Earth Images Blog by Wayne Nelson

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From Sunrise Good morning Wolfe Lake, Wisconsin The trio Female Red-winged Blackbird Male American Goldfinch Eastern Kingbird Three very different deserts The Sonoran Desert in the morning, southern Arizona Valley of The Gods, southeastern Utah White Sands, central New Mexico … Continue reading →

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Something Old Wilson’s Snipe Order out of chaos….American White Pelicans Wow!!  Would ya look at that?  Mute Swan. Color composition #7619 Autumn Oak leaf.  Something New 10/05/10  Certainly nothing spectacular with my photography this morning but it was glorious to … Continue reading →

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I wrote in an earlier blog that The Badlands of South Dakota is my favorite landscape destination.  I should explain.  I do find the red rock country of the southwest more spectacular and would likely head there first if given the … Continue reading →

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“You don’t take a photograph, you ask quietly to borrow it”  author unknown For me, everything I do as a nature photographer begins with the land.  It starts there and flows outward.  The land and then the plants and animals.  … Continue reading →

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I have been told that Adobe will soon have software that will re-focus an out of focus picture.  I am not talking about sharpening a fuzzy photo.  I am speaking of interpreting the distance from the sensor to the subject … Continue reading →

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As I drove through the fog and darkness, I wondered what the morning would bring.  The light of a new day had just began its smile when I got to the entrance of Bong State Rec. Area.  I drove to the … Continue reading →

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This post is not about my favorite wildlife photos.  It is also not necessarily about my favorite species of wildlife or animals that I have been privileged to work with repeatedly.  It is about images and animals that evoke a sharp, clear … Continue reading →

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My “go to” location to photograph nature within a 30 minute drive of home, has long been Bong State Recreation Area here in Wisconsin.  A great place with a little bit of everything in nature.  It can reign supreme when … Continue reading →

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  Route 66 The Bridge Patterns of Life Part 1 Patterns of Life Part 2 Wild Asses LiterateRuffled FeathersSticky Fingers Home Bonus Shots  Dunlins

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We throw around the word legend with too much ease these days but I was just thinking about two of nature photography’s legends and just how much they deserve to be called that.  John Shaw is the greatest teacher ever … Continue reading →