Shards and Phractures

Zazzle caused me to change the way I take pictures. Normally, if I'm going to take an animal portrait, I want a vertical ("portrait") shot, as opposed to the horizontal, "landscape," one.  But I changed that from a rule to a general guideline when I realized that Zazzle allows you to add captions on the fly, as you're setting the picture up for sale--and again, when you're purchasing your item. So my "rule" for framing shots kinda went out the window, and I often found myself shooting animal portraits with space around them--specifically to leave room for a caption on a Zazzle product. Please feel free to suggest more captions for these images in the comments below, or head on over to Zazzle and caption some stuff yourself! -=ad=- Spots and Shadow Zazzle I Could TELL You...But THEN... Zazzle If I Want Your Opinion, I'll Rattle Your Cage! I Could Tell You, But Then I'd Have To Kill You. What Do You...

...I'm sorry, I just couldn't resist... Yes, I have fun with words and languages.  No disrespect intended, but I actually enjoy trying to tweak Latin into something that obviously isn't Latin but is definitely funny.  For example... Blogito Ergo Sum ...and anyone addicted to blogging should see the humor in that caption. Julius Caesar is credited with "I Came, I Saw, I Conquered."  Well, we photographers need to stick together and make our own pronouncements: Veni, Vidi, Video ...hey, it's better than "Carpe Dime" (that is, "I'll give you ten cents for that fish"), right...? (Oh, stop groaning, it wasn't *that* bad...) But recently, I had the chance to take it to a whole new level...the most "in" of in-jokes... See, I now work for the Ludwig von Mises Insitute  in Auburn, Alabama.  And the personal motto of Ludwig von Mises is a Latin phrase.   Tu ne cede malis, sed contra audentior ito "Do N...