Ontos's Photos

[Wurger]

 

[ontos]

Thanks Donivan and Wurger, I'm glad you like them, cheers.

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

Excellent shots Merv. I am kinda fond of the Birddog. Have yet to go up in my friends yet but hopefully soon.

 

[Gnomey]

Good shots Merv!

 

[ontos]

Thank you Aaron and Hugh, Aaron I hope your friend takes you up and you can get some great shots.

 

[Airframes]

Great shots Merv !
That Humming Bird pic is exhibition quality, and I reckon would sell very well as a poster. The Avenger shot is very well captured too. Always like the ungainly-looking Bird Dog too - could have picked one up for around £9,000 about 18 years ago, although I don't know what life was on the engine, prop or airframe. Think it was sold to someone in France eventually.

 

[ontos]

Thanks Airframes, I greatly appreciate your more than kind comments, some day I dreams of some day getting a web site and sell some of these but I face reality and know it's not going to happen. I know nothing about business or web sites. I just enjoy taking the shots and being surprised at what comes out.

Here is a burn I just finished of a Virginia Barn, Aaron one of yours if you can recognize it

 

[fubar57]

Agree with the others about the hummingbird Merv and it's even better when one enlarges it.

Geo

 

[Airframes]

Merv, have you thought about contacting existing companies who publish photo artwork, posters etc?
Of course, they probably get loads of similar enquiries about buying work from photographers, just as book publishers get loads of unsolicited manuscripts, but it might be worth a try. Worst scenario is a 'No thanks', but it could be a 'Let's have a look'.
Might only result in a set fee, but it's a start.

 

[Shinpachi]

Amazing masterpiece of the Virginia Barn.

 

[ontos]

Thanks Airframes I just might give that a shot, as you say, all they can say is no.

Thank you Shinpachi, I'm trying to make my burns a little darker. Cheers

 

[GrauGeist]

Another very gratifying thing to do with exceptional shots like that Hummingbird, is have them printed and framed!

It's one thing to review it on the computer or even post it online, but when you have a photo printed and framed, it just amplifies the photo's cool factor x100.

Believe it or not, Walmart offers good photo print services at great prices and then frames and mats can be found for good prices at places like Michael's. Keep in mind, that photos from a DSLR have a different finished size than traditional film photographs and the frame industry has not fully embraced it (yet).

 

[rochie]

those are excellent pictures Merv, especially the Humming bird, amazing !

 

[Gnomey]

Nice work Merv!

 

[ontos]

Thanks Dave, Rochie and Hugh. Dave I will have to do that, I go to Walmart about once a week. Cheers mate

 

[vikingBerserker]

Well done!

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

The barn looks familiar, but the setting does not ring any bells. I must be getting old.
The burn is STUPENDOUS! That just looks awesome Merv!

 

[ontos]

Thanks VB, well Aaron I did take a little artistic license with the back ground, your shot had a lot more trees in it and darker, I just put in a little morning mist with just a few trees.

Here was your picture.

 

[ontos]

Walking around Julian with my wife during a quilt show and I spotted this door to an old museum, just had to take a shot and play with it.

 

[evangilder]

I like it. Cool contrasts.