The Board Blogs
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December 2, 2022"Who lives sees, but who travels, sees more." -- Ibn Battutah Ever since I backpacked in Joshua Tree National Monument many winters ago as a ... -
October 23, 2022In late September, Carrie Dvorak, Danice Cole and I went to Wyoming to learn about a HawkWatch International raptor counting program and investigate ... -
September 13, 2022If Buddhism is a calming cup of chamomile tea, Hinduism is a triple-shot pumpkin spice latte with sweet vanilla whipped cream foam, mocha drizzle and ... -
May 25, 2022“K-K-K-K-K-K-Katmandu I think it's really where I'm going to If I ever get outa here I'm going to Katmandu” – Bob Seger, Katmandu, (1975) My ... -
October 19, 2021My wife and I canceled a road trip to South Dakota last year when the state’s covid numbers skyrocketed. This of course was pre-vaccination and we ... -
June 18, 2021There is good reason that most visitors to Kyoto have Kinkaku-ji (Temple of the Golden Pavilion) high on their must-see list. In any season, the ... -
May 27, 2021Recently I shared photos with other club members, all inspired by the club presentation on Impressionist Photography by Eva Polak and the last ... -
May 4, 2021Recently I received a message from someone I met while traveling several years ago. He’s a well-seasoned traveler, far more than I. In fact, the ... -
April 29, 2021Inspired by New Zealand-based impressionist photographer Eva Polak's recent presentation to the club, I looked back in my photo archives to one of my ... -
February 2, 2021Recently one of our presenters — internationally recognized photographer David duChemin — published on his blog site a post entitled “Clubs, ... -
November 13, 2020“National parks are the best idea we ever had. Absolutely American, absolutely democratic, they reflect us at our best rather than our worst.” -- ... -
July 12, 2020This is the fourth in a series of five blog posts on macro and close up photography. The first post discussed using dedicated macro lenses, the ... -
May 13, 2020Hopefully at this stage in the COVID-19 pandemic you’re not going too crazy and perhaps even exploring the fascinating world of macro and close up ... -
April 21, 2020Perhaps my last post on macro and close-up photography didn't convince you to (virtually) run-out and buy a nice new -- or even slightly used -- ... -
April 13, 2020I’m hard-pressed to think of a better use of #StayAtHome self-isolation-time than exploring the world around you via macro, micro, or close-up ... -
April 1, 2020These days of social distancing are sliding dangerously into days of social isolation, adding to the slight COVID-related anxiety I may feel from ... -
March 26, 2020Thinking back on the halcyon days of January who would’ve guessed that we would be in this position now? A little over two months ago the camera ...