Tag Archives: 80-400mm

View 171: A Hole in a Tree

I came upon a dead yellow birch tree in the woods and found a freshly constructed hole high up in the trunk. Whoever created the hole made a mess at the foot of the tree. Oh, wait, what’s that? Hey, … Continue reading

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View 170: Spring Cleaning

I have been accumulating a lot of miscellaneous photos over the last month in between all the close up photography I have been doing.  Over the weekend I went through them and found a few gems. When I took this … Continue reading

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Getting Close

There are many ways of getting close in photography.  Over the last couple of weeks, I have tried to show you a few of the different ways.  The above collage summarizes them. Starting from the upper left: 10x Close Up … Continue reading

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View 169: Tracking the Super Moon

The Internet is filled with Super Moon photos from last Saturday night, March 19, 2011.  My area finally had a clear night and, like many other photographers, headed out to capture the moon at it’s closest distance to Earth.  This … Continue reading

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Follow Me Up and Down

Amy of the Flandrumhill blog wrote a Valentine’s Day post about the Nature of Love. In the post she referenced song lyrics by John Denver. For some reason, I immediately thought of one of my favorite songs by John Denver … Continue reading

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