Light Show

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Photography is about light.  The quality, quantity, direction and color of light transforms photos, regardless of subject.  Almost every kind of light has value, and learning to use every type of light that you encounter, is a worthwhile endeavor.  Experience … Continue reading

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Good Questions

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Good questions deserve answers.  My recent article on filters featured polarizing filters.  I gave a written example of how we can miss polarize a blue sky by using a wide-angle lens with a polarizer.  The area of deepened blue created with the … Continue reading

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White Sands Gallery

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Many of you who are regulars here or were visitors to my website will probably have already seen a lot of the images below.  It is understandable if you prefer to wait for a new post to browse, rather than … Continue reading

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Filtered

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Filters: As I began to write today’s photo/text article, it occurred to me that I have never written about the use of filters in photography.  I suppose the main reason for that is I used filters very sparingly in the … Continue reading

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Animal Adventures by Ron Toel

This adventure actually happened in the Lincoln Park Zoo in downtown Chicago. I had always heard about this zoo so one day I braved the traffic and went. I had walked around and was kind of disappointed in what I … Continue reading

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Image Immortality

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I am always saying that my time to share old photos and talk about nature photography is about over.  Then I see a photo or have a thought, and here I am again.  My instincts always return A moment only lasts……well…….for … Continue reading

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The Three That Got Away

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I recently heard from an acquaintance (we’ll call him Pete) who looked at the “created on date” in the EXIF data of one of my pictures, only to find that I made the photograph in 1700.  I told you that I had made … Continue reading

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Who Are You?……and who am I

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As is always the case when I give opinions on any subject, they are just that, only my opinions. My basic philosophy on life is that people (all of us) do not change.  I mean that we are who we are … Continue reading

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That’s Odd

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I would like to welcome all of you who are new to Earth Images.  We have 328 posts for you to browse.  Nature photography, natural history and adventures in nature are the dominate themes, but if you are interested in a more unique … Continue reading

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So Many Thoughts About Photography

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I always loved getting up very early and heading out into the predawn darkness with visions of dramatic light, subjects covered in dew, and nocturnal animals dancing through my head. I imagine that many of you could guess that by … Continue reading

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