The Art of Being Close

Not long after the medium of photography began, photographers began searching for ways to get closer to their subjects. An extended bellows on an 8×10 (8×10 inch negatives) cameras allowed for closer focusing. As we moved on to medium format … Continue reading

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Shot of The Day

Shot of The Day My plans for shot of the day posts, are to do one every couple of months or so. I know that doesn’t make any sense because a month is not a day. But it’s okay, I … Continue reading

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Avian Models + Winter’s Misery Is a Photographer’s Delight

First let us begin today’s post with an out standing image from photography great Jim Zuckerman. This amazing image was made in Namibia, Africa The Art of The Pose One of the things that makes birds so artful as photography … Continue reading

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Abstracts & Variations Thereof

For those of you who have been with Earthimages for a while, I guess I needn’t tell you that I love photographic abstracts. Software editing abstracts are not my favorite, although I find some I like. My favorites are those … Continue reading

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Ten

You’ve all I am sure noticed, that one of my favorite things to do is to just grab a bunch of photos, and then talk (or write) about them.  As impassioned  as I am about political/social subjects, the joy of … Continue reading

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Ho Hum

I was in a sleepy (lazy) type of mood today, so I just grabbed eight sort of ordinary images to post and write about.  They are an octagon of nature….so to speak. Owls. Who doesn’t love an owl. Well maybe … Continue reading

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Fur & Feathers, Plus a Journey Into The (semi) Abstract

There is nothing that to me more enjoyable than watching and photographing animals of all sorts. Just observing them being who they are.  I spent much of my photographic life pursuing images from those experiences. This male Red Fox treated … Continue reading

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Freedom and Faith

One does not need to be free to have faith, but freedom is essential to share that faith or to publicly proclaim it. The two are akin to bread and water. You can have one without the other, but without … Continue reading

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This or That

This particular post is meant to be one of those “this and that” type of illustrated articles that I enjoy doing. If you are receiving this article in your email box, for the time being, it seems that I might … Continue reading

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Label Me This, Label Me That

Label Me This, Label Me That (words for thought) Greetings.  I entitled today’s article label this, label that because I have noticed, especially recently, just how often we (yes me too) give everything and everyone a title of some sort. … Continue reading

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