Ed-K-Photo's recent photos

11/26/09 - Wetlands .... Taking a brief break from the 12 Days of Christmas Cactuses project. Woke up and found a nice foggy morning just begging for some moody images to be made.

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:41:46 -0800

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11/26/09 - Wetlands .... Taking a brief break from the 12 Days of Christmas Cactuses project. Woke up and found a nice foggy morning just begging for some moody images to be made.

11/25/09 - The 5th Day of Christmas (Cactuses) .... From the camera, not Photoshop. The is a reflection made in a piece of silver Mylar. The only thing "real" (not a reflection) is the flowe ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:58:56 -0800

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11/25/09 - The 5th Day of Christmas (Cactuses) .... From the camera, not Photoshop. The is a reflection made in a piece of silver Mylar. The only thing "real" (not a reflection) is the flowe ...

11/24/09 - The 4th Day of Christmas (Cactuses) .... First of all - this is from the camera and not via Photoshop. It uses a technique I call shoot-through. For a shoot-through something is c ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:16:56 -0800

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11/24/09 - The 4th Day of Christmas (Cactuses) .... First of all - this is from the camera and not via Photoshop. It uses a technique I call shoot-through. For a shoot-through something is c ...

11/23/09 - The 3rd Day of Christmas Cactus .... Day 1 was a representational portrait, a picture for a text on flowers. Day 2 was more abstract with only the pistil recognizable. Today, day ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:55:43 -0800

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11/23/09 - The 3rd Day of Christmas Cactus .... Day 1 was a representational portrait, a picture for a text on flowers. Day 2 was more abstract with only the pistil recognizable. Today, day ...

11/22/09 - The 2nd Day of Christmas Cactus .... An exercise in "working a subject" - 12 different images with a single subject, my Christmas cactus. Yesterday, on day #1, it was a straight " ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:16:12 -0800

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11/22/09 - The 2nd Day of Christmas Cactus .... An exercise in "working a subject" - 12 different images with a single subject, my Christmas cactus. Yesterday, on day #1, it was a straight " ...

11/21/09 - Portrait .... The first fully opened blossom on our Christmas Cactus. Maybe I'll do the Twelve Days of Christmas Cactuses again. Good practice to shoot the same subject a number o ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:24:47 -0800

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11/21/09 - Portrait .... The first fully opened blossom on our Christmas Cactus. Maybe I'll do the Twelve Days of Christmas Cactuses again. Good practice to shoot the same subject a number o ...

11/20/09 - Floating in a Pond .... Daily walk - shot with my P&S.

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:00:04 -0800

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11/20/09 - Floating in a Pond .... Daily walk - shot with my P&S.

11/19/09 - Tile Coasters .... Coasters made for a recent community craft fair. Made two different sets of 4 with images from the community. One set was our community's landmark 160 year old ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:38:25 -0800

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11/19/09 - Tile Coasters .... Coasters made for a recent community craft fair. Made two different sets of 4 with images from the community. One set was our community's landmark 160 year old ...

11/15/09 - Winnie .... Happy Birthday. Winnie would have been 13 today. I really miss her - still after over a year.

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:00:58 -0800

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11/15/09 - Winnie .... Happy Birthday. Winnie would have been 13 today. I really miss her - still after over a year.

11/14/09 - Hitting the Afterburner .... Reflections of a yellow tree on a green bank in sky blue water with fine ripples from the breeze - shoot, rotate 90 CCW, instant abstract.

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 09:48:17 -0800

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11/14/09 - Hitting the Afterburner .... Reflections of a yellow tree on a green bank in sky blue water with fine ripples from the breeze - shoot, rotate 90 CCW, instant abstract.

11/13/09 - Mountain Meadow .... Looking across a meadow near the Old Rag overlook in Shenandoah National Park at - Old Rag, what else? Old Rag is one of the most popular hiking destinations ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 04:53:38 -0800

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11/13/09 - Mountain Meadow .... Looking across a meadow near the Old Rag overlook in Shenandoah National Park at - Old Rag, what else? Old Rag is one of the most popular hiking destinations ...

11/12/09 - Pond's Edge .... Summer wildflowers in November contrasted against autumn's brown grasses and yellow leaves in the water at the edge of the pond. Lob lolly pines reflected in the ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:03:17 -0800

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11/12/09 - Pond's Edge .... Summer wildflowers in November contrasted against autumn's brown grasses and yellow leaves in the water at the edge of the pond. Lob lolly pines reflected in the ...

11/11/09 - Sunrise Clouds .... Just a few minutes after the sun came up over the distant horizon (to the right) I noticed this pretty cloud formation. Changed my sunrise shooting location a ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:00:59 -0800

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11/11/09 - Sunrise Clouds .... Just a few minutes after the sun came up over the distant horizon (to the right) I noticed this pretty cloud formation. Changed my sunrise shooting location a ...

