An Other Update.

Ref: Schmap Paris Tenth Edition: Photo Inclusion

Hi [me],

I am delighted to let you know that your submitted photo has been selected for inclusion in the newly released tenth edition of our Schmap Paris Guide:
Cluny Museum
If you use an iPhone or iPod touch, then this same link will take you directly to your photo in the iPhone version of our guide. On a desktop computer, you can still see exactly how your photo is displayed and credited in the iPhone version of our guide at: Cluny Museum.
Thanks so much for letting us include your photo - please enjoy the guide!

Best regards,
[named] Editor, Schmap Guides

What Do You Guys Think of This? Please provide me with feedback.

So I just read this message in my flickr Inbox and had an initial outburst of joy. Seriously. I was just writing on this very topic yesterday, wasn't I?!
Aaaaand then I looked at the image. Aaaand started to hesitate. Aaaand to somehow change my joyous state of mind.

Have I managed to confuse you entirely? :)
... Ok, ok, let's start from the beginning. The following is the message I found in my flickr Inbox:

Hi [me],

I am writing to let you know that one of your photos has been short-listed for inclusion in the tenth edition of our Schmap Paris Guide, to be published early February 2010.
[...]
While we offer no payment for publication, many photographers are pleased to submit their photos, as Schmap Guides give their work recognition and wide exposure, and are free of charge to readers. Photos are published at a maximum width of 150 pixels, are clearly attributed, and link to high-resolution originals at Flickr.
Our submission deadline is Friday, January 22.[..]

Best regards,

So far so good. But then I clicked on the link to see which was the photo that they had chosen, and where was it from, exactly.
It's a shot taken at the Cluny Museum in Paris - not a bad one, but not the best either [IMHO].
This is the respective short-listed shot:
It's not a bad shot, I'll give you that.
Buuut it's not the best of the Cluny Museum Set either, me thinks.

For instance, I like the following one much better:

Or this one:

And that's why I'm hesitant.
How do you advise me? What should I do now? Should I go ahead with what I think is not the very best, or should I write back and suggest something different?
Please, Opinions :)

Joy in Small Things

Yes!, Statistics are actually able to make people happy!. They've done that to me today, thus the existence of this probability.
Without any twitter backup, my flickr stream has registered 223 views today, and 3 favourites.
Yes, I'm happy about it. As for someone who enjoys taking photos, external appreciation is the prize.
Curious? Here's the link.

Happy 28th Birthday, Mr. T!

It's a wish I made out loud already, having in mind drinks and dance!


Having in mind contemplation, if you like..
Or just emptying out your thoughts, if that suits you better.
In one week, you'll be walking away.. and I'm afraid that this is wistfulness indeed. I'm no longer gutted though, so I take it I've progressed.

Back to Awesome: Happy Twenty Ten!

Don't know about you guys, but I haven't been much in a dis-position to blog over the last few days, so this post here is what has emerged as the first opportunity to wish you all the best for the new Decade!
If only things were as cheerful and playful for the entire year the way they've been over the last few days, this would have the potential of turning into the most fan-tastic year in recent times; certainly so much so for this decade ;)

In other news, the 2nd box I had sent has already arrived, safely and in one unopened piece. Yay for that!
And.. randomly enjoying snow, seagulls, and Sunday's parks [including photo walks] continues to be a favourite passtime.
Just as randomly, today's the day to recall Sir Isaac Newton's existence.

P.S. I am slowly growing fascinated with the Yungas Road bike trip idea :)

Happy Traveller/ Gets Wishes Coming True

[Intro:] Looking back on the last couple of posts and more specifically their titles, I couldn't help realising the happi-fying hues all over this place; and as well good things come [at least] tripled, here's the final bit of the happy posts.

So what's this one all about?
Well, remember my rants about the last train trip I made, and the disappointment stemming from it? This time, it's all been remedied: the heat's been on throughout the trip, I was in the very inspiring company of a certain friend, and - this is really good! - the views were there and I had a camera ready and loaded!


What more could I possibly ask for? The morale, you say? - Though I did try to think that over, I can't really come up with anything better than "ranting is good" [??]. Any [other] shots?