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The Tunnel to the Singularity

It's time to share another great HDR photo by Trey Ratcliff:

The Tunnel to the Singularity
License: Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial Share Alike
Trey is about as talented, generous, and classy a person as I've found on the Internet. And funny -- I loved this post where he gives a dramatic reading of negative Amazon reviews of his [...]

Frosted Over

We woke up to some beautiful frost on Saturday; all of the trees coated in white. I took a few pictures, but my bland suburban lot and poor photography skills didn't make for anything share-worthy.
But then I received this in my inbox:
Bigger: 4288 x 2848
A winter wonderland. I like the lone deer in the foreground.
This [...]

Little Boxes at Night, by Trey Ratcliff

Little Boxes at Night, by Trey Ratcliff
License: Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial Share Alike
I love Trey Ratcliff's HDR photography, and I'm grateful that he releases almost all of it with a Creative Commons license. While the non-commercial clause may not be ideal for free culture enthusiasts, I think it's still pretty cool to share so much [...]

Hawaii: Pu'uhonua o Honaunau, the Place of Refuge

Hello, and welcome to a "special edition" wallpaper photopost. Well, maybe not all that special, but I have provided for you several "pre-cut" copies of this nice Hawaiian scene, suitable for immediate placement as your desktop background. And I've included a few dual-monitor versions and dual-monitor tips. So strap in and hold on.

I took [...]

Santorini Revisited

Cliff homes of Oia, Santorini, in Greece, by Stacy Cashman at RamblingTraveler.com. Generously shared under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.

Stacy first visited the island of Santorini about three years ago, and I posted a couple of her photos of Santorini cliff dwellings here (also freely shared!). That post is one of my top two [...]

O'Hare Gate C17

Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

Big Brown Moth

This is a follow-up to the Big Green Caterpillar post from last August. My wife had determined that this caterpillar was probably Antheraea Polyphemus.
We found three cocoons from these guys around our yard last fall. One was attached to a board leaning against the house and two were wrapped up in leaves under trees. This [...]

A Campfire is Born

Bigger: 2816 x 2112
Shot with: 6 mega-pixel Canon SD600
Shared with: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

Stuck in Customs: John Deere at the Ranch

By Trey Ratcliff ("Stuck in Customs")

Found at Stuck in Customs and also can be found on Flickr
Thanks, Trey, for sharing this and so many great HDR photos with theCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike License.

Gnus in Ngorongoro

By Guido Appenzeller

Found on Flickr
Thanks, Guido, for sharing this with theCreative Commons Attribution License!