Fern Van Sant at For the Birds
The Cupertino Courier | 0547 | November 23, 2005: . Van Sant has spent more than 20 years working with her feathered friends, and it’s her mission in life to teach people how to treat them. Touted by...
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In search of a breakfast drink that you can actually drink….
This may seem like a strange thing to review, but stick with me for a minute… As someone who heads out with the camera into places without services and who tends to take long road trips, it’s really a...
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Three books that will make you a better photographer
Here’s a quick look at books by three photographers who have strongly influenced how I look at creating images and how I’ve learned to create images that match the image I want people to see. First up,...
View ArticleFavorites, photos curated by Heather Champ
Heather Champ has a new service called Favorites, and it already seems like a kick-ass winner to me. Heather, if her name isn’t familiar to you, is the former Director of Community for Flickr, back...
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Learning the Fundamentals of your camera
Last week when I posted my review of the three photography books, I got a question from a reader that I answered privately, but that I also felt should be a blog post for everyone. What the person was...
View ArticlePhotograph by Craft and Vision
Having just gone on at some length about how much I love Creative Live as a teaching resource let me talk about another favorite resource for photographers looking for guidance on taking that next step...
View ArticleFuelBooks
Peachpit Press (one of my favorite publishers) has just announced a new line of books. I’ve talked about Craft and Vision in the past and how I like their publishing strategy of shorter books on...
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Northwest Wines
As I’d mentioned in the road trip notes, when in Astoria we always stop by Cellar on 10th and basically beg them to put together a case of stuff they like that we don’t know to ask for. By now, some of...
View Articlerecent reads….
While blogging has been light, I’ve been spending more time away from the computer and catching up some some reading. Herewith a few of the highlights… I’ve struggled to find good SF or Fantasy that I...
View ArticleFern Van Sant at For the Birds
The Cupertino Courier | 0547 | November 23, 2005: . Van Sant has spent more than 20 years working with her feathered friends, and it’s her mission in life to teach people how to treat them. Touted by...
View ArticleBook View Cafe
Some days people give you a gift without even realizing it. Here is a gift I am pleased to pass along to you. This gift started out as a tweet from Vonda McIntyre, noting that Ursula K. Le Guin is now...
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At the Queen’s Command by Michael Stackpole
A long, long time ago, in a Galaxy far away (or so it seems), I published a science fiction fanzine called OtherRealms. At its core, it was about reviews. I also spent some time writing book reviews...
View ArticleSome birding resources
Birding is, as much as anything, a hobby of details. As you progress in the hobby, you need to spend time learning the fine details of various birds. Most birders start out with a field guide, one...
View ArticleThe Challenge of a Healthy Diet
Gary Taubes, who is a Science Writer for the NY Times, has a new piece out called Is Sugar Toxic? (hat tip Daring Fireball for linking to it) At first glance, the title sounds a bit hyperbolic, but...
View ArticleAnnouncing ‘For Your Consideration’— Things to Ponder and Enjoy
I’m thrilled to announce that I’ve launched a project I’ve been working on for the last couple of months. For Your Consideration Things to Ponder and Enjoy For Your Consideration is my attempt to...
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Road Trip Snacks
A few months back I wrote about the challenge of finding things I can stick in the car or camera bag to carry for when I ‘m out in the middle of nowhere and need a quick bite to eat. At that time, I...
View ArticleCritiquing Images – David duChemin’s About the Image Podcast
Learning to critique an image is a skill just like taking a picture is. I’m a big fan of critiquing other people’s images because it helps me learn to see things in my own pictures — you can suffer a...
View ArticleBook series: commentary on Martin, Whyte, Brust and White
People who know me, or who’ve read my rants in OtherRealms, know that I’m not a big fan of series. Or more correctly, I feel that few book series justify the number of words written into them, and by...
View ArticleA few submarine books
Sort of a three dot lounge from my collection of submarine military history books…. I’m not sure where my interest in submarine operations came from. In high school, one of my post-graduation options I...
View ArticleRising Tide
New submarine book: Rising Tide, the Untold Story of the Russian Submarines that Fought the Cold War by Gary Weir and Walter Boyne. Weir is a historian at the US Naval Historical center, and Boyne is a...
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