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Pattern Repetition: Parallelism in Nature

Scroll down now if you want to skip the musings of this former academic and just see the photos! Most of my professional life was spent in linguistic anthropology— that subfield of anthropology dealing with the role of language in culture and society. Many of us linguistic anthropologists study poetics. Russian emigré and Harvard professor…

jwilce

November 26, 2021

#colors, #digital cameras, #OlympusE-M1-Markii camera, #outdoor photography, #photoblog, #photography, #photonarratives, Arizona, California, outdoor photography

#cameras, #fineartphotography, #getolympus, #happyaccidentsinphotography, #nature, #parallelism, #photography, #poetryofnature, Olympus photography
Launching My Photography Business With This Post! Birds, Bees, And Their Habitat in Claremont, CA

For the very first time, I am making it simple for people to buy my photographs. Read more to see what photos are for sale, how to buy them, etc.! Claremont California occupies a special place in my heart, not only because loved ones live there but because many of my formative years were th…

jwilce

November 20, 2021

#bees, #bird photography, #California, #digital cameras, #OlympusE-M1-Markii camera, #outdoor photography, #photoblog, #photography, #technological improvement, #wildlife photography, bird photography, bird photos, California, insect photography, outdoor photography, wildlife photography

#naturephotography, #olympusphotography, #parks, #publicspaces, #wildlifephotography
Afterglow of moonset on morning of November 17

.I found that, as often with sunsets, it is not the hot white globe, even in setting, that is most compelling to me as a photographic subject, but the aftermath especially on a cloudy morning. The photo below can best be viewed, and is available for sale, on SmugMug

jwilce

November 17, 2021

#digital cameras, #moon, #Moonsets, #photography

#Arizona, #fineartphotography, #getolympus, #landscapephotography, #northern Arizona, #olympusphotography, #photography, #weatherphotogaphy, #wilcephotos.com
Noise, one of the enemies of clarity in photos—and, a solution!

Once upon a time, in the days of film cameras, photographers struggled against “grainy” shots. “Noise” is the equivalent in the era of digital photography. If you blow up one of your photos you might be surprised to see irregular blotches throughout. Blurriness is a different problem. Blurriness is caused by camera jiggle or movement…

jwilce

October 21, 2021

#photography

#Arizona, #nature, #northern Arizona, #photography, post-processing software, Topaz Labs softare
Capturing Lightning With “LiveComposite” by Olympus

jwilce

September 10, 2021

#FlagstaffArizona, #nightsky, #northern Arizona, #outdoor photography, #photoblog, #photography, #technological improvement, #technology, Arizona, outdoor photography
In Camera “Special Effects” By Olympus

My Olympus E-M1 Mark II camera offers a “high res shot,” a jpeg whose resolution is higher than, well, the sorts of photos that the camera takes otherwise. Among other things, we see less “noise” in the high res shots, making them very attractive. The down side? You can only take them with a stable…

jwilce

August 18, 2021

#photography

high resolution photographs, Olympus photography
What do you think of in-camera special effects?

My Olympus E-M1 Mark II camera provides me with dozens of special effects. I am embedding an example of the “Dramatic” effect. What do you think? Leave a comment below. The image above is the counterpart of the top image, without the special effect..

jwilce

August 11, 2021

#photography
Winter Scenes– Ice, Icicles, and Snow

I thought you might like to see some of my winter photos, focused on ice, icicles, and snow. Click on any of the photos to go to my Smugmug page to access more information, or to make a purchase.

jwilce

February 11, 2021

#photography, Arizona, Mammals, outdoor photography, Rodents, wildlife photography

Snow, winter
Are We Part Of Nature?

