Hello everybody,
My name is Dickie and I enjoy photography, nature, and painting portraits. With the help of @EagleSpirit we finally got this blog started after two weeks and I look forward to meeting the Steemit community with open arms.
Hopefully, within the next year I will be in full retirement and I'm very excited to share my life work with Steemit on a regular basis. I'm new to cryptocurrency, blockchain technology, and investing in a community such as this, however, with your support I am confident my learning curve will grow exponentially.
How surprised I was when this funny looking creature flew into view as I was photographing a flower in the Colorado mountains. My curiosity led me to do some research to discover that what I suspected was a bee, in fact was not. But, is referred to and called a bee fly.
Brown headed cow birds visited my bird feeder every day this past summer, my feeder is located right outside my window, and it was easy to take a close up photo. Although there was a flock at the time of this shooting, this particular bird caught my attention. What I discovered of interest about this bird is that it lays it's eggs in other birds nests and lets the other birds raise its young. You can learn more about this fascinating bird here.
How beautiful this butterfly,
On a clover flower.
Photo taken: Foothills of Colorado
An easy identifying mark of the Chipping Sparrow is the russet cap and dark streak through the eye. This sweet bird is another regular visitor at my bird feeder and this shot was inspired by the adorable look it gave me as I looked through the lens of my camera.
My portrait work began around 1980, I was drawn to this work to capture emotions. The materials I use vary from acrylics, oils, pastels on canvas and hardboard. Intimacy was created with acrylic on hardboard and was created in the mid -1980s, and portrays creative images within my minds eye.
This is a portrait of Boris, who was my companion when I was living in a farmhouse in rural Wisconsin. In this painting, Boris struck this pose for me while lounging by the warmth of my wood stove one winter's day. Acrylic and canvas were used to produced this artwork.
As I begin this exciting journey on Steemit, know that Eagle Spirit and I were taking numerous photos and this was the one she chose. My eyes really do not look this intense, but she looks good and that is all that matters.
In closing, I look forward to hearing from you, so all comments are appreciated, and I will be sure to respond.
Yours,
Dickie
Hello Dickie, so happy you are on Steemit and so glad I was able to help you showcase your photography and art. The commuity will just love your work!
Much love,
Eagle Spirit
Eagle spirit,
Thank you for your help in getting me started on this exciting journey. I would not be here doing this if it were not for your inspiration and enthusiasm. You are a wonderful mentor.
Cheers,
Dickie
I’m so blessed to have you as a friend that whatever I can to help you I will.
Much love,
Eagle Spirit
Hello and welcome to steemit, those are some fine photos especially the one with the moth. A couple contest's you might want to check out are
https://steemit.com/travel/@czechglobalhosts/7-world-s-continents-photo-challenge-north-american-friday-week-55-the-absolute-winner-takes-200-sbd
https://steemit.com/@daveks
This is probably the best way to get exposure so have fun and good luck!
Thank you for the kind comments; I will have to check the contests out. So much to do! :)
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Thank you my friend for the encouragement!
you are so very welcome, and look how many people came to say hello to you! :)
this is why creating blogs more often are kind of important. keep them wanting more ... bahah
much love,
eagle spirit
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Welcome to Steemit @dickienature! I love your artworks and photos. You've caught the personality and vitality of the subjects. That "bee fly" is amazing! I've never seen anything like it. I wouldn't like to be on the receiving end of that spike! And those birds are just beautiful, with lovely eyes.
Natubat,
Thank you for your kind words, it is very encouraging. I look forward to sharing as I explore more of the amazing world of nature. "Yes", the bee fly is quite something to look at!
Best,
Dickie
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Thank you so much for your interest!
@tattoodjay and @derangedvisions can you help m friend Dickie figure out some photography posts to get involved with in order to gain some exposure?
@rdwegis and @irvinesimages meet my friend Dickie, new to Steemit! He’s a gem and you all have bit in common.
