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People often ask me why I don’t shoot my black and white shots. The answer I usually give is that color is such a powerful element in photos both emotionally and symbolically, that it seems a shame to leave it out. Another reason might have something to do with this color acuity test.
The lower your [...]

Today’s Photo of the day is Secret Garden - Ricketts Glen from John Maslowski at Sirius2 Photography. Go check it out. It’s a breathtaking image.
Edit:
If you haven’t already, you should also Check out John’s Harrison Wright Falls - Ricketts Glen.

In the past two years, I’ve applied to graduate school twice, and was rejected by all of the Ph.D. programs, and accepted by one of the Masters programs. I ended up turning down the acceptances due to, financing, location, and having a son with a birth defect that so far has required to surgeries to [...]

According to CNN US representatives are working on legislation to end penalties for marijuana usage. Representative Barney Frank is quoted in the article saying, “The vast amount of human activity ought to be none of the government’s business.”
I’m always taken aback when the government does something that makes sense. This is no exception.
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Someone from Schmap contacted me through flickr a few weeks ago requesting to use one of my photos in their Atlanta Guide. I only post low resolution photos to flickr, so I didn’t have a problem if they wanted to use it. They notified me today that the photo they had requested had been included.
If [...]