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Just pull the trigger – Something I’ve learned about photography
I’m an analytical, reflective guy by nature. I pause and think and consider. It’s really a good characteristic to have when it comes to thinking things through and making big, life decisions. But it...
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Happy twinkly-laser-beam-flash-lit-snowflakes holiday
Merry Christmas to all. Here are some Christmasy photos for your enjoyment. Some are sort of laser-beamy-Star-Warsy. Others are all serious and black-and-white-sorta-abstractish. 1. I took this one at...
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Pictures of the sun and the moon and a cow and a church … not all at the same...
I wish I had some profound observations about this set of photos, but I really don’t. I do, however, like them and hope you enjoy them too. If you do, you can find more of my images on these posts....
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Photos of frost … I blame Minor White
I’ve been taking pictures of frost lately. I’m pretty sure that it has something to do with photographer Minor White. He had a well-known and nifty image of frost, and that inspired me. Plus, when you...
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PSA: Sloppy Joe is not barbecue
I love Fargo-Moorhead, the Minn-Dak region and the people here, but as a person from Tennessee, I feel that a grave culinary error is being made in this region on a consistent basis. The nexus of this...
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“My monster ate my Valentines”
One of my 8-year-old, twin daughters made this super-cool Valentine box to take to school. I thought you all might enjoy seeing it. (Click an image below for a fuller view). It’s a Valentine-eating...
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Photo post: Can you guess what this picture is?
I’m not going to give you any clues. Just the pic (below). What do you think this is? Here are a couple of other (relatively) recent pics. The first is a photo of the moon with some very blury...
View ArticleHow to import your WordPress blog posts into your Areavoices blog
Transferring your posts from WordPress into an Areavoices blog is pretty simple. Here’s a step-by-step look at how it’s done with WordPress. Go to the dashboard of your WordPress blog, then go to...
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Foggy photos – A tree, a truck and nothin’
Quality time with my camera has been quite scarce of late. Between work and winter and taking care of kids and church activities and etc. my poor camera has been lonely. The feeling was mutual, I...
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Addendum to yesterday’s “Foggy photos” post
Here’s another image from my little photo outing Saturday morning. (Here’s the first post in case you wanted to check it out.) This is from rural Clay County (I think). The fog was thick, and the day...
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Another (and, most likely final) addendum to Monday’s “Foggy photos” post
Here’s a final photo from my little photo excursion Saturday morning in rural Clay County, Minn. (I say, “final,” but, you know, if I find another that I like enough, there’s a pretty good chance I’ll...
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This photo may not be for everyone… but I like it! What do you think?
OK…. One of my photog friends (I’m not going to mention any names) thought that this image was too “way too much” for him, meaning that it was too busy for his liking (I think.). (As an aside, it’s not...
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Strange ice form, beads of water, and a sign of spring
I took my camera out with me on my lunch break yesterday. The sun was out, the sky was blue and things were melting. It was almost as if it were spring. On the way to my car, I spied a gutter emptying...
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Well, at least this picture LOOKS like spring
That wind was brutal last night, but I didn’t let it stop me from getting out with my little D60 to take a few photographs after I got the kids to bed. That wind, coupled with the snow, makes it look...
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Tips for following The Forum’s flood coverage
We at The Forum and Inforum.com will have tons of info on the flood in the coming days and weeks. Here are some tips on how to find and use the flood coverage that we provide. “Plus” marks the spot -...
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Another photo that may not be for everyone … but I like
Here’s another photo (here’s the first one) that might not be to everyone’s taste (of course, what is?), but I think it’s at least thought-provoking. For now, I’ll just hold back on explaining how I...
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Sunny photos: ‘Concrete Milky Way’ and enchanted gutter water
It seemed like winter lasted forever this year. We were all about to go bonkers here in Fargo-Moorhead. In fact, I finally gave up at one point earlier this month and just decided to redecorate for...
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The Fargo Theatre sign backward and black-and-white
I like strange photos … you know, within reason. Lately I’ve been playing around with photographing window reflections. One of the things that makes it fun is that you get this weird blending of the...
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Photos: Back door of a porn shop, Fargo Theatre sign in technicolor, another...
This is the place where I would put the explanation about what ties these photos all together – if I had such an explanation, which I don’t. But they are all photos that I like for really different...
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The “text” widget: Feel its power on your Areavoices blog!!!
The text widget is a really great tool for customizing your Areavoices blog because it can take HTML code. “Oh, goodie,” you say sarcastically, “I do love HTML.” But HTML isn’t as complicated as it...
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