11/10/09 - Sunset in the Valley .... Looking down and across the Shenandoah River valley at sunset. That's Luray, VA as viewed from atop the Blue Ridge mountains at an elevation of a little ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:56:29 -0800

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11/10/09 - Sunset in the Valley .... Looking down and across the Shenandoah River valley at sunset. That's Luray, VA as viewed from atop the Blue Ridge mountains at an elevation of a little ...

11/09/09 - Framed .... Wandering around near home (1/4 mile straight ahead in this photo) when I spotted this golden leafed river birch over the hillside and framed by the lob-lolly pines in ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:44:55 -0800

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11/09/09 - Framed .... Wandering around near home (1/4 mile straight ahead in this photo) when I spotted this golden leafed river birch over the hillside and framed by the lob-lolly pines in ...

11/08/09 - Virginia White Tailed Deer Portrait .... A drive by shooting, so to speak, with my walk around (drive around?) LUMIX P&S. Several deer grazing along Skyline Drive, Shenandoah NP. ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:58:52 -0800

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11/08/09 - Virginia White Tailed Deer Portrait .... A drive by shooting, so to speak, with my walk around (drive around?) LUMIX P&S. Several deer grazing along Skyline Drive, Shenandoah NP. ...

11/07/09 - Sunrise .... Sunrise from atop the Blue Ridge mountains of Virginia - Buck Hollow Overlook, Shenandoah NP. I'd been here over 30 minutes by this time - freezing to death. When the ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:20:48 -0800

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11/07/09 - Sunrise .... Sunrise from atop the Blue Ridge mountains of Virginia - Buck Hollow Overlook, Shenandoah NP. I'd been here over 30 minutes by this time - freezing to death. When the ...

11/03/09 - I cannot tell a Lie.... .... This is the gnarly tree trunk that I've silhouetted in many sunrises. The other night I tried it with a moonrise. This is not real - not quite. In ord ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:46:13 -0800

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11/03/09 - I cannot tell a Lie.... .... This is the gnarly tree trunk that I've silhouetted in many sunrises. The other night I tried it with a moonrise. This is not real - not quite. In ord ...

11/06/09 - Buck Hollow Overlook Sunrise .... A four exposure (-2, -1, 0, +1 EV) HDR composite using Photomatix Pro's "Natural" preset. Skyline Drive, Shenandoah NP.

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:39:58 -0800

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11/06/09 - Buck Hollow Overlook Sunrise .... A four exposure (-2, -1, 0, +1 EV) HDR composite using Photomatix Pro's "Natural" preset. Skyline Drive, Shenandoah NP.

11/05/09 - Black, White & Red All Over .... The old riddle - What's black & white and re(a)d all over? The answer was - A Newspaper. A red leafed maple growing at the edge of the forest.

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:06:34 -0800

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11/05/09 - Black, White & Red All Over .... The old riddle - What's black & white and re(a)d all over? The answer was - A Newspaper. A red leafed maple growing at the edge of the forest.

11/04/09 - Blue Ridge Sunset .... Sunset from atop the Blue Ridge Mountains looking out over the Shenandoah Valley. The sky coloration at sunrise/set from up here has to be seen to believe. ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:58:04 -0800

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11/04/09 - Blue Ridge Sunset .... Sunset from atop the Blue Ridge Mountains looking out over the Shenandoah Valley. The sky coloration at sunrise/set from up here has to be seen to believe. ...

11/02/09 - Blue Ridge Sunset .... Another sunset/rise on top of the Blue Ridge Mountains and another gnarly tree trunk (see yesterday's daily photo for sunRISE at different tree). Almost did ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:49:36 -0800

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11/02/09 - Blue Ridge Sunset .... Another sunset/rise on top of the Blue Ridge Mountains and another gnarly tree trunk (see yesterday's daily photo for sunRISE at different tree). Almost did ...

11/1/09 - Misty Sunrise .... Allegedly one of the most photographed trees in Shenandoah National Park. Since it stands out like a sore thumb at the edge of an overlook, that might help expla ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 06:04:13 -0800

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11/1/09 - Misty Sunrise .... Allegedly one of the most photographed trees in Shenandoah National Park. Since it stands out like a sore thumb at the edge of an overlook, that might help expla ...

10/31/09 - Virginia Whitetail Buck .... It's that time of year - mating season - and I saw more bucks in a day than normally seen in a week. This fellow was browsing near the edge of the roa ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:02:08 -0700

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10/31/09 - Virginia Whitetail Buck .... It's that time of year - mating season - and I saw more bucks in a day than normally seen in a week. This fellow was browsing near the edge of the roa ...

