The sun rises behind Newport Fishing Pier in Sunny Isles Beach, Fla.

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Photo of the week: 05.24.26 — Grebe reflected

It takes a lot to get me to stop one of my photo hikes to take a picture of some waterfowl floating on a lake. Personally, I find a photo of a duck or goose floating on water to be boring. Also, it’s not a challenge to photograph, so I usually walk on past. The exceptions are if the bird is doing something interesting, like carrying a fish or other food in its bill, or if the surroundings …  Continue reading

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Featured gallery: May — Colorful flowers

If there’s any truth to the old English proverb “April showers bring May flowers” it will be a very colorful month of May where I live in Central Ohio. April has been a rainy, muddy mess. So maybe I’ll get to add some new photos of flowers to my files in May. I do occasionally set out to photograph flowers, putting a macro (close-up) lens on my camera to grab  …  Continue reading

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The sun rises behind Newport Fishing Pier in Sunny Isles Beach, Fla.

The sun rises behind Newport Fishing Pier in Sunny Isles Beach, Fla.

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