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The Passionate Observer

The Passionate Observer

There are times when I am out photographing where it doesn't seem like I am being much of an artist in the traditional sense.   After all, artists create and interpret.   The traditional artist starts with very meager materials and forms them into something inspiring,...

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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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Fighting static

Fighting static

I have this bluetooth gizmo for my car that allows me to use my iPhone hands-free.  It acts as an FM transmitter so audio broadcasts through my car's speakers.   It also allows me to play any music I have on my iPhone, use Pandora, or any other audio service through...

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Gnawing on a stick

Gnawing on a stick

Lately it seems like I have had a bit of attention deficit disorder in my posts and in my photography as well.   In between working some orders for clients, I would pick a few images, work on them, get a bit bored, and move on to something new.   I have probably...

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Robotic art

Robotic art

A robot certainly cannot create art, or can it?  One definition of art is an interaction of experience of the artist, what they have learned and felt in relation to their artwork, and the experience of the viewer and all of their background that molds their...

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Picture Purgatory

Posts that make you think always stand out, and a couple recently did that for me in spades - the original over at see the details, and a followup one done by Paul Lester.   Both related to discussion about what people do with all the images they make and questions...

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