Collection of My Super Lenses

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My husband and I are free-lance stock photographers with a very large inventory of pictures on slide film. Since discovering flip mino camcorder we have some videos, too. Squidoo gives me a good way to high light some of my favorite places and subjects. After making 70 Squidoo lenses, I was honored to be made a Giant Squid on April 7, 2009 and to be selected for the Giant 100 Club on October 5, 2009.


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Purple Star Lenses 

Dandelion Weeds won the new PURPLE STAR award for excellence in the first weekly contest open only to Giant Squids. It was in the Top 100 Lenses for 41 days and was #2 in House and Garden. My thanks to all who have visited and voted for it!

Ringling Circus in Sarasota won the PURPLE STAR award on May 8.

Mote Marine Laboratory won the PURPLE STAR award on May 15.
Dandelion Weeds
Dandelions are weeds when they grow in your flower beds, vegetable beds or front lawn. But, parts of the dandelion plant are also used in wine and in cooking. The dandelion flower is used to make dandelion wine and bread and the leaves are used for salad, soup, other dishes.
Circus Museum in Sarasota
The Ringling Brothers Circus used to winter in Sarasota, Florida. John and Mable Ringling built a mansion here. The Ringling mansion, Art Museum, Circus Museum and a beautiful Rose Garden, all on a 66 acre estate, were left to the State of Florida on John Ringling's death.
Mote Marine Laboratory
Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota, Florida, is a fascinating place for the whole family to visit. There are tropical fish, shark tanks, and the cafe in the first building. An adjacent building houses turtles, a floor to ceiling aquarium tank for manatee, outdoor tanks on the top floor for dolphins.

Riding the London Eye in London, England travel lens.

