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Dennis M. Wright's Photos of Japan (Fantastic! :-)
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Photography & Art
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9 years ago
The Shinkansen took us to Shinagawa station. Shinagawa is a district in Southern Tokyo and almost a city in its own right. The area surrounding the sprawling station is home to a massive modern...
Video: Nikon D4 Demo - ‘Why’
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Photography & Art
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9 years ago
Nikons new high-end DSLR camera, the D4 (successor to, oddly enough, the D3) is causing me to salivate, and Im not even a pro photographer its target market. [...] Check out this short...
National Geographic Photography Contest Winners: 2011
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Photography & Art
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9 years ago
More than 20,000 photographs, from over 130 countries were submitted to the National Geographic Photography contest, with both professional photographers and amateur photo enthusiasts...
Birds in Snow ... A Potentially Viable Combination for Photographers ... and an Exposure Challenge for Sure!
Via: a-macarthur
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Photography & Art
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9 years ago
Mourning Dove. Even a small amount of snow in your image is often enough to let the viewer know that the scene is one of "Winter." Junco, male. I would have much preferred him looking...
SECOND EDITION: Birds in Snow, High Contrast Scenes, Strategies and Work-Arounds
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Photography & Art
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9 years ago
1) BLUE JAY ... If your objective is to create an image that says "Bird in Winter/Snow," etc., keep in mind that just the appearance of snow as opposed to a frame full of snow, is all that...
Personal Losses in Life ... Literally and Figuratively They are "Relative," and to Varying Degrees, Painful
Via: a-macarthur
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9 years ago
About a year-and-a-half ago, I learned that I have "lost" roughly 8000 of my original photographs! Oh, I know exactly where they are, more or less; but still, they are most likely lost to me for...
Missing the Heartbreakers ... Part II - Personal Losses in Life ... Literally and Figuratively They are "Relative," and to Varying Degrees, Painful
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9 years ago
I am happy to again possess this image ... Woods Pond in Massachusetts Berkshire Mountains ... it is beautifully bittersweet. A week or so ago, I posted an article about the "loss" of some...
For My Conservative Friends Who See Everything as "Black or White" ... And ... My Liberal & Independent Friends Who Realize There's Shades of Gray. These are for You.
Via: a-macarthur
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9 years ago
Recent images ... all of which began as color originals ... but seem to say more in black and white. 1) A conservation trust just outside of Philadelphia. 2) Sycamore tree, Indian Grass...
Something Borrowed ... It's For the Birds ... and More!
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Photography & Art
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9 years ago
A fishin' buddy of mine needed a "fast" lens (one with a large aperture for fast shutter speeds in low light) to photograph his granddaughter's gymnastic competition. I gave him my Nikon 80-200mm...
The NewsTalkers Photographers Group ... A Challenge & Informal Tutorial
Via: a-macarthur
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Photography & Art
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9 years ago
The following images share a common element ... can you identify what that is? Hint 1 Hint 2 - What I DIDN'T DO in any of these images is as significant as what I did do!...
Fantasy Image ... Layer Upon Layer and then Some
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9 years ago
With digital imagery ... that is ... digital photography and image editing software like (but not limited to) Photoshop ... even the limited Photoshop Elements, an artistic effort can create...
Writers' Block, Creative Stagnation and Bummer-Bust Out ... "Get Busy Living or Get Busy Dying!"!
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Photography & Art
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9 years ago
Lately and for personal reasons, beyond "taking care of business" (a.k.a behaving in a responsible manner), I have not been particularly motivated to produce anything creative or original. That...
Look at What's Behind Your Subject ... Both Literally and Figuratively
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9 years ago
When looking through your camera's viewfinder, it's a good idea to look from corner to corner and crop out any potentially distracting elements ... BEFORE YOU CLICK THE SHUTTER RELEASE! And...
There Has Always Been A Chance Today There Is A Bigger Chance
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9 years ago
Awhile back I had the unfortunate thrill of having my car broken into. Lucky for me it was during the day and it was the old smash and grab style of break in. I had been foolish enough to leave...
Taking Requests ... Randy Aked for Snowy Woods in Black & White
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9 years ago
1) Moonlight Over Snowy Forest Floor 2) Snow-covered Stream Bank 3) Stream in Winter 4) Forest Floor in Snow ________________________________________ Randy ... How's that for...
Pennsylvania Spring; Early April ... Unusually Lush
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9 years ago
For the first ten days of April, Pennsylvania's Northeast (Pocono Mountains) ans Southeast (Philadelphia, Bucks, Montgomery Counties) are particularly lush in flora and high in wildlife activity....
Feels Like Summer ... But it's Still Spring.
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9 years ago
A mild winter in the East brought an early Spring; that makes it fortuitous for Nature photographers though its effects on the planet are questionable. Any way ... here are some recent images....
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