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Notes from the Woods
seeing · environment · exploration · photographyWill technology save our images?
Researchers take the blur out of shaky photos The above story links to an interesting article where some researchers at MIT and the University of Toronto have developed algorithms to significantly sharpen blurry images, in many cases to a usable state. It seems like...
Collages of nature
I started playing with a couple of images today with a collage concept, a little something to do during downtime. Since I like to take lots of pattern shots, particularly of leaves, rocks and shells - I think these collages could turn into some interesting pieces in...
Signs of global warming at -112°F
Just passing along an interesting story at this link. These clouds were photographed above Antarctica, and only form at temperatures lower than minus 112 deg F. They reveal deterioration in parts of our atmosphere, so the article states. On that note, I'll share an...
Releasing the image spirit
As much as I like getting the image 100% perfect in the field, there are times when, when reviewing them later, they just don't seem to have the spirit they had when I originally captured them. I'll download them to my computer, and they will sometimes sit there for...
added a quote collection
I have been meaning to add a page of favorite photography quotes somewhere on my site for awhile, and finally decided to add them right here. In the sidebar to the right, there is a link called "Quote Collection." This is where I will collect them. Now I just...
Changing landscape
Perhaps old news to some - but I just learned about how a large section of Miner's Castle on Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore has fallen away. This is one of the most popular, and probably one of the most photographed overlooks in Michigan's Upper Penninsula. Here is...
Listen to your mom
This past week I received a tip from my mother, pointing out she had seen some 'big white birds' while driving home. Likely they were Great Egrets, which I haven't had too much success in photographing in the past, so I decided to check it out. Since I wasn't very...
No photography day?
Today is supposedly declared no-photography day by one individual that seems to have received a bit of press about the idea on the net. Here is the link to the news article that gave her a lot of attention. The commentaries about this are quite funny at times,...