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Batting .400

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Our 300th post on Earth Images was entitled Batting .300, so I guess it must follow that this one (our 400th) should be called Batting .400.  Heck, a lot of baseball players every year bat .300 but it was 1941 … Continue reading →

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Think Small This Fall

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Autumn is heading in your direction.  No great vistas or reflective lakes where you live?  Think small. When there are no grand landscapes  to photograph, just find a nice tree or two.  I love early fall when the colors and tones … Continue reading →

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Mutualism by Ron Toel

Mutualism as defined in the dictionary is an advantageous relationship between two different species in which neither is harmed and both benefit from the relationship. It is also the most interesting of the different types of relationships (at least to … Continue reading →

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The Digital Advantage

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The Digital Advantage  Double-crested Cormorant When digital photography first came to exist, I found much that I didn’t like, and much that I did.  Using computer software to fix difficult exposures, was and is the best thing since sliced bread, and … Continue reading →

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A Thousand Words

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They say a picture is worth a thousand words. That might be true but sometimes it only takes a few words to describe how you feel about a picture. A fresh coat of light. More questions than answers Mirror Mirror Point … Continue reading →

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Three is Not a Crowd

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The catalyst of today’s post was a typical journey through a few handy folders filled with pictures of birds and other wildlife.  That created the premise of an article  about images that contain three or more subjects. I’ll deal with a few compositional … Continue reading →

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9/04/12

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Yesterday was one of those wonderful days when I and my camera spent a little time visiting with nature. While I certainly did not produce any earth shattering images, it has been a long time since I have had repeated encounters … Continue reading →

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Remaining Composed

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Compositional rules can make any photographer better. One such rule accurately states that symmetry is death in photography. It makes for boring images that do not engage the viewer. Your eyes absorb the entire photo, but you quickly lose interest. … Continue reading →

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Wild Things + Guilty Pleasures

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For those of you who know me or my work, this was the original Foxy.  She was one of the best friends I ever had.  I should have been more discreet because she already had a man and quintuplets.  He … Continue reading →

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Nature’s Calendar by Ron Toel

SEPTEMBER MAMMALS Antlered animals begin the rut. Fawns loose their spots. Squirrels are storing food. BIRDS Osprey begin migration. Hawks begin migration. Dabbling ducks migrate. Terns migrate. Swallows migrate. Nighthawks migrate. White Pelicans Migrate. WILDFLOWERS IN BLOOM Goldenrods Asters Many … Continue reading →

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