Travel Lenses 

The cities and countries on my lenses are places I have worked to make photographs for Kuyper Photography. Many of them have been sold to magazine and book photo buyers.
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia, is a great place to live and to visit. Atlanta has professional baseball, football, and basketball teams for sports fans. The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra is a musical gem. Atlanta's many museums expand learning experiences.The zoo has Giant Pandas and more.
Detroit, Michigan
There are lots of interesting things to do and see in Detroit. Visit one of the many museums, take a boat ride, visit Belle Island in the Detroit River, go over the bridge for a day trip to Windsor, Canada or find more here. Watch a Red Wings hockey game, Lions football game, Tigers baseball game.
My Florida Lenses
This is a collection of all my lenses on Florida. That includes cities in Florida like Nokomis, Orlando, Sarasota, Sanibel Island, and Tampa, restaurants like Marina Jack's in Sarasota, animals that are often found in Florida like manatees and dolphins, birds like hawks and eagles and Florida theme.
Nokomis, Florida, A Great Place to Live
Nokomis, is a nice small town on Florida's West Coast with Oscar Scherer State Park and Casey Key beach on the Gulf of Mexico. This picture is of our son in his front yard in Nokomis. We visit often and know the city well. We have enjoyed eating in the restaurants that we videoed and photographed he
Orlando, Florida
When you think of Orlando, Disney is the next name that pops into your mind. I know, this photo was made on one of my visits to the Magic Kingdom. But Orlando is sooooo much more. Take a look at the other side of this Florida city. Find fascinating museums, beautiful botanical garden, challenging go
Paris, France
We took the boat trip on the Seine that stops at the Eiffel Tower and at Notre Dame Cathedral. This is Notre Dame Cathedral with its rose garden in front. The church choir was practicing in an upper room with the windows open. The music added a lot to the setting.
San Diego, California
San Diego, California, is a great place to live or to visit. The weather is comfortable and there are so many things to see and to do. A relatively new feature is the waterfront sculpture. Statues are part of a yearly competition. Baseball, museums, symphony, zoo and Gaslamp District all add interest.
San Francisco, California
Take a look at some fascinating sights in San Francisco, California, from Golden Gate Bridge to Coit Tower, MOMA, and Fisherman's Wharf. Lots of fun and educational things to do.MOMA Museum of Modern Art reflection makes a fascinating picture of San Francisco, California.
Sarasota, Florida, Great Place to Live or Visit
Sarasota, located on Florida's west coast, is a great place to live or visit. The weather is warm all year long, the beaches have lots of sand and sea shells, and there are parks, museums, and world class stores to shop. Boats of all kinds are available to rent at the downtown Sarasota bayfront park.
Seattle, Washington
Seattle, Washington, is one of my favorite places. This is the view of the city from the downtown hotel in which we stayed on a recent visit. We have worked in the city three times. We enjoy the waterfront, boat cruises, museums, zoo, and botanical garden. Seattle is a great city.
Tampa, Florida
Tampa, Florida, is a city with lots to see and do. As photographers we visit Tampa several times a year to work. The zoo has an extensive collection of wild animals. There are several interesting museums including The Tampa Museum of Art, seen in our picture, and the Museum of Science and Industry.
Tortola, BVI
Tortola is a beautiful island on the top of my wish to visit list. There is surf, sand, sun and shells. You may find shells like these that we collected and photographed. Take a look and see if you don't like it , too.Thanks for visiting.
Vacation in Fort Meyers or Sarasota
Which city is better for a Florida vacation, Fort Meyers or Sarasota? I think Sarasota is better than Fort Meyers for your vacation because there is more to do. Both cities have beaches, but Sarasota has Mote Marine Laboratory, the Ringling Museums, Ringling Mansion,and Ringling Art Museum.
Visit London, England
LONDON ENGLAND STREET SCENE FROM THE BACK OF A MOTORCYCLE. This picture was made during a recent trip to London, England. We traveled by foot or by taxi cab. The usual city features like Big Ben, Tower of London Bridge, London Eye,etc. were all photographed, too. The large pictures here are all ours.
Visit Sanibel Island, Florida
Sanibel Island, Florida, is a great place to visit if you like beach, fishing, birding, boating, or just chilling out in the sunshine. Ding Darling is a world famous drive through wildlife refuge park with walking trails that is on the bird migration fly through. We made this photograph in November
Sarasota RV Parks
Sarasota and neighboring Bradenton, Nokomis, and Venice all have R.V. parks. Some also include manufactured homes in the same park. Sarasota has several RV parks. They are very different one from another. Three are featured here, each with very different settings. More will soon be added.

Harris Hawk Flies in Hawk Bird of Prey lens.