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Sure Let me see, there is a few that come to mind
@juliank’s daily photo contest for info check out the FAQ page
Photocircle has a few tags
pc-nature for Top 10 Nature photography
pc-people for Top 10 People & Lifestyle photography
pc-animal for Top 10 Animal photography
pc-magichour for Top 10 Magical hour photography
#pc-vehicle for Top 10 Vehicle photography
#pc-architecture for Top 10 Architectural photography
#pc-city for Top 10 City view photography
#pc-street for Top 10 Street view photography
#pc-macro for Top 10 Macro world photography
#pc-abstract for Top 10 Abstract photography
BeachWednesday and SunThursday - led by @lizanomadsoul
@old-guy-photos does MonochromeMonday and TreeTuesday
@dswigle does #Marketfriday
There is my Wednesday Walk challenge which you can read about here
That is a few to get started with
wow this is terrific!! thank you so much Tatt :)
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so very true, that's why i brought in the big guns. LOL
Dickie is the first person i helped get on steemit with all
its intricacies and help creat his first blog. phew! i forgot
how much work it took to figure it all out. wow!
thank you again Tatt, you are a gem
much love,
eagle spirit
Always glad to help I hope the lack of resource credits dont frustrate him to much
This comment deserves a huge
tip!
Thanks thats so kind of you
Hehe I only learn from the best ... that guy ^^^
ps. did you also notice Fast Reply went to the pooper?
I stopped using it I use Steempeak now for replies ;)
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Hey, yeah discord servers help to a degree and also you can use the #teamgood tag and network that way and get noticed.....steemit can be a cliquey place but it's a nice side hustle lol :P
Thank you, I'm so new to this blogging and the large world of social media, so far just trying to get all the technical stuff under my belt about making a post. I'm on a high learning curve taking small steps. Looking forward to making my second post.
yeah it's pretty fun at times for sure, following you now
Welcome to Steemit
tattoojay,
Thank you and for the Photography posts!
Dickie
Glad to help I look forward to following your posts ;)
Hi there @dickienature 😊
Welcome to steemit
That image of the back cat reminds me of my cat
All black always lying around solat.
Love your pictures of animals.m and that first drawing of the couple:
I do wish you a wonderful journey on steemit and you are in very good hands with eaglespirit guiding you 😊
@kaerpediem,
Thank you for the good wishes and welcome. I am excited about joining the Steemit community. Eaglespirit is amazing and so knowledgeable. Boris my cat was a great companion for so many years, alas no longer among us.
Dickie
So sorry for your loss
Now you have him locked in the blockchain forever and ever :)
That is a very nice thought! Thank you :)
Welcome, @dickienature to the SteemIt community! I think you'll love it here. I just love your photography , great job! We all love @eaglespirit :)
@steemitqa, Thank you so much for the warm welcome!
Dickie
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welcome dickie!!!!!!!!!!! :)))) i love your photos...please keep them coming!
Thank you so much!!! I will be posting more. Cheers!
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Thank you! :) Your support and encouragement will help me get out and look around; as a newcomer I am a bit overwhelmed by all the possibilities, choices and options to pursue.
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You will be fine Dickie! Even if you do another post with just one photo and some detailed info with 500 to 700 words wouldbe great. Keep the momentum.
Steem on!
Yours,
Eagle Spirit
Thank you, good advice :-)
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Welcome to steem dickie! You've got some nice photos and artwork there! I think you'll do well on here. I think one of the big lessons is to try to find good communities of peoples, and to try to interact with others as well, this is "social" media, so people who do that well tend to excel on here! Another thing is to just put out good quality work that people enjoy. Good luck on here!
Thank you for your thoughts, good wishes and guidance and perspective. Yes, this is excellent advice!
I certainly will try to put out good work that people will enjoy. Best to you! Cheers!
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Awesome shots! Welcome to Steemit. I am looking forward to more of your photography!
Thank you! I hope to make a post this weekend. Cheers!
Wow, you have some amazing photography to share - I love the Butterfly and that first photograph with the Bee with the big proboscis is amazing!
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Thanks, Yes the Bee-Fly is quite something. It was my first encounter with that odd looking insect.
Cheers!
Welcome to the Steemit community! It will be a pleasure to keep an eye on your post if they are going to be as good as this introductory one.
P.S. Is the first shot a mosquito?
Thank you for the warm response! The insect you refer to is a "fly". I'm no expert on how insects are classified, but you question get's me curious to learn more and do some research. :) If you are interested in the "bee-fly" see: https://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/pollinators/pollinator-of-the-month/bee_flies.shtml
Thank you for your response.
What beautiful pictures you took! I was lucky to have seen your post from @c0ff33a resteeming it💖 . Sent you my aloha just in time too🌺🌺
Sweet! Thank you, very happy that you enjoyed the pictures. The feedback is much appreciated.