Short Stories Again

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I thought it was time for a short article about a few simple thoughts on general nature photography. It is still the simple things that matter the most. Variations On a Theme I think every wise photographer, especially when we … Continue reading

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Seeing Between The Lines

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We’ve all heard or used the term, “you have to read between the lines”.  The same is true of photography subjects, except the art of seeing is in order.  There is more (or less) than first meets the eye. I love viewing … Continue reading

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Balance

Every once in a great while, I write about subjects other than photography. This is one of those instances. Not to worry, we will return to the true subject of Earth Images next time. The thoughts below have been swimming … Continue reading

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Life on The Edge

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Those of you who know me, or have followed this blog, know that I love to recant old stories. That in and of itself, is I suppose a sign of getting older. The supposition does exist that old Uncle Harry, … Continue reading

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Nature’s Song

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I’ve never understood how some people could not feel a special kinship with the natural world. Even if you grow up in the city, there are birds, insects, flowers and sunrises/sunsets. My bonding with all of nature ( I believe) … Continue reading

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Just Preaching

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I am the evangelist of clean and simple backgrounds when it comes to images of birds. I have stated and shown many examples in an effort to bolster my opinions. I am however, also the same photographer who criticized a … Continue reading

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Freefall

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Today’s images and image makers, have no kinship with the title of this post. Read below the broken line for that. Burrard-Lucas is a photographer (or photographers) I am not familiar with. I was captivated by this picture of a pretty blue bird. … Continue reading

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Magnificent Seven

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My apologies to the old movie of the same name. I have shared with you my own (mostly old) images on this blog, for many years. I was quite sure that it had begun to get pretty old with the … Continue reading

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Color Shy

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I ended my last article with a comparison of color photography with black and white. Not just one discipline versus the other, but examining the very same picture, in both color and black and white. One thing I have always … Continue reading

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ABC

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Today we have some awesome images by three of my favorite photographers. This Kurt Budliger landscape is a great example of the art of rules (tools?) photography. Kurt used most of the traditional landscape compositional tools to produce this stunning … Continue reading

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