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Photography

Rainy carnival kind of day

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Photography Weather

Moderation in all but storms

I managed to walk right into a major storm, and ended up having to take shelter until it was over. I was soaked, and I could feel the electricity of the storm on my skin, and the drop in pressure in my head. I had a great time. I also managed to pick up some […]

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Critters Photography

Sucking clay and beaver tracks

Recovered from the Wayback Machine. I went for what was a three mile hike yesterday and ended up going six miles, primarily because I followed an animal track rather than the trail meant for humans. In the Spring here in Missouri when the marsh grasses are fresh and tall, and haven’t been beaten down by […]

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Photography

Area 44

Today was a beautiful day, warm and sunny, and I headed to Area 44 to see if the dogwood were in bloom yet. Found plenty of blooms, but no dogwood. I won’t go to Area 44 in the summer because the ticks are so thick there, but I wanted to catch the dogwoods this year. […]

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Photography Writing

Walker Evans: I am a writer

I am not a Walker Evans expert, but from my recent readings about him, I sensed there were three significant events in his life that shaped the man, and subsequently, the photographs we’ve come to cherish. One of the events I briefly mentioned in the last Walker Evans writing, and that was his search for […]