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Bright Winter

Posted on January 15, 2013 by nwx

How to combat the winter blahs? Photos full of light! This brightly exposed, minimalist image is of a rather past-its-prime highbush cranberry fruit. Definitely helps dispel the gloomy mood of a Pacific Northwest January.

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The World in Ice and Snow

Posted on January 21, 2012 by nwx

Our recent snow/ice storm has finally begun to melt today, with mixed rain and snow hammering away and the frozen mess. While it wasn’t a good week for commuting or electricity, even adversity such as this provides great photographic opportunities. … Continue reading →

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Last Window of Winter

Posted on March 9, 2011 by nwx

With just 11 days of winter remaining, I’m clearing out the snowy shots. This one taken from the broadcast studio of KAOS-fm radio, the station that broadcasts my show Spin The Globe every Friday morning. Yes, along with photography, I … Continue reading →

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Spooky Winter

Posted on January 27, 2010 by nwx

Trees on the campus of The Evergreen State College before their annual winter trim. I believe they are linden trees, but in their leafless state — whether pruned or unpruned — they just make me laugh. They do provide a … Continue reading →

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Frozen Fish Ladder

Posted on December 17, 2009 by nwx

Fish ladder with ice, Deschutes River. (f/25, 6 sec.)

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Ice Is Stranger Than Fiction (part 1)

Posted on December 14, 2009 by nwx

Detail of ice at Tumwater Falls on the Deschutes River in Olympia, USAFor part 2 (an overview of Tumwater Falls half frozen) click here.

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Winter is an alien world

Posted on December 13, 2009 by nwx

A section of the Deschutes River swirls around islands of ice following unseasonably cold weather in Olympia, Washington. (f/22, 8/10 second, 200mm, on tripod)

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Victim of the Storm

Posted on January 2, 2009 by nwx

Seen during the great Christmas snowstorm of 2008. Now the snow has nearly all gone, the usual rains have returned, and it seems odd that we made such a big fuss about a few inches (okay, a couple of feet) … Continue reading →

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