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What is the Most Important Thing to Consider when Buying a New Camera #425
September 18, 2026 - Hey Ya'll! Hope you're having a great day. This week I want to talk about purchasing a new camera and what is the most i...
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Using Your Camera's App #423
September 04, 2026 - Happy Friday Everyone! Hope Ya'll are having a great week. This week I want to talk about something that photographers d...
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Shooting Micro 4/3 Camera Sensor #420
August 28, 2026 - Hey Everybody! Hope you're having a great week. Me? Pretty good. Today's topic is shooting Micro 4/3 sensors. This seems...
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I was on the Struggle Bus! #426
August 21, 2026 - Hi Ya'll! Hope you've had a great week. Me? Not too bad I've been out and about taking photo's the last week or so. So I...
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My 6 Every day carry items #419
August 14, 2026 - Hey Ya'll! Happy Friday! Hope you've had a great week. This week I want to talk about the things I take with me every da...
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Photography Therapy #422
August 07, 2026 - Happy Friday Ya'll! I hope you're having a great week. This summer it has been hot! Many days with the heat index well i...
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New EDC "Every Day Carry" Camera #418
July 31, 2026 - Hey Everyone! Hope you're having a great week. Me? Not bad thanks for asking. This week I'm making a big change. I'm upg...
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Try Something Different, A Mousie! #417
July 17, 2026 - Hey Ya'll! How's everything going? Me? Pretty good but it's been hot. I mean hot! Africa Hot! So there has been a lot of...
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Back to the Future #416
July 10, 2026 - What's up Everyone? I hope that you have had a great week! Me? Not too bad. Thanks for asking. This week's topic is Back...
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Wet and Wild West Virginia! #415
July 03, 2026 - Hey Y'all! Hope you're having a great week! Me? Pretty good. I just got back from a trip to West Virginia with my wife a...
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How to make your Travel Photography Photo's Not Boring #414 Part 2
June 26, 2026 - Hey Ya'll! How's your week going? Mine? Pretty well. This week's blog is a continuation of last week's blog which you ca...
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How to make your Travel Photography Photo's Not Boring #413 Part 1
June 19, 2026 - Hey Ya'll! Hope you're having a great week! Me? Pretty well. It's springtime and hopefully you're out on a Photography t...
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The Camera that 90% of Photographers Need #412
June 12, 2026 - Hey Everyone! Hope you're having a great week. As Photographers either Amateur or Professional we are overwhelmed with a...
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Photography and Fly Fishing Trip to Virginia #411
June 05, 2026 - Hey Everyone! Hope you're having a great week. Well another week has passed and I just got back from another trip. Boy i...
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The MAV's First Real Trip #409
May 21, 2026 - Hey Guy's! Hope you're having a great week. Me? Pretty good! I just got back from a week long trip with the MAV (Max's A...
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Going Back, My Hometown, Edenton NC #408
May 15, 2026 - Hey Everyone! Hope Ya'll are having a great week. Me? Pretty Good. Thanks for asking. This week I want to talk about a t...
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Hiking Tips for Photography #406
May 08, 2026 - Hey Everyone! Hope you're having a great week. The weather has warmed up and it's a great time to get out and shoot. In...
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Bad Weather, Good Photo’s #407
May 01, 2026 - Hi Everyone! Hope you're having a great week. I have been taking pictures for a long time now and I have come to the con...
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Shoot for Yourself Not Social Media #405
April 24, 2026 - Hey Everybody! Hope this week had found you healthy and happy. Me? Pretty good. This week I want to talk about something...
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Fixed Lens Cameras #404
April 17, 2026 - What's up Everybody? Hope you're having a good week. Me? Not too bad. Thanks for asking. I've had a small Kidney Stone S...
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Not for Everything Lens 85mm #403
April 10, 2026 - Hey Ya'll! How's it going this week? Me? Pretty good thanks for asking. This week is a continuation of last week's blog.
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Almost Everything Lenses #402
April 03, 2026 - Hey Everyone! Hope you've had a good week. This is a blog that closely follows a blog about shooting one focal length I...
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One Focal Length Challenge #400
March 20, 2026 - Hey Ya'll! I just wanted to say this is my 400th blog! Whoop! Whoop! Who would have thought that I would have so much to...
