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Monthly Archives: April 2012
Photography as Art
A good friend just sent me a link to an article published by George Maciver titled “That’s a Photoshop!” This article focuses on the central issue of photography as art, and specifically asks the questions “Is digital photography an art?” … Continue reading
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New Leaves
One of the striking things I noticed on the CNPA Foothills Outing on Saturday was the amount of color that was showing. And most of the color was not from wildflowers, at least not yet. Most of the color I … Continue reading
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Spring Stream Shots
April 14 provided my first opportunity to go on a CNPA photo outing since returning from Hilton Head, and I had been looking forward to seeing again some of the friends I had made in that organization. We met at … Continue reading
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Reflections
The dancing reflections on the rippled surface of Heart Lake caught my fancy on Friday, and I spent some time trying to capture the effect in digital still images taken using my D300 camera and Nikkor 24-70mm zoom lens. I … Continue reading
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Spring on the Cone Estate
I spent some time wandering the Bass Lake area yesterday, marveling at the spring colors and the new growth popping out everywhere. People were everywhere, enjoying the sunshine and the warmth. It seemed like one of those “perfect” days we … Continue reading
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World Autism Awareness Day
The fifth annual World Autism Awareness Day is April 2, 2012. Every year, autism organizations around the world celebrate the day with unique fundraising and awareness-raising events. People all over the world wore blue today to call attention to the … Continue reading
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Back in the High Country
We’re back in Boone, having made the trip in one day on Friday. What a drive! We started early, so missed much of the traffic, and found our way here by about noon. A few phone calls later and we … Continue reading
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The Monet Effect
Recently I’ve been working with digital images that display what I call the “Monet Effect” because of the subtle rippling of the water surface which gives a painterly appearance to the reflected image. The image appears to be somewhat out … Continue reading →