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Unique lighting conditions always provide a mixture of difficulties and opportunities. This extreme side lighting in Monument Valley gave a luminous quality to those foreground flowers. At the same time it left much of those distant rock forms in near … Continue reading
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Short Stories that is: It seems there is nothing I’d rather do than collect a bunch of pictures and talk (or write) about them. Over the years when the opportunity has arisen to get some really close flight shots of … Continue reading
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Photography: What possible job or hobby could anyone have, that allows them to share subjects that fill us with passion, and do so with images that allow us to show our personalities. I think this goes doubly when the natural world … Continue reading
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We are on the cusp of a brand new year. I mentioned in my Christmas issue that New Years Eve or Day, is not a favorite holiday of mine. I have nothing against NYs, it is just not special to … Continue reading
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This is not meant to be an anthology of my all of my Great-blue Heron images. Too many of this species for that. The pictures below were all made at just two nests in one Illinois rookery. Despite the similarity … Continue reading
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At times we all make somewhat similar pictures. Notice I said somewhat. We often shoot the same subjects and we frequently are influenced by viewing the same photos which were made by others. Birds, mammals, insects, flowers, landscapes, sunrise/sunsets. I learned a … Continue reading
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A favorite of every backyard birder, the Black-capped Chickadee. In the middle of winter it can be hard to realize just how difficult summer can be on wild animals. I was making pictures of this Whitetail Deer and then I … Continue reading
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While I love the recognition given to holidays that memorialize our war dead, or that give thanks to our veterans, or celebrate the independence of this country, and I have had many a fun (or wild) New Years eve, only … Continue reading
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When I take a visual trip through all of those social media sites that are known for photographs, my breath is taken away. Legends, working pros, advanced amateurs and the true hobbyist. It is amazing just how much talent there is … Continue reading
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50/50 I have never shown this image before. It is part of a long line of marsh sunrises I have made. I always figured if I was going to be at the marsh for morning bird pictures, why not a … Continue reading
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