I'M HERE TO EMPOWER YOU!

I’m an artist . . . but that’s not saying much, because I believe, and it is something that I have devoted my time heavily to convey, that art expression is an inherent property of human nature. The media may vary, but not the innate disposition.

Those that know me have heard my “talent-as-myth” diatribe all too often, and if you end up tuning in to my posts, you will encounter it soon enough. It is my goal to change the notion, which a great number of people resign to, that one needs to have “talent” to pursue the art they feel or want and am doing this on a daily basis through my program in the G+ Mentorship Program for Photographers.

With that as preface, I will probably devote a portion of my posts to inspiring artists, but I also plan to impart other conceptions that I have about life in general, with the goal of elevating, encouraging, enlivening or energizing those who read them.

Let me begin with this:

I wish for you the ability to create for yourself all that your heart desires.

Start!


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You can begin by watching "The Myth of Talent" here:


"The Myth of Talent" by Robin Griggs Wood

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Just Another Day in Paradise


Just Another Day in Paradise
We've been on holiday ... :o). We went to the desert, but then headed to the beach to remoisturize our desiccated noses and lungs ... ;oD. I was following this seagull around during the sunset trying to grab a silhouette shot of him and he kept wandering away just out of reach and snap-range. So I decided to shoot just the sunset. Wouldn't you know, he missed the attention and came right back! ... ;oD

#JustAnotherSeagullButtInParadise

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If you've made it this far, please know that there is NO such photography theme as #SeagullButtSaturday. The following people, sometimes posting to the #FunniestNonthemeOnGplus, are actually the #FunniestNonCuratorsOnGplus.

Robin Griggs Wood Ursula Klepper Christin McLeod Sassi Sassmannshausen Lauri Novak Richard Ball Craig Szymanski Melissa Beagle Ellie Kennard Cora Triton Steve Savoie Pam Wolfe +Joy Mum Jon Cassill Tom McGowan Annie Irving Diana Boyd Debby Moran Alex Lapidus Lou McCorkle +Rob Lopes Kimmetal Smith Bette Kauffman Liz C Jacqueline Hodsdon Darion Jackman Steven Kennard Sharon Stone Dawn Siadatan Sumit Sen Jasbir S. Randhawa Gazzaroonii T. John Wade Dave Bell Swee Oh Leo Deegan Nancy Battis Vita Patrick Kelly Marilyn Benham Mari Luukkonen Lora Lee Chapman Giselle Savoie Carin Bruce David Q. Cohen Gernot Glaeser Maureen Roberson Brian Grzelewski cobalt please Darcee McCutcheon Annelies Jansen Rachel Ferris Margaret Tompkins Jan Vermeulen Christi Nielsen Jaana Nyström

Real themes:
#LandscapePhotography with thanks to Margaret Tompkins Tony Phillips Dave Gaylord Doug Hagadorn Eric Drumm and Landscape Photography

Must-have hashtags (for hackling the hashtag-haters … ;o))
#SeagullButtSaturday (duh!)
#SeagullButtShots
#SeagullButts
#notatheme
#SeagullButtsInDisguise (for other birds; a fine way to use up all those bird shots you took that are "not quite what you were shooting for" and currently languishing on your hard drive.)
#Gulluminati (what the group of non-curators have come to be known as)
#FunniestNonthemeOnGplus (because, isn't it?! … ;oD)
#Splatterday (Jasbir's invention, applicable for, ahem, some conditional shots … ;o7)

#rgwoodpost #Gulluminati #Gullarazzi #FunniestNonthemeOnGplus
#googleplusphotos #hqsplandscape #btplandscapepro BTP Landscape Pro #SunsetSaturday

Please feel free to ask me,
if you would like any of my images
available for print at www.robingriggswood.com

39 comments:

  1. Lovely sunset! I think you must have some Nelson sand on your lens though. There seems to be a blotch in the foreground 🤣😂🤣

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  2. he probably thought you were going to photograph his butt, which is why he returned and faced you. Gorgeous shot Robin

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  3. Gorgeous, but the ocean always is Robin Griggs Wood! You did it justice.

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  4. Very beautiful picture and super shot.

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  5. Fantastic sunset, typical gull ruse know butt's about it, you even got a fly by coming in ;-))

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  6. Robin Griggs Wood It’s my pleasure to add your excellent photo to our #BTPPROLandscapeFeaturedCollection Be sure to follow our wonderful collections to see many great photos including yours.
    Have a wonderful day!
    Nancy Dempsey

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  7. Debby Moran -- thank you!
    David Q. Cohen -- thank you, kindly ... :o)
    Liz C -- thank you, dear!
    Nancy Vlet -- me too! ... ;o)

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  8. Sharon Stone -- well I'm so glad that you weren't here and didn't see that! ... ;oD ... thank you, dear ... ;o))
    Christopher Germano -- haha ... too true! #wiseseagull. And thank you, my friend ... :o)
    Jo Deming -- thank you
    Jennifer Walton -- thank you, dear ... :o)

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  9. Donna McClure -- thank you so much!
    Leo Deegan -- heheh ... true that! ... ;oD
    Alexander Bud -- thank you
    mor -- thank you

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  10. Giselle Savoie -- heehee! I'm pretty sure that fly-by was rounding back in for a kill-splatter-shot ... ;oD. Thank you, dear!
    BTP Landscape Pro -- thank you very much, Nancy Dempsey!
    Douglas Santos -- thank you
    Vânia Rossetto -- thank you
    HQSP Landscape -- thank you so much!

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  12. Robin Griggs Wood Most welcome Robin!

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  13. Did you mean to say, "Another buttiful day in paradise....." Robin Griggs Wood

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  14. Congratulations! Robin Griggs Wood, your beautiful work has been shared in "Good Light Photography Page”, a selection of the most beautiful shots in the community and not.
    To sharing with us: https://plus.google.com/u/0/116396105365018385639.
    We prefer the “hashtag”: #goodlightphotographypage to make the research more simply.
    Greetings and…good light
    Shared by Giancarlo Tofanelli

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  15. I love it that is why I live in Florida l go to watch the sunset every chance I get

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  16. Wonderful view and beautiful image. Thanks for sharing with the #LandscapePhotography theme!! It's my pleasure to share your amazing photo to the Landscape Photography page! Please check out all the great photos there including yours!!

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  17. Thanks for a beautiful setting very nice what temperature is it there? And how long does it stay that way?

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