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The Wild Heart
I came across this video this morning and it was a magnificent start to my day. It’s “The Wild Heart: A Journey Through the Southwest Wilderness” by Henry Jun Wah Lee and Evosia Studos.
Firefall at Yosemite
In the last few days I’ve seen a few fleeting mentions of Yosemite’s “Firefall,” a once-a-year natural phenomenon that occurs if conditions are exactly right. At sunset, if there is enough water from snowmelt and if visibility is good, Horsetail Fall becomes a glowing orange spray of light cascading down the cliff face. Photographers, catch … Continue reading
This is Colorado
I’d like to call your attention to the widget I’ve added to the sidebar, This Is Colorado. It features, with permission, the photography of Erik Stensland, a professional photographer based in Estes Park, Colorado. Nobody captures Rocky Mountain National Park better than Stensland. Click on the photos to see larger versions on his website, Images … Continue reading
Aranda wins World Press Photo of the Year
This photo, reminiscent of Michelangelo’s Pietà, is the 2011 World Press Photo of the Year. In it, a woman holds a wounded relative in her arms, inside a mosque used as a field hospital by demonstrators against the rule of President Ali Abdullah Saleh, during clashes in Sanaa, Yemen on 15 October 2011. Technical information … Continue reading
Showstopper: Albino ruby-throated hummingbird
This very rare albino ruby-throated hummingbird was spotted in Staunton, Virginia, and photographed by Marlin D. Shank, 16. Marlin, his brothers, and his father took a number of pictures of the bird in August 2011. This photo and more were posted January 27 on Discovery News. Still more photos appear on the Shanks’ own Nature … Continue reading
Being there
I came across this rather remarkable panoramic photo this morning while browsing for header art and wanted to both preserve and share it. The file will load slowly because it is massive, but take heart. Your patience will be rewarded. You’ll be able to click on the photo (twice for maximum size) and scroll all … Continue reading
Worth 1,000 words
While browsing for weather news and pics of our Denver-area snowstorm (some 8-10 inches in my yard, and still falling), I came across this photo, labeled only as being from Jackson, Wyoming, via googleusercontent.com. No, it’s not Colorado, but I can’t stop staring at it. Thought you might enjoy it, too. Note: After much searching, … Continue reading
Earth as art, a project of the USGS and NASA
This evening I stumbled across a large collection of satellite photos of Earth entitled “Our Earth as Art; A Landsat Perspective.” Each is a beautiful abstract image — that also happens to be a spectacular color photo of someplace on our planet. There are approximately 130 such images available on the USGS website, which says … Continue reading
The Ames Games: Bachmann eats corn dog
First it was the Newsweek cover pic of GOP presidential wannabe Michele Bachmann, “The Queen of Rage.” It was unflattering, to say the least, and widely believed to have been chosen by Editor Tina Brown for precisely that reason. But it was a glamor shot compared to this candid of Bachmann eating a corn dog … Continue reading
The power of pictures
This is Texas Gov. Rick Perry. A few months ago I barely knew his name and couldn’t have picked him from a crowd. Probably still couldn’t, for that matter. But I came across this photo recently and was struck by its dynamism. Great photo. What do you think when you see it? What kind of … Continue reading
Old ladies and naked men
A funny thing happened on the way to my post about flash mobs. I had it all set up and was ready to click the “Publish” button. Then something caught my eye. That photo … what is that … zoom in … is that a … refer to larger image … nahhh! Really? … zoom … Continue reading
My first camera, circa 1950
Recently I was looking for an image to illustrate a post and came across a picture of something I haven’t seen or even thought about in more than 50 years — my first camera. My, how things have changed. This is a Kodak Brownie, circa 1950. That’s about when I had mine, give or take … Continue reading
Beware of geotagging when posting photos and videos
About a year ago I wrote about why you shouldn’t post children’s pictures on the Internet. As an addendum to that, please remember that many of today’s smart phones and cameras embed geotag information in their photos and videos. This information can tell people where the photo was taken and if was taken at your … Continue reading
Sure cure for winter blahs
Winter getting you down? Here’s a suggestion: Phoebe the hummingbird has two new babies, Bea and Jay, in her nest in Southern California. She’s on a live, streaming webcam, complete with all the spring sounds of birds chirping, hummer wings humming, etc. Sunshine, rose bushes. I won’t go into all the details; I did all … Continue reading
Bierstadt was here
And you thought artist Albert Bierstadt (1830-1902) made it all up. Above is a webcam shot from Rocky Mountain National Park. But as soon as it filled my screen this afternoon, I thought immediately of Bierstadt’s paintings. This looks like his work. It is a wonderful example of the dramatic, glowing light he often depicted. … Continue reading
Rain in the Rockies
Rain! To fully appreciate it, your state has to have recently suffered the most expensive fire in its history, the Fourmile Canyon fire near Boulder that destroyed 167 homes. You have to have just endured the hottest September 19 in Denver history — 96°. You have to have driven up to Rocky Mountain National Park … Continue reading
It’s back to shcool time
Paving crews in North Carolina aren’t finished after all.
Sometimes my mind plays tricks …
WTF? That was my reaction when I first saw this photo. The shinguard was a clue, however, so I went looking for an explanation at World Cup sites. Turns out the guy on top is Juan Angel Napout, president of the Paraguayan Football Association, and the guy on the bottom is Paraguayan player Nelson Ahedo … Continue reading
Giving away one of my worst kept secrets
What does a computer screen do better than a newspaper or magazine? What advantage does it have over print media? For me, one of the answers is displaying photographs in their full glory, with all the brilliance, detail, and luminosity that’s impossible with print. Even the best, the ones you turned to for great pictures … Continue reading
Deepwater Horizon gone, photos still emerging
I just came across these photos, reportedly of the Deepwater Horizon burning and sinking in the Gulf of Mexico (click on photos to enlarge). They were credited to a DOE employee. Even with pictures like these, it’s difficult to imagine how big the platform was, or that it could have been there at all, or … Continue reading
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