Photography Archive

  • A View into Tiny Worlds

    Posted on July 4, 2011 | 5 Comments
    A couple of years ago I acquired a macro lens for my camera, and had all sorts of fun working out the fuzzy science of getting photos of the tiniest things possible. Once you get down to this scale, everything looks dirty and rough – […]

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  • Dragonfly

    Posted on June 9, 2011 | 1 Comment
    Ren took this amazing picture at Fort Snelling State Park in Minnesota. She says it’s a male twelve-spotted skimmer and that dragonflies are her favorite part of summer.

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  • Rainbow

    Posted on May 5, 2011 | 3 Comments
    Karen Robertson writes: “After a day of wind and rain, we were getting the kids ready for bed when my husband Danny said, “Hey, the sun came out. Let’s go see if there’s a rainbow.” It was the brightest one I’ve ever seen and it […]

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  • Natural Coastline Ecosystems

    Posted on April 15, 2011 | 1 Comment
    This is a photo I took on a short (half a day) trip to the beach over Spring Break.   Behind me is the Atlantic Ocean.   I was in Florida visiting my parents and we took a detour home via Hanna Park in Atlantic […]

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  • Bayou Courtableau, Louisiana

    Posted on April 14, 2011 | 1 Comment
    Alina Taylor writes: These images were taken on Bayou Courtableau in St Landry Parish, Louisiana near Port Barre right off 190. It is a town steeped in Louisiana bayou charm where Cajun French meets English to create a language known to the locals and seems […]

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  • Salvador, Brazil

    Posted on April 12, 2011 | 8 Comments
    I gotta love Facebook because it allowed me to re-connect with Kim Allen, who was my roommate while I was on study abroad in Spain.   Kim is a great photographer and agreed to let me share these pics that she took in Salvador, Brazil. […]

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  • Boise Trees

    Posted on April 1, 2011 | 2 Comments
    DaLyn took these beautiful pictures in or around Boise, Idaho.   Thanks for sharing them with us, DaLyn. ;

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  • Glastonbury Tor

    Posted on March 31, 2011 | 6 Comments
    When we lived in Bristol, we went a few times to the nearby and ancient town of Glastonbury, where, on top of a sharp and very prominent hill, a strange-looking tower stands alone. A mythology surrounds the ‘Tor’, and the whole town, connecting unseen worlds […]

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  • Rural Washington

    Posted on March 25, 2011 | 2 Comments
    This beautiful picture is a shot of the view Brent (married to Doves-and-Serpents-Heather) woke up to every morning growing up in rural Washington state. The picture was taken by Brent’s sister.   On a clear day, you can also see Mt. St. Helens from their […]

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  • Bee Photography

    Posted on March 10, 2011 | 1 Comment
    Check out this amazing picture taken by D’Arcy Benincosa of Bee Photography.   This is one of her favorite shots: ;

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  • DRY Ink Photograph’s Project 365

    Posted on February 16, 2011 | 6 Comments
    Erika over at DRY Ink Photography keeps posting amazing pictures on Facebook as part of her Project 365 for this year.   She said I could steal this latest one so all of you could see it:

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  • Scenes from Colorado

    Posted on January 31, 2011 | 4 Comments
    These photos were taken in Colorado by Rhonda Nasuta Swanson, a great photographer.   You can see more of her work at her website.

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  • Scenes from a Trip to Europe

    Posted on January 25, 2011 | 1 Comment
    Megan M. (one of Heather’s former students) is an orchestra director at a middle school in Texas, an amazing violinist, a photographer, and a painter as well!   Here are a few of her favorite shots from a trip to Europe:

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  • Hunting Arkansas

    Posted on January 10, 2011 | 5 Comments
    Sunny Bottoms took these beautiful images while hunting at her family farm in Arkansas. The muted tones and use of the analogue frame create a fitting reflection of memory: a dreamlike glimpse into a world of sunset.

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  • Memorial

    Posted on January 5, 2011 | 2 Comments
    This week Heather visited the Oklahoma City Bombing Memorial. On a large wall she found inscribed these words: “We come here to remember those who were killed, those who survived and those changed forever.   May all who leave here know the impact of violence. […]

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  • Lime Trees

    Posted on November 26, 2010 | 4 Comments
    A 'High Dynamic Range' vision of Limes, grass and sky.

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  • Adventures in the Hill Country

    Posted on November 4, 2010 | 8 Comments
    These photographs were taken by Amanda Mixon, who is currently studying for an MA in English at Texas State University.

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  • Mother and Daughter

    Posted on November 2, 2010 | 4 Comments
    This photograph was taken by our very own O’Q, whose combination of High Dynamic Range photography with the depth of colour in this image express a both vast and intense representation of maternal love.

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  • Stone at Beauvoir

    Posted on October 29, 2010 | 3 Comments
    These pictures were taken by Erika Rebstock: a therapist, a do-it-yourself-home-renovator extraordinaire, a Diet Dr. Pepper addict (/aficionado?), and the owner of DRY, Ink Photography.

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  • Scenes from Europe

    Posted on October 27, 2010 | 7 Comments
    Alina Taylor took these photographs while travelling in France and Spain.

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  • Through a Glass, Textured Seasons

    Posted on October 22, 2010 | 6 Comments
    Jeremi Broadhurst captured these beautiful glimpses of nature, in her distinctive style.

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  • Like a Stone

    Posted on October 19, 2010 | 6 Comments
    These photographs were taken by Brent D. Beal of Wisdom Like a Stone, in Washington State.

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  • ‘Autumn Colours’

    Posted on October 15, 2010 | 8 Comments
    Ren took the photographs that make up this collage at the Quaking Bog in Wirth Park, Minneapolis. She said: ‘Autumn is my favorite season. Every day there are subtle changes and before long the trees are laid bare. It’s nature’s swan song before winter’s rest. […]

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