A minor success

Very occasionally I manage to sell an image on Alamy the stock photo agency. Apart from knowing the usage for it was bought until today I have never see the images anywhere. Three weeks ago I sold an image of Buttermere I took in June last year for magazine/journal usage. Today, to my surprise and delight, it has appeared as the cover shot for the BBC Countryfile magazine - my original is in extras. They have photoshopped it slightly to remove the cloud streak that would have clashed with the wording but I noticed that they didn't also remove the cloud from the reflection! It is worth pointing out that I will not be retiring to a tax haven on the proceeds of the sale - the revenue probably just about covered the cost of a day's parking in Buttermere! It is just nice to know that of all the thousands of images of Buttermere on Alamy they chose that one.