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Photo Memory of the Week
Also not a finch. Or a canary.
Music of the Week
Quote of the Week
“You can know the name of a bird in all the languages of the world, but when you're finished, you'll know absolutely nothing whatever about the bird... So let's look at the bird and see what it's doing — that's what counts. I learned very early the difference between knowing the name of something and knowing something.”
Source: Richard P. Feynman, "What Do You Care What Other People Think?": Further Adventures of a Curious Character
Posted: 2025 Nov 28And check out this post for more of Richard Feynman's world view.
Category Archives: Appreciating Deeply
Plants and Walls, Toronto ON, and St. Thomas, Virgin Islands
Some thoughts on the impulse – both conscious and un – to collect photos of a certain type. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Photos of Built Stuff, Photos of Flora
Tagged Other Plants
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Lizard, Boyce-Thompson Arboretum
Getting fast-moving lizards to stand still long enough for the shot is a minor triumph. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Photos of Fauna
Tagged Reptiles
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Water Dragons, Kuranda
Another “who’s lookin’ at who moment” in Australia. Continue reading
Sky, Benson AZ and Yellowknife NT
If the sky is half the landscape, as they say in Saskatchewan, maybe it merits some photographic attention. Continue reading
Snowy Egret, Avocet, Black-necked Stilt, Gilbert AZ
Coming to terms with the limitations of my camera (and of me!) in bird photography doesn’t mean giving up entirely. Continue reading
Coast, Newfoundland
Like a new mental point of view, a different visual perspective can be worth the strain on the knees. Continue reading
Pier and Bridge, Victoria BC
In writing it’s called parallel structure: repeating similar phrasing adds clarity and force. In photography, I expect it’s called something, too: composing a photo with similar visual elements (colour, shape, line, object) in different parts of it adds a little … Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Photos of Built Stuff, Photos of Landscapes
Tagged Bridges
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Flower Box and Harbour, Victoria BC
As I pay better attention to foreground and background, my photos get better but life gets more complicated. Continue reading
Rainbow Lorakeet, Sydney AUS
Considering the joys of low expectations in life, travel, birding, and photography. Continue reading