• All That Remains

  • Tornado Alley 001

  • Porto di Grazia

  • Looking Rough



Lil-Jens Studio: Took the bait and plopped down $3K for a new camera- Canon EOS R5. The price has came down with the release of the newer Mark II version so I decided to step up from my four year old EOS R. Still a great camera and will still be with me on my photo adventures but will be for landscape stuff. The R5 will be used as the primary bird and wildlife camera attached to my RF 100-500 lens.


FanArtReview wrote to Lil-Jens Studio: Cautious Strides won the contest "The Color White - Photography"


FanArtReview wrote to Lil-Jens Studio: Congratulations! Barn Treasure is the new Digital Painting of the Month!
    CREZart: Congratulations on your win, well done :) -
    Lil-Jens Studio: This was so unexpected. It was another instance of an image that I was not even sure if I should post or choose something else instead. Thanks to everyone for the positive responses and favorable reviews! -
    helvi2: I thought your image was amazing! Congratulations on winning Digital Painting of the Month ,DeansterZ now known as Lil-Jens :o) -


Lil-Jens Studio: In case anyone is wondering or even noticed, I changed my user name to reflect the name of my photography web site. The old name, DeansterZ goes way back to November 1997 so It's probably time for an update. :)


FanArtReview wrote to Lil-Jens Studio:
Bay of Tranquility was posted today. It is a Milestone Post. Post number 200!


FanArtReview wrote to Lil-Jens Studio: Congratulations! Apex Encounter won the site sponsored contest "Wildlife Photo Contest"
    CREZart: Congratulations on your win. No surprise and deserved, really great shot :) -
    Lil-Jens Studio: And to think I was not sure if I should use that image or a different shot... guess I used the right one! -
    soulfeeder: Congratulations, Dean. Great title and right choice. -


FanArtReview wrote to Lil-Jens Studio: Morning Stroll finished second in the contest "Birds - Photography"


FanArtReview wrote to Lil-Jens Studio: Jumanji Anyone? won the contest "The Color Green - Photography"


FanArtReview wrote to Lil-Jens Studio: Nearly Invisible finished third in the contest "Seeing Green Photo Contest"


Lil-Jens Studio: For anyone who has been watching the U.S. National news, I live just north of the town (Sulphur, Oklahoma) which was devastated by a tornado a few days ago. Just now got power back. We were very blessed. Did not lose so much as a single tree limb, lawn chairs were still right were we left them. Hardly stormed here at the house at all. Meanwhile, a half a mile away, houses and buildings were leveled into piles of rubble.
    soulfeeder: Good to know you are all safe. We have one last May 26. Vehicles and roof damaged. No power for the last 5 days and neighborhood looks like a war zone. -


FanArtReview wrote to Lil-Jens Studio: NIght Watchman finished third in the contest "The Color Blue - Photography"


Lil-Jens Studio: Been away for awhile, thought I might drop in and have a look around, post a few images.


FanArtReview wrote to Lil-Jens Studio: Congratulations! Out of the Shadows is the new Traditional Photograph of the Month!
    Ray Gordon: Nicely done, love the shot and congratulations. Ray -
    cleo85: Congratulations!!!
    This is a beautiful bird portrait.
    The prize is deserved. :o) -
    helvi2: Beautiful work congratulations ! -


Lil-Jens Studio: For those of you who have greatly contributed to my growth as a photographer and artist, I am genuinely thankful. As of today, I will be relocating exclusively to Flikr. There are several reasons as to why I will no longer be using FAR but primarily it is due to the fact that I do not have the time to keep up with several sites. I have been experimenting several different ones recently including DeviantArt, PhotoCrowd, BetterPhotos, 500pix and Behance, from Adobe. As it stands right now, Flikr offers the best combination of ease of use, intuitive navigation, and portfolio organization. Also, unlike FAR, it does not have a very 1990's feel to the page layout. Not sure how long my profile, posts, and images will remain viewable here but for anyone who wishes to contact me, send me a note at dnsjrs75b@gmail.com or look up DeansterZ on Flikr.


Lil-Jens Studio: So, I missed the Merlin but as a consolation, another rarely seen in this area, bird of prey landed in a tree out in the front yard. The lighting was nearly impossible and he was approximately 35-40 yards away and at least 30 feet or more above the ground. Still, I managed one shot that came out well enough that I could "rescue" it in Photoshop. Will post soon. Sometimes it pay to be lucky rather than good!