Finally spring has arrived in the Netherlands. After too many long months of very cold weather, it's sunny now, and although still cooler than normally, plants outside are ready to flourish and grow, and animals busy to prepare their nests and breeding places...
I'm so ready to go out and photograph too!
Not so much happening here on my stock account, but people continue to use my stock daily, and you're all most welcome to it! Please forgive me if I don't get to answering you personally on your comments and favs. It truly is all most appreciated!
If you want to check on what I'm busy with, please do come over and see what's going on at my main account too :




Steppeland

Update - Nov. 5, 2012

Well, there haven't been very exciting sunsets yet, since I wrote this journal. And the one evening that was at least a little interesting, a few days ago, I was still working at my new-to-be apartment... Luckily I did think of taking my camera along, so I could give it a try to see what the photographic possibilities were "from my new balcony"
Maybe not all too bad? Useful?
Let me know what you think!

Widest view


Closest view



Steppeland



I'm going to move house

Yes, there is no exact date known yet, but within a few months, I'll be moving to a smaller apartment here nearby in the same neighbourhood. So it's going to be a few very busy months for me. The new apartment is very familiar and has many nice memories for me, since it's the place where a dear friend, who passed away only some weeks ago, lived for many years. We had many beautiful hours, meetings and sharing there, and it's a lovely place to be.
It has a beautiful atmosphere, and although I miss my friend, it's somehow nice that I will now live in the same place where we have had so many good times together.
The new apartment has a balcony too, with a lovely view on a little pond or lake - and that may offer great new 'from my balcony' - photography possibilities that I still have to discover... but... I will miss the gorgeous sunsets that I have from my balcony here. Oh, yes, I will have view on the sunset there too, and even more... : on the sunrise as well, but I'll be a few floors lower, and there will be more buildings somewhere in the picture... While here, the view is more open on free sky, with only some tree tops to block (or complete) the view.
So yes, I will miss the sunsets, and therefore, I want to make as good as possible use of the days I have still left here, to complete my collection of evening skies, because I know they are well loved by the many users of my stock images.
So you all can expect to be flooded by sunsets in the coming days and weeks - the result will be only depending on what nature and the universe is willing to display for us in the coming evenings... I'll have my camera ready...

I've started today, with a series of 8 Samhain sunset pictures - You can check them out in my Skies collection

Just a few thumbs as a teaser:


Enjoy!

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Please help

Oh, and by the way... I just noticed: I've only one month of premium membership left on this account...
If you would be inclined to give a little contribution to my donation pool for a new subscription, that would be such a great help! All little bits are welcome! The donation pool is on my profile page in the left column - just scroll down a little - Thank you!


Steppeland

Update Jan. 22, 2011

I'm very happy to let you know that the winner of this MiniContest is


"Angel" by ~misieekq
with 6 votes

Congrats, ~misieekq - your winning work will now permanently be featured in the "Favourite Stock Users Gallery" - and I'll send you a note to let you know how you can receive one of my exclusive stock packs!

The *two runners up* with each 4 votes are:

by and by

Also the two of you will be offered a choice of one of my exclusive stock packs !

Congratulations !

Thank you all for using my stock!  - and a big thank you to everyone who voted in this first
"Favourite stock users - Mini-Contest" - Keep using my stock, maybe next time, one of your works may be in the favourite top 10!

Steppeland



Update Jan 14, 2012

Did you cast your vote already for the top-favourite work using "Abandoned Farm Meadow" as stock?
Please check out the Top 10 here and make your choice Poll .
The poll will close on Sunday Jan. 14, 10 pm European time (GMT +1) - or, in case of a tie, as soon as there is a difference of at least 2 votes after the closing time.
Thank you all for your participation!

Steppeland



Update Jan 12, 2012

Hi, everyone!

A few days ago, I posted the first "One stock image - many works" - feature page  in my journal here

Now I selected my top 10 favourites out of all these works. Please cast your vote in the Poll to choose which of those 10 works is the top-favourite deviation.
The winner of the poll will receive
a choice of one of my exclusive stock packs and
a feature with 3 of their artworks (including the work using my stock) in a permanent "Favourite stock-users Gallery"...

The more votes, the merrier!

Thanks for your participation!




