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	<title>Graf Nature Photography | Notes from the woods</title>
	
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	<description>Nature photography, art, environment</description>
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		<title>Happy Belated Pollinator week</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:21:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[National Pollinator Week]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Red Admiral butterfly]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It seems there are a lot of special weeks nowadays, but just last week was National Pollinator Week.   A very important one for us to promote and pay attention to the latest news about them.  While my post may be late in mentioning it, it is never too late to learn about pollinators, how [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Black and white abstract</title>
		<link>http://grafphoto.com/wordpress/2009/06/28/black-and-white-abstract/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 01:05:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://grafphoto.com/wordpress/?p=1103</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As fascinating as I find the colors of the rocks I have been photographing, sometimes it helps to take the color away to just be amazed by the patterns.   This is a macro abstract of Amethyst Sage, evoking thoughts of some fantasy world.  I move from seeing a mountain volcano erupting with bats in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dawn Redwood cones</title>
		<link>http://grafphoto.com/wordpress/2009/06/27/dawn-redwood-cones/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 11:54:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Dawn Redwood]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[These pine cones are from two dawn redwood trees I have in my yard - where I also have a white pine as well.   The unique shape to these cones made for a great pattern study.  I actually fumbled around for awhile until finally settling on this composition.  It was interesting how the single [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gray wolf portrait</title>
		<link>http://grafphoto.com/wordpress/2009/06/16/gray-wolf-portrait/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 22:20:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[nature photography]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[wildlife]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[portrait]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[winter]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://grafphoto.com/wordpress/?p=1092</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hey folks, not much to write about lately - just in kind of a funk.  So I thought I would just pull some images from the gallery now and then&#8230;more of photoblogging than my babble-blogging.  This is a Black phase gray wolf (or grey if you prefer) photographed last winter - I loved the frosty [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chinny</title>
		<link>http://grafphoto.com/wordpress/2009/05/24/chinny-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2009 16:44:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[personal]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Our dear Alaskan Malamute, Chinny, passed away unexpectedly this past Thursday, May 21, at just over 8 years old.   There are simply not enough words to describe the immeasurable impact she had on our lives, the love we have for her, and the kind spirit she has.  She left a wonderful impression on everyone she [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Primordial fire</title>
		<link>http://grafphoto.com/wordpress/2009/05/18/primordial-fire/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 02:47:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[abstracts]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[inspiration]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[stone]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[pietersite]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://grafphoto.com/wordpress/?p=1068</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[These macro abstracts of the rare stone Pietersite reminded me of the primordial fires that helped form this planet.  I can&#8217;t help but imagine that fire being frozen in time in these rocks.   Given it is found only two places in the world - Namibia, Africa - where this particular piece originated from, and from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Montana Agate</title>
		<link>http://grafphoto.com/wordpress/2009/05/17/montana-agate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2009 14:34:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Montana agate]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://grafphoto.com/wordpress/?p=1054</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I have added a couple images of Montana agate to my rock abstracts gallery.   This agate is found near the Yellowstone river and believed to be from the Pleistocene age.  (1.8 Million to 10,000 years before present).
For me, dendrite inclusions really give character to certain stones, and the dancing dendrites in this particular sample are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Back to the grind…stone</title>
		<link>http://grafphoto.com/wordpress/2009/05/15/back-to-the-grindstone/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2009 03:29:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[rock]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[stone]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[abstract photography]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[abstract pictures]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Jelly Bean Jasper]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://grafphoto.com/wordpress/?p=1046</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As much as spring energy is in the air,  I am going to divert myself and concentrate on digging into my stock pile of rocks over the next week or so.   I just love creating abstracts - discovering small patterns and relationships - symbolism of other worlds, other times.   The energy of spring fuels my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No longer just a toy</title>
		<link>http://grafphoto.com/wordpress/2009/05/10/no-longer-just-a-toy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 02:30:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Equipment notes]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Michigan]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Photo Tips]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Canon G10]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://grafphoto.com/wordpress/?p=1037</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Point &#38; shoot cameras have always been a bit of a double-edged sword with me.   I love them for their convenience and portability, but always felt at a disadvantage in using them for &#8220;serious&#8221; photography.   I realize that this is a bit of a predujicial judgement on my part, because certainly great images can be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trichromat interpretations</title>
		<link>http://grafphoto.com/wordpress/2009/05/05/trichromat-interpretations/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 12:38:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Lightroom]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[processing]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[wildflowers]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[color]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[complimentary colors]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[trichromat]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[While processing a recent image, I discovered an interesting behavior in adjusting white balance.   Of course, the normal procedure is to get white balance adjusted so the image looks &#8220;normal&#8221; to our trichromat vision.  Trichromat meaning that our eyes respond to three types of color receptors.  
I have always thought that the arrogance of defining [...]]]></description>
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