exploring nature’s infinite connections
"How sharper than a sermon's truth it must have been for many human beings when they learned that bottle-nosed Dolphins may, in time, succeed battle-poised Man as the master species on earth. This prophecy is implicit in the findings of those scientists who have been...
I have heard a couple of interviews lately where the photographers were asked what was their first experience with photography, and a couple of them referred to cameras they played with as kids. It is probably a sign of those in my generation that many of us ended up...
At last, Adobe has released Lightroom this week. If you haven't heard about this program yet, it is time to pay a little attention as it could change a lot of ways you work with your image collection. Adobe has done something a bit different in the development of this...
There is an interesting discussion going on in the Radiant Vista forums about critiques and the art vs. craft of photography. I am sure similar discussions have taken place a thousand times over, and probably over centuries. Not that I want to regurgitate any of the...
Kinda funny - I griped about hating the cold in the earlier post - but coming across this story about the Sandwich Islands made me want to book a trip tomorrow. This place looks just magical. In particular, I immediately fell in love with Maria Stenzel's shot of the...
It is kinda strange to think about that this image was made the same day as the previous post on bark. The two almost look like they were taken at opposite ends of the world. Sometimes you really don't know what you are going to get on any particular outing. I was up...
Bark..I am sure people walk by it every day and don't pay any attention to it. After all - it's bark. And yesterday while I was patiently waiting for a Barred Owl to come into view, I found myself drawn in by the patterns on these red pines. I happen to be a fan of...
I came across this link recently that I thought I would share. It is an article and following interesting discussion about archival optical media - ie. DVD/CD's and how it is worth paying close attention to the type you buy, the manufacturer, and even the format. ...
A nice interview was recently done by Sierra Club Radio of Nicole Rowell Ryan, the late Galen Rowell's daughter. She discusses some of Galen's favorite images and some of the insights he passed onto her about seeing better images. So check it out - especially if...