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I forgot to Zero Out my Camera!

That was what I was saying out loud this week (inwardly I was thinking much stronger stuff) when I discovered I had forgotten to change a setting on my camera from the night before.  This caused me to take terrible … Continue reading

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Assignment 6: Your Hometown

The very first assignment I posted last year was for everyone to do a Collective Shoot.  Ready to do another one?  This time the subject is Your Hometown.  This is different than landmarks as I am looking for one, two … Continue reading

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Winter’s Back is Broken

I first encountered the phrase, “Winter’s back is broken”, while reading Jean Auel’s The Mammoth Hunters,  the third book in her Earth’s Children series (excellent books, by the way).  I had never heard it but Google shows me others are … Continue reading

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Lincoln in Bronze

In the northeastern United States, this week is President’s Week were we celebrate two of our most famous and beloved US President’s birthdays, George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.  Abraham Lincoln is honored locally by an unique statue found on the … Continue reading

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View 109: On Webster Pond

Taking advantage of a warm and sunny January day, I visited Webster Pond just south of Syracuse, New York, to photograph the waterfowl who call it home.  I wanted to try and capture the faces and grace of the ducks … Continue reading

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