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Evening light show
Sunday evening, the promised rain rolled in, the first of the real spring storms – the weekend weather had been excellent, and I’m still sporting a sunburned face from being out too long without a hat...
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Might catch some shit for this
One of my photo students, the (likely) Inconsolable Al Bugg, has been jonesing for a couple of opportunities for a while now. And unfortunately, while he is away counseling at a summer camp, I pursued...
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Podcast: Photo trips
So, this post actually serves two purposes. The primary one is contained in the header: it’s advice and what to expect when planning a trip dedicated to nature photography. But also, by way of example,...
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Too cool, part 32… and maybe 33
I’ve been meaning to do this for a while, and finally sat down to tackle it. You have to admit, it definitely fits into the ‘Too cool’ category, and offers a great insight into the rising air masses...
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Okay, but could be better
So first off, let me just assure you that we did get outdoors for National Get Outdoors Day (which was Saturday) – The Girlfriend and I took the kayaks out on Jordan Lake for a short excursion....
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Haven’t broken that cycle yet
You know when I mentioned earlier that not a lot of things were going right? Yeah, still at it. We’ll start with a photo outing with Mr Bugg, intended to chase birds and the sunset, though I already...
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Too cool, part 40: Red sprites in incredible detail
Red sprites in detail, photo taken and copyrighted by Stephane VetterAstronomy Picture of the Day today featured a confusing and abstract image, because it’s something probably never seen in this...
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On this date 25
This week, we have entries from 2010, 2013, 2015, and 2016 – just to make it easier to fill out your scorecard. Our 2010 submission above is a cluster of stink bugs, lacking a common name (well, other...
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Another try
So, Monday night I went down to the lake to try again on those focus and tracking tests. The light was again ideal, only this time, it remained that way until the sun disappeared behind the trees....
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A break
I was busy writing the ‘On this date’ post for this week, early this morning, when an app on my phone alerted me to lightning activity in the area. It’s been doing this for the past couple of weeks,...
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