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The 26 hour day-
August 24, 2014 - Now before you go all troll on me and blow up my internet with comments saying how crazy I am- the 26 hour day IS possib...
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Triptychs and diptychs oh my!
July 10, 2014 - Otter Cliffs Shore Path and Hurricane Arthur, Acadia National Park, Maine.
Hey there folks- been busy lately, the blog...
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On maintaining creative momentum, or How I learned to stop worrying and love the process
April 21, 2014 - "Seaside Meditations" Seaside, Oregon. (I don't understand what that white line is doing on the right- some kind of uplo...
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Cape Cod before's and after's's's's...
February 24, 2014 - I opened the 'fridge and found the blog mouldering under some old lettuce so in an effort to keep the Google web crawler...
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On Breaking the Rules= Don't Always Show Your Best Work?
February 01, 2014 - Deer Isle Ice Cakes
There's a popular photography euphemism that goes: "only show your best work". I get it. There's an...
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Color vs Black and White Photography, Again.
January 14, 2014 - Mellos Cove Sunrise Blue Hill, Maine. 2014!
Right then- so I would consider myself a landscape photographer. I love try...
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My Best of 2013 in Pictures, a Yearly Retrospective.
January 09, 2014 - Another year down and another year closer to finishing our masterworks. In hindsight, which is the point of a retrospect...
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It's the Most.. Wonderful Christmas Party... of the Yearrrrr....._.....
December 22, 2013 - Gotta post about this!: for four score and seven years Atlantic Art Glass of Ken and Linda Perrin fame have been hosting...
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Win a Free Print for the Holidays Winners Announced!
December 17, 2013 - Snow Flowers.
The 2013 "Win a Free Print for the Holidays" free print giveaway ended earlier today and I threw the entr...
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Win a Free Print for the Holidays!
December 10, 2013 - "Snow Beach at Latty Cove, Maine." Jan. 4, 2013.
Yeah! Happy holidays from Nate Parker Photography! Woot! It's been a p...
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November and December- my time for a photographic rest.
December 08, 2013 - Maine Coast Acadian Storm, Nov. 18th 2013
But year after year it always proves that it's more a time of rest in spirit...
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Black and White Friday 30 Percent Off Prints Sale!
November 27, 2013 - Waterfall Bridge on Hadlock Brook in Acadia.
Happy Holidays all! For my take on the whole crazy 'Black Friday' Christma...
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November photography, on plug-ins, and Black and White Friday sales!
November 24, 2013 - Hermit Crab!
When November hits I always tend to hibernate in the area of photography. For instance right now its a bal...
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The problem with photographers is...
November 10, 2013 - Rocks on the surface in the fog. Eagle Lake, Acadia.
It's not just photographers but since I'm coming at this as a phot...
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Nik Software rocks- get it before it's gone~!
July 30, 2013 - Hunter Beach Summer Fog. Acadia.
Get it before it's gone= the Nik Complete Package, which used to be something in the a...
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Tech talk- 3 configurations for black tape on my Canon 5D mkII and a little black tang.
July 16, 2013 - Black Tang at Hunter Beach in Acadia National Park.
'Black tang' is my favorite colloquialism for rock weed. So wheneve...
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If I can make it there I'll make it anywhere-
June 15, 2013 - Ravens Roost. Schoodic.
So let me get this straight: to get to New York City I drive south on 95 until I see the giant...
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Old Lobster Crate and Rotted Docks Off Gouldsboro Maine
June 12, 2013 - Old Lobster Crate and Rotted Docks Off Gouldsboro Maine.
So here's a one where I had to modify the scene a little bit t...
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Ravens Roost Tip of the Talon.
June 08, 2013 - Ravens Roost Tip of the Talon. Schoodic Peninsula Acadia National Park Maine.
This is what has become my favorite photo...
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Sringtime Forest Floor at Schoodic
June 07, 2013 - Can anybody tell me what these flowers are called? I should know- they are everywhere in the spring here- I would think...
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Waterfall Bridge Again and, Come See Me in New York City!
June 06, 2013 - Hadlock Falls from Waterfall Bridge in Acadia National Park.
The first order of business today: I'm doing a show with t...
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Two Prams Six Oars Two Bailers One Buoy
June 03, 2013 - Two Prams Six Oars Two Bailers One Buoy- B+W.
Prams vs. dingies? Any thoughts? Please leave your opinions in the commen...
