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Mangrove saplings

Mangrove saplings

While poking around for more images I wanted to process, I came across this shot from last March when we were down in Bonaire.   I thought this pond was interesting because it had a lot of young mangrove trees just starting to take hold.   I photographed this because...

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Independence Day

Independence Day

Well, I started to write this post to try to tie in something about photography into the US holiday today, Independence Day.   I thought there were some parallels in the paths we take as photographers and those that founded this country took.  The writing started to...

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The Power of Water

The Power of Water

There is an interesting dichotomy between the shoreline and the life existing not too far away underneath the water's surface.   The shoreline... a rough, textured crusty surface that is for the most part, dead rock.  Remnants of animal life that used to exist around...

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Underwater forests

Underwater forests

I imagine for most people, a walk through the forest is one that involves mostly observing trees and other plantlife, and an occasional animal.   Imagine just the reverse, where your field of vision is surrounded by animal life, and only an occasional plant or two.  ...

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The Missing Question

The Missing Question

I have received a number of emails about photo contests lately, and it brought to mind a problem I have with judging and critique of photographs.   That problem is one of The Missing Question.   Now of course contests aren't meant to be constructive, but many...

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Yellownose Goby trio

Yellownose Goby trio

This image is from a night dive in Bonaire.   Diving at night as you might imagine is quite a different experience than daytime.   Not only is your field of vision limited by only the power of your dive light, but many creatures you never see during the day are out...

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Forgettable photo, unforgettable experience

Forgettable photo, unforgettable experience

As much as I cherish photos from Bonaire that did turn out the way I expected, there are some that simply serve as great memories.   Recently reading Richard Wong's post on the Pictures you don't take brought to mind this particular experience. except I did take one...

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Bonaire Northwest coast

Bonaire Northwest coast

As I mentioned in my previous post, I really only had 1 morning on our diving 'day off' to do some landscape photography around the island.   There are a couple difficulties in doing topside plus underwater photography in the same morning.   For one, the only SLR I...

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Bonaire landscapes

Bonaire landscapes

In my prior trips to Bonaire, I didn't spend a lot of time at the shorelines doing land photography.  I always seemed to be busy diving.   I see them as opportunties lost from the past.  It was difficult to coordinate being at some of these places during the soft...

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