10/30/09 - The Brown House .... The presidential quarters (Brown House) at Camp Hoover (aka Camp Rapidan) in Shenandoah National Park (SNP) - as viewed through a window in the Prime Minister ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:42:46 -0700

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10/30/09 - The Brown House .... The presidential quarters (Brown House) at Camp Hoover (aka Camp Rapidan) in Shenandoah National Park (SNP) - as viewed through a window in the Prime Minister ...

10/29/09 - Mountain Sunrise .... Off to Shenandoah National Park at the crack of dawn to meet park service personnel for a ride to Camp Rapidan (aka Camp Hoover - the Camp David of the 1930' ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:02:18 -0700

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10/29/09 - Mountain Sunrise .... Off to Shenandoah National Park at the crack of dawn to meet park service personnel for a ride to Camp Rapidan (aka Camp Hoover - the Camp David of the 1930' ...

10/28/09 - Skyline Drive in Autumn This is kind of "peak" for leaves in Shenandoah National Park. A typical Skyline Drive view - trees to the edge of the drive growing among boulder covered ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:03:04 -0700

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10/28/09 - Skyline Drive in Autumn This is kind of "peak" for leaves in Shenandoah National Park. A typical Skyline Drive view - trees to the edge of the drive growing among boulder covered ...

10/27/09 - The Hunter .... A Blue Dasher dragonfly on its hunting perch on the lookout for food. Found at the edge of a water lily pond. I went for a very shallow DOF so as to make the yello ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:33:30 -0700

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10/27/09 - The Hunter .... A Blue Dasher dragonfly on its hunting perch on the lookout for food. Found at the edge of a water lily pond. I went for a very shallow DOF so as to make the yello ...

10/26/09 - Multiple Exposure .... A 10-exposure in-camera multiple made while panning vertically. Not one of my better ones, but the colors are interesting.

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:29:56 -0700

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10/26/09 - Multiple Exposure .... A 10-exposure in-camera multiple made while panning vertically. Not one of my better ones, but the colors are interesting.

10/25/09 - Leaves on Lichen .... Found (as they fell) on a large boulder on a rainy day.

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:00:53 -0700

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10/25/09 - Leaves on Lichen .... Found (as they fell) on a large boulder on a rainy day.

10/24/09 - Little Bull Run .... About 5 minutes from the front door (if I take a short cut across the golf course). Stream is "related to the Bull Run" of Civil War battle fame (infamy?) - ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:58:45 -0700

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10/24/09 - Little Bull Run .... About 5 minutes from the front door (if I take a short cut across the golf course). Stream is "related to *the* Bull Run" of Civil War battle fame (infamy?) - ...

10/23/09 - Blue Ridge Autumn .... A variation on the theme of yesterday's daily photo. In the forest atop the Blue Ridge mountains of Virginia - a relatively rare (for this area) maple with ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:25:26 -0700

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10/23/09 - Blue Ridge Autumn .... A variation on the theme of yesterday's daily photo. In the forest atop the Blue Ridge mountains of Virginia - a relatively rare (for this area) maple with ...

10/22/09 - Blue Ridge Mountain Autumn .... The Blue Ridge mountains of Virginia may not have the spectacular autumn color palette of New England. However for me the rich yellows & golds mixe ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:37:16 -0700

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10/22/09 - Blue Ridge Mountain Autumn .... The Blue Ridge mountains of Virginia may not have the spectacular autumn color palette of New England. However for me the rich yellows & golds mixe ...

10/21/09 - You only get one shot.... .... Out for my daily walk. Another day with my walk-around P&S learning to "shoot from the hip" instead of slow composition with a tripod. Saw this Grea ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:20:17 -0700

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10/21/09 - You only get one shot.... .... Out for my daily walk. Another day with my walk-around P&S learning to "shoot from the hip" instead of slow composition with a tripod. Saw this Grea ...

10/20/09 - Majestic Oak .... This may be my first half decent hand held image. After five years of carrying my D-SLR mounted on a tripod and slung over my shoulder 100% of the time, I bought ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:03:06 -0700

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10/20/09 - Majestic Oak .... This may be my first half decent hand held image. After five years of carrying my D-SLR mounted on a tripod and slung over my shoulder 100% of the time, I bought ...

10/19/09 - A leaf, lichen, ferns & moss .... Seen while hiking in Shenandoah National Park.

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:24:14 -0700

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10/19/09 - A leaf, lichen, ferns & moss .... Seen while hiking in Shenandoah National Park.

10/18/09 - Mountain Sentinels .... Atop the Blue Ridge at Jewell Hollow overlook, Shenandoah National Park, amidst the clouds (some would say fog).

