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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A Wing and a Prayer

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A Wing and a Prayer. Flying in circles…Sandhill Cranes Community…Trees on the plateau…Colorado Favorite trees…Conifer & Lake Michigan Wild dog…Black-tailed Prairie Dog…South Dakota Staying in front of the storm…Ring-billed Gull A reason to embrace winter…Wisconsin The dark side of White … Continue reading

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The Gift

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There is no time of day that compares to morning.  Especially sunrise.  Nocturnal animals are still out and about.  Diurnal creatures are starting their day.  There is anticipation and wonder in what is yet to come.   As a photographer you … Continue reading

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Set Yourself Free

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Watching and photographing birds is an enlightening and freeing experience.  Of the many photographic subjects that I have captured ( I hate that term) with a camera in my lifetime, it is birds that allow my spirit to soar.  Mankind … Continue reading

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Clean & Simple

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Clean & simple.  Less is more.  I wonder how many times I’ve made those statements in my photographic life.  It is one of the hardest “rules”  to teach new photographers.   What it really means is that your attention is not solely on … Continue reading

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Leap of Faith?

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It seems like for at least 20 years I have been harping about the joy of not limiting yourself on the amount of differing photographic (at least nature) subjects we cover, and the various ways in which we photograph them.  There … Continue reading

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