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Assignment 24: Recap

As I noted in this assignment’s announcement post, Black and White Photography would be a challenge for me.  A few others made similar comments to the post.  As I replied to one, such challenges is how we learn and grow … Continue reading

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World Before Color

Growing up in a Black and White media world from televisions to newspapers, it is no wonder I craved color photography.  I will admit B&W photos are more interesting to me today in a nostalgic kind of way. Landscapes in … Continue reading

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Nature Quote

Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul. — John Muir

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View 266: Great Fall in the Woods

The name Taughannock comes from the Algonquian-speaking Lenni Lenape (Delaware) Indians, referring either to chief Taughannock or the word taghkanic (great fall in the woods) [Source Wikipedia]. I like the latter definition of Taughannock as you walk on a trail in the woods along a meandering creek to the … Continue reading

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Minimalist Photography

I came across the term Minimalist Photography this week on Google+.  Photographer Steve Johnson will be releasing a book this Spring covering the topic in depth.  He defines Minimalist Photography as not simply about taking a photograph of less. Minimalism is … Continue reading

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