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	<title>Graf Nature Photography &#124; Notes from the woods</title>
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	<description>Nature photography, environment, art, and creativity</description>
	<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:48:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>How far down the rabbit hole will you go?</title>
		<link>http://grafphoto.com/wordpress/2008/07/05/how-far-down-the-rabbit-hole-will-you-go/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:42:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[
Morpheus: I imagine that right now, you&#8217;re feeling a bit like Alice. Hmm? Tumbling down the rabbit hole?
Neo: You could say that.
Morpheus: I see it in your eyes. You have the look of a man who accepts what he sees because he is expecting to wake up. Ironically, that&#8217;s not far from the truth.
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		<title>More playing with HDR</title>
		<link>http://grafphoto.com/wordpress/2008/07/04/more-playing-with-hdr/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:51:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Michigan]]></category>

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Going back through my archives I found a few images where I took a series of exposures because of a severe dynamic range issue.   I knew that this particular shot was going to be a little problematic for me because I really wanted the details to pop in the driftwood.   To get the driftwood [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "More playing with HDR", url: "http://grafphoto.com/wordpress/2008/07/04/more-playing-with-hdr/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>Embracing failure</title>
		<link>http://grafphoto.com/wordpress/2008/06/29/embracing-failure/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 01:31:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[artistry]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[creativity]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[nature photography]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[failure &#124;ˈfālyər&#124;
noun
1 lack of success : an economic policy that is doomed to failure &#124; the failures of his policies.
• an unsuccessful person, enterprise, or thing : bad weather had resulted in crop failures.
• lack of success in passing an examination or test : exam failure.
• a grade that is not high enough to pass [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Embracing failure", url: "http://grafphoto.com/wordpress/2008/06/29/embracing-failure/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>Overdue dust cleaning!</title>
		<link>http://grafphoto.com/wordpress/2008/06/25/overdue-dust-cleaning/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 22:24:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Equipment notes]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Photo Tips]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[My procrastination in cleaning my camera&#8217;s sensor finally gave me a kick in the pants with some soft focus iris images I did recently.  Check out the thumbnail.   These are all the dust spots I needed to clean up in Lightroom.  I thought slides were bad!    Dust really starts to show when you do images [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Overdue dust cleaning!", url: "http://grafphoto.com/wordpress/2008/06/25/overdue-dust-cleaning/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>Idea to Image Series</title>
		<link>http://grafphoto.com/wordpress/2008/06/21/idea-to-image-series/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jun 2008 13:34:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Idea2Image]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[composition]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[scouring rush]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[wetland]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I have been meaning to start some blog postings about previsualization I have had with some images.   Granted my brain doesn&#8217;t often think that far in advance, but sometimes I get lucky!    So I hope you enjoy the first in the &#8220;Idea to Image&#8221; series&#8230;
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		<title>Playing with HDR</title>
		<link>http://grafphoto.com/wordpress/2008/06/16/playing-with-hdr/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 01:58:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Photoshop Tips]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I know, I know, perhaps I am very late in the game to start playing with HDR - but after reading Royce Howland&#8217;s excellent article (even though originally published in 2006) - I decided to give Photomatix Pro a try.   I have never spent much time with HDR other than some quick trials using Photoshop&#8217;s [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Playing with HDR", url: "http://grafphoto.com/wordpress/2008/06/16/playing-with-hdr/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>Words of wisdom on creativity</title>
		<link>http://grafphoto.com/wordpress/2008/06/12/words-of-wisdom-on-creativity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 01:45:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[art]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[artistry]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I was catching up on my blog reading and I saw a reference to an Ira Glass video series over on YouTube.  They are wonderful segments on storytelling and creativity - told in a way that probably all artists can gain some inspiration from no matter what medium you work with.   Insert &#8220;photography&#8221; for story [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Words of wisdom on creativity", url: "http://grafphoto.com/wordpress/2008/06/12/words-of-wisdom-on-creativity/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>Fill the frame - down the drain</title>
		<link>http://grafphoto.com/wordpress/2008/06/11/fill-the-frame-down-the-drain/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 01:45:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[art]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[birds]]></category>

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One of the commonly mentioned suggestions by photo editors if you intend to publish your work is to always leave room for copy.  Copy being printed text, titles, introductions to articles, etc, etc.   Quite often, myself included, we are composing full frame in the field - with the last thing on our mind being some [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Fill the frame - down the drain", url: "http://grafphoto.com/wordpress/2008/06/11/fill-the-frame-down-the-drain/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>Picasso Marble</title>
		<link>http://grafphoto.com/wordpress/2008/05/30/picasso-marble/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 May 2008 03:36:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[abstracts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[rock]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[stone]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[travels]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[abstract]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[gemrock]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I am a bit of a loss for words lately and also running frantic gathering things together before I leave town.   My &#8216;day job&#8217; is sending me off to Germany and the Czech Republic for a week.   Probably no time for pictures though.  Always interesting experiencing other cultures and lands - though I absolutely hate [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Picasso Marble", url: "http://grafphoto.com/wordpress/2008/05/30/picasso-marble/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>Green photographic papers</title>
		<link>http://grafphoto.com/wordpress/2008/05/25/green-photographic-papers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 May 2008 14:02:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Inkjet printing]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[environment]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[nature photography]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[prints]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Quite often when you read about new inkjet papers, most of the discussion is centered around characteristics such as DMax, gamut, archivalness, optical brighteners, feel, weight, durability, etc, etc.   It is disappointing that you don&#8217;t read a lot about sustainability.   Afterall, it seems to be one of the key environmental buzzwords of the time.  &#8220;Recycled&#8221; [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Green photographic papers", url: "http://grafphoto.com/wordpress/2008/05/25/green-photographic-papers/" });</script>]]></description>
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