About the Photographer

• JS Nature Photos is an online gallery featuring nature photographs taken by myself, John P. Sercel.
  
  I first started shooting nature photographs back in 2004, going out right around where I live, in Tennessee, with a little 2 Megapixel Kodak point and shoot digital camera. I've upgraded equipment a few times since then, but my motivation for doing nature photography has remained the same.
  
  Whenever I catch a glimpse of that image of beauty in the world, I want to capture it and preserve it in a more permanent way, knowing that this specific scene will probably never look just the same again. God's creation is so incredibly beautiful, and it's a shame that we often just don't notice it. We can so easily just walk on by and never stop to notice the tremendous beauty that so perpetually surrounds us.
  
  I hope that these images can help you appreciate and enjoy the tremendous beauty of nature.
  

Product Information

• Photographic Prints
  • Photographs are offered printed on high-quality photo paper sized at 8x10 inches and 11x14 inches, priced at $20.00 and $29.95 respectively. Shipping is always free. For additional options, or if you have any other questions, please send me an email at
    
    
• Postcards
  • JS Nature Photos offers a selection including some of the most popular nature photos as a postcard collection, priced at $5.95 for a pack of five. As always, shipping is free. Go see the postcards!
    
    
  • Shipping Information
    • Orders are shipped UPS or USPS and are usually shipped within 24-48 hours of purchase.
      
      
  • Payment Information
    • Credit card payments and e-checks are processed securely through Paypal, a global leader in secure online payment processing. If you would like to order by personal check, please send me an email me at
      

Copyright Notice

• Photographs presented on the JS Nature Photos web site are Copyright © 2004-2008 JS Nature Photos.
  
  I own the exclusive right to copy all photographs and text appearing on this web site. That means no one else has the right to copy, distribute, display, or otherwise make use of these photographs. Furthermore, this exclusive right is protected by U.S. Federal Law and international copyright laws. Sounds impressive, does it not?
  
  Even so, there are a few cases where these photos can be used by others...
  
  
  1. PERSONAL USE: You are free to use any image on this site as a screensaver or desktop background for your personal computer, and to print a low-res picture for personal use using the print button below each picture.
     
     
  2. ON YOUR SITE: JS Nature Photos grants you a limited license to use the "On Your Site" code to display photos from JS Nature Photos on your personal website. This grant applies only to the display of photographs using the "On Your Site" code, or the code given below each photo for this purpose.
     
     
  3. PUBLIC USE: Any use for non-commercial purpose by individuals and all-volunteer organizations offering products or services free of charge will most likely be granted free permission, but permission is required. Free permissions always require proper attribution, including an active backlink if used on the Web.
     
     
  4. COMMERCIAL USE: All other uses will require a licensing contract and payment.
  
  Please send me an email at to discuss any and all licensing questions.

Privacy Policy

• JS Nature Photos respects your right to the privacy of your personal information. Therefore, unless you specify otherwise or we state otherwise in this policy or at the time information is collected, no personally identifiable information you provide to JS Nature Photos will be made known to any third party unless required to do so by court order, law or governmental agency.
  
  In most situations, I would not have access to any personally identifiable information; however, if you register with JS Nature Photos, order a print, or send me an email, I will have access to your name and email address, but nobody else will. And nobody will ever get it from me. Period.
  
  So to put it simply, no personally identifiable information provided to JS Nature Photos will ever be made available to anyone else.
  
  
• Email subscription
  • Users of the JS Nature Photos site have the opportunity to subscribe to receive new nature photos via email. (see left sidebar.) Email subscriptions are handled through a third party service called Feedburner, the leading provider of media distribution and audience engagement services for blogs and RSS feeds. Feedburner is a highly trusted company. But please be aware that if you subscribe, Feedburner will have access to your email address. Read Feedburner Privacy Statement.
    
    
• Comments feature
  • This site offers viewers opportunity to leave comments almost anywhere they please. If you leave comments, the Name, Country, and Comments that you provide will be published. Additionally, your email address will be logged (if provided) and your IP Address (the address that your computer uses to connect to the internet) will be logged to prevent abuse, but these will never be made public.
    
    
• Send Photo feature
  • This site provides viewers with the option to email a photo to a friend. None of the data you provide in the "Send Photo" form will ever be made public (to anyone but your friend). However, your name, email address, IP address, and your friend's email address are logged to prevent abuse. These will always be kept private, and will not be used for any other purpose.
    
    
• Cookies
  • A cookie is a small text file that can be placed on your computer which helps a site recognize your computer when you return. A cookie can be placed if and only if your browser is set to accept it.
    
    There is currently only one way cookies are used on JS Nature Photos.
    
    I use a web analytics system called Google Analytics which uses cookies to store basic information about your visit, (e.g., Date and time of the visit, Computer operating system, the site that linked you to this site, Technical stuff like was the request successful or were there any errors, how long the page took to respond, etc).
    
    I use this data to attempt to get a better understanding of how the site is functioning, what areas are popular, what needs improving, etc.
    
    These cookies do not and cannot collect any personally identifiable information.

Advertising

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  • I use Google Adsense Text Ads to show relevant text-based ads almost anywhere I can. These ads are context-based, and attempt to provide viewers with products and services that will be of interest to them.
    
    
    Yes. The above is a referral link.

Additional questions?

• If you have any questions, concerns, comments, or criticism about JS Nature Photos or the JS Nature Photos Privacy Policy, please send me an email at
  
  Thank you.