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Hemlock Bridge and the Maple Spring Trail in Acadia
May 30, 2013 - Hemlock Bridge and the Maple Spring Trail in Acadia National Park.
From Sunday and my nice time out at the waterfalls....
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Hadlock Brook Falls Extract
May 27, 2013 - Hadlock Brook Falls Extract.
For the past week or so here it has rained and it has poured! For one- it must be that tha...
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Eagle Lake Driftwood in the Fog
May 13, 2013 - Eagle Lake Driftwood in the fog. Yesterday morning: 70 seconds at f/8.0, iso 200. 17 mm on Canon 17-40 f/4.0, 5D mkII, B...
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Pygmy Shrew Forest, and the Lucky Winner Is!:
May 08, 2013 - Pygmy Shrew Forest- in Acadia over near Seawall.
Hey now! So I meant to get to the drawing yesterday but life got in th...
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Have a Free Print on Me Day!
May 04, 2013 - You (random name goes here) pick one of these if you'd like-
Here's the print giveaway that I've been leading up to thr...
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Hens and Chickens
May 02, 2013 - Hens and Chickens. Found out in the dooryard- I just love the textures. Canon 100mm 2.8L IS USM Macro at f/4.0. 1/200 se...
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Four Skiffs
April 25, 2013 - Four Skiffs. Seal Cove, Maine.
The island is waking up. People are shaking off the cobwebs and taking the shutters off...
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Window on Vineyard Haven
April 23, 2013 - Window on Vineyard Haven.
Since I'm on a 'recommending movies that have amazing photography in them' kick make sure to...
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Scupper Low Wharf
April 22, 2013 - Scupper Low Wharf. No idea where that title came from, have to name it something though.
Here's what I recommend: if yo...
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Little round Pond Winter Cattails
April 11, 2013 - Little Round Pond Winter Cattails. 3 shot 'shift pan' made with my 24 ts-e.
Today I'm Wicked psyched to have just met t...
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Cape Cod Low Tide at Coast Guard Beach Textures
April 09, 2013 - Cape Cod Low Tide at Coast Guard Beach. Technical notes: 119 seconds at f/11, iso 100, 24mm Ts-e with B+W ND 110 on 5d m...
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Cape Cod Low Tide Beach Textures
April 04, 2013 - Cape Cod Low Tide Beach Textures. 38 seconds at f/16 iso 50 b+w nd 110 5d mkii 24mm ts-e 2 stop gnd Lr4 Ps Cs 5 for addi...
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Cape Cod Tidepool and Textures
April 03, 2013 - Cape Cod Tidepool and Textures.
words: I'm quitting smoking. that makes life a lot more boring then it used to be. I kn...
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Cape Cod Dune Textures
April 02, 2013 - Cape Cod Dune Textures. Provincetown, Ma.
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Winter Flowers for Steichen
March 27, 2013 - Winter Flowers for Steichen
Today is the anniversary of the birth of Edward Steichen- huzzah!
From the Wiki:
Edward S...
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Clown Smile Rock at Bodice Cove, Maine
March 26, 2013 - Clown smile Rock at Bodice Cove, Maine. From yesterdays bug-out to Corea Maine.
So check this out: this morning I could...
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The Ovens of Acadia
March 23, 2013 - The Ovens of Acadia.
Found this spot from looking at an old map, then a Google search brought up these old post cards a...
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Spring Growth
March 21, 2013 - Spruce Sapling and Freshly Fallen Snow.
Have a good spring and grow up everybody! I mean that in the tallest of ways.
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Order Your Fresh Killed Goat Whole or Half
March 20, 2013 - Haymarket Square, Boston- an older street snap that I think about now and then.
Todays photographer of the day: Mary El...
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Spring Thaw Ice Fog Maine
March 18, 2013 - Spring Thaw Ice Fog Maine. Mount Desert Island, Acadia National Park.
First thing is: I feel so guilty that I didn't ma...
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Happy birthday Diane Arbus
March 14, 2013 - Here's today's p.o.t.d. that has absolutely nothing to do with anything, other then this is pretty much what it looks li...
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Fog Island Seal Cove Pond in the Rain
March 13, 2013 - Fog Island Seal Cove Pond in the Rain
Coming into the foggy season- nothing makes me happier than a foggy day! Have a g...
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Giant Prints of Old Ladies on the Side of a House Over the Water- Provincetown, Ma.
