The Great Outdoors

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We finally got our first measurable snowfall this (Saturday) morning in southeastern Wisconsin.  Every season has its beauty and its purpose and winter’s is being fulfilled now.  Winter is a time (here) of Snowy Owls, Rough-legged Hawks and Northern Shrikes.  … Continue reading

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More Thoughts Behind Pictures

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Let’s make that some thoughts behind pictures, and some thoughts about pictures. Depth of field is about much more than finding the aperture that you have to use in order to cover the entire subject with clarity.  It changes the … Continue reading

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Everyone’s Got One

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An Opinion. Everyone’s Got One. Please excuse my b####ing and complaining!  Somewhere along the way it seems like I have become a prude.  Anyone who has known me a long time would never accept that premise.  I mean I have not lived … Continue reading

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Here I Go Again

I keep telling myself that I will not use the Earth Images Nature Photography blog for opinion pieces on subjects other than nature or photography…but…here I go again. When I first joined Facebook it was mainly to move the business of nature photography … Continue reading

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Thoughts Behind Pictures

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As the title suggests, today’s post is about pictures and the thought process we use to create them. I truly love photographing waterfowl.  Among the many varied species that we find in the water, grebes and mergansers are favorites of mine. … Continue reading

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December 7, 1941

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This post is quite a bit different than most you will find at Earth Images.  This is not about war or gore but is meant to honor my father who died a few years ago.   When the Pearl Harbor Naval Base … Continue reading

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Think Like a Child

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One of the greatest attributes you can have as a nature photographer, is to think like a child.  That is only my opinion and my observation.  For those of you who would say, how can you expect a child to understand … Continue reading

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National Wildlife Refuges by Ron Toel

Draped over the United States in this age of “GREEN” are many green patches that are one the nations treasures……the National Wildlife Refuges. The mark the country as if one tossed a handful of jade on the map of the … Continue reading

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Prowling For Owls…..and other stuff

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Owls are today’s primary subject.  Of all of the nature subjects that I have photographed, it seems owls and foxes are the two that everyone loves.  I have always analyzed and agonized over why people like this photo and not that … Continue reading

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Places With Spaces……Favorite Locations To Commit The Act of Photography

It’s been a while since I have written about my favorite places to make pictures.   The article below is a bit more inclusive than previous posts on this subject.   This is only about locations that I have personally visited and where … Continue reading

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