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Ode to Robert Frost (the photographer) Robert Frost was not a young man (48) when he wrote 'Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening'. Nor was he riding or for that matter walking, through the woods when the idea of this famous poem evolved. . He was a thoughtful man, and dare I say, if he had been carrying a camera, when the idea popped up, he might well had become a photographer, as well as a poet. Robert conjured the idea of this poem, some say, as a conflict between nature and social obligations, that is the pull of quiet nature from the obligations of the societal drag on his writing talent, and his legacy. That could well be, but I like to think, that as photographers, we who are reading this, might as well place this poem in the annals of a beautiful scene, to be remembered for that alone.  He had been up long the night writing his longest work, 'New Hampshire', when as the sun broke, he suddenly, again as a photographer does, saw the light

It's Your Turn   I'll  tell you what I'm thankful for, then it's your turn You see this? This is why I'm Happy These are cancer cells unhindered and taking over because; "Cancer cells can protect themselves from our body's natural "self-destruction mechanism", which is why they're so deadly. jovan vitanovski shutterstock photo The following article can make all of us suffering from this deadly disease much happier: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/323776.php And guess what! My cancer has been moderated with the use of a medication that is, so far, holding the growth at bay. That's what I'm thankful for. Oh sure I have a host of reasons, I could list, but if you feel like listing some of yours, Post your comments below, give them to the rest of the world and spread the love, and in the hopes that others who haven't taken the time to, will.  Hapy Thanksgiving, and just because its Black Friday, Thanksgi

Investing in a New DSLR?   You may be considering the New 12 MP LargeSense LS911 for $106,000?   This new large format digital back camera only delivers 12 MP and thus enlarging photos to big proportions is not happening. You can toss this one unless you are fond of shooting in the dark with only dim moonlight. Becasue of its much larger pixels it does a great job of that function since it can receive more photons. Is 300 million enough? 

I'm not a professional reviewer.  This is mine and I can only give you my experience and opinion.    UPDATE on Credit info Below Apple ended in crediting me the full $525 in trade in value without having partial in gift card. That's what I expected but until I noticed in my credit charges I didn't know and it was a nice surprise.   A very short video, 1.3 seconds, recorded in Time-Lapse Here's how Apple contacted me Apple GiveBack Good news. Your trade-in is complete. Thanks for using Apple GiveBack. Everything checks out, so we are issuing you a refund in the amount of $525.00. Please allow up to 14 days for this to show up as a credit to your payment method. Part of your refund may also be issued on an Apple Store Gift Card.  Order Number: WXXXXXXXX3 Ordered on: September 16, 2018 Apple GiveBack Trade-in

I'm not a professional reviewer.  This is mine and I can only give you my experience and opinion.        After using the 2017 iPhone X for a year and loving the performance, the camera, the speed of opening and using apps, and the speedtest.net of data and wi-fi, the fun Animoji's, the sharp display, the face id, the A11 Bionic chip, the cameras, the water resistance, and more, I was blown away by the new Xs Max real life performance. Absolutely blown away. And I want to be sure you understand at this time, I neither work for Apple presently or ever have, nor do I own stock in the company, but that could change at anytime. Investing in, not working at Apple. images from apple.com   Up until this model I was very happy......        After all of the above that I was happy with, and still would be happy with, had I not been encouraged to trade up by a friend, a code writer for iOS apps, I cannot adequately express how amazingly superio

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Palouse White Sunset Clear skies and landscape across the endless Palouse in Washington State In order to view this properly link through to my website: Rich Collins PhotoArt

. Palouse Sunset Sunset in the Palouse Region of Washington State, clear for miles . In order to view this properly link through to my website: Rich Collins Photo Art

Firefox Limits FB Tracking     Yes this is a departure from the norm, but if you use Facebook and don't like the tracking they seem to employ, please link to this informative article.   (pic is irrelevant but I like it)   The paragraph that caught my eye: Mozilla also offers a Firefox extension called Facebook Container . Normally, Facebook can track your browsing activities even outside its social media site by using trackers planted on other websites like web cookies. With Mozilla’s extension, when you open Facebook in a browser tab, it isolates your Facebook identity into its own container, making it difficult for the social network to follow you outside its site. So here is the link to the entire page from the  The New York Times  

. . . Fathers Across the World . Take the Time to Celebrate Your Day . In any way you choose take the time and the opportunity to celebrate your special day. Be it with loved ones and/or friends, or all alone doing something that makes you feel the way that you wish to feel today. Then think of something, an act or a phrase you can pass on down to your children.  .