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Practice Seeing
March 18, 2020
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Photography is a great craft/art to practice during this time of social isolation. You can do it solo, inside or out. Good images can be just about everywhere - it's a matter of how you see them. Try looking around your house and actively seeing like a photographer. Make a bunch of images that you would never have made before. Look for textures and...
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Seeking the Magic Bullet
March 18, 2020
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"What do I need to do to take my photography to the next level?"
"What are five things I can do right now to make great images?"
"How do I make photographs that are full of impact?"
"My photos don't live up to my expectations. What should I do?"
I hear these kinds of questions all the time from people who want instant recipes, like a delicious...
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John Rae, Arctic Explorer
March 02, 2020
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One of the great explorers of the Canadian Arctic was Dr. John Rae, a Scot from the isle of Orkney. This is the memorial built for him in St. Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall which I visited in 2019 when traveling with Adventure Canada. Rae stands out from many of the other explorers of the time because, as Ken McGoogan points out in his book "Fatal Pa...
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Fish Drying, French Style
February 03, 2020
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Settlers to Newfoundland/Labrador from Ireland, England and Scotland generally built wooden structures called flakes and stages for processing and drying codfish into salt cod that fed the appetites of Europe, the US, and the Caribbean. The flake is similar to a wharf but mainly provides a platform for drying fish. The stage is a shed, usually at t...
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Yellow-eyed Penguin (Megadyptes antipodes)
January 15, 2020
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Yellow-eyed Penguin (Megadyptes antipodes), Otago Peninsula, South Island, NewZealand
Endemic to New Zealand, the hoiho or yellow-eyed penguin is the rarest penguin on earth. Like so many other wild species that are dependent on the sea, these guys are suffering a significant population decline as well. Commercial net fisheries on top of disease,...
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