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 09:54:47 -0700

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10/18/09 - Mountain Sentinels .... Atop the Blue Ridge at Jewell Hollow overlook, Shenandoah National Park, amidst the clouds (some would say fog).

10/17/09 - Mary's Rock Tunnel .... A 610 foot long tunnel carrying Skyline Drive through Mary's Rock mountain.

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 16:14:44 -0700

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10/17/09 - Mary's Rock Tunnel .... A 610 foot long tunnel carrying Skyline Drive through Mary's Rock mountain.

10/16/09 - Old Rag Fire Road .... Shenandoah National Park. This is pretty and as good as the colors get in the Blue Ridge mountains. Lots of yellows and browns with lesser amounts of red & ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:12:18 -0700

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10/16/09 - Old Rag Fire Road .... Shenandoah National Park. This is pretty and as good as the colors get in the Blue Ridge mountains. Lots of yellows and browns with lesser amounts of red & ...

10/15/09 - Rainy Day Shadow Project .... The wine glass, bottle and flower are on the other side of a diffusion disk. Beyond them is a light pointed at the disk and casting a shadow - as wel ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:36:38 -0700

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10/15/09 - Rainy Day Shadow Project .... The wine glass, bottle and flower are on the other side of a diffusion disk. Beyond them is a light pointed at the disk and casting a shadow - as wel ...

10/14/09 - Sieur de Monts Spring (Infrared) .... Acadia National Park. This is another infrared HDR image (IR converted D70) made with three exposures each separated by 2/3 EV steps. The wi ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:48:41 -0700

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10/14/09 - Sieur de Monts Spring (Infrared) .... Acadia National Park. This is another infrared HDR image (IR converted D70) made with three exposures each separated by 2/3 EV steps. The wi ...

10/13/09 - The Margaret Todd (Infrared) .... A four masted schooner moored at Bar Harbor, Maine. This infrared image was an experiment - it is an HDR processed image made up of six images (- ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 06:48:22 -0700

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10/13/09 - The Margaret Todd (Infrared) .... A four masted schooner moored at Bar Harbor, Maine. This infrared image was an experiment - it is an HDR processed image made up of six images (- ...

10/12/09 - Before Dawn .... The Queen Mary 2 sailing past Acadia National Park's Otter Cliff before dawn en route to Bar Harbor, Maine. Not an easy capture because it was pretty dark.

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:10:26 -0700

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10/12/09 - Before Dawn .... The Queen Mary 2 sailing past Acadia National Park's Otter Cliff before dawn en route to Bar Harbor, Maine. Not an easy capture because it was pretty dark.

10/12/09 - Maine Coast .... Stereotypical Maine coast in fog (near by point of land at upper left barely visible) and heavy rain (trust me, it was pouring). Shot several from this point in a ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:27:34 -0700

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10/12/09 - Maine Coast .... Stereotypical Maine coast in fog (near by point of land at upper left barely visible) and heavy rain (trust me, it was pouring). Shot several from this point in a ...

10/11/09 - Duck Brook Falls .... A small falls & autumn leaves on Duck Brook in Acadia National Park.

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 14:24:59 -0700

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10/11/09 - Duck Brook Falls .... A small falls & autumn leaves on Duck Brook in Acadia National Park.

10/10/09 - Masts .... I took some "normal" shots of this four masted schooner sitting at its pier and the images were - well, boring. I wanted something with some visual interest and after s ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 15:46:52 -0700

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10/10/09 - Masts .... I took some "normal" shots of this four masted schooner sitting at its pier and the images were - well, boring. I wanted something with some visual interest and after s ...

10/09/09 - Forest Floor Find .... A few colorful leaves on a decaying birch tree. Lots of beauty around us if we only take the time to see. Today is my last day here at Acadia. Leaving tomor ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 03:41:59 -0700

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10/09/09 - Forest Floor Find .... A few colorful leaves on a decaying birch tree. Lots of beauty around us if we only take the time to see. Today is my last day here at Acadia. Leaving tomor ...

10/08/09 - Meandering Stream ,,,, Acadia National Park - vibrant fall colors.

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:18:42 -0700

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10/08/09 - Meandering Stream ,,,, Acadia National Park - vibrant fall colors.

10/08/09 - Duck Brook .... Fall in Acadia National Park. This was actually one of the most colorful sights. This part of Maine has more evergreens and thus less color than other parts of New ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:52:16 -0700

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10/08/09 - Duck Brook .... Fall in Acadia National Park. This was actually one of the most colorful sights. This part of Maine has more evergreens and thus less color than other parts of New ...

