This is the start of a series of photos from the same afternoon, April 1, 2005. I took these photos from my back yard after seeing the ligt effects on the “golden” tree. Since the blog operates in reverse chronological order, that’s the way the pictures will appear, too — including within any posting. Almost [...]
Coneflower photos from the back yard
Well-worn fence photo
Another Visit to Andre Gunther Photography
I wrote many months ago about the Andre Gunther Photography site. I met Andre through through Usenet and introduced him to Powweb when he was looking for an alternative to Yahoo! I just visited his completely redesigned Andre Gunther Photography – Fine Art Photography site and it’s fantastic — as are his landscape photos. Take [...]
Under the Tuscan Sun
Just finished watching the movie Under the Tuscan Sun, which my Home Theater PC recorded for me over Valentine’s weekend. While this was definitely a “chick flick” (that is, full of emotion and low on action), I recommend it for rental, viewing on television or purchase. Why? The photography in the movie — whether the [...]
Photon-Echoes, photography by Lauri A. Kangas
There are so many excellent photography sites on the 'Net. Of course, it is a joy to find another.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.thenextwindow.com/exit.php?url_id=464&entry_id=93" title="http://www.photon-echoes.com" onmouseover="window.status='http://www.photon-echoes.com';return true;" onmouseout="window.status='';return true;">photon-echoes.com</a> is the photo gallery of Canadian Lauri A. Kangas. Mr. Kangas provides us with a large number of photos of the Great Outdoors.<br /> <br /> [...]
Andre Gunther Photography
I found a cool new photography site the other day, <a href="http://www.thenextwindow.com/exit.php?url_id=437&entry_id=91" title="http://aguntherphotography.com" onmouseover="window.status='http://aguntherphotography.com';return true;" onmouseout="window.status='';return true;">Andre Gunther Photography</a>. Andre has a large number of photos in his galleries. Most of these are landscapes, and they are landscapes that most of us will never see in person. He has pictures from California, Hawaii, Germany, the [...]
Sensitive Light – A Photography Portfolio
Another photography site I like is <a href="http://www.thenextwindow.com/exit.php?url_id=422&entry_id=73" title="http://www.sensitivelight.com" onmouseover="window.status='http://www.sensitivelight.com';return true;" onmouseout="window.status='';return true;">Sensitive Light</a>, the photography portfolio of Graham Jeffery. Mr. Jeffery is a photographer in the U.K., whose hobby grew into a post-retirement, part-time business.<br /> <br /> His photography covers a wide range of subjects, from landscapes, birds and insects to people, carnivals [...]
Astronomical Images and The Hubble
One of my favorite sites to visit is the <a href="http://www.thenextwindow.com/exit.php?url_id=468&entry_id=68" title="http://heritage.stsci.edu/" onmouseover="window.status='http://heritage.stsci.edu/';return true;" onmouseout="window.status='';return true;">Hubble Heritage Project</a> at the <a href="http://www.thenextwindow.com/exit.php?url_id=469&entry_id=68" title="http://www.stsci.edu" onmouseover="window.status='http://www.stsci.edu';return true;" onmouseout="window.status='';return true;">Space Telescope Science Institute</a>. <br /> <br /> I usually jump straight to the <a href="http://www.thenextwindow.com/exit.php?url_id=470&entry_id=68" title="http://heritage.stsci.edu/gallery/gallery.html" onmouseover="window.status='http://heritage.stsci.edu/gallery/gallery.html';return true;" onmouseout="window.status='';return true;">Hubble Heritage Image Gallery</a> to "ooh and ahh" over [...]
Western Nature Photography
I found a very interesting nature photography site the other day. Norman Koren is a photographer living near Boulder, Colorado. Most of his photos are beautiful nature studies from the the western U.S., although he has some excellent photos from overseas trips, too. He has put many of his photographs on the website in a [...]