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Adventure Van "Finishing Touches" #398
March 13, 2026 - Hey Ya'll! Hope you're having a great day! The weather has warmed up (a bit) and I've been busy. I took the adventure va...
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Tiny Sensor Cameras #399
March 06, 2026 - Hey Y'all! Spring is just around the corner and things are starting to warm up! Hope you're having a great week. People...
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Photography Apps I use on phone and iPad #394
February 06, 2026 - Hey Everyone! Hope Ya'll are having a great week. This week I wanted to explain what Apps I have on my phone and iPad th...
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Cold weather Photography #393
January 30, 2026 - Hey Everyone! Hope everyone is doing well. Me? Cold! Waiting for a winter Ice Storm to roll though and thought I would w...
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Adventure Van Progress, Floor #391
January 16, 2026 - Hey Everyone! Hope your week is going great! Me? Pretty good! Hope the New Year is treating you well. This week’s blog i...
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New Year's day Shoot #390
January 09, 2026 - Hey Everyone! Hope you've had a great New Year so far. This week I want to talk about a tradition that I and my photogra...
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Adventure Van Progress Roof Work #389
January 02, 2026 - Hey Everyone! Hope you're having a great week! We are in the middle of the holidays as I am writing this blog so lots of...
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Van Progress a Few Weeks In #386
December 19, 2025 - Hey Y'all! How's it going? Me? It's been a very busy couple of weeks. I've had my van a couple of weeks and I have been...
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New Project Travel Van #385
November 28, 2025 - Hey Ya'll! Hope you're having a great week. Me? Busy,Busy,Busy! I know this blog is basically a photography blog with so...
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My Mobile Computing is about to Change Again! #383
November 21, 2025 - Hey Ya'll! Hope you're having a great week! Mine has been pretty good with good weather and a little hiking and bike rid...
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Backblaze Saved My Butt Today #382
November 14, 2025 - What's up Ya'll? Hope you've had a good week! My week has been going good this week until today. Today when I turned on...
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Fall Colors Trip Gear How it worked #381
November 07, 2025 - Hey Ya'll! Hope You're having a great day! It's been a rainy week here so I'm getting caught up on my blogs. I recently...
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Fall Trip in Georgia #380
October 31, 2025 - Hey Ya'll! Hope everyone is doing great this week. I had a great week last week as I was on our annual Fall Colors trip...
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Holy Trinity of Landscape Focal Lengths #379
October 24, 2025 - Hey Everybody! Hope You're having a great week! I'm getting ready for a Fall Colors Trip with my photography club and it...
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What Camera Modes I use #378
October 17, 2025 - Hey Y'all! Hope you've had a great week. This week I want to talk about Camera Modes in particular the ones that I use....
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Walk the Walk #377
October 09, 2025 - Hey Everyone! Hope your week is going well. Mine? Very well thank you. This week I want to talk about "Walking the Walk...
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"Street Photography" Hunter or Fisher? #374
September 19, 2025 - Hey Everyone! How has your week gone? Mine pretty well. I think I'm slowly getting out of my photography slump but very...
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New Camera Day! Now What? #373
September 12, 2025 - What's up guys? Me? Great! I know you've seen the title and no I didn't get a new camera. I haven't broken my new year's...
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Photo Accessories you might want #371
September 05, 2025 - Hey Everyone! Hope ya'll are having a great week. Me? Not too bad but I've been in a photography and blog writing slump...
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Best Lenses for Travel Photography #372
August 29, 2025 - Hey Ya'll! Hope you're having a great week! I'm doing pretty well and want to talk about lenses for travel photography....
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What about Micro four thirds? #363
August 22, 2025 - Hey Y'all! Hope you're having a great day and week! This week I want to extend my blog from last week and ask the questi...
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10 Dollar Challenge! #370
August 15, 2025 - Hey Ya'll! Hope you're having a great week. Me? I've been doing Okay,Well that's not true I've been in a photographic sl...
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Are you a Serious or Casual Photographer? #369
August 08, 2025 - Hey Ya'll! How is everyone doing today? I know I put out a blog every week but I haven't written one in quite a while. I...
