Life is seldom simple so we must make sense of the twist and turns
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The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: his eyes are closed. – Albert Einstein
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I’m purchasing a Nikon D700 full frame (FX) camera. I’ve been considering the D700 since it was announced, trying to resist the temptation, and have reached the point where I’ve decided to do it. Yes, all my efforts to hold back have given way.
I get much enjoyment these days from photography and so I’m taking [...]
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Paul, of Paul Lester Photography, made a comment on my recent “watering hole” post saying the location would be a perfect place for some long exposure shots. You can view some of Paul’s beautiful long exposure water photos by clicking on his SoFoBoMo book link on his site, or directly here.
I used a tripod for [...]
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Back in July I did a post on taking photographs at Bull Hole Park and swimming hole on the South Yadkin River near Cooleemee, NC. With the heavy rains this week, I headed back this morning to photograph the resulting water run-off.
This first photo is from July when water levels were low due to [...]
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I always like to read and listen to opinions about photography because it never fails I’ll learn something along the way. I’ve noticed there always seems to be an active discussions going on somewhere about what makes good B&W photos.
Below I’ve jotted down opinions from just such a conversation on Flickr (with the extra [...]
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My wife’s main home computer for the last couple of years has been a 1.66Ghz Intel Core Duo Apple Mac Mini connected to a 19″ monitor. The Mini has been and still is a good little computer but it’s been hard put providing the speed and abilities that’s sometimes required.
A couple of weeks ago her [...]
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Yesterday and last night have brought heavy bands of rain from the remains of tropical storm Fay northeast across our area in North Carolina.
This rain is wonderful in helping to break the extreme drought but the ground has been dry for so long it’s slow to absorb water. Heavy rains can quickly become flash [...]
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Do you use a camera strap? Using a camera strap is a matter of personal taste but according to a recent digital photography forum poll over 88% of the included photographers said they did use some type of strap, either a shoulder or a hand strap.
The main reason for using a camera strap was [...]
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Did you ever have one of those weekends where you can’t remember anything special you did but you can’t believe know how fast the time passed? Wait…sounds like almost every weekend since I turned 50.
My daughter, Amberle, drove down from Asheville, NC, to spend the weekend and that always makes time seem to [...]
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You may be considering getting your own private domain on the Internet to either start an online business or to publish a blog or other informational web site. One of the first and perhaps most important steps is selecting the Internet host for your site.
Your domain host can make having your own domain easy or [...]
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Old news…WordPress 2.6.1 was released on August 14th, 2008. However, I’m not experiencing any problems on Meandering Passage with version 2.6 and as 2.6.1 is a maintenance release and not a security release I think I’ll wait for the next one before upgrading.
WordPress even states that if your happy with 2.6 you need not upgrade [...]
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SoFoBoMo '09
