hey, great minds… 🙂

Nice Gray Jay shot, BTW.

[EzeepicsParticipant]

Hi Michele, that’s a great idea, love your page and I’d like to add two images one for each of my Symbio sites. Of course, if it’s too much you’ll choose only one:

For Stockphotos.ezeepics.com: http://stockphotos.ezeepics.com/image/santa-babe-with-maine-coon-cat/
For food.ezeepics.com I choose a vector, even if the site has almost all photos: http://food.ezeepics.com/image/appple-vector-illustration/

Thank you so much!

[EzeepicsParticipant]

@marthamarks wrote:

Thanks so much for doing this, Michele. The FB page is looking great!

I’ll volunteer this one for an image of the week:

http://bestnaturestock.com/image/clarks-nutcracker-pinyon-pine-stock-photo/

This Clark’s Nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana) was hanging out in Dinosaur National Monument, which overlaps the states of Colorado and Utah. The tree he’s shown in is a Pinyon pine (Pinus edulis), also called a Colorado pine.

This uncommon species has a limited range in the high pine forests of the Rocky Mountains of North America. He’s a member of a large family that includes crows, jays, and magpies. Some people call him a Clark’s Crow or a Woodpecker Crow.

Wonderful image Martha, I also love your stories and that’s great for SEO, did you noticed how your photos are ranked in Google? I suppose that your stories help a lot, the site is very original. I promissed myself to do it, I do it only for few images and I started a blog too on Food.ezeepics.com, but my time doesn’t allow me to make everything like I’d like….

[KLSbearParticipant]

Thank you for all your efforts to promote SS on on FB Michele. Here is one of my favorite images for Christmas. It’s never too early to make your party plans!

http://www.karensarragaphotography.com/image/christmas-restaurant-table-setting/

Edited to add this second option. We may be past Christmas when you get to this point in the list so here is a similar Spring image as another option.

http://www.karensarragaphotography.com/image/pink-tulips-on-a-spring-table-setting/

[marthamarksParticipant]

I really like the idea of featuring holiday images at this holiday time. Yours is wonderful, Karen, BTW.

So Michele, if you’d like to hold my non-holiday bird shot off until January, past the holidays, that’s fine with me. I can always resend it (or another one) at a better time.

That’s fine with me. 🙂

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