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New Format for 2026? #362
August 01, 2025 - What's up Ya'll! Hope you're having a great week! Me? Pretty good! The year is half gone and I'm thinking about camera g...
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What would I buy? #365
July 18, 2025 - What's up Ya'll? This weeks blog is sort of a what if. If I could buy a camera from different camera companies what woul...
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What's the mileage of your camera "Shutter Count" #367
July 11, 2025 - Hey Y'all! How's it going? This week as you can see by the title is "what's the mileage of your camera?" Your camera has...
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How to backup while traveling. #366
July 04, 2025 - Hey Ya'll! Hope you're having a great week! Me? Not too bad thanks for asking. This week I'm getting ready for a week lo...
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Using your phone as a gap lens! #368
June 27, 2025 - Hey Everyone! I hope everyone is doing well. Me? I'm great I just got back from a big (for me) Photography trip to South...
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My Favorite Camera #361
June 20, 2025 - Hey Ya'll, How's your week going? Me? Pretty good. Today I want to talk about what my favorite camera is to shoot with....
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Packing for a Street Photography Trip #359
June 06, 2025 - Hello Everyone! Hope you're having a great week. Me? Pretty well. Hey I was thinking about what I would take on a Street...
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Are Point and Shoots Great or What? #356
May 15, 2025 - Hey Everyone! Hope your day is going great! This week I want to talk about little cameras that over time have lost appea...
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Big Photography Trip 2025 Announcement #354
April 25, 2025 - Hey Y'all! How's your day going? Mine? Great! Thanks for asking. Today I want to announce a big photography trip that I...
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GPS for Travel Photography #348
March 21, 2025 - Hey Y'all! Hope you're having a great week. Me? Doing great. This week I want to talk about GPS. When I first started ou...
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Bikes in Photography #345
February 28, 2025 - Hey Everyone! Hope your week and day are going well. This week I want to talk about something a little different. Bikes...
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Landscape Photography Gear Pt. 4 Camera Bags and Inserts #344
February 21, 2025 - Hey Y'all! Hope this week is going well! This week is the last blog in the 4 part series of Landscape Gear. We have cove...
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Landscape Photography Gear Pt. 3 Tripods and Filters
February 14, 2025 - Hey Everyone! Hope your week is going well! This week is the 3rd in a 4 part series on Landscape Photography Gear. This...
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Landscape Photography Gear Pt 2 Lenses
February 07, 2025 - Hey Everyone! Hope you're having a great week! This week is Part 2 of our series on Landscape photography Gear. I have b...
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Landscape Photography Gear Pt. 1 Camera Body
January 31, 2025 - Hey Everyone! Hope you having a great week. Me? Pretty good thanks for asking. This week I want to start a Landscape pho...
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Shooting in different Aspect Ratios
January 24, 2025 - What's up Ya'll? Hope you're having a great day! This week I want to talk about something I have never discussed before.
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2025 Film Photography Project
January 17, 2025 - Hey Everyone! How's your week going? Mine is going pretty well. This week I want to talk about my 2025 Film Photography...
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New Year Sunrise Shoot!
January 10, 2025 - Hey Everyone! Hope you're having a great week! This week I want to tell you about a photography trip that I took on New...
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Photography New Years Resolutions
January 03, 2025 - Hey Ya'll! How's it going this week? Me? Great! Thanks for asking. Well it's 2025 and a new year is upon us and it's tim...
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Photography Year End Review
November 29, 2024 - Hey Ya'll! We are in the last month of the year and I think it's a time to remember the last year and the photography hi...
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Holiday Photography
November 15, 2024 - Hey Y'all! Hope your week is going well. The holiday season is upon us and I'm watching Hallmark Chistmas movies already...
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Fall Photography in West Virginia
October 31, 2024 - Hey Ya'll! Hope you're having a great week. Me? Well last week I was in West Virginia on a Fall Colors workshop with my...
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Indiana Roadtrip with Hurricane Helene
October 04, 2024 - Hey Everyone! How are you doing? Me? Wet! LOL I’m sitting in a hotel in downtown Cincinnati right now and thought I woul...
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What filters do you need for Photography?
September 27, 2024 - Hey Ya'll! How's it going this week? Me? It's been a rainy week so I've been doing indoor photography stuff like writing...
