Notes from the Woods

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Human spamming scum

Sorry folks if you have seen the occasional strange comment post get in the blog lately   It seems over the past 6 months there is a new type of spammer emerging - actual humans set on getting some type of advertising link into my post comments vs. some other type of...

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Dry Mounting

Mounting methods for artwork are usually an interesting topic because people always seem to be asking what is the best way, or best method, etc, etc. While I don't claim to know the best way, I can tell you that I have experimented with quite a few and ultimately...

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Do what you say you will do

Sorry folks for the lull in content around here lately  I have been quite busy on several fronts and haven't had much that trilled me in shooting over the past couple of weeks   A trip I took to Magee Marsh in Ohio for warblers was a total bust   I have a backup on...

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A Photo Editor’s dream?

I read this article recently about a new algorithm at Google that takes their image search capabilities a huge leap forward by enabling visual recognition    If you have ever tried to search for images on Google or any other search engine, you know of the huge variety...

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Better than the real thing

.  Perhaps not completely photography related, but I wanted to make a post about a recent experience in seeing the IMAX U2 3D film   This is concert footage of perhaps one of the most well known bands on the planet   What made this particular film so unique, so...

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Bloodroot pictures

Last year, I completely missed the bloom of bloodroot   While walking my dog this morning, I noticed it was already springing up on the side of "Wildflower Ridge."  This ridge is a small section of Clinton River Park in Sterling Heights that has an abundance of spring...

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Large Prints

Large Prints

As much as I agree with much of Brooks Jensen's commentary (Podcast # LW0415) on print size, I can't deny there is some unmatched excitement when seeing some of your images printed very large. By large, I am referring to 20x30, 24x36, 30x45 (inches), and up. Now and...

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Color Explosions and Rock Habits

Well it finally happened - I now have more rocks than I have time to photograph them! Having a rock habit is a tough thing to kick, but I am trying. You see so many with potential you just have to have them. I think there may be some local addiction meetings I may...

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The Light in the Air

I was listening to a story on NPR the other day - and there was a guy being interviewed who referred to some early photography training he had by the well known depression era photographer Walker Evans  A quote came out of this conversation that I just had to write...

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