Animal Lenses and Bird Lenses 

Animal and Bird lenses reflect our photographic work in zoos, pet shops, the great outdoors, and AKC Dog shows. Now that I have a digital camcorder and a digital SLR camera, some of our lenses have pictures made while watching animal and bird stories on TV.-----
Eagle Bird of Prey
Eagles are beautiful birds we enjoy photographing.
This lens has basic info, eagle books, pictures, and gifts with eagle designs. Also eagle videos showing the eagle prey.
Hawk Bird of Prey
Hawks have always fascinated me. I photograph them whenever possible. This lens has hawk species information, hawk pictures, hawk videos, hawk rescue groups, hawk theme clothing and household products.
Bird Picture Gifts at Cafe Press
Many Cafe Press shopkeepers contributed their bird designs on products for this lens. Each bird breed has its own module.
Cat Pets
We are more dog people than cat people, but have photographed many beautiful cats at Cat Shows. Cat Pets lens has breed info, cat rescue groups, cat books, cat pictures.
Dog Picture Gifts on Cafe Press, Ebay, Amazon
Shopping lens with dog designs from Cafe Press, Ebay and Amazon. Our photos appear on some products, too. Each dog breed has its own module.
Dog Pets
Many Cafe Press shopkeepers contributed their dog designs on t-shirts, mousepads, mugs, large tote bags, baby clothes and more products for this lens.
Poodle Puppies
We photographed poodle puppies at our last AKC show. This lens has breed info, kennels, poodle rescue groups, poodle grooming video, poodle breeders, poodle books, and poodle pictures.
Fishy, Fishy in the Tank
We have specialized in photographing tropical fish for ten years. Our work appears regularly in three national tropical fish magazines and in several children's books. ImageKind has a group of pictures available as prints or framed prints http://kphotos.imagekind.com/TropicalFish.
Dolphin Information
Dolphins are so much fun to watch whether you are at Sea World or sailing on the Gulf of Mexico waters. Our lens has dolphin info, dolphin videos, travel to Miami information so you can swim with the dolphins.
Shih Tzu Dogs
We photographed Shih Tzu dogs at our last AKC show. This lens has breed info, kennels, Shih Tzu rescue groups, Shih Tzu books, and Shih Tzu pictures.
Shiba Inu Dogs
We photographed Shiba Inu dogs at our last AKC show. This lens has breed info, kennels, Shiba Inu rescue groups, Shiba Inu books, and Shiba Inu pictures.
Manatee Information
Manatees, sometimes called Sea Cows, are fascinating animals. They look clumsy until you watch them move gracefully through the water. Manatee lens has breed info and pictures.
Sandhill Crane Pictures and Information
Sandhill cranes roam through our neighborhood and are fascinating to watch. Sandhill crane lens has breed info, crane books, pictures and gifts decorated with cranes.
Ocean Invertebrates - Starfish, Squid, Jellyfish
Most of us have walked on a beach at one time or another. If you have picked up a sea shell you have found an invertebrate. This lens has information about sponges, sea urchins, coral, star fish and other invertebrates. I made the pictures while watching Deep Seas on Planet Earth on TV.
Emperor Penguins
Information about Emperor Penguins and pictures of them gained by watching Planet Earth segment Deep Sea on TV fill this lens. Penguin theme clothes, large canvas tote bags, ceramic mugs, and more gifts are here, too.
Bird Feeder Visitors
Two bird feeders sit just outside our front window. We enjoy watching the different bird species that come to sample our bird seed. Here's where we sit to watch the avian visitors.We keep bird identification books handy because it's more fun when you know the name of your visitors.
Nature Walk
Come on a nature walk with me. We'll visit Red Bug Slough Nature Preserve in Sarasota, Florida. First off, what is a 'slough' anyway? A slough is a kind of fresh water swamp with trees. Sloughs get their water from rainfall.
Repticon Reptile Convention
If you love snakes, chameleons, frogs, turtles, rabbits, spiders or other exotic animals, this is the place for you. Repticon hosts these shows all over the east coast of the United States. The show is the perfect way to introduce your children to exotic animals, too.
What is the Name of this Bird?
Here's some fun for all you birders. Help us identify the bird you see here. When we learn the the bird species we will give you another challenge with another bird photograph. And on and on until we have identified all the birds in our large, large collection of bird pictures.
Myakka Park Wildlife
Myakka Park, one of Florida's State Parks, consists of two lakes and vast marshes between them. While hiking the 35 miles of trails you may see alligators, wading birds, ducks, bald eagles, ospreys, sandhill cranes, and vultures. Canoe through water lined with mangrove trees, sabal palm, and oaks.

Corned Beef sandwich a favorite on my Delicious Sandwiches lens.