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Packing and getting ready for Photography trip
September 20, 2024 - Hey Everyone! Hope you've had a great week! Me? Pretty good we've had tropical storm Debbie come through the last couple...
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Long Telephoto 100-400mm
June 07, 2024 - Hey Everyone! Hope you're having a great week. This week I want to talk about the final adjustment of me going back full...
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Photography is Subtraction Not Addition
May 10, 2024 - Hey Ya'll! Hope you've had a great week! Me? Pretty good! This week I want to talk about a subject that will improve you...
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Shooting Full Frame Again. My Thoughts?
December 29, 2023 - Hey Y'all! How are you doing this week? Me? I'm doing great! I have been shooting quite regularly after returning from m...
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Fall Colors Trip Gear
September 21, 2023 - Hey Y'all! Hope you're doing well this week. Its almost fall and that means Fall Colors! Leaves changing and the temps d...
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Greenville SC Trip
August 11, 2023 - Hey Y’all! How’s it going this week? Me? Pretty good. Thanks for asking. This week I want to talk about a trip I took to...
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Best Laid Plans? McAfee's Knob
July 28, 2023 - Hey Y'all! Hope you're having a great week. Me not too bad. This week I want to tell you about a recent trip to the Appa...
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Hiking and Walking to improve your Photography
January 20, 2023 - Hey Everyone! Hope you had a great week. This weeks title might having you think that I'm a little crazy. And I am! LOL...
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The Year in Review 2022
December 30, 2022 - Hey Everyone! Hope you're doing great! This week I want to look back at my photography of 2022. It has been a big year f...
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Photography Trip without Computer. How did that Go?
June 23, 2022 - Hey Everyone! How's your week going? This week is an update or a review on my workflow while on the road. I did a blog o...
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Photography an Excuse to Get in Shape!
May 20, 2022 - Hey Everyone! I hope everyone is having a great day. This weeks topic is kind of strange. How can photography be an excu...
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National Parks VS State Parks
April 29, 2022 - Hey Everyone! Hope your week has gone well. Today we have the battle of the parks. National VS State parks. First of all...
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Congaree NP Photography Trip
April 14, 2022 - Hey Everyone! Hope you're doing great today. This week I want to tell you about a weekend trip me and some other "Photo...
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What's in your Camera bag?
March 18, 2022 - Hey Everyone! Hope you've had a good week. This week I want to talk about what you have in your camera bag. That's right...
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What Lens Should I Get? Nifty 50!
August 27, 2021 - Hey Everyone! Hope you're doing great today! Today I want to talk about lenses. I get asked from time to time by new pho...
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Gear Review Aftershokz Bone Conduction Headphones
July 30, 2021 - Hey everyone! Hope you're doing well today! Today I'd like to do a gear review. I don't do many, but maybe I should bein...
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Hiking Footwear
July 02, 2021 - Hey Everyone! Hope y'all are doing great this week. This week I want to talk about hiking and backpacking footwear, prob...
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The 10 Essentials of Backpacking
June 18, 2021 - Hey Yall! Hope everyone is doing fine this week. This week I wanted to cover the 10 essentials of things that you need t...
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Pack Third Item of the Big Three
May 28, 2021 - Hey everyone! Hope you are having a great day! Today we're going to discuss the final item of the big three for backpack...
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Sleep System 2nd of Big 3
May 21, 2021 - Hey Everyone! Hope you had a good week! Today we're going to talk about Sleep Systems, the 2nd part of the Big Three. Th...
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Backpacking-More than Just Hiking!
April 30, 2021 - Hey Everyone! I hope today finds you healthy and safe. This week I'm going to start a series on backpacking. What it is,...
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Teardrop Trailer Camping What I like and dislike
March 26, 2021 - Hey Everyone! I hope everyone is healthy and safe today. This week I want to talk about teardrop trailers. I have been a...
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Exploring Croatan National Forest
March 19, 2021 - Hey Everyone! I hope everyone is safe and healthy. This week I want to talk about exploring one of North Carolina's four...
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Backpacking 5 Things I Love and Hate about It
March 12, 2021 - Hey Everybody! I hope everyone is healthy and safe today. Today's subject is about backpacking and the things I love and...
