Well, I guess the title spoils the suspense, but congratulations to Peter Black (http://www.peterblackimages.com/), winner of a copy of Peter Lik's book “Spirit of America” (generously provided by The Weather Channel, sponsor of the new show “From the Edge With Peter Lik”).
– Jack
Great time at the Welty Nature Rendezvous today! Lower turnout than the Welty staff had hoped, but it’s hard to predict these things in summer. The thunderstorms held off, which was good – bad weather might make great photos, but it can make for a lousy walk-and-talk! Not a lot of people on the walk-and-talks,…
(I’m consolidating my photography sites, so I’ll be posting a few posts from other sites here in preparation for shutting them down…) Among other things, I’m a professional geek – I get paid to design and oversee computer networks for my IT consulting clients. In that context, disambiguation is A Good Thing – the laws…
My ideal way of being in the world is best expressed by the Navajo concept of Beauty, or hozho, which encompasses beauty, order, balance, peace, and harmony. This is the most beautiful expression of hozho I’ve found: Navajo Blessing Way Prayer Today I will walk out, today everything evil will leave me, I will be…
Got my baby back today, good as new if not better! For those of you just joining us, I recently sent my Canon 5D Mark II back to Canon for service – I was seeing an extraordinarily high (and growing) number of hot pixels on every shot, to the point where it has been taking…
Wife is at a movie with friends, so what’s a guy to do with a night to himself? Why, make test prints on LexJet Sunset Photo Metallic Paper, of course! Canon ipf5100, HP Z3100 with and without Gloss Enhancer, and each one tested with and without Print Shield spray. I’ll post my results & conclusions…
On my recent all-too-short trip north I stopped to visit the aspen clonal colony shown below. I need to enjoy this image, because it will be impossible to make another like it there – most of the colony has been cut, leaving only a thin strip through which I could see the bulldozers and bare…
Jack, thank you so much, I can’t wait to start flipping through the pages of the book. Watched the first episode of his show last night, really enjoyed it!
You’re very welcome, Peter – hopefully The Weather Channel will get your copy to you post haste!
– Jack