Friday 18 September 2009

GOOGLE IMAGES SEARCH


Google's website starts here: http://www.google.com/
 
Click the top images tab. Type in "Stephen Gayford"
 
Here is an example result as a cropped image:
 
 
 
 
The Osborne and Allen website is mentioned on the
UK Freeview and Sky Digital TV Channels as a guide
to start prices and framing prices before prices drop!
These limited editions are sold with different frames,
they are signed by Stephen Gayford and may have
an extra small image of the animal's face as well.
 
Other websites feature Stephen Gayford's artwork.
There may be the original paintings or the prints
sold on Ebay auctions or as mini collections...
Some of the Shopping TV customers have dozens!
I particularly like the canvas frames which work out
about £20 extra than the print prices that I've seen.
 
Google also offers a selection of image sizes eg
extra large, large, medium and I've also seen a good
face search option which is useful for celeb searches.
Other search engines may help track down an image
for you if you already know the title, otherwise try to
identify which animal it is about to refine the searches...
When you find good Gayford sites, save them as soon
as you can eg as complete webpages or Favourites!
 
 
Denis Martindale, September 2009.
 
 

Wednesday 16 September 2009

SUNSET


The cheetah rested, there to stay,
So statuesque and still...
Just gently taking in the day...
To mellow and to chill.
Life isn't always running round,
All frantic, to and fro...
Sometimes it's settling on the ground
Or simply walking slow.
Sunset would soon be here once more...
The daylight dimmed to black.
The moonlight shining to restore
The golden glow we lack...
The cheetah watched the changing pace
The cooling breeze must bring,
Before each midnight from deep space
God's stars start sparkle-ing...
Staring skyward, the cheetah knew
The future that must be...
It doesn't matter what we do,
Each sunset sets us free...
Yes, some will sleep while others wake,
Yet each lives for a time...
Till something comes our lives to take...
Yet life goes on sublime...
Our children face the future fields
And they will question why
Another crop each grows and yields
And never seems to die...
The cheetah rested patiently...
Appointments he had none...
He only felt tranquillity
Beneath the gentle sun...


Denis Martindale, copyright, September 2009.


My Poetry website: http://poem.says.it

The poem is based on the magnificent painting
by Stephen Gayford called 'Sunset'.
Shared on
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/sunset-85/

The Gayford poems can be viewed here:
http://tinyurl.com/gayfordpoems or
http://tinyurl.com/gayfordpoems2
http://denis-martindale.blogspot.com

The framed pictures are bought from these UK websites:
http://www.bid.tv (on UK Freeview)
http://www.price-drop.tv (on UK Freeview)
http://www.speedauction.tv

Saturday 12 September 2009

"ENIGMATIC" READ OUT ON PRICE-DROP TV


During the September 2009 £1 Megadrop Madness Weekends,
my Stephen Gayford wildlife poem, "Enigmatic" was
read out to the UK Freeview viewers on price-drop tv.
Amazingly, the wildlife picture was sold for just £1...


Here is a reminder of the poem which I added in August.

http://denis-martindale.blogspot.com/2009/08/enigmatic.html


ENIGMATIC

The leopard lingered all alone,
At rest for all to see.
With curled-up tail, in mid-air zone,
That stayed there playfully.
Sometimes a leopard finds a spot
Where all seems quite serene...
A wistful part he likes a lot,
To melt into that scene...
Thus time itself slowed down as well,
Life settled to a pause...
In fact, there was no way to tell,
Except the sun, of course.
You see, the sun is prone to move
Across the pale blue sky...
As if it had something to prove,
Yet leopards know not why...
This leopard knew that sleep was near,
He felt it in his bones.
He sensed the sun would disappear,
Replaced by darkened tones.
Then shadows bring old dangers back
And predators that pounce...
When hunters prowl in midnight black,
Survival's all that counts.
For now, the sunshine was his friend...
If he stayed here, static...
That's why his mood was confident,
Cool and enigmatic...
Sunbathers know the peaceful glow
The sun was meant to share.
Why not let go? Just take things slow...
Forsaking every care...


Denis Martindale, copyright, August 2009.


The poem is based on the magnificent painting
by Stephen Gayford called 'Enigmatic'.

SEPTEMBER 2009 POEM UPDATE!

THE POEM WAS READ OUT ON PRICE-DROP TV,
SO MAYBE THOUSANDS OR EVEN MILLIONS OF THE UK
£1 MEGADROP MADNESS VIEWERS HEARD MY POEM!
YES! THE STEPHEN GAYFORD PICTURE WAS SOLD FOR £1.

My Poetry website is http://poem.says.it

The poem has been shared on
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/enigmatic-2/

The Gayford poems can be viewed here:
http://tinyurl.com/gayfordpoems
http://tinyurl.com/gayfordpoems2
http://denis-martindale.blogspot.com

The framed pictures are bought from these websites:
http://www.bid.tv (on UK Freeview)
http://www.price-drop.tv (on UK Freeview)
http://www.speedauction.tv

Monday 7 September 2009

STEPHEN GAYFORD PICTURE SEARCHES


You can easily check the Stephen Gayford
picture prints on the Sit-Up TV Channels:

For bid.tv on UK Freeview and Sky, etc:

http://tinyurl.com/gayfordb


For price-drop.tv on Freeview and Sky, etc:

http://tinyurl.com/gayfordpd


For speeadauction.tv on Sky, etc:

http://tinyurl.com/gayfordsa

There is either a graphic for a website or a tv deal.

Compare all 3 websites for current prices and if
they are cheaper than the same item on TV right now!
You could save a fiver or a tenner or even more!

Prices depend on customer demand, time of day or if
the channel's struggling to keep on time, as that's
when prices can really drop! Especially for the more
expensive canvas prints with their fancy gold frames!

Check the times of each auction on each channel as
you may have missed out on a previous favourite...

The website images don't do justice to the TV show
close-ups which prove how detailed the prints are.

Websites:

http://www.bid.tv
http://www.price-drop.tv
http://www.speedauction.tv

Saturday 5 September 2009

RAINFOREST PHANTOMS


The leopards listen to each noise
Of their surrounding sounds...
On steadfast feet they gently poise,
Resisting fearful bounds.
Perhaps it isn't time to run,
Like cowards fearing pain,
Or just like girls who love the sun,
Yet flee from falling rain...
The leopards like the spot they've seen,
It suits them to a tee...
They'll stay till others intervene,
Like phantoms on their tree...
The forest has its moody times,
Its fierce and frantic days,
Its pleasant passing sunny climes
And melting dew-dropped phase...
The sun shines through the trees above,
The clouds go gliding by...
And soon the moon will shine with love,
To grace the midnight sky...
The leopards lack for nothing now,
Two friends in harmony...
Receiving what the Fates allow,
Like phantoms, fancy free...


Denis Martindale, copyright, September 2009.


My Poetry website: http://poem.says.it

The poem is based on the magnificent painting
by Stephen Gayford called 'Rainforest Phantoms'.
Shared on
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/rainforest-phantoms/
Shortcut: http://tinyurl.com/rainforestphantoms

The Gayford poems can be viewed here:
http://tinyurl.com/gayfordpoems or
http://tinyurl.com/gayfordpoems2
http://denis-martindale.blogspot.com

The framed pictures are bought from these UK websites:
http://www.bid.tv (on UK Freeview)
http://www.price-drop.tv (on UK Freeview)
http://www.speedauction.tv