Thoughts on the subject of how do I choose out of 1000s of images what to post on Rendo. YES, I do use a gut feel developed in part, via feedback from others.

I'd love to post new and fresh images every day from something great that happened yesterday but I can't, unless new birds fly to my deck every day:)

Sometimes I am unhappy that I have too broad a spectrum of interests in my gallery but that's just me. I tend to like what I know. Airplanes and birds fall out often in my mix of favorite subjects. So I pursue lots of these opportunities for new subjects and images.

I love color and light and glass. So I pursue images that scratch this itch.

I look daily at what my favorite artists upload. This gives me ideas for new photo-shoots and keeps me enthused.

So, when I fill my files with subjects that are exciting to me, I have a start point where I should be able to avoid a lot of deadwood in the first place.

I avoid images of mine that are blurry, poorly exposed, images with no subject, and that no matter how I crop, manipulate, postwork...just don't have some eye-catching feature that says, "Hey look at me."

I do post those things I hope others will like. So, I can't say that comments don't influence me. They definitly do influence me.

Mix all this together and I think that is where my gut feel comes from.

I mix this constantly fed gut feel with new images all the time. Rarely do I have difficulty selecting what to post. But there are days where I need a day off...it really refreshes me. And once a year, I'll takes one to two weeks off. Then I can return newly charged up...

Lastly, I think I ask myself, what would my father say about this photo. He was an amiable man who actively took pictures from 1923 until his passing at age 99 in 2007. I learned a lot about his thinking and selection processes. His eighty four years of experience must have rubbed off a bit on me just by watching and talking with him for a lot of years.

Sorry this is so long. Get me going on photography and you can't shut me up:)    Bill

"Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes."