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Best of 2020 and and The Challenges Ahead

Best of 2020 and and The Challenges Ahead

As I considered this year's "best of" post, it almost seemed like an oxymoron. How could 2020, which I've deemed the "lost year," have a best of? But then, as I looked through the photographs I've taken in 2020, I realized that the year was not lost at all. Yet, I...

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For the Love of Wildlife

For the Love of Wildlife

It's been more than a year now since I made the decision to move to the Klamath Basin and work on wildlife conservation, appreciation and awareness. When I decided to take that next step in my life, I knew it wasn't going to be easy, There is much work to be done in...

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The revisit list

The revisit list

With such a short time left before becoming a perpetual wanderer, my mind is already drifting off into the great beyond. I'm very anxious to get started on my journey, but there are still some things that need arranging before I can take flight. More on that later. Of...

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The conflagration in northern California

The conflagration in northern California

This article will be different from my usual posts because I just want to share what's going on in my neck of the woods, especially for my friends who don't live around here. It's a bit overwhelming, even if you do live here, so I hope to share what it's like right...

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Before and After

Before and After

Okay, maybe just after. Because of the recent spate of oppressively hot weather, and numerous projects in the works to transform a motor home into a home, I haven't been getting out with my camera as much as I would like. So, in my relentless quest to improve my...

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The natural order of things

The natural order of things

I've been thinking lately about how we humans have distanced ourselves so much from the natural world, sometimes we forget we are a part of it. Not only is this disconnect bad for nature, I truly believe it's not good for people either. I notice this sometimes when I...

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Always learning…

Always learning…

I posted a few months ago about how photography has taught me to see in ways I never did before. Lately I've been pondering all the other things I've learned as a result of photography. I'm not talking about f-stops, exposure, ISO and such, although I have learned and...

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Missed the shot!

Missed the shot!

I cannot count how many times this has happened to me. Sometimes, it's my fault. I'll shoot something only to find out that the camera settings were all wrong, and the opportunity has passed. Or sometimes, it's because my thinking is messed up. Like the time I drove...

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About the “rules”

About the “rules”

"There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs"--Ansel Adams When I became obsessed with photography, sometime in the spring of 2009, I wanted my photographs to be better. I wanted to learn how to make magic with my camera, but I didn't know...

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