The Blue Heron photograph I took a week ago has sold out.

By Saturday night, 50 people had purchased  one of the signed and limited edition prints. Maria has taken over the sale of my photographs. And thank you. This is somewhat of a triumph for my evolving ideas about photography and my new Daguerreotype Achromat lens, which I am certainly keeping.

This is my all time best photo seller, topping dogs, donkeys, landscapes and flowers. There are a lot of heron people out there, and this bird carries some magic with her.

I love this photograph and am grateful so many others do as well. I’ve decided to sell photographs occasionally if they are distinctive and unusual. This one is evocative and magical, I think. Thanks for liking it.

I am constantly experiencing with ways to enhance and expand on my photography, my two art lens, the Petzval 58 and the Achromat are two important steps forward.

I will keep working hard to learn more about all of my photographs and take pictures that touch people, as this one did.

These photos are less literal than the digital lens pictures, there is no electronics in them, no autofocus or image stabilizers, I mess up many more photos than I get right. They are not out of focus, they have a softer focus to create a timeless, almost painterly affect.

Tonight or tomorrow morning, I’ll offer a second photo for sale, “The Farm On Route 67,” it will be slightly smaller (8x 101/2) and thus less expensive to print. It will be signed but not part of a limited edition. It will cost $60 plus $10  shipping and Maria will put up a Paypal button on her website. (Last night, I mentioned a possible price of $50 but after conferring with George Forss, our printer

People can also pay by check if they prefer, she will offer the details on her site, she is a bit swamped now handling the orders for The Blue Heron.

I pushed her  to agree to take a commission on the photos she is organizing and selling, I would not be comfortable if she worked this hard and wasn’t compensated. So thanks very much, this is very affirming for me. The farm photo, which many people are asking about, will be up for sale shortly.

This is exciting for me, and I much appreciate your good words and  your interest in this photograph.