Journal entry Jan 8, 2012



Hi, all, I'm back, let's play!!

Today I am posting the first of a series of feature pages, featuring all works that have been using one of my stock images 'Abandoned-Farm-Meadow'-Feature-Page
First you will see the used stock image - then you will find the thumbs of all the works using this stock image - and underneath, the icons of the artists with a link to their work.

In the next week, I will pick my top10 favourites from these works, and we'll have a poll to choose which of those 10 works is the top-favourite deviation.
The winner of the poll will receive
a choice of one of my exclusive stock packs and
a feature with 3 of their artworks (including the work using my stock) in a permanent "Favourite stock-users Gallery"...

Sounds like an idea?
Well then, let's start! - Here they are!  'Abandoned-Farm-Meadow'-Feature-Page

Update Jan. 14, 2012
Hi, everyone!

This is the first of a series of feature pages, featuring all works that have been using one of my stock images .
First you will see the used stock image - then you will find the thumbs of all the works using this stock image - and underneath, the icons of the artists with a link to their work.


Each time when a Feature Page is published, we will combine it with a Mini-game to pick the Top Favorite Deviation using that particular stock image.
For stock images like this first one, that have been used more than 10 times at the moment the feature page is posted, I will first select my top10 favourites from these works, and we'll have a poll to choose which of those 10 works is the top-favourite deviation.
Later on, we will put up a mini game with poll each time a stock work reaches 10 derivative artworks. So even if your work using this particular stock is not yet included in the list (because you made it later than the list date, or because I only found your notification of stock use after the list was made) ... don't be disappointed... as soon as we reach the next 10 deviations, there is a chance for a next poll! So keep on creating and using my stock!
The winner of each poll will receive:
a choice of one of my exclusive stock packs and
a feature with 3 of their artworks (including the work using my stock) in a permanent "Favourite stock-users Gallery" ...

So, Let's give it a go for the first one!





Here are some Statistics about this work (Jan.8, 2012) :
Comments: 185 /  Favourites: 145 /  Views: 4,253 / Downloads: 1,023

This gives us  1 stock image - 58 recorded artworks derived from it... and counting...
Note: These are only works from artists who have let me know about their work using my stock  AND uploaded it at dA. With this particular stock image, there were plenty of 'used'-messages for works that are not uploaded at dA, but will be used in several horse-games like Howrse.
Further, there were a few recorded links that aren't working any more, and have been removed - and a few works couldn't be featured here because they are having a safe-filter on it.

WOW, a DD!! (Dec. 17, 2011)



Thank you ^Elandria  - I'm all thrilled with the honour!
And thank you everyone for the fabulous comments and congrats!

Happy holidays to you all!

Steppeland

Update - March 14, 2011
Less than 100 to go   

Well, as some of you may have noticed, I've done quite some effort these past 10 days to get this stock account back on track, and to catch up with the huge delay in replies to messages in my message centre.
At the moment, I have the comment messages from over a thousand a few weeks ago to less than 100 this evening...
And I uploaded some new stock last week - some from the Amsterdam Waterloo square Flee market - and some new sunsets, made from my balcony.
Lots more stock to upload in my archive, but I would so love to now first get my message boxes empty LOL.
Thank you all for being patient with me, and apologies to everyone who received a reply on their work or comments with too much delay really - and the less than 100 who are still waiting...   ...
I know, not yet there completely, but well on my way... And, yes, I could use some encouragement ... Anybody?   

Have a great week, everyone!

Steppeland

Journal entry - Mar 3, 2011
Thank you all so much for the many great birthday wishes I received on this account!
Your words were all so kind and heart warming, and I really appreciate that!
I'm sorry and I apologise for not having been around here for a long time, because of a lot of other involvements.
I realize it's really high time to catch up, and I promise I'll do a real effort for that in the coming days.

Please hang on till further news, and in the meantime... : enjoy my stock!

Steppeland

At the occasion of dA's 10th aniversary, I asked my watchers to link us to their favourite stock images. The first 10 participants received one of my restricted stock pacs
Here are the 10 marvellous stock images they came up with.
Have a look, and if you like what you see, please do let the stock artists know!

Enjoy!

Steppeland

and out of game :
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