Life’s Weirder Than Fiction

Food Photography, Part I

Every few months, my husband and his brother used to get together and cook a gourmet meal. My sister-in-law and I were the happy recipients of all this good food — although some dishes were rather experimental. Over the years, we’ve had French, Italian, Greek, Ethiopian, Chinese, and Korean food, to name a few. Nothing ...

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Hubble Space Telescope Advent Calendar 2009

The online version of The Boston Globe, boston.com, is offering the Hubble Space Telescope Advent Calendar 2009, with a new celestial picture taken from the newly refurbished Hubble Telescope, every day until Christmas. This is a page you’ll want to go back to every day. The pictures are stunning, with vibrant colours and great clarity. ...

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Dust Storm in Australia

Yesterday, Sydney Australia was hit by the worst dust storm in 70 years. The pictures from the Boston Globe are simply amazing. One thinks of sandstorms and dust storms in Africa, or even the Middle East, but rarely in Australia, although they also have deserts.  This has been exacerbated by the severe droughts on the continent, ...

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Spiral statement

An incredible array of pictures interpreting the spiral: Spiral pictures

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The Sojourns In Nature Photo Blog

My brother-in-law Robert, photographer extraordinaire, has started a photo blog and I must say that the photos are pretty terrific. He does not post often but when he does, it’s definitely worth it so you might want to syndicate it. Here’s what he says about himself accomplishment-wise: My photographic journey started in September 2004, with the acquisition ...

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