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New Exploring Vessel
February 12, 2021 - Hey Everyone! I hope today finds you healthy and safe. Most every year I usually get myself something camera or photogra...
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Trip Planning "How I Plan for a Trip"
February 05, 2021 - Hey Everyone! I hope today finds you healthy and safe. Today's topic is "Trip Planning." I love to take trips to photogr...
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Exploring your Backyard
January 29, 2021 - Hey Everyone! I hope today finds you healthy and safe. Today I want to talk about Exploring. I think exploring is embedd...
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My New Photo Projects for 2021
January 15, 2021 - Hey Everyone! Hope everyone is healthy and safe today. I have finally done it. I have made the decision of what my proje...
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Ole Betsy! How she takes me places!
November 06, 2020 - Hey Everyone! I hope everyone is healthy and safe today. Today I want to talk about an old friend of mine, Betsy. Ole Be...
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Visit Your State Parks
October 23, 2020 - Hey Everyone! Hope everyone is healthy and safe today. State parks are one of your state’s treasured resources. These hi...
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iPad Mini for Photos and Camping?
October 16, 2020 - Hey, everyone! I hope everyone is healthy and safe. Today I want to talk about something new that I have added to my cam...
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Under-Rated Car Camping?
October 09, 2020 - Hey Everyone! Hope everyone is healthy and safe today. Today I want to talk about car camping. First, let's describe wha...
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Homemade Hammocks and Camping Gear
October 02, 2020 - Hey everyone! Hope everyone is healthy, safe, and inspired. This week I'm going to talk about something I thought I woul...
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A Little Backpacking and Two State Parks
September 25, 2020 - Hey everyone! Hope everyone is healthy and safe. Last weekend my son and I took a trip to the mountains for a little bac...
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My Landscape Lens Setup
August 21, 2020 - Hey Everyone! I hope today finds you healthy and safe. This week's blog is about my landscaping lens setup and what I th...
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One Week -- Nine State Parks
August 14, 2020 - Hey Everyone! I hope everyone is healthy and safe today! This week's blog is about a trip I took a few weeks ago to get...
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Landscape Photographers "Leave No Trace"
July 17, 2020 - Hey Everyone! Hope everyone is healthy and safe. Photographers are tearing up the landscapes we love. With the growing p...
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Camera Bag Extra Items!
June 12, 2020 - Hey Everyone! Hope y'all are healthy and happy. Last week we talked about the pre-shoot checklist, and this week I want...
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Pre-Photoshoot Checklist
June 05, 2020 - Hey Everyone! Hope y'all are healthy and safe this week. I've got a question for you. Have you ever gone to a photoshoot...
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The Importance of Setting Goals and Personal Projects
May 29, 2020 - Hey Everyone! Hope everyone is safe and healthy. Today I'm going to talk about setting goals and creating personal proje...
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What New Have You Learned?
May 16, 2020 - Hey Everyone! I hope y'all are doing well and are healthy. At the time of this writing, most if not all of the states ha...
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What About After the Coronavirus is Gone?
April 19, 2020 - Hey Everyone! I hope everyone is safe and healthy. This will be my last blog about the Coronavirus. But this one is abou...
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Routine, Routine, Routine
April 03, 2020 - Hey Everyone! I hope everyone is doing well and is healthy. In my last blog I told you to look for that silver lining in...
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Backpacking - My Social Distancing
March 20, 2020 - Hey Everyone! This week I want to talk about my favorite social distancing technique. Backpacking! No, not the kind of b...
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Day Hikes for Photographers
January 24, 2020 - Hey Everyone! Today I want to talk about something that is near and dear to my heart and that's taking a hike. Taking a...
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William B. Umstead State Park Hike
December 13, 2016 - Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, the William B. Umstead State Park is a great park with 22 miles of hiking trails tha...
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Hiking Gear
December 09, 2016 - As a landscape and nature photographer, hiking is kind of second nature. You have to get to great locations to get great...
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Charlies Bunion Loop Backpacking Trip Video
August 08, 2015 - Hey everyone! I just finished putting together a video of a trip to the Charlies Bunion rock outcropping on the Appalach...
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New website and Restored Blog
August 06, 2015 - W elcome to my blog! I'm using a new web host and am able to get a blog back in action! Please have some patience with t...
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