Light Harmony - Photo of the Month

My Desert Evening shot from our recent trip to Death Valley has been selected as Photo of the Month on Light Harmony. It rained for two days, and these fantastic storm clouds rolled in and out the whole time we were there. I'm sure there were many who cursed the weather that weekend... but I wasn't one of them. I couldn't have been happier! :)

I know I always say this - but if you have some time, please take a look at some of the gorgeous photos on Light Harmony. We are a group of 19 photographers from around the world. The collection of images is stunning. I'm really proud to be a member of the group, and it's an honor to have one of my photos chosen for POTM. LH members nominate their favorites from all the photos that are posted that month, and then we vote... giving our favorite image three points, our second choice gets two points, and our third pick gets one point.

-Varina

Ice Cream Land

I want to point you all to the photo of the month for March at Light Harmony. I've been a member of this group for more than a year now. Check out Róbert Štefanka's shot titled Ice Cream Land. If you have time, I recommend taking a look at the work of some of the other Light Harmony photographers, too. Impressive stuff. :)

Being a member of a group like Light Harmony - or in Jay's case, TimeCatcher - has been invaluable... Of course, Light Harmony is better! ;) ...We get feedback from other photographs who's opinions we trust, and we have a circle of friends around the world who can suggest locations and ideas. I recommend joining a photographic community of some kind... there are thousands of sites online. Find out what the requirements are, and start posting photos. But make sure you are giving something back... many sites require that you provide feedback on other people's photos in return for the critiques you receive. Be honest - and generous - with your critiques... it's how we all learn!

I'm guessing that many of you are already members of photographic communities - either on the web or on the ground. Which groups are your favorites?

- Varina