Archive for May, 2008

A Nature Photographer has taken thrilling Pictures his whole life

Friday, May 30th, 2008

An image by volunteer Marv Binegar is chosen to appear in a national parks passport
OREGON CITY — On the wall of Marv Binegar’s immaculate Oregon City home office is a photo of a brown bear pawing a fish. And there is one of yellow and red tulips against the backdrop of a vibrant blue sky.

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Capturing Nature’s Beauty

Friday, May 30th, 2008

WHILE most nature photographers go to the far-flung reaches of the world to find beauty, a Docklands artist finds her subjects much closer to home, writes Rob Virtue.

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No two Snow Flakes are alike

Friday, May 30th, 2008

Snowflakes are white—Right? No. And a close look reveals that this heavenly dandruff comes in myriad sizes and shapes, sometimes crystallizing into columns and needles, sectored plates or stellar dendrites, among countless other variations. Kenneth Libbrecht’s The Art of the Snowflake: A Photographic Album reveals close up the flakey truth—and he is not snowing you.

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Learn wildlife photography at Alabama Nature Center - ANC

Friday, May 30th, 2008

Bring your digital camera and learn tips and techniques used in wildlife and outdoor photography Saturday at the at the Lanark Pavilion at the Alabama Nature Center (ANC) in Millbrook. The “Wildlife and Photography” seminars are sponsored by the Alabama Wildlife Federation (AWF) and presented by wildlife photographer Quincey Banks. All seminars are free with ANC admission.

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Uncontacted Amazonian tribe photographed from the air

Friday, May 30th, 2008

An unknown primitive tribe in the Amazon jungle has been discovered. In these pictures shown they are ready to shoot their bows and arrows at the low flying helicopters.

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