Earth Images Blog by Wayne Nelson

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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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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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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?  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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I love creating landscapes that combine different colors, textures and shapes in a single image.  A great example of this are images from The Badlands of South Dakota.  Just the same, the image (s) that have occupied the corridors my … Continue reading →

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Sometimes I think that non-nature photographers believe that nature photographers, just look around and shoot whatever we see.  If we make a great shot, we got lucky.  If the colors come together, we got lucky. If that animal is bursting … Continue reading →

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My had my first view of The Badlands when I was a child headed towards Yellowstone N. P. with my parents.  I could understand why this was called The Badlands. Could you imagine the troubles Indians had with this piece … Continue reading →

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There are  three species of swans, and  three species  of Mergansers that are found in this part of the world.  Today’s post is about those birds. This is not meant to be a scientific/natural history article.  It is about my … Continue reading →

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Before you know it, spring will have sprung and many of you will once again be crawling around on your hands and knees, photographing one of the most popular subjects in nature….flowers.  From fields with hundreds of thousands of flowers, … Continue reading →

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Notice that I called this article the “spirit” of adventure. The spirit of adventure can mean many different things.  The first time I stood in front of an audience, I considered that to be embracing “the spirit of adventure”  The … Continue reading →