March 08, 2013 - Giant Prints of Old Ladies on the Side of a House Over the Water- Provincetown, Ma.
They feel a little bit in the style...
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No Parking
March 07, 2013 - No Parking. Provincetown Municipal Pier, Cape Cod. May the force be with you. -Nate.
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Eagle!
March 05, 2013 - Eagle!
I don't usually photograph birds and or wildlife, but when I do- I pine for a 300 2.8, or even better a 500 4.0.
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Spruce Reflections in Maine Ice
March 04, 2013 - Spruce Reflections in Maine Ice. Typical of the between winter and spring time that is now here.
At least I'm not showi...
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The Deep End
March 01, 2013 - The Deep End. 300 seconds at dawn at Seawall in Acadia. ND 110 iso 100. 24mm T-se.
Too tired for words. Be back next we...
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Shelf Life
February 28, 2013 - Shelf Life. 190 seconds from Seawall in Acadia, super low tide at f/8.0 iso 100, 10 stop ND, 2 stop GND.
Right then, so...
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Frozen Windows Frost shapes
February 27, 2013 - Frozen Windows Frost Shapes- from 2007 made with my old Canon Digital Rebel XT with the kit 17-55.
Snowing again here i...
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Echo Lake Ice Fog
February 25, 2013 - 1/100 sec handheld f/9.0 iso 100 Canon 24mm Ts-e version 1 from 1993. Favorite lens. Those specks on the ice are guys ji...
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Ice Shack on Jordan Pond
February 22, 2013 - Ice Shack on Jordan Pond
Went over to Jordan Pond in Acadia the other day (Wednesday? ya I think so) to make one of the...
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Jordan Pond Winter Reflections and Ice Detail
February 21, 2013 - Jordan Pond Reflections and Ice Detail
So here's a one that surprised me because when I was photographing the scene tha...
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Beals Island Lobster Dock
February 20, 2013 - Beals Island Lobster Dock November 2011.
Just got back from photographing at Jordan Pond and until those are done- here...
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Under the Docks
February 19, 2013 - Under the Lobster Docks at Bass Harbor, Maine.
Figured the holding tank drainage looked like a God-beam in an Indiana J...
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Bernard Maine February Twilight
February 18, 2013 - Bernard Maine February Twilight at probably something like 180 seconds at f/11 iso 100 B+W nd110 with "cotton ball" skie...
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Ice Shack Ice Fog
February 15, 2013 - Ice Shack Ice Fog Echo Lake
Still working on Wednesdays seascapes, until then here's another ice shack.
So I got to th...
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POTD: Indecision
February 14, 2013 - Indecision. Cape Cod off season beach lot. 1/125 sec at f/6.3 iso 100. upward shift to straighten lines with 24mm T-se....
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Trap Keeper
February 13, 2013 - I don't know what goes on in here- figure it has something to do with lobster gettings tho. 130 seconds f/11 iso 100 nd1...
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Ice Shack Of The Day
February 12, 2013 - Ice Shack Seal Cove Pond. 5.0 sec at f/4.0 iso 50 with B+W 110 ND. 21mm on 17-40 f/4.0 5DMKII
Technical stuff: sometime...
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B.I.T.: Bass Harbor Marsh
February 11, 2013 - Bass Harbor Marsh snowfield
Todays potd: made at 2:04 up the street at the Bass Harbor Marsh- I had grand plans to shoo...
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Blizzard of 2013!
February 08, 2013 - Winter Rosebud
Well if you live in the Northeast I hope you like snow! There's a real blizzard with 24 inches of fluffy...
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Woah on the old days of film!, but then again- same as it ever was in other ways!
February 06, 2013 - Little House on the Ice Long Pond
Todays picture is: another ice shack! Yay!
Here's the way I see it- a while back I f...
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Duck Brook Cyanopowder
February 05, 2013 - Duck Brook Cyanopowder 74 seconds at f/11 iso 100 24mm Ts-e with a little diagonal tilt for the heck of it.
Oy! Hello m...
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Because It's There: The Bass Harbor Lighthouse in the Mist.
February 04, 2013 - Bass Harbor Lighthouse January Mist. 149 seconds at f/7.1 iso 100 17mm on 17-40L 5D 2.
Ayuh- so last Friday I was lamen...