Delicious Foods Lenses 

We have made food photographs, but have not uploaded any. These lenses are just to find and share great recipes for food we enjoy! That's what they were before I got my flip mino camcorder. Now, they have still shots and videos made by me.
Delicious Spaghetti Recipes
Spaghetti is one of our favorite comfort foods to cook at home. We have spaghetti cookbooks, spaghetti recipes, and videos with how to make directions. Take part in our debate on how to prepare spaghetti. Do you think it is necessary to prepare spaghetti sauce from scratch?
Pot Roast Recipes
Pot roast is one of our favorite dishes to make at home. We expect to find lots of tasty recipes to try.
Delicious Dessert Recipes
Everybody loves dessert and we have videos that show how to make some, with step by step directions. Nice dessert cookbooks, too. Find the perfect dessert for your next party.
Delicious Meatloaf Recipes
Meatloaf is one of our favorite foods to cook at home. We have dessert cookbooks and dessert recipes with how to make directions.
Delicious Salad Recipes
Salads are favorite foods to at home or away. We have salad cookbooks and salad recipes with how to make directions.
Delicious Sandwiches
Delicious sandwich recipes and videos. Pictures of my favorite sandwich from a favorite restaurant, too.
Sarasota Restaurant Guide
I live in this area and have been asked several times by tourists to recommend a good restaurant. So, this eating guide is my way of helping visitors to Sarasota, Florida, enjoy their time here. These videos were all made by me during visits in 2009.
Chinese Cuisine
This is our favorite Chinese restaurant in Sarasota. They have the most extensive buffet I have ever seen. It's fun to try a little of everything. Oriental Buffet, 4458 Bee Ridge Road, Sarasota, Florida, in Palm Plaza Shopping Center; tel (941) 377-6699.
Soft Food Diet
A soft foods diet uses foods that are soft and easy to chew or swallow. The food can be chopped, ground, mashed, pureed, or just cooked in a way to make it soft.There are lots of reasons that force people to use a soft foods diet. My husband is in the midst of lengthy oral surgery.
Famous Pumpkin Pie for your Thanksgiving Dinner
Cook a pumpkin pie in you own oven for Thanksgiving dinner, it will be delicious. Your home will be filled with the wonderful fragrance of the spices and pumpkin. You will be famous for your pumpkin pie! All proceeds from this lens are donated to Big Cat Rescue in Florida.

Family Related Lenses 

Mother and Grandma Gift Ideas
This lens began life as a holiday lens and rotated holidays through the year. But it had so many visitors in April and May for Mother's Day that I couldn't bear to lose the traffic and kept it filled with mother related products and gifts. It has expanded to include Grandmother, Grandma, Nana, and Baba gifts, too. For six months it was my highest ranked lens here, at Squidoo.
New Mom Gifts
New Mom Gifts lens is filled with gift ideas for the pregnant woman and the new mom. Great place for baby shower gift and holiday gift ideas.
Family Reunions
Family Reunions lens has everything necessary for the perfect reunion. Find reunion planning tips, family reunion pictures, and family reunion videos. Also t-shirts, coffee mugs, and reunion souvenirs.

Orchids growing in our patio inspired my Exotic Orchids lens.

Flower and Garden Related Lenses 

As a professional stock photographer I have spent many hours working at public botanical gardens across America. My flower pictures have been published in every major flower magazine in our country.
Cafe Press Flower Gifts
Flower pictures at Cafe Press lens includes t-shirts, hats, baby clothes, mugs, mousepads, large tote bags, and more all with beautiful flower designs.
Flower Pictures at Cafe Press
All Cafe Press shopkeepers are welcome to show off their beautiful flower designs on this lens.
Exotic Orchids
Exotic orchid lens has growing information, flower suppliers, orchid pictures and more. I have been growing orchids for 10 years and hope this info will be helpful to other gardeners.
Dahlia Flowers
As a stock photographer I worked in Seattle, Washington's Bellevue Botanical Garden making images for horticultural magazine publishers. Their beautiful dahlia flower beds were very impressive. Those flowers inspired my Dahlia lens. Dahlias lens has growing information, flower suppliers, dahlia pictures and more.
Rose Flowers
As a stock photographer I worked in Orlando, Florida's Harry P. Leu Botanical Gardens making images for horticultural magazine publishers. Their beautiful rose beds inspired my Roses lens.
Roses lens has growing information, flower suppliers, pictures and more.
Mushrooms
The idea of finding wild mushrooms and eating them has always fascinated me. But, I have always been afraid of poisoning myself, too. Here are some mushrooms that are growing in my neighborhood. They spring up whenever we have a lot of rain. I don't know if they are edible or poison.
Herb Gardens
Herbs are easy to grow plants that can live on your windowsill, patio, garden or wherever you like. I bought this beautiful, healthy, Thai Basil plant at a nursery yesterday for only $1.75. The leaves can be used fresh, dried or frozen to flavor foods from bread to stews.Find some garden tools here.

