The Board Blogs
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September 16, 2023Last month another WCC’er pointed me to an article in the Seattle Times about the red foxes on San Juan Island. The story isn’t so much about the ... -
June 14, 2023In another century -- seemingly in another lifetime -- I wrote an essay for a high school sophomore writing course. Back then, I read primarily ... -
March 17, 2023I’m not much of a dessert person, but that doesn’t stop me from wanting to have my cake and eat it too. With regards to astrophotography — which I ... -
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 ...