Tag: Animals
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Flare Photography
“Lens flare is created when non-image forming light enters the lens and subsequently hits the camera’s film or digital sensor. This often appears as a characteristic polygonal shape, with sides which depend on the shape of the lens diaphragm. It can lower the overall contrast of a photograph significantly and is often an undesired artifact,…
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Shutter-Happy
Sixteen photos inspired by Philly Photo Day. Biker along Kelly Drive East Coast Boxer Midvale Avenue Vain Futility Baby Girl the Boxer A woman searching for In Riva Restaurant. (I know this because shortly after I snapped this photo, she turned around and asked me if I knew where it was located.) John, the landscaper…
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In Half-Dreams That Shift and Roll
“Thin are the night-skirts left behind By daybreak hours that onward creep, And thin, alas! the shred of sleep that wavers with the spirit’s wind: But in half-dreams that shift and roll And still, remember and forget, My soul this hour has drawn your soul A little nearer yet.” -Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882), from “Insomnia”…
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Pugnacious Tendencies
Meet Lexi, a six-month old pug puppy. At times, this furry creature bears a striking resemblance to Gizmo, the fictional mugwai character from the movie Gremlins. Pugnacious to the core, Lexi tends to quarrel with her Boxer cousin, Baby Girl. Nevertheless, she can be awfully sweet when she sets her mind to it.
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A Boy and His Dog
The most beautiful moments in life are like falling leaves: that is, graceful as they flutter to the ground. And — like falling leaves — they remind us of the ephemeral nature of life. Rarely do we have the opportunity to pick those leaves up, press them between two sheets of wax paper, and save…
Virtually Gina 