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Lifers, Captives and Wild & Free

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When you photograph birds,  at some point you will make images of very cool birds that are firsts (lifers) for you, but your pictures aren‘t very good.  You know they’re not pro quality, but do you share with friends and birders … Continue reading

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Point of View (Photographically Speaking) & Other Stuff

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Point of view and point of focus. This image of a female House Finch illustrates what both pov and pof can mean to an image. Those two things are what make this a pretty good picture. The close proximity to the … Continue reading

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A Little Bit of Everything

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If I have any reputation at all as a blogger, it is that of someone who crams a variety of topics and pictures into a single post. Here we go again. One of my absolute favorite things to do, is … Continue reading

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Your Memories Are Today

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Life is not about the memories of yesterday.  It is about creating  memories right now…..today.   I have created my share but I regret that I rushed through a few friendships, and created far fewer memories than were possible.  Never miss … Continue reading

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Living In The Shadows

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In life and in photography we often think of shadows as a negative thing.  I mean who wants to confront anyone who shuns the rays of the sun and prefers to lurk in the shadows. In photography they present us … Continue reading

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Wings + Passion

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Wings There is something about a bird spreading it’s wings, that is visually stimulating to me.  I’m not talking about a bird in flight. Maybe they are stretching or preening. It might be just a form of exercise.  It could … Continue reading

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Other People’s Pictures

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In my last post I mentioned that I never thought that I would spend so much time viewing other people’s images.  There is a benefit to viewing photos made by others, and an art to how we do it. The … Continue reading

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Lessons Learned

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It’s funny how things go.  I never dreamed the biggest part of my photographic life, would be viewing and commenting on other people’s photos. I mean I have always enjoyed looking at photos from others, and  sometimes I would comment on … Continue reading

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High & Low Impact….they’re both important.

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The one thing that is missing from the work of many of today’s best new landscape photographers is pretty simple……it’s the ordinary. Their work is spectacular and I love it, but there comes a time when you have to rest … Continue reading

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Blogging and Cropping

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Blogging and cropping?  Actually writing a blog and cropping (or composing) an image are similar.  How to edit a blog, or better said how to arrange a blog, has a lot in common with cropping/composing a picture.  What to leave in, … Continue reading

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