Monthly Archives: August 2011

Deserts by Ron Toel

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An easy definition to describe a desert is an environment where the evaporation exceeds the rainfall or a place that receives less than 2 inches of rainfall a year.  This means there are deserts on the 5 major continents.Man has … Continue reading

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8/10/11

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A short visit with my old friend called Hawthorn Hollow Nature Sanctuary in Wisconsin netted me a few pix of some of nature’s little fellows. Once the below images have downloaded it will take a few moments for them to become … Continue reading

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Forever Yours

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I have always been sort of an amateur psychologist.  Dangerous I know! For me understanding people ranks right up there with my need to dissect why things happen the way they happen in nature.  In fact my own philosophy that we are … Continue reading

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Are There More Good Nature Photographers Today Than Yesterday?

The short answer is yes.  The two main reasons are (in my opinion),  equipment and the fact that there are many more photographers today.  Those are (in my opinion), the main reasons. Lenses are as good today as they have … Continue reading

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Water Birds

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By Ron Toel Many different kinds of birds are associated with water.  On one end of the scale we have the non fliers, the penguins, that are great swimmers, and on the end of the scale are the eagles and … Continue reading

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Details

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8/01/11 After they download it will unfortunatley take a while for the images to become clear. One of the reasons I love macro photography so much is all of those great details.  Sunflowers lend themselves well to this. Sunflowers With … Continue reading

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Open Country

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By RON TOEL Around the world the open country is reflected in many terms that is used for them:  prairie, steppe, veldt, savanna, pampas, campos, and llanos.  This is partly due to the different languages in different regions.  Open country … Continue reading

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