Planning Verses Happenstance

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I always love the way Deborah Sandidge’s dreamy style of water and landscape photography where the skies are motion blurred, translate even better in b&w than color. Despite the stark characteristics of b&w images, hers are soft and gentle in … Continue reading

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Diverse

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Diversity has come to mean many things in today’s world, but to me it will always represent my attitude towards the variety of subjects, treatments and points of view we can attain and share through photography. Today’s post is at … Continue reading

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The Teaching Effect

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Every photographer learns their craft from many sources. Firstly (hopefully) we learn to “see” by looking at the world around us. “Seeing” is believing. Secondly, we learn from looking at photographs. In today’s world, every human being with a cell … Continue reading

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First Glance

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Let’s begin today’s guest portion of this blog post with an image from wildlife “giant” Charles Glatzer. I do not believe I have ever seen an image from Charles of such animals as this. He captured a wonderful moment as … Continue reading

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Mood Swings

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Mood and/or atmosphere, has been at the center of much of my life, since I was somewhere around 3 years old. The memory is vague, but I was sitting in the living room floor in the first house we lived … Continue reading

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Looking Down + Cliches

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Only a couple of the images below have not been shared before, and some have been around the block seemingly even more times than I have. Such is the way for a “retired” photographer. The flower season is in its … Continue reading

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Both Sides Now

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Last night I re-watched an old documentary on American folk music, that I had first seen maybe eight or ten years ago. I enjoyed it, but what it brought back to me was why I believe Judy Collins is one … Continue reading

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Artful

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One can be artful and still not produce art. Art is in our mind’s eye and perhaps our heart and soul. The production and sharing of art requires a workman like quality. Both art and artfulness are matters of opinion. … Continue reading

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Puttering Around + The Observer

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I was just puttering around with some of my (old) files today, and thought I would share a few. We are currently in the throws of autumn in this “neck of the woods“. To some photographers that only means fall … Continue reading

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How Much Depth Do You Want in Your Field?

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Today’s article is “somewhat” technical, without becoming “very” technical. Depth of field (dof), and shutter speed are the key to both the “nuts and bolts”, and the art of photography. Anytime I taught photography to a true beginner, my first … Continue reading

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