by NIck Kelsh | Jan 8, 2019 | A Top 50 Fan Photo Post, Uncategorized
← previous next → #13 – Mary Day BurgyAnd the Best Actress/Actor Award goes to… The Dog! No, not The Dog… The Girl! Oh heck, I can’t make up my mind, it’s a tie! But there is no doubt about who Best Photographer goes to, that’s for sure. It was...
by NIck Kelsh | Jan 8, 2019 | A Top 50 Fan Photo Post, Uncategorized
← previous next → #14 – Pam Leland Trevathan Wow, please let it be Mother’s Day someplace; this picture is perfect. What a wonderful photograph of what is clearly an incredible relationship. Wow. And a terrific moment, too. I’m not sure...
by NIck Kelsh | Jan 8, 2019 | A Top 50 Fan Photo Post, Uncategorized
← previous next → #15 – Mandy-Sue WilliamsOf course I think this should be converted to black and white. Kidding. It is really difficult to argue with any photograph that has red hair and a whole bunch of green stuff. Isn’t it great the way red hair...
by NIck Kelsh | Jan 8, 2019 | A Top 50 Fan Photo Post, Uncategorized
← previous next → #16 – Elle StarnesHe’s easily twice as high as any Kelsh has ever leapt off the ground and there are several of us that are six foot two and significantly taller. (Low vertical leap is only one of the symptoms of Kelsh Male Disease....
by NIck Kelsh | Jan 8, 2019 | A Top 50 Fan Photo Post, Uncategorized
← previous next → #17 – Anita Fusco BaumannNote from Nick: I originally wrote about two photos here. The other picture was a baby under a Christmas tree. I was strolling through the posts on this page this morning and saw these two pictures next to...
by NIck Kelsh | Jan 8, 2019 | A Top 50 Fan Photo Post, Uncategorized
← previous next → #18 – Marilyn TschorkeIt’s hard to drive by a yellow barn with your camera and she didn’t; she got out of the car. Step one. Check. But step two is a little more complicated. You need to bring something to the party. You need to make...
by NIck Kelsh | Jan 8, 2019 | A Top 50 Fan Photo Post, Uncategorized
← previous next → #19 – Pam Leland Trevatan I know the feeling. You almost break an ankle on the way to your camera. I think many of us out there can relate. I love the stripes on the shirt, too. Here are Pam‘s words.“If you’re still collecting HTPYL...
by NIck Kelsh | Jan 8, 2019 | A Top 50 Fan Photo Post, Uncategorized
← previous next → #20 – Beth ThomanderI had an old photography teacher who used to say that flat-footed documentary photography was the highest form of photography. It’s what the camera does best he said. When a photographer has the good sense to...
by NIck Kelsh | Jan 8, 2019 | A Top 50 Fan Photo Post, Uncategorized
← previous next → #21 – Michael JamesI think it’s a testament to the healing powers of photography that Michael has decided to share a photo here at this difficult time. This picture works on so many levels. It speaks to composition, lighting, simple...
by NIck Kelsh | Jan 8, 2019 | A Top 50 Fan Photo Post, Uncategorized
#22 – Kris Trygg KiddKris recently took a class on wildlife photography at the International Wolf Center in Ely, Minnesota. Axel, one of the ambassador Arctic wolves, is looking through the glass at one of the kids visiting the center. I (Nick) once came...
by NIck Kelsh | Jan 8, 2019 | A Top 50 Fan Photo Post, Uncategorized
#23 – Lori Hammer Hull I wish I were writer enough to do this photograph justice. They’ve been married for 50 years. He has Alzheimer’s and she is his sole caretaker. The picture was taken by their daughter. The look on her face says it all. The human condition...
by NIck Kelsh | Jan 8, 2019 | A Top 50 Fan Photo Post, Uncategorized
#24 – Sarah Kirby I’ve actually studied this picture for quite some time, and even talked to a few other people about it. Of course, everyone agrees it’s a great sports photograph. I think the interesting question is: Why is this photograph so powerful? Sure,...
by NIck Kelsh | Jan 8, 2019 | A Top 50 Fan Photo Post, Uncategorized
#25 – Anita Fusco Baumann Here’s one of several shots that Anita took at “Camp Fantastic”. Her words: “As a survivor of childhood leukemia, I wanted to find ways to be involved, as an adult, with children and teens who themselves were battling cancer....
by NIck Kelsh | Jan 8, 2019 | A Top 50 Fan Photo Post, Uncategorized
← previous next → #26 – Christy WadeThis is Christy’s grandfather saying good night to his wife two days before she passed away. I was so touched by this photograph because today my family gathers in Humbird, Wisconsin to bury the ashes of my father...
by NIck Kelsh | Jan 8, 2019 | A Top 50 Fan Photo Post, Uncategorized
#27 – Molly Hover It’s still a good day to be an American. Happy Independence Day from Molly Hover and her lovely daughter and Molly’s lovely camera, too. They have all given us so many photographs to celebrate in the past years. (And please be safe. The older...
by NIck Kelsh | Jan 8, 2019 | A Top 50 Fan Photo Post, Uncategorized
← previous next → #28 – Judy BrunerThere is a special place in photo heaven for what Judy did here. And there’s also a special and separate category in photo heaven for the inventor of the digital camera which makes this so easy to do. Here are Judy’s...
by NIck Kelsh | Jan 8, 2019 | A Top 50 Fan Photo Post, Uncategorized
← previous next → #29 – Ashley Teal BeatyFirst of all, this is totally for real. That is not a latex spider; it’s the real deal. Now that we have that out of the way, isn’t it terrific the way Ashley has aligned that creature on her face accenting the...
by NIck Kelsh | Jan 8, 2019 | A Top 50 Fan Photo Post, Uncategorized
← previous next → #30 – Beverly SiegfriedHere’s the deal, I know how to do this stuff in Photoshop and yet, to be honest, I’m not really sure how Beverly did this one— if that makes any sense. The technology and artistry are so seamless here that it’s...
by NIck Kelsh | Jan 8, 2019 | A Top 50 Fan Photo Post, Uncategorized
← previous next → #31 – Nichole Wykes This picture works on so many levels for me. First of all, of course, I’m nutty for the black and white. That’s a given. Secondly, Nicole has perfectly exposed for those clouds. There’s nothing overexposed about...
by NIck Kelsh | Jan 8, 2019 | A Top 50 Fan Photo Post, Uncategorized
← previous next → #32 – Joanna Bailey.Humorous photographs are really difficult to shoot. It’s a blessing when one comes your way and you have the wherewithal to grab it and share it. I laughed. And laughed. Leave feedback on this photo below...