Subway / Exit Only ... 1800th ... & Five Years! by auntietk
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Subway ... Chicago, Illinois.
Today is a double milestone for me. This is my 1800th post as well as my five-year anniversary on Renderosity!
I remember when I first started here ... it was so strange! I felt like I had to make a distinction between those people I called my "real-life walking-around friends" and my Renderosity friends. Over the past five years, though, those lines have blurred and finally been erased.
There are so many of you I count as friends, no matter how near or far you are geographically. We can meet here on line, and it's like you're next door. It amazes me, when I count the people I've met in person, that some of you aren't on that list. I feel like I know you so well that I have to stop and think ... have I met so-and-so? Oh no ... not yet!
Those of you I've met person now number sixteen! The list includes people from as nearby as my home state of Washington ... as well as from Oregon, California, Arizona, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas and Wisconsin ... and as far away as South Africa.
Did you know South Africa is as far away from Seattle as you can get and still be on land?
And then there was that one guy from Kansas who was so much fun to be around, I married him! :)
My time here on Renderosity has literally been a life-changing experience.
This is not just an art site, it's a group of friends and family that is every bit as important to me as those friends and family with whom I spend holidays and meet for lunch.
Thank you all for your friendship, support, and inspiration. You rock! :)
Comments (33)
Milestones are such a great thing and I love the fact that I first "met" you while I still lived in Prague. In fact, I remember the blue kitchen wall, and at other times, bearded dragons bobbing their heads at me in odd, bearded dragon territorial displays...and people from all over the world being a part of my day to day existence...and then. From that time on, I've loved every bit of your gallery and it's quite a giggle-inducing joy to see THIS picture, knowing exactly where it is and where we were going and that Pecan Sandies and long, winding, FUN conversations were just on the horizon and growing closer! And as for this shot itself: it's an incredible treat. You really make the Chicago Avenue, subway station entrance look marvelous! I love the way you can't see the city crud, and yet it looks wholly urban, wholly real and fantastically efficient! Congratulations on your great milestones, and I'm looking forward to more, and I'm also thinking: "Wouldn't it be fun for the Renderosity Ninjas to meet up in Prague or Moscow?" That's a bit of a commute, however, but worth it, I think. Imagine how we'd make those places look! This is brilliant! And THANK YOU for your support and friendship and pecan sandies and inspiration; it all means quite a lot!
A super shot Tara and congratulations are coming to you from all angles and I agree about the friendship that exudes from this site, it can be very comforting.
super shot my friend
Amazing capture, congratz for the 1800th image & your 5th "birthday" here :).
Congratulations on the two milestones and yet another amazing photo.
What a very nice combination of situations for you to be wrapped within!
Congratulations with this milestone Tara. May this year hold in the best for you and Bill. God Bless.
You must have a "glow" button on your camera that makes these city places so very very attractive! Anotber nice one--thanks!
Wonderful image and a double congratulations to you! I look forward to the next 5 years and additional 1800 images from you
Such a very great shot and very well seen. Especially I like the light reflections and the flatness suggested by the floors tiles.
A very beautiful image, my Friend! The lighting here is exceptional and makes for a very moody, and dramatic atmosphere and effect! I'd like to congratulate on you for the wonderful milestones you've reached! You are definitely a talented artist that deserves all the recognition. Cheers to many, many more inspirational and brilliant works of art!
1800! That is indeed a great milestone! May you upload thousands more!
What a wonderful way to celebrate 1800 and five years. Congratulations! You Tara are an inspiration to many here!
congrats on 1800 and 5 !!
a special capture ,like lighting and the reflection too!! congrats to both too !!
Gosh Hun - 2012 has kicked off with a BANG for you - Photographer of the Year - 1800th upload - 5 years - a whole mouth full! Congratulations my dearest friend! I appreciate your art and your wonderful talent and above all your amazing friendship. I am richer having you as a friend and having had the privilege to meet you and Bill (and Mandy) was a highlight of my life! Lief jou BAIE!!!! xxx Oh - this image - just spectacular - a typical Tara POV which means it is perfect!
Hello My friend :D What an awesome shot you got here. Even from my fav city :-) Congratulations with the 1800th.. Soon you have more than I have, :)
Well, dang, what can I say?? So many milestones, all at once and every single one off the charts wonderful and exciting!! And yeah, RR has brought a whole lot of us together and how cool is that?? It's a great place for sure. And this foto, it just ROCKS!!
A quote for your special day, "It's when ordinary people rise above the expectations and seize the opportunity that milestones truly are reached." Anon. Extraordinary capture and postwork taking the utilitarian and transforming it into art. Very niceeee:)
Your almost 1,000 ahead of me. ;) Congats on the time and effort in your work! Excellent lighting and POV! :)
Congratulations on so much to celebrate! I love this image partly because it is so visually confusing: and also why am I going DOWN to get OUT of a subway? Briliant!
A wonderful 1800th posting!! You have a knack of taking photos of ordinary every day things and making them extraordinary!!!! Congratulations on Your 5th Year here on Renderosity!!
Congratulations on your 1800th upload and your 5th anniversary! Excellent shot! :)
Love the POV and reflection. A great illusion.
'Shine a light' into the Subway - and onto the tiles, I love how you picked up on it, to make this image come alive ... Is there another elevator to go up and out again? I agree with Andrea - just a tad confusing ;) Wowser - 1800! that's an enormous achievement and a very big number and some skill you have there, Tara - not even to mention such a huge family ... CONGRATULAIONS on EVERYTHING! Lovely words spoken, right below your post - so warm and welcoming, I would love to be part of that community, because occasionally and deep down, we all feel the need to 'belong'! and as Chipka suggested, wouldn't it be nice for all to meet and greet somewhere nice, as long as it is warm - maybe even here in the land of 'OZ' ;) BB
Needs concentrated viewing! Thanks for sharing so much superb work. RR is a great site, very friendly and world wide. Best for 2012 and beyond, Tara
Congratulations on your 1800th posting and is it 5 years all ready. Time really flies by doesn't it. I agree with you about making great friends at RR and I would be very lost without it. It does feel that we have all ready met and yet I know that this is not going to be possible unless I win Lotto. Your gallery is a credit to you and I love to see everything through your eyes. Great light and shade in this one.
Very cool shot!
Great capture and congrats on the 2 milestones here on Renderosity Hugs Susan~
What a wonderful shot! So full of little surprises, and so crystal and shiny; the kind of thing I've gotten used to seeing from you, lovely perfection. Congrats on your milestones, and I'm very happy to be one of the nearer folks ;}