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Nailed in the face with a wave again while making photos-
February 01, 2013 - Acadia Moods January whitewater
Right then- so in yesterday's post, I alluded to taking another wave while photographin...
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Ice Shacks On Thin Ice!
January 31, 2013 - All the ice shacks sunk last night. That is all that were left out on the ice- the smarter folk dragged them to the shor...
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Curtis Wells
January 30, 2013 - Curtis Wells 1. 24mm Ts-e 5D mkII 1/25 sec f/3.5 iso 1250 on sticks.
Right then- here's the story: I'm only gonna tell...
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Because It's There: My Face
January 29, 2013 - My visage in the review screen with some crazy Hipstamatic film border while waiting for the shutter to close.
Here's a...
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Because It's There 2
January 28, 2013 - Rock Seaside January Snow Fog
Seawall in Acadia National Park during a winter warm up that fogged the snow. 120 seconds...
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My This week in Photography: Real First World Problems-
January 23, 2013 - You gotta suffer for your art- or that's what they say?- (who's they again?) well I've been workin that angle pretty wel...
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My Best Shot is the One I'll Make Tomorrow
January 12, 2013 - I'm pretty sure Imogen Cunningham said that line-
Imogen Cunningham -photographer unknown.
but I've heard a bunch of o...
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Snow Shadow Abstracts in the Dooryard
January 06, 2013 - Wow it has been wintery around here like it used to be way back! We've had a few nice snow's and the last was a real swe...
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My 11 Best Images of 2012 and Why
December 30, 2012 - ya, there's 12- I know.
Happy year everybody- I hope you all can look back at this past year and put a big check in the...
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Shoot like an Astronaut, how to photograph the apocalypse, and that New York Post image.
December 08, 2012 - Hey there there, I'm taking something of a break. My back's been killing me from when I threw it out picking up my dog t...
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Some favorite recent Iphone snaps from Boston, Cape Cod and Martha's Vineyard
December 02, 2012 - I love shooting snapshots with my Iphone and Hipstamatic which I raved about here: http://nateparkerphotography.com/blog...
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Black and White Shop Talk- Old Orchard Beach From Capture to Adding the Vignette
November 28, 2012 - Old Orchard Beach boardwalk before and after-
Hey there folksters- figured I'd do a before and after of the Old Orchard...
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To Black and White or Not to Black and White (part 2 readers questions).
November 26, 2012 - "Old Orchard Beach Maine"
Hey there gang- just got back from the Thanksgiving holiday food/family/fun extravaganza in t...
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Superstorm Sandy Storm Waves in Acadia
November 16, 2012 - "Superstorm Sandy Storm Waves at Acadia"
This stuff was on my timeline in Premiere Pro while away on the big trip to th...
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A week photographing in the Pacific Northwest
November 11, 2012 - "Ruby Beach Sea Stacks, Washington"
Right then, so about a year ago the lady gets an invitation to attend a friends wed...
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"Photograph" a new Craft and Vision quarterly e-zine
November 01, 2012 - Jumping and clicking my heels out of happiness today as the first issue of "Photograph" a quarterly magazine for creativ...
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Hurricane Sandy at Acadia iphone4 viddy
October 30, 2012 - Back at home drying out the kit and washing the salt spray off the lenses and stuff so figured I'd put this up in the me...
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The Canon 24mm f/3.5 Ts-e: the Best lens for landscape shooters- hands down!
October 26, 2012 - Canon 24mm f/3.5 Ts-e (tilt-shift) version I
This isn't intended to be a big-time technical review, more of just an exp...
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Now I gotta eat my words Tony Sweet.
October 21, 2012 - "Hadlock Falls at Waterfall Bridge in Acadia" 10/20/12
Right then- so here we are: it's rained an unexpected 2.5 to 3 i...
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A barometer of your artistic progress?
October 19, 2012 - This is what I propose:
(1.) hang your best work on "the wall" for a year.
(2.) Look at it for a whole freaking year....
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Shooting the icons- a response to Tony Sweet's blog "it's crazy out there"
October 15, 2012 - Hi there fellas, so I read this post this morning from Tony Sweet: http://tonysweet.com/2012/10/13/its-crazy-out-there/...
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Hangin' with Moe Chen on Cadillac Mountain and more autumn in Acadia imagery.
October 11, 2012 - "Jordan Stream Acadia Autumn Color" this is a 3 shot shift-pan done with my 24 f/3.5 Ts-e for a wider perspective.
