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Morning Swim - looks a lot better full size on the clickthrough.

Sat, 01 Sep 2012 02:22:59 GMT

Morning Swim - looks a lot better full size on the clickthrough.

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The morning started off sunny but was getting cloudy fast.

Sat, 01 Sep 2012 02:22:56 GMT

The morning started off sunny but was getting cloudy fast.

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049. Dark. Sunrise over the Rockies. I'm not very comfortable with...

Sun, 17 Apr 2011 07:52:35 GMT

049. Dark.

Sunrise over the Rockies.

I'm not very comfortable with landscapes, so comments are welcome.

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In 'The Upside of Down', Thomas Homer-Dixon relates our civilization to the...

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:15:17 GMT

In 'The Upside of Down', Thomas Homer-Dixon relates our civilization to the Roman Empire. He describes how it collapsed under the inexorable demands of its increasing energy needs and relates this to our modern energy consumption fueled by easy access to cheap energy in the form of fossil fuels, as well as the threats to our current way of life posed by peak oil and our failure to moderate the growth of our energy consumption.

Here we see evidence of this: the dawn is breaking and - despite the early hour - the streets are brightly lit by street lamps and traffic lights. There is minimal traffic and there are no pedestrians on the streets yet but an early taxi cab - his passenger headlight angled towards the sidewalk so that any 'flags' can be easily spotted - trawls for custom. On the right, the illuminated awning of an international coffee chain is clearly visible, providing a welcoming presence for early commuters in need of caffeine.

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This needed processing ... after trying the Monthly Editing Challenge at...

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 22:20:54 GMT

This needed processing ... after trying the Monthly Editing Challenge at digital-photography-school.com I felt I had the skills to try working on something like this.

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This needed processing ... after trying the Monthly Editing Challenge at...

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 22:20:47 GMT

This needed processing ... after trying the Monthly Editing Challenge at digital-photography-school.com I felt I had the skills to try working on something like this. I must have taken this before the challenge, as it would make a lot more sense as a Vertical. Still, I kind of like the early morning rolling banks of fog.

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I was up early to capture the sunrise but the weather wasn't cooperating. I...

Sat, 02 Jan 2010 01:56:50 GMT

I was up early to capture the sunrise but the weather wasn't cooperating. I wanted to capture these beams of light breaking through the clouds (called Cloud Breaks, Crepuscular Rays or God Rays) but was having trouble with the exposure. Of my experiments, this is the thirteenth of thirteen.

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