10/08/09 - A Walk in the Park .... Acadia National Park, that is. You wouldn't believe the downpour - 1 inch yesterday afternoon. It took every trick I learned in 100's of inclement weather ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 04:37:12 -0700

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10/08/09 - A Walk in the Park .... Acadia National Park, that is. You wouldn't believe the downpour - 1 inch yesterday afternoon. It took every trick I learned in 100's of inclement weather ...

10/07/09 - Coastal Maine .... Shortly after sunrise along the Loop Drive in Acadia National Park a little past Otter Cliff.

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:14:30 -0700

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10/07/09 - Coastal Maine .... Shortly after sunrise along the Loop Drive in Acadia National Park a little past Otter Cliff.

10/07/09 - Maine Coast Classic .... This is what many think of when hearing "Maine" - rocky coasts & lighthouses. This is the Bass Harbor light on Mount Desert Island near Acadia National Pa ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 07:10:46 -0700

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10/07/09 - Maine Coast Classic .... This is what many think of when hearing "Maine" - rocky coasts & lighthouses. This is the Bass Harbor light on Mount Desert Island near Acadia National Pa ...

10/06/09 - Somesville, Maine .... The "Selectmen's House" in Somesville, a small village on Mount Desert Island. Spent the day exploring the western end of the island (the quiet side as cont ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:25:30 -0700

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10/06/09 - Somesville, Maine .... The "Selectmen's House" in Somesville, a small village on Mount Desert Island. Spent the day exploring the western end of the island (the quiet side as cont ...

10/06/09 - Autumn Leaves .... Found floating in a small pool - Acadia National Park. Arty border added just for the heck of it.

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 04:16:18 -0700

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10/06/09 - Autumn Leaves .... Found floating in a small pool - Acadia National Park. Arty border added just for the heck of it.

10/05/09 - Autumn Multiple Exposure .... A 10-shot in-camera multiple exposure. Birches with yellow and red fall colors in the background - along an Acadia National Park carriage road (circl ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:02:22 -0700

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10/05/09 - Autumn Multiple Exposure .... A 10-shot in-camera multiple exposure. Birches with yellow and red fall colors in the background - along an Acadia National Park carriage road (circl ...

10/04/09 - Otter Cliffs .... Acadia National Park at sunrise. At age 72, getting down to the water's edge over these huge slabs of granite is a major challenge - but worth the effort and thi ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:23:30 -0700

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10/04/09 - Otter Cliffs .... Acadia National Park at sunrise. At age 72, getting down to the water's edge over these huge slabs of granite is a major challenge - but worth the effort and thi ...

10/02/09 - Falls .... Stopped for some multiple exposures of a stand of white birch trees and stumbled across this little falls.

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 15:03:03 -0700

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10/02/09 - Falls .... Stopped for some multiple exposures of a stand of white birch trees and stumbled across this little falls.

10/01/09 - New England Autumn .... A little pond alongside US route 2 between NH and ME en route to Bar Harbor. Rainy day helped saturate the colors.

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 08:52:13 -0700

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10/01/09 - New England Autumn .... A little pond alongside US route 2 between NH and ME en route to Bar Harbor. Rainy day helped saturate the colors.

10/03/09 - Artist's Bridge .... West central Maine, a bridge across the Sunday River called the Artist's Bridge because it is the most photographed and painted bridge in the state of Maine. ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 18:20:02 -0700

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10/03/09 - Artist's Bridge .... West central Maine, a bridge across the Sunday River called the Artist's Bridge because it is the most photographed and painted bridge in the state of Maine. ...

09/28/09 - Sunrise .... Got a new lens, a Tokina 16-50 f2.8. I've been toying with the notion of gradually upgrading my lens and, apart from my Nikkor 105 macro, this is my first "pro" quali ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:16:10 -0700

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09/28/09 - Sunrise .... Got a new lens, a Tokina 16-50 f2.8. I've been toying with the notion of gradually upgrading my lens and, apart from my Nikkor 105 macro, this is my first "pro" quali ...

09/27/09 - Wild Montage .... A Montage (overlay of two images). One image is a small waterfall separating two ponds, large rocks to either side & cattails at its base to the left. The other ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:55:51 -0700

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09/27/09 - Wild Montage .... A Montage (overlay of two images). One image is a small waterfall separating two ponds, large rocks to either side & cattails at its base to the left. The other ...

9/25/09 - Multiple Exposure Montage .... An unusual montage (overlay of two images) - the main image (fall forest with birch trunks) is a 9-shot multiple exposure which is overlaid with a se ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 15:06:31 -0700

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9/25/09 - Multiple Exposure Montage .... An unusual montage (overlay of two images) - the main image (fall forest with birch trunks) is a 9-shot multiple exposure which is overlaid with a se ...

