Horn tooting, in awe and wonder

[pecunium]

I take pictures. I happen to think some of them are pretty good. But thinking one's own work is decent isn't hard to do. Harder is to figure out what other people will like.

I think this



is a pretty good picture. Based on other people's reactions, I'm wrong; it's a damned good picture.

On the other hand, some of the things I think are outstanding, e.g.



don't seem to resonate with people.

So, yesterday I got a comment on this picture, telling me the detail was really good.



I got it from, of all places, the National Museum of Wales

It took a little time for me to realise this was the actual flickr account for the Museum of Wales (why shouldn't they have one, the US Library of Congress has one). I don't know who manages the account. I don't know what criteria that person (or people) use to decide what to look at, much less what to praise.

I do know the various photos they have (at the museum's flickr account, and at the actual museum pages) include some nice macro, to include some wing scale details.

So I'm feeling tolerably pleased with myself.

Comments

[pecunium.livejournal.com]

I'm of a mixed mind on rolled. I'd reccomend matted, and then framed when you get it.

If you want it rolled, I can do that, but I worry the paper will take damage, even with tissue; unless you get it on canvas, which I don't think this subject would really do well on, because the details of the racks will suffer.

I have a large print right now (I don't think it's 13x19, but rather 11x17) I can look at it, and see what it's cost is. The matting has already been done.

The issue isn't really the wall, but the floor. Look at a large print from too close and it suffers.

[pnkrokhockeymom.livejournal.com]

Hmmmm.

Oh.

See why I can't decide on my own? *g* I don't even know what to look for!

[pecunium.livejournal.com]

Ok, here's what you do.

Go to work tomorrow, measure the floor space in your office, in particular, the distance from where you plan to put the picture, to where you plan to be when you look at it.

Two, figure out how much money you don't want to spend more than.

Three, I have a print, a trifle more yellow than the onscreen version, which is already done. It's 11x17. Without shipping it's $185.00 Shipping, will be in the 25-40 dollar range (depending on what the insurance costs).

A larger print will be a little more (13x19 would be in the $230-300 range, depending on how you want it matted; before shipping). A smaller pring a little less.

If you want to get it mounted, the price will be a bit less, though the shipping will be about the same; maybe more, because it will need better packaging (I think it has to ship flat).

[pnkrokhockeymom.livejournal.com]

Will do all of the above, and email you tomorrow night.

[pnkrokhockeymom.livejournal.com]

Hey! I want the 11x17. It will be GREAT in my office. Let's work out the details.

[pecunium.livejournal.com]

Just checking in, to see if you are still interested.

[pnkrokhockeymom.livejournal.com]

YES.

I just got all swamped at work and am drowning.

[pecunium.livejournal.com]

Ok, when you get unswamped, let me know.