It’s a Small (and wild) World

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While summer is still with us, I wanted to share some recent images from other photographers of nature’s littlest creatures. This cool shot of a spider in backlight was made by Paula Sanchez. Light, including its direction, can take an … Continue reading

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Crossroads

Shortly after publishing my last post (now moved to August 16, 2015), I did something I don’t often do but should, I reread it. I had not bothered to proofread the article and it showed. Many grammatical errors. In some … Continue reading

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Clouds or Sun? & Other Stuff

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I have often sang the praises of creating landscape images under overcast skies. While I think every nature photographer knows that the magic hours of sunrise/sunset under clear skies can be a great time for image making, I notice few … Continue reading

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The Literal Abstract

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When you look at the dictionary definition of the word abstract, as an adjective in the singular as it pertains to art, it is incomplete as we use it today. The abstract photograph, as I know it and see it, … Continue reading

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Motion Sickness

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Photographing animals in motion, was one of the first aspects of the invention of the lighter, quicker and more mobile 35mm camera to be put into use by photographers. There have been those photographers for whom making pictures of wildlife … Continue reading

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Why We Do What We Do (photographically speaking)

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We do what we do for a variety of reasons, some outward and obvious at least to ourselves, and some inward and obscure, even to ourselves. I think I can trust that those of you who have read my writings … Continue reading

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Flower Power

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There’s power in the flower. For the photographer of natural subjects, there is no more intriguing, no more satisfying, and no more sexy subject than flowers. Flowers are open to a more literal, a more abstract, and a more personal … Continue reading

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Celebrating The Wild Life

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Below there are six great images by six equally great photographers. We have the artful, the action stopping moments, the incredibly unique, and finally wildlife photography as a metaphor. Artful. Immature Bald Eagle. A beautifully composed moment by Sharon Landis … Continue reading

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Win Some, Lose Some

When I write a consecutive series of posts here on Earth Images, that are related to current events, politics, social issues or religion, some (rare) readers wonder if I am done posting photography articles. Conversely, when I get back into … Continue reading

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A Reason To Share

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I love sharing with the readers of Earth Images, the work of all those great photographers out there, but there are things that are missing when I do that. Such as what was going on in the photographers mind when … Continue reading

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