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Photography

Anza-Borrego Expects “Riot of Colorful Blossoms”

March 9, 2010

Yeah. RIOT OF COLORFUL BLOSSOMS.
That’s the phrase used by the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park Wildflower Report (PDF) for this week. And worry not, fellow procrastinators – because of the recent cooler temperatures, they now expect peak bloom to be the second or third week of March – so there’s still time to [...]

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Amazing Snowshoeing Photos

January 29, 2010

If you’ve heard me rattling on and on about how you should give snowshoeing a shot, and were wondering what all the fuss was about, you need look no further than this incredible set of photos taken by Keegan Uhl in Icehouse Canyon last week.
Looking through that gallery, you will instantly want to run to [...]

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Great Tips for Winter Photography

December 11, 2009

Steve Berardi at PhotoNaturalist has become my go-to-guy for photography tips — not just because he’s got a great eye and lots of knowledge (and he helped me with some technical problems a few nights ago), but also because he’s willing to shout out other sources when people are looking for help.
His recent post, [...]

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Early Photos of the Station Fire Area

December 10, 2009

A combination of work busyness and recent rain closures … along with a desire to not get too depressed … have prevented me from driving through the Station Fire burn area to take pictures, but it didn’t stop the GeekHiker, who made the trip last weekend.
He posted a pretty stark set of photos on Flickr [...]

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Online National Parks Holiday Cards

December 9, 2009

If you usually send out holiday cards, but are concerned about the carbon footprint of sending hundreds of letters through the mail — or are just too lazy this year — you’ll be happy to know the National Parks Conservation Association has you covered.
The nonprofit organization is offering ten images of National Parks with various [...]

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Yes, It Does Snow Here

December 8, 2009

I wasn’t able to get to somewhere in my office building to take pictures (and they wouldn’t have come out good anyway, as all I had was my iPhone), but there was definitely a small layer of snow visible in the San Gabriels just behind the Hollywood Sign this morning. Hopefully, some of you [...]

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Gore’s New Site Launches with $10k Contest

December 4, 2009

Back in the fall when I went out to the Gore factories on the East Coast, one of the main developments they wanted to tell us about was the launch of their new outdoor activity / social networking / fan site, My Experience More. And yes, we already have Facebook and Twitter and EveryTrail [...]

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Station Fire Image from Space

November 25, 2009

If you were wondering exactly which areas within the Station Fire burn area were burned and which were spared, you can thank NASA for giving us some information.
On November 19th, an unmanned Predator B drone flew over the Station Fire burn area and took detailed images with an Autonomous Modular Scanner. Unfortunately, the picture’s [...]

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NatGeo Photo Contest

November 24, 2009

If you’re looking for reliably spellbinding photography, you really can’t go wrong with National Geographic. The magazine is in the midst of judging its 2009 International Photography Contest right now, but they’re still accepting votes for the Viewers’ Choice Competition.
Alan Taylor, of the Boston Globe’s “Big Picture” feature, selected a few of his favorite [...]

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Time-Lapse Northern Lights

November 17, 2009

If you couldn’t make it out to somewhere dark last night, but still wanted to see some cosmic phenomena, worry not – National Geographic has you covered. The Goat dug up this hypnotic video of a time-lapse of the Northern Lights in Norway, and it’ll make you want to book the next flight to [...]

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