09/26/09 - Barking up the Wrong Tree .... An abstract (my definition - subject is not immediately recognizable). Made with my Lumix FZ28 point & shoot. The subject - if you need to know - is ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 07:44:08 -0700

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09/26/09 - Barking up the Wrong Tree .... An abstract (my definition - subject is not immediately recognizable). Made with my Lumix FZ28 point & shoot. The subject - if you need to know - is ...

09/24/09 Collage .... Came across an interesting piece of software - AutoCollage 2008. This is a result, a collage of 9 images. Info and a 30 day free trial at - http://research.microsoft.co ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:39:41 -0700

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09/24/09 Collage .... Came across an interesting piece of software - AutoCollage 2008. This is a result, a collage of 9 images. Info and a 30 day free trial at - http://research.microsoft.co ...

09/23/09 - Entering Port at Sunrise .... Sunrise at Acadia National Park. Cruise liner on the horizon making ready to enter Bar Harbor, Maine.

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:18:43 -0700

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09/23/09 - Entering Port at Sunrise .... Sunrise at Acadia National Park. Cruise liner on the horizon making ready to enter Bar Harbor, Maine.

09/22/09 - Just Another Postcard .... Blackwater Falls state park, West Virginia.

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:17:36 -0700

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09/22/09 - Just Another Postcard .... Blackwater Falls state park, West Virginia.

09/21/09 - HDR Experiment This is an HDR image - 2 shots, one exposed for the sky and one for the foreground. The shots were processed in Photomatix Pro 3.2 using the program's default setti ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 12:17:20 -0700

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09/21/09 - HDR Experiment This is an HDR image - 2 shots, one exposed for the sky and one for the foreground. The shots were processed in Photomatix Pro 3.2 using the program's default setti ...

09/20/09 - Dark Hollow Falls Trail .... In Shenandoah National Park on a rainy, foggy day. Golden ferns are an early sign of fall's approach.

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 11:57:48 -0700

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09/20/09 - Dark Hollow Falls Trail .... In Shenandoah National Park on a rainy, foggy day. Golden ferns are an early sign of fall's approach.

09/19/09 - Petunia Swirl .... A white petunia in a bed of some other color petunias. In-camera 10-shot multiple exposure. Made by focusing between shots on the single white petunia while bot ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 11:09:30 -0700

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09/19/09 - Petunia Swirl .... A white petunia in a bed of some other color petunias. In-camera 10-shot multiple exposure. Made by focusing between shots on the single white petunia while bot ...

09/18/09 - Black Locust Grove .... A grove of small black locust trees growing at the edge of the Big Meadows parking area in the Shenandoah National Park. The grove is filled with wildflowe ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 07:41:35 -0700

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09/18/09 - Black Locust Grove .... A grove of small black locust trees growing at the edge of the Big Meadows parking area in the Shenandoah National Park. The grove is filled with wildflowe ...

09/17/09 - Fall Ferns Multiple Exposure .... A ten shot multiple exposure near mile post 36 on Skyline Drive in Shenandoah National Park. I love the colors. For more images from today's trip ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:44:38 -0700

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09/17/09 - Fall Ferns Multiple Exposure .... A ten shot multiple exposure near mile post 36 on Skyline Drive in Shenandoah National Park. I love the colors. For more images from today's trip ...

09/16/09 - Venus & the Moon Before Sunrise .... Morning after morning of low key dawn color seems to be the norm lately. This was this morning before sunrise. It wasn't quite this colorful - ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:48:52 -0700

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09/16/09 - Venus & the Moon Before Sunrise .... Morning after morning of low key dawn color seems to be the norm lately. This was this morning before sunrise. It wasn't quite this colorful - ...

09/15/09 - Back-lit Hibiscus .... Out for my morning walk and came across these late blooming hibiscus. They had bloomed about 2 months ago and I missed them.

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:05:07 -0700

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09/15/09 - Back-lit Hibiscus .... Out for my morning walk and came across these late blooming hibiscus. They had bloomed about 2 months ago and I missed them.

09/14/09 - "HDR Grunge" Gazebo in IR .... Just doing a little experimentation at one of my favorite spots, an easy 1 mile walk from my house. The experiment was to try using an HDR program ( ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 09:39:19 -0700

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09/14/09 - "HDR Grunge" Gazebo in IR .... Just doing a little experimentation at one of my favorite spots, an easy 1 mile walk from my house. The experiment was to try using an HDR program ( ...

09/13/09 - #16 .... I've walked by here at least 1,000 times and don't think I've ever taken this photo (except once in the dark at about 5 AM when I saw a single house had a light shining i ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 08:31:27 -0700

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09/13/09 - #16 .... I've walked by here at least 1,000 times and don't think I've ever taken this photo (except once in the dark at about 5 AM when I saw a single house had a light shining i ...

