Drum roll please.....my 1000th post, I made it!!!

[mstark70]

Thought I would share some more shots of my kids and my niece and nephew from the park the other day. I was going to try to come up with something clever but in the end decided to stick with what I love most, my family! I hope you enjoy them. I am looking forward to learning so much more so I will be here for a while! Thank you all so much for all your kindness, encouragement, humor and wisdom!

My oldest Rachel~



My youngest Megan~




Jarett~ I wonder what he is thinking? Looks like something good to me!




Jesica~ Sweet 16! It is so hard to get this girl to smile sometimes so this one is special to me because it is a genuine giggle! I love it!

[beachcomber]

I was going to try to come up with something clever but in the end decided to stick with what I love most, my family

Cleverer than you thought Michelle, because you managed both

All your pictures are wonderful, and these are no exception, and thats clever.
Now for the family, Rachel looks stunning, and Megan loves the water, Jarett is thinking 'man stuff' and Jesica is stunning and what a smile. Hearts will be broken.

A wonderful selection to cellebrate your 1000 posts, well done

You are a good friend and have been very supportive and helpful to me and many others, on behalf of us all, thank you

beachcomber

[Chewys Dad]

Congratulations Michelle! and what a Great Series of Captures you've posted to commemorate Your 1000th Post. I couldn't pick a favorite! but if I had too; it would be #3 and #4. Jessica is a real heart breaker!!!
Thanks for Sharing These
Michael

[dan.will60]

Congratulations on your 1000th post.
Something I and I am sure many others dream about.
As usual all of your shots are excellent.
The first is my fav .

[AnnaV]

That bottom one is just beautiful, wonderful moment you captured there. Congrats on your 1000th post, too

[Sheriliz]

Congrats on your 1000 post!

You family is beautiful, no wonder they are your favorite subjests. Great choice!

[jack russell]

Congrat's Michelle .. for your milestone but more so your beautiful family!!

[Vinam]

Congrads on your 1k milestone Michelle !!

I've enjoyed watching your progress these last months, I love how you take risks and " go for it " .. I think of your flower shots.. but you'll pretty much shoot anything and have become quite skilled at getting really good captures... I am curious to see how you combine creativity and your excellent photos so I can steal your ideas !! :P

I've also enjoyed our friendship, it's interesting how you and I sometimes pick out the same element of a photo in our comments, and I always seem to " get " what your photos portray.. similar tastes and " Eye " I guess. Quite a few of those thousand posts are from some of my photos and I really appreciate and value the time you take to really look deep at my stuff and offer your input, it means alot.

Your contribution this time first off all quite good, there is a certain luminance to thier skin tones and although in excellent focus a softness I really like..you kinda used the proverbal " Park Bench* " trick by shooting your kids, but since they are all so good, it's ok this time !! They are wonderful and your shot great portraits, they owe you !! lol

" I am looking forward to learning so much more so I will be here for a while!"
well I hope so .. besides, when you know everything and are working freelance for Voque and Time Magazine... I hope you'll still come and say hi to us

grads again , outstanding 1k post !

Vin
(* parkbench is a ringer subject,99.9% people are gonna like a photo with a parkbench,which is almost as good as an old falling apart split rail and post fence, or the sleeping baby)

[mstark70]

Originally Posted by beachcomber

I was going to try to come up with something clever but in the end decided to stick with what I love most, my family

Cleverer than you thought Michelle, because you managed both

All your pictures are wonderful, and these are no exception, and thats clever.
Now for the family, Rachel looks stunning, and Megan loves the water, Jarett is thinking 'man stuff' and Jesica is stunning and what a smile. Hearts will be broken.

A wonderful selection to cellebrate your 1000 posts, well done

You are a good friend and have been very supportive and helpful to me and many others, on behalf of us all, thank you

beachcomber

I just love your posts! You always make me smile! I love your photography and I love your poetry and I really LOVE it when you combine the two. It always makes me think and warms my heart! Thank you so much Beach and I look forward to being friends for a long time to come!
P.S. I almost choked on my lunch, I was thinking the same exact thing about Jarett.

Originally Posted by Chewys Dad

Congratulations Michelle! and what a Great Series of Captures you've posted to commemorate Your 1000th Post. I couldn't pick a favorite! but if I had too; it would be #3 and #4. Jessica is a real heart breaker!!!
Thanks for Sharing These
Michael

She is a gorgeous young lady! I still remember watching her come into this world and now we get to watch her find her own future. Good thing her Dad is a prison guard, he can keep the boys a bit intimidated. Thank you very much Michael!

Originally Posted by dan.will60

Congratulations on your 1000th post.
Something I and I am sure many others dream about.
As usual all of your shots are excellent.
The first is my fav .

Thank you so much Dan!

Originally Posted by AnnaV

That bottom one is just beautiful, wonderful moment you captured there. Congrats on your 1000th post, too

Thank you Anna, I am partial to a REAL smile myself.

Originally Posted by Sheriliz

Congrats on your 1000 post!

You family is beautiful, no wonder they are your favorite subjests. Great choice!

Thank you Sheriliz, we do make some cute kids in my family!

Originally Posted by jack russell

Congrat's Michelle .. for your milestone but more so your beautiful family!!

Thank you so very much Jack Russell, you are always very kind.

Originally Posted by Vinam

Congrads on your 1k milestone Michelle !!

I've enjoyed watching your progress these last months, I love how you take risks and " go for it " .. I think of your flower shots.. but you'll pretty much shoot anything and have become quite skilled at getting really good captures... I am curious to see how you combine creativity and your excellent photos so I can steal your ideas !! :P

I've also enjoyed our friendship, it's interesting how you and I sometimes pick out the same element of a photo in our comments, and I always seem to " get " what your photos portray.. similar tastes and " Eye " I guess. Quite a few of those thousand posts are from some of my photos and I really appreciate and value the time you take to really look deep at my stuff and offer your input, it means alot.

Your contribution this time first off all quite good, there is a certain luminance to thier skin tones and although in excellent focus a softness I really like..you kinda used the proverbal " Park Bench* " trick by shooting your kids, but since they are all so good, it's ok this time !! They are wonderful and your shot great portraits, they owe you !! lol

" I am looking forward to learning so much more so I will be here for a while!"
well I hope so .. besides, when you know everything and are working freelance for Voque and Time Magazine... I hope you'll still come and say hi to us

grads again , outstanding 1k post !

Vin
(* parkbench is a ringer subject,99.9% people are gonna like a photo with a parkbench,which is almost as good as an old falling apart split rail and post fence, or the sleeping baby)

Well Vin, I think we surely do have similar taste. I always look forward to your threads and your posts. You are a true kind friend and I am a lucky girl to have found such wonderful people who share this same fun and rewarding passion.
You can steal away any ideas of mine you want to. I must admit most were not even my own. I have learned so much here on DPS.
I doubt I will ever be working for a magazine of any kind, you crack me up. I wouldn't want that kind of pressure, I want to keep it fun!
Thank you so much for taking the time to post such wonderful words! I really do look forward to continuing to get to know you and hanging out here on DPS!

[fstopMike]

Michelle, congratulations on your thousandth post. Thank you for all the times you've dropped by and left some kind words for me and thank you for helping make DPS the great site it is.