awesome.. great work Tyler ! Thanks to you, Jim and Gerome !

Hey congratulation from my side also :-)

Yeah... thats a good move ! Thanks Zsolt and team.

Quote from: gemmy12 on January 03, 2012, 03:48

Interesting survey Mr Leaf. Will only 1 winner be announced in the draw and awarded or multiple winners will be awarded ?

Only one winner ... unless anyone else wants to sponsor a second prize

No problem

Quote from: lisafx on January 01, 2012, 19:26

Realizing that I am just a young person in an older body made me understand this is the way most people feel, regardless of their age.  Now I have a number of good friends who are senior citizens.  If you talk to them like they are young, they almost magically transform before your eyes and you can see the younger version of them very clearly.  

For example, I have a good friend who is 74.  He has some back problems, so he moves slowly, and looks like an old man.  But this guy is the coolest!  He and his partner used to hang out in the clubs in Greenwich Village in the 60s!   He and I have the exact same sense of humor (sarcastic and off-color) even though he is 30 years older than I am.  I tell him all the time that of the two of us, he's younger.  

For most people, age is less a state of mind than a state of body.  Inside we all think we're young.      

Something that both the elderly and the very young (teenagers or a little younger) have in common, they don't want to be dismissed. Often these 2 groups want to have a say and be heard, but the other age groups may say to them that they are too old too understand or too young to know. I really like talking to young people and I like listening to what they say, I often feel that I'm not really different and can have a laugh and a joke with them. I also like meeting elderly people who have retained their youth. We're all going to age physically, for sure we will gain knowledge with every year that goes by, but that knowledge should consistently come from all age groups. The elderly people I really admire are those who retain their youthful spark and endeavour to keep learning, rather than thinking I'm automatically right or know more due to the number of years I have.

Truly said. When i was young my grand father was (and still now) my best friend. One thing what i feel that senior people do have a nature of giving their knowledge to others specially guys younger to them. They want us to listen spreading their knowledge meanwhile. They do deserve our love.

Quote from: wut on January 01, 2012, 18:23

BTW, I think some of you're exaggerating. You're naming exceptions as what an average 60 or 70 year old can do and does do. It's like saying 70 year olds run the marathon. Sure they do, but it's 1 out of 100k, not 1 of 100 like someone aged 30. It's not really like that with computer skills etc, but still the ratio between 30 and 70 year old ppl for which using the computer really is second nature is more 10:1 if not 30+:1. This msg board might be an exception, but usually the average age is somewhere between 20-40 on various web sites (forums, web galleries), not to mention social newtworks etc. And why do you think they say traditional newspapers will die with the old generation?

Funny you would mention that.  My dad is one of those 1 out of 100,000.     He turns 80 next month and continues to win national championships in his age group at different distances, including the half marathon.  Proud of my daddy!

 

Wow. Its really great. I like such people and love to interact with young hearted people. I wish to be like him and other jolly people at that age.

You should read this-
http://www.youngimaging.com/Article-WhyNotLicenseAnImageAsRFAndRM.asp

So far I am finding my experience uploading to SS very positive. Ok, I had a few initial rejections but on the whole I am experiencing good results getting images into the collection, especially ones IS rejected over and over. I can't wait until I can flick the switch and get them all live to start earning. Only 15 days to go !

are the IS rejected shots being accepted by SS ?

yes the waiting period (though it seems very long) really helps. And preparing photos in SS point of view get accepted everywhere. Now i realise why i sent this pic in SS test though such photos are accepted by other major sites :-)
anyways congratulation Dantheman.

Finallyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
got selected in ALAMY...
I cant believe it... it was my 3rd QC (could not pass 2 QC) so was thinking my photos will be reviewed at last
but...... very strange that my 3rd QC result came out within 24 hrs where as my 1st QC result took 10 days and 2nd QC result took 24 days......

I am really thankful to all of you who replied my thread and mails with valuable suggestions without which it was impossible for me to clear my test in alamy...
special thanks to  Shadysue (Eli), Leaf, Racephoto, BaldricksTrousers, stockastic, paulo and karimala for their very useful mails and suggestions that boosted a newbie like me
        :-)

^^^75% commission and instant payouts makes it worth a shot.  They also seem to be willing to set things up the way we want it, having listened and made several changes that people have suggested here already.

Yeah... even i have good experience with them, They are polite and do follow the requests and suggestion of others.

To AYCS-
    Is there any way to make comments or make any photograph favourite ?

Wow.. here i sent an email to AYCS and here i received their confirmation email..