Designer and Celebrity Clothing and Household Products

Designer Clothing and Household Products Lenses 

What a great opportunity to make beautiful designer clothes easily available to everyone and at reasonable prices. Designer bedding, glasswear and other household products to beautify you home are here, too.
Designer Clothes
It is exciting and fun to wear designer fashions. Here you can find designer fashions and vintage clothing at a reasonable price . Choose fashions from Giorgio Armani, Badgley Mishka, Balenciaga, Oscar de la Renta, Jean Paul Gaultier, Halston, Marc Jacobs, Donna Karan, Calvin Klein, Nina Ricci, Versace, Vera Wang.
Celebrity Baby Clothes
We're watching Suri Cruise, Zahara Jolie_Pitt and Nicole Kidman's daughter Sunday Rose and adding their cute clothes here for you to buy. Your baby girl and baby boy can wear celebrity baby clothes, too. We also have nursery gear like crib bedding and diaper bags.It doesn't have to cost a fortune.
Tommy Hilfiger
Tommy Hilfiger began his career by designing menswear, not women's fashions. We have searched the internet for the best Tommy Hilfiger clothing for men.We have Hilfiger suits, jackets, sports coats, slacks, shirts, sweaters, shoes, underwear and socks. There is a selection of Hilfiger watches, too.
Tommy Hilfiger Sportswear
Looking for Tommy Hilfiger sportswear? We have found Tommy Hilfiger women's sportswear, Tommy Hilfiger plus size sportswear, Tommy Hilfiger junior size sportswear, and Tommy Hilfiger men's sportswear. Hilfiger has covered the sportswear category of fashion design.
Tommy Hilfiger Designer Clothes
Tommy Hilfiger is an iconic American designer. He began designing In 1969 while still in high school with $125 and 20 pairs of bell-bottom jeans.We have found Tommy Hilfiger on the internet and offer here a sampling of Hilfiger current and vintage clothing and Hilfiger bedding and home accents.
Tommy Hilfiger Bedding and Around the House
I'm making this page about Tommy Hilfiger bedding and designer products around the house because its so great to find cool looking things at great prices.
Alexander McQueen Celebrity Designer
Alexander McQueen is a world renowned fashion designer. Alexander McQueen's clothes are worn by Hollywood celebrities and you can wear them, too. We have Alexander McQueen clothing and household products here at reasonable prices from eBay and from Amazon. Be chic and save money, too.
Blue Clothes
Everyone has a favorite color. Mine is blue. Blue is a great color for everything from clothes to furniture, walls, ceilings, dishes, baby clothes and more. Join me in a treasure hunt for everything blue: sky blue, electric blue, navy blue, baby blue, royal blue, steel blue, slate blue, teal blue.
New York Fashion Week 2009
I'm making this page about Fashion Week 2009 because it is exciting and sets the fashion trends for the next seasons. It's fun to see who ( what celebrity) shows up and what they're wearing to the shows and dinners during the week. Here we have designer Matthew Williamson with actress Becki Newton.

Special People 

Special people is a new group for me. The lenses here are about people I, personally, find interesting. Hope you will be interested, too.
My Newest Pages
If you have wondered what I am currently doing, this is the place to find out! I started Squidoo in 2007 and have 104 lenses (pages or subjects). New modules and formats are now available that were not here when I began. In 2009 I became a Giant Squid and was chosen to be a member of the 100 Club.
President Obama - 44th President of USA
Barack Obama is the 44 th President of the United States. We begin with Inauguration and continue through his presidency. What do you think of President Obama as compared to other Presidents? Think about the Presidents you have admired. Do you think President Obama will unify the US?
Sarah Palin and The Press
The election is now over and everybody knows the Republicans John McCain and Sarah Palin lost. Has the media changed their coverage of Governor Palin? Is Palin now being blamed for the defeat? What are her plans for the future? Will she seek national office in 2012?
Jim Cramer
Jim Cramer says his job is to help you make money. Jim Cramer explains the details of various businesses and their stocks and makes recommendations as to which he thinks you should buy and sell.Jim Cramer started working for Goldman Sachs and then ran his own hedge fund.