09/12/09 - Venus at Dawn .... I thought that this was going to be a pretty sunrise morning. Thirty minutes before sunrise, this was a good as it got. Clouds moving in from over my left shoul ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 10:30:17 -0700

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09/12/09 - Venus at Dawn .... I thought that this was going to be a pretty sunrise morning. Thirty minutes before sunrise, this was a good as it got. Clouds moving in from over my left shoul ...

09/11/09 - Dahlia .... Summer is winding down and so are the flowers. I have about 8 different types of dahlias growing against the house and this is one of my favorites. Medium in size, abo ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:11:13 -0700

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09/11/09 - Dahlia .... Summer is winding down and so are the flowers. I have about 8 different types of dahlias growing against the house and this is one of my favorites. Medium in size, abo ...

09/10/09 - A Record Shot .... This was the summer when I finally carried out my flower garden threat of summers past - NO MORE ANNUALS. Gone are the petunias of years gone by - replaced by p ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 10:56:16 -0700

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09/10/09 - A Record Shot .... This was the summer when I finally carried out my flower garden threat of summers past - NO MORE ANNUALS. Gone are the petunias of years gone by - replaced by p ...

09/09/09 - Cone Flower .... The flowers are starting to fade. I thought these cone flowers were finished when this late bloomer gave it a try. I should have waited about 15 minutes before ta ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:50:28 -0700

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09/09/09 - Cone Flower .... The flowers are starting to fade. I thought these cone flowers were finished when this late bloomer gave it a try. I should have waited about 15 minutes before ta ...

09/08/09 - Thistles .... One of my wife's favorite photographic wildflowers

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:03:07 -0700

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09/08/09 - Thistles .... One of my wife's favorite photographic wildflowers

09/07/09 - Cloudy Sunrise .... When you get up for sunrise, you don't always get what you want. Unfortunately, once you're up and out the door you're committed regardless - even if later you ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 15:12:18 -0700

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09/07/09 - Cloudy Sunrise .... When you get up for sunrise, you don't always get what you want. Unfortunately, once you're up and out the door you're committed regardless - even if later you ...

09/06/09 - Montage Walkway .... A montage - overlay of two images where one is the wooden bridge through the woods and the 2nd is a close up of peeling birch bark. The bark is a bit hard to ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 18:29:10 -0700

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09/06/09 - Montage Walkway .... A montage - overlay of two images where one is the wooden bridge through the woods and the 2nd is a close up of peeling birch bark. The bark is a bit hard to ...

09/05/09 - Breakfast at Buck Hollow Overlook .... This is our usual breakfast al fresco spot when spending the day in Shenandoah National Park - after a stop at a Panera's en route for pastr ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 14:27:28 -0700

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09/05/09 - Breakfast at Buck Hollow Overlook .... This is our usual breakfast al fresco spot when spending the day in Shenandoah National Park - after a stop at a Panera's en route for pastr ...

09/04/09 - Old Town Manassas Infrared ..... Opera Alley in Old Town(e) Manassas (Virginia). Demonstrates that IR is effective sun or no sun as this alley was in total shade except for the tr ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 05:08:34 -0700

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09/04/09 - Old Town Manassas Infrared ..... Opera Alley in Old Town(e) Manassas (Virginia). Demonstrates that IR is effective sun or no sun as this alley was in total shade except for the tr ...

09/03/09 - NOT a Butterfly .... It's hard to please some people. After three consecutive butterfly posts (albeit separated by a month from the 1st to the 2nd), my wife announced enough with ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 11:54:55 -0700

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09/03/09 - NOT a Butterfly .... It's hard to please some people. After three consecutive butterfly posts (albeit separated by a month from the 1st to the 2nd), my wife announced enough with ...

09/02/09 - Yet Another Butterfly (or two) .... One last butterfly image before moving on. Two male Eastern Tiger Swallowtails on a thistle at Dicky Ridge on Skyline Drive - Shenandoah Nation ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 04:50:53 -0700

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09/02/09 - Yet Another Butterfly (or two) .... One last butterfly image before moving on. Two male Eastern Tiger Swallowtails on a thistle at Dicky Ridge on Skyline Drive - Shenandoah Nation ...

09/01/09 - Another Butterfly .... I'm baaaack. Until my last post (on 7/30/09) I'd taken a photo a day - every day - since May 2004 and posted it to my website. I found my enthusiasm dwindl ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 05:45:47 -0700

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09/01/09 - Another Butterfly .... I'm baaaack. Until my last post (on 7/30/09) I'd taken a photo a day - every day - since May 2004 and posted it to my website. I found my enthusiasm dwindl ...

