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Deer Photographs for Sale

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Four Elements

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Lisa Dorenfest, on her blog ‘One Ocean at a Time,’ posted a photo challenge of sorts – a photographic representation of the Four Elements, Water, Earth, Fire, and Air. This seemed such an intriguing challenge, I decided to give it a go. I’m posting some of my photos sans captions–let’s see if they represent well. Oh, and comments are most welcome.

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A country road in Zimbabwe, coming down from the mountains.
A country road in Zimbabwe, coming down from the mountains.

An IED exploding kicks off a mass casualty/rescue exercise at Playas, New Mexico.
An IED exploding kicks off a mass casualty/rescue exercise at Playas, New Mexico.

A bright blue sky frames the pastel shades of foliage and birds' nests in the Kalahari Desert, South Africa.
A bright blue sky frames the pastel shades of foliage and birds’ nests in the Kalahari Desert, South Africa.

Weekly Photo Challenge: The Morning Light – 2

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Here’s a slightly different view of the weekly photo challenge Morning Light, horizontal rather than vertical.

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Daily Post Photo Challenge: Orange

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This Daily Post Photo Challenge is a multi-photo challenge related to the color Orange.  There are many versions of the color orange, from the warmth of an orange sun to the muted brownish-orange of dead grass. Here are a few photos from my files that feature the color orange.

The sun is the largest fire in our solar system.
The sun is the largest fire in our solar system.

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"Sunset near Lake Kariba"
A golden sunset near Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe.

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Rule of Thirds

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This week’s Photo Challenge is Rule of Thirds. This means having your main subject off center. In this photo, the bird is the main subject, and it’s orientation is reinforced by the line of the branch upon which it’s perched. The background is completely blurred, putting the emphasis where it belongs on the animal.

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Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: You Are My Sunshine Chorus

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This week’s Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge is the chorus from the song, ‘You are My Sunshine.’ That’s hard one, because there are so many possible interpretations, but here’s my attempt. I took her advice and did a play on the word ‘dear.’

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The Daily Post Photo Challenge: Express Yourself

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The week’s Daily Post Photo Challenge is ‘Express Yourself. Now, that’s a hard one. How, among all the photos I’ve taken over the years, do I find one that expresses me or my ideas? I rifled through my archives, though, and came up with this. What do you think?

I'm something of a loner, and am always taking a flyer at new things - a bit giddy even. A lone goose soaring through the sky, I think, expresses me perfectly.
I’m something of a loner, and am always taking a flyer at new things – a bit giddy even. A lone goose soaring through the sky, I think, expresses me perfectly.

Weekly Photo Challenge: Converge (2)

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In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Converge.” My second shot at this theme. See the first one at https://charlieray45.wordpress.com/2014/11/29/weekly-photo-challenge-converge/.

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Converge

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It’s been a while since I did a Weekly Photo Challenge. This week’s challenge is Converge. There are a number of ways to show lines meeting. I decided to go for some conventional and unconventional.

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Photography 101: Triumph

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I can’t quit, though, without sharing a photo for the final assignment – Triumph.  This dog gone bird, after chasing all the other birds away, shows triumph and bravado in every feather.

This arrogant pose by a redheaded woodpecker, after having chased all the other birds away, is almost human in its gesture of triumph.
This arrogant pose by a redheaded woodpecker, after having chased all the other birds away, is almost human in its gesture of triumph.

Photography 101: Just Messing Around to End the Week

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I’ve not been able to do all the assignments, but I’ve enjoyed the ones I did do. Been sitting here on Black Friday catching up on book reviews and outlining my new novel, but as i go into the weekend, when I’ll be totally focused on these two tasks, I’d like to share some photos I took on Thanksgiving Day near my daughter’s home in Woodbine, Maryland in neighboring Howard County – a mainly rural county.

The Patuxent River, at the border of Howard and Montgomery Counties. A light dusting of snow fell Thanksgiving morning. It was mostly gone by the time I shot this, but enough remained for contrast against the brown earth and leaves.
The Patuxent River, at the border of Howard and Montgomery Counties. A light dusting of snow fell Thanksgiving morning. It was mostly gone by the time I shot this, but enough remained for contrast against the brown earth and leaves.

After shooting the picture above (from a bridge over the river) I turned around and shot in the opposite direction (upstream). The snow-coated trees make this look a lot colder, don't you think?
After shooting the picture above (from a bridge over the river) I turned around and shot in the opposite direction (upstream). The snow-coated trees make this look a lot colder, don’t you think?

Then, after arriving at my daughter's house, I'm always drawn to the bird feeder in her back yard.
Then, after arriving at my daughter’s house, I’m always drawn to the bird feeder in her back yard.

Despite the cold weather, the feeder and the trees near it are always full of many different species of birds.
Despite the cold weather, the feeder and the trees near it are always full of many different species of birds.