An unexpected flat tire and my flip camcorder inspired How to Fix a Flat Tire Lens.

The Latest Interesting Books I've Read 

The Final Warning
Max Ride is one of five teens who can all fly because they were born with bird's wings. The teens are the result of genetic engineering and have no parents. As young children they were kept in dog cages and used for experimentation.As teenagers, the group escaped and helped environmentalists.
Reading Lolita in Tehran
Sharing your thoughts as you read a book multiplies the effect of the book in your thoughts and your life. Often times you don't even realize what the ideas expressed in the book mean to you until you try to share them.Please join me in reading this author's personal experiences as an educated Irani
Amagansett
Amagansett is a historical novel set in 1947 on Amagansett, Long Island, New York. I have just begun the book and will update this lens as my reading progresses.
Silent Thunder
This is the latest book my husband has chosen for me to read. He often brings me a book as a little 'thinking of you gift'. His decision to buy is determined by the book's cover and my preference for mysteries.

Squid Zipper Pages 

This is my first trial of the newest way to make a lens. It is very fast and easy to start and then you do need to beef it up a bit.
Marina Jack's restaurant in Sarasota, Florida
Marina Jack's restaurant is located downtown in the Sarasota Marina, right on Sarasota Bay. They have fine dining upstairs and casual dining on the first floor and outside on the patio. There is also a piano bar on the patio. They also have a cruise ship that serves sunset dinners.

Squiddo Twttr List 

This is my first Twttr list lens.
Best of Manatees on Twitter
Manatees, often called Sea Cows, are marine mammals found in Florida waters. I photographed this manatee at Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, Florida. Check out Manatee Information for more manatee pictures and video.

Aquarium Fish Group

I manage the Aquarium Fish Group - meeting place for all fishkeepers and tropical fish lovers. www.squidoo.com/groups/tropicalfish

My Top Ranking Subjects on Squidoo 

The top ranking shops change daily.

Having fun and learning lots with Squidoo, not to mention driving business to Photo Accents, KPhotos at ImageKind, and Kphotos Zazzle shops and encouraging donations to charity.

www.squidoo.com/SoftFood
www.squidoo.com/Nokomis-Florida
www.squidoo.com/visit-sarasota

How I create a lens 

My husband and I are professional freelance stock photographers, Kuyper Photography, so that work provides inspiration for travel and nature lens. Since I enjoy food, some favorite foods are included, too. Now that I have a flip mino camcorder every day presents opportunities for filming and using the video for a new lens. It's great to be able to share these learning experiences with others.

I was invited to join JJJ group in the spring of 2009 and their challenges became the reason to make lenses, It is happening again now that I am a member of the Rocket Moms and Senior Squids.

Customize Flip Mino Camcorder designs at Cafe Press lens.

My most favorite lens, currently ........... 

It is lots of fun to review YouTube videos of 2009 fashion shows for all the designers included. Then look at all the designer's clothes now available at auction on eBay and Amazon. Hoping visitors will sign in and give favorite designer's names so the group of designers will continue to grow.

Favorite Humerous Lenses 

I had my picture taken with Jimmy Stewart and according to Poddy that makes me officially famous.

I Am Officially Famous

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My thanks to another Giant Squid, Janusz Biela, who is also a Squid Angel for the Squid eye on this lens.

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MERRY CHRISTMAS from Me and My Flip Mino Camcorder 

Video I made to share a Florida Christmas with you.

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