07/30/09 - Tiger Swallowtail .... A male Eastern Tiger Swallowtail at Dickey Ridge - Skyline Drive, Shenandoah National Park. I had this craving to photograph butterflies and did my regular ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:29:11 -0700

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07/30/09 - Tiger Swallowtail .... A male Eastern Tiger Swallowtail at Dickey Ridge - Skyline Drive, Shenandoah National Park. I had this craving to photograph butterflies and did my regular ...

07/28/09 - This Once Was a Photo .... Not my normal thing. Downloaded a copy of Topaz Labs "Simplify" program. I was doing a little research on a program from about 5-6 years ago called Phot ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:51:55 -0700

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07/28/09 - This Once Was a Photo .... Not my normal thing. Downloaded a copy of Topaz Labs "Simplify" program. I was doing a little research on a program from about 5-6 years ago called Phot ...

07/27/09 - Lunch .... Playing with in-camera infrared (IR-converted D70) to see the effect of reflections in this large plate glass window. If you look closely you can see the photographer's ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 13:51:31 -0700

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07/27/09 - Lunch .... Playing with in-camera infrared (IR-converted D70) to see the effect of reflections in this large plate glass window. If you look closely you can see the photographer's ...

07/26/09 - Dahlia .... D300 in-camera double exposure - one in sharp focus and one totally blurred to result in a soft dreamlike effect.

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 14:49:52 -0700

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07/26/09 - Dahlia .... D300 in-camera double exposure - one in sharp focus and one totally blurred to result in a soft dreamlike effect.

07/25/09 - Yet Another Infrared .... In camera infrared.using an IR converted Nikon D70.

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 16:51:44 -0700

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07/25/09 - Yet Another Infrared .... In camera infrared.using an IR converted Nikon D70.

07/24/09 - Architecture in Infrared .... Been enjoying myself making infrared images. Seeing old familiar scenes with new eyes.

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 10:27:27 -0700

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07/24/09 - Architecture in Infrared .... Been enjoying myself making infrared images. Seeing old familiar scenes with new eyes.

07/23/09 - Lake Anne .... The Heron House on Lake Anne Plaza in Reston, VA. Infrared.

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 16:14:08 -0700

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07/23/09 - Lake Anne .... The Heron House on Lake Anne Plaza in Reston, VA. Infrared.

07/22/09 - Old Rag .... Old Rag mountain in the distance, one of the most popular hikes in the Shenandoah National Park. The mid-point of my longest day hike in the park - 15 mile round trip ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:01:06 -0700

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07/22/09 - Old Rag .... Old Rag mountain in the distance, one of the most popular hikes in the Shenandoah National Park. The mid-point of my longest day hike in the park - 15 mile round trip ...

07/21/09 - Comin' Around the Bend .... I was facing in the opposite direction composing a shot when this train blew its whistle to alert me. I turned me & the camera (on tripod) around and g ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 12:19:44 -0700

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07/21/09 - Comin' Around the Bend .... I was facing in the opposite direction composing a shot when this train blew its whistle to alert me. I turned me & the camera (on tripod) around and g ...

07/20/09 - Daisy Simplicity .... Playing catch-up with my daily photo posting. Fell a day behind when my PC began stopping several days ago with a "blue screen" every few minutes. Keeping it ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 09:32:12 -0700

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07/20/09 - Daisy Simplicity .... Playing catch-up with my daily photo posting. Fell a day behind when my PC began stopping several days ago with a "blue screen" every few minutes. Keeping it ...

07/19/09 - Hand Colored .... I've been planning to try my hand at hand coloring for some time now. Finally made a concentrated effort over the past week. This is one of my more successful tr ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 08:08:29 -0700

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07/19/09 - Hand Colored .... I've been planning to try my hand at hand coloring for some time now. Finally made a concentrated effort over the past week. This is one of my more successful tr ...

07/18/09 - Rustic Birdhouse .... I've had my eye on this for the past week since a neighbor added it to his garden. Tried quite a few angles in order to eliminate distractions in the backgro ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 15:30:27 -0700

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07/18/09 - Rustic Birdhouse .... I've had my eye on this for the past week since a neighbor added it to his garden. Tried quite a few angles in order to eliminate distractions in the backgro ...

07/17/09 - Monarch & Thistle .... Waited "patiently" in the middle of a large field of milkweed & thistle - prime butterfly country. In almost 30 minutes I saw - several Skippers, one unknow ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Ed-K-Photo) — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:11:29 -0700

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07/17/09 - Monarch & Thistle .... Waited "patiently" in the middle of a large field of milkweed & thistle - prime butterfly country. In almost 30 minutes I saw - several Skippers, one unknow ...