Righ...
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Acadia Waterfall Walk-
October 02, 2012 - "Cadillac Mountain Autumn Brook Extract VII"
When it rains, it pours, -if you're lucky and if you're making pictures of...
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Shooting in Acadia and Finally Finding a Way Down to that Spot
September 29, 2012 - Hey there fellows and fellarinos, hope you're well, right then, so, I've been shooting photos in Acadia for 12 years now...
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Pay What You Want Prints
September 08, 2012 - "I Love To Watch The World Go By" black and white print #93.
Hello mis amigos- so, I was driving to my day-job this mor...
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Looking for a new view.
September 06, 2012 - "Pondside Roots and Grasses" 5d MKII, 24mm f/3.5 ts-e, B+W 110 10 stop ND filter, Lightroom4, Nik Silver Efex, Adobe CS5...
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Sand Beach Texture Abstracts
September 03, 2012 - "Sand Beach Texture #1"
Hello friendies, figured I'd take the time to show and tell you about going out shooting yester...
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Teaching Photography for Canon in the Parks and the American Parks Network in Acadia: Debrief
August 29, 2012 - "Great Meadow Birch Impressions" walking around on a coffee break with my 24 ts-e and black glass making shaky pics-
Di...
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Finding Marylin
August 16, 2012 - "Marylin"
Hey there, gotta write this down before I completely forget because now it was 4 days ago and already the mem...
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Every one of these photos has been photoshopped and or developed with Lightroom!
August 15, 2012 - "Summer Fog Fields" 8/12/12
Hi there folkies- so I took some time to check out a local fine art fair this weekend that...
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Beguiling Words of Wisdom from Sally Mann-
August 08, 2012 - "Off The Shelf" Acadia National Park, 08/05/12
Hi there- so I was doing some more photography history related research...
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Why Hipstamatic and Instagram are totally awesome:
August 05, 2012 - Acadia Coast- shot with the Iphone4 developed with Hipstamatic while I was making long exposures with my real camera.
H...
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It's Friday, so it's time to do some Rantin'!
July 27, 2012 - "standing alone on the edge in the wind"
Right then. So this and last week I made some new local gallery connections an...
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My "this week in photography" and other random thoughts
July 19, 2012 - "Quietside Seascape II" 7/17/12
Hi fellas, hope you're well and enjoying the summer (if you are in the upper half of th...
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Pyroglyph party and art opening for J Aaron Mitchell at Atlantic Art Glass
July 16, 2012 - Picture of the Week
"Quietside Seascape" July 14, 2012
Friday night brought us all together at Atlantic Art Glass to c...
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Photography inspiration from Youtube
July 09, 2012 - "Surface" July 1, 2012
Hey there fellas. So I've been totally digging enjoying watching Youtube interviews and document...
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What's with the blog anyways>?
June 26, 2012 - "Calling All Cars, Calling All Cars!"
Well the simple answer is they said that it was better for the SEO- search engine...
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Why I love landscape photography Reason #2
June 24, 2012 - "Jordan Pond Acadia Stormy Morning"- June 23, 2012
The best thing about making landscapes, besides playing with all the...
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How to Break a Bottle With Your Bare Hands
June 07, 2012 - "Bubble Pond Acadia"
Here's a picture that has nothing to do with what I'm going to show you, just figured to give you...
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To Black and White or Not To Black and White
June 03, 2012 - "Ladyslipper" one of my favorite recent b/w's
I've thought about this a lot and figured I'd try to share my opinion as...
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The Addiction of Creation
May 31, 2012 - "Acadian Coast", this was when my sweatshirt almost got swept out to sea.
"I need a photo opportunity, I need a shot at...
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Shooting Seaside in Acadia National Park a Viddy Blog
May 22, 2012 - I started seriously trying to make pictures 12 years ago because I live in Acadia. You can't visit or spend time in Acad...
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What's in a name or the importance of a title.
May 08, 2012 - "Dire Bay" 2012 Nate Parker
Hi, my name's Nate, I live in Maine and I make photographies. That's my name, whether or no...
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Meet Nate, A video blog.
May 02, 2012 - "Eagle Lake Acadia Lichen Rocks" 2012
Hi there! I've been thinking about doing this for a while, making a video blog...
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Shooting for Fun
March 28, 2012 - "Overture" abstract intentional camera movement
Of course i should speak for myself, but I would offer that all serio...
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