The Digital Advantage

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The Digital Advantage  Double-crested Cormorant When digital photography first came to exist, I found much that I didn’t like, and much that I did.  Using computer software to fix difficult exposures, was and is the best thing since sliced bread, and … Continue reading

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A Thousand Words

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They say a picture is worth a thousand words. That might be true but sometimes it only takes a few words to describe how you feel about a picture. A fresh coat of light. More questions than answers Mirror Mirror Point … Continue reading

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Three is Not a Crowd

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The catalyst of today’s post was a typical journey through a few handy folders filled with pictures of birds and other wildlife.  That created the premise of an article  about images that contain three or more subjects. I’ll deal with a few compositional … Continue reading

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9/04/12

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Yesterday was one of those wonderful days when I and my camera spent a little time visiting with nature. While I certainly did not produce any earth shattering images, it has been a long time since I have had repeated encounters … Continue reading

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Remaining Composed

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Compositional rules can make any photographer better. One such rule accurately states that symmetry is death in photography. It makes for boring images that do not engage the viewer. Your eyes absorb the entire photo, but you quickly lose interest. … Continue reading

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Wild Things + Guilty Pleasures

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For those of you who know me or my work, this was the original Foxy.  She was one of the best friends I ever had.  I should have been more discreet because she already had a man and quintuplets.  He … Continue reading

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Nature’s Calendar by Ron Toel

SEPTEMBER MAMMALS Antlered animals begin the rut. Fawns loose their spots. Squirrels are storing food. BIRDS Osprey begin migration. Hawks begin migration. Dabbling ducks migrate. Terns migrate. Swallows migrate. Nighthawks migrate. White Pelicans Migrate. WILDFLOWERS IN BLOOM Goldenrods Asters Many … Continue reading

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Staying Red & Bird Light

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One of the things that I have (over?) stressed in my writings, is to never limit yourself as far as how many subjects you can photograph, or how many different ways you can  “see them” with your camera. Sometimes we … Continue reading

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Commensalism by Ron Toel

Commensalism, another form of symbiotic relationships, is defined as symbiosis between unrelated organisms: the relationship between organisms of two different species in which one derives food or other benefits from the association while the other remains unharmed and unaffected. As … Continue reading

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Yep….More Thoughts About Pictures & Other Stuff

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I love these twisted old trees whether they are Bristle Cone Pines or Junipers like the one you see below.  My goal was to show the overall habitat but feature the twirling tree trunk.  As is usually the case, I … Continue reading

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