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Well, How Did I Get Here?

Well, How Did I Get Here?

The title of this post, for those not familiar, is from the Talking Head's 1981 song "Once in a Lifetime." A song NPR listed as one of the 100 most important musical works of the 20th Century. A song some interpret as a commentary upon the excesses and absurdity of...

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Pietersite macro art

Pietersite macro art

Pietersite is one of the gem rocks I have become fascinated with lately, and have been photographing some samples as part of my 'Inspired by Stone' project. It is named after its discoverer, Sid Pieters, a farmer who discovered it in Namibia, Africa in 1962. Since...

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Looking at Trillium in different ways

Looking at Trillium in different ways

Howard Grill had written previously (updated link) about some challenges he was facing in trying to come up with new ways to photograph trillium that is in bloom this time of year. I had commented on one of his original posts that I often face the same creative block...

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