Photos and meditation on our connections Are human beings a part of the natural world, separate from it living in our own human-made world, or somewhere in between? As a professor of anthropology (retired!) I have thought a lot about these questions. Consider this photographic example—a jet’s contrail passing (or so it seemed from my…

jwilce

October 13, 2020

#photography

Culture And Nature, Ecology, Environment, Nature-Nurture
This Morning’s Moonset

I drove up Snowbowl Road and managed to arrive at the top of the road just in time to get my camera out, steady it on top of my car, and shoot. That was 5:19 a.m. Tomorrow morning’s moonset should be at 6:01. Ample time to plan, get the tripod and camera ready, shoot some…

jwilce

September 30, 2020

#colors, #digital cameras, #moon, #nightsky, #northern Arizona, #outdoor photography, #photoblog, #photography, #photonarratives, Arizona, Canon EOS Rebel Cameras, Digital single lens reflex cameras, Moonrises, Moonsets, Mountains, outdoor photography, rural America, San Francisco Peaks

Cosmos
Wing Flapping Displays As Agonistic Behavior

I introduced this series of posts addressing “agonistic behavior” with the following definition, from the Wikipedia article on the subject: “The term has broader meaning than aggressive behaviour because it includes threats, displays, retreats, placation, and conciliation.” This post highlights wing flapping by ducks as an example of agonistic behavior that is clearly not fighting (but could…

jwilce

September 19, 2020

#bird photography, #digital cameras, #FlagstaffArizona, #northern Arizona, #outdoor photography, #photoblog, #photography, #photonarratives, #wildlife photography, #wings, agonistic behavior, animal behavior, Arizona, bird photography, bird photos, Canon EOS Rebel Cameras, Digital single lens reflex cameras, outdoor photography, wildlife photography
Agonistic Behavior: Small Vs. Large Once More

One clash, two photos— Red-winged Blackbird Harrassing Great Blue Heron on banks of Francis Short Pond. In the first, the blackbird passes by the heron. In the second, the heron seems to me more worried. Once again two species clash, and once again the smaller seems to have the upper hand— or at least it…

jwilce

September 18, 2020

#bird photography, #digital cameras, #FlagstaffArizona, #northern Arizona, #outdoor photography, #photoblog, #photography, #photonarratives, #wildlife photography, agonistic behavior, animal behavior, Arizona, bird photography, bird photos, Canon EOS Rebel Cameras, Digital single lens reflex cameras, herons, outdoor photography, wildlife photography
The Agoni(stic) And the Ecstacy (Or Not): Bird Vs. Mammal

Juncos are fairly tough birds. They hiss and click if you unwittingly get near their nests. So if they can challenge humans, ground squirrels may well appear to them to be relatively easy to chase off. That is the way it seemed a month ago when two juncos challenged a rock squirrel in our front…

jwilce

September 18, 2020

#bird photography, #digital cameras, #FlagstaffArizona, #northern Arizona, #outdoor photography, #photoblog, #photography, #photonarratives, #wildlife photography, agonistic behavior, animal behavior, Arizona, bird photography, bird photos, Canon EOS Rebel Cameras, Digital single lens reflex cameras, outdoor photography, wildlife photography
“Agonistic Behavior” Among Birds: More Than Just Fighting

A useful introduction to the term “agonistic behavior” is found here,” from Wikipedia—”Agonistic behaviour is any social behaviour related to fighting. The term has broader meaning than aggressive behaviour because it inecludes threats, displays, retreats, placation, and conciliation.” My camera and I see it all the time, from our bird bath to clashes in the (relative) wild. I have documented such…

jwilce

September 16, 2020

#bird photography, #digital cameras, #FlagstaffArizona, #northern Arizona, #outdoor photography, #photoblog, #photography, #photonarratives, #raptors, #wildlife photography, #wings, agonistic behavior, animal behavior, Arizona, bird photography, bird photos, Canon EOS Rebel Cameras, Digital single lens reflex cameras, outdoor photography, wildlife photography
Motion Blur Photography #3: Flock of Geese

You have noticed by now that there are two connected ponds on the Old Walnut Canyon Road (the road that leads to Walnut Canyon National Monument) that attract a variety of waterfowl as well as ospreys, bald eagles, and swallows. Once again I turn to my cache of photos taken there for another favorite— the…

jwilce

September 15, 2020

#bird photography, #digital cameras, #FlagstaffArizona, #northern Arizona, #outdoor photography, #photoblog, #photography, #photonarratives, #wildlife photography, #wings, animal behavior, Arizona, Behavioral synchrony, bird photography, bird photos, Canon EOS Rebel Cameras, Digital single lens reflex cameras, outdoor photography, wildlife photography