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Hide and Seek with Fawn
At my in-laws place on Block Island there are lots of deer around the property. One weekend trip in the Spring a doe and her two fawns were seen quite frequently (and captured on camera). The fawns in particular were very curious and didn’t run – even when I got fairly close with the camera! [...]
To the Moon Alice!
"One of these days Alice…. straight to the Moon" The Honeymooners is one of my favorite shows. Yes, I’m dating myself, what’s it to ya? As much as I’d like to talk about the Honeymooners, this post is not about the show. Last month one of my friends came to dinner and brought his new [...]
Ode to Jed
I write this post today in honor of Jed. Yesterday, dear friends of ours had to make a difficult decision to let their 14 ½ year old “puppy,” Jed, pass on. He lived a full life! Jed was a very sweet and gentle boy who was well loved and loved those around him. Whenever we [...]
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A hawk flies through it!
No, no, no … it is not a new Robert Redford movie. I know the name sounds as if it should be, but I have told you in my Bird in the Hand post that I will be writing about a hawk! Now down to the story. I’ve mentioned before about the birds flying into [...]
Free Range Turkeys…No Charge???
Wouldn’t you know it! They are right on schedule. Every year about 1 – 2 weeks before Thanksgiving these free range turkeys come roaming into our yard. Either to taunt us or letting us know they are well aware of what we are up to and that just might be one of their brethren sitting [...]
It’s hard to let go of the MOO!
After many years of friends and family pushing me to show and sell my work, I’ve finally created a site and registered a company for my photography last month. Very exciting! (Plus it’s got the family off my back…for now…) As with any new business owner, I understand that first impressions are important, and part [...]
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Tagged business cards for photographers, MOO business cards, photography business
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A Bird in the Hand!
Three years back we renovated the kitchen and the breezeway. We added opposing sliding glass doors to provide a lot of natural light to the kitchen. The glass doors provided us an observation area for all the birds that we get in our front and back yards. Of course this is helped by the 18 [...]
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Tagged bird photography, birds, dark-eyed junco, injured bird, nature photography
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High Dynamic Range (HDR): Why Not?
No doubt you have been hearing quite a bit about High Dynamic Range (HDR) lately. It’s been on all the forums and in nearly every photography magazine issue. In reading some of the forums, there is quite a bit of controversy out there on the use of HDR. Traditionalists are against HDR because it either [...]
Posted in HDR, Technique
Tagged enhancing photos, Fine Arts photography, High Dynamic Range technique, photo techniques, Surreal
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Close Up of a Loon
One of the reasons we invested in a kayak was to get close to the Loons at the Deering Reservoir in New Hampshire. We have been going there for a number of years to enjoy those wonderful prehistoric creatures. The songs of the Loon is very mesmerizing, you can sit there for hours just listening. [...]
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Tagged birds, kayaking, loon, loon at Deering Reservoir, loon image, wildlife images, wildlife photos
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Black Bear Enjoying the Birdseed
Last summer we woke in the morning to notice all of our feeders pulled down (all the poles were bent over to the ground) and the feeders empty and on the ground. A couple with teeth marks in it! Ah ha….we have a bear visitor! The next morning, bright and early (just before sunrise), we [...]