Category Archives: World Around Us

'Intense Beauty – Plants up Close' a Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Juried Show

By Matthew | Published January 6, 2010

One of my photographs is included in the show starting Friday January 8th and running through February 7th as part of ‘Intense Beauty – Plants up Close’ an annual juried photography exhibit. Members of the Arboretum Photographers Society were invited to submit photos for possible inclusion in the show.

Show information at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum website

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A few photos from July at Jessie Lake

By Matthew | Published August 29, 2009

The July vacation was up past Grand Rapids at a cabin on Jessie Lake. Here’s a small sample of the photos from that weekend.
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Great Blue Heron
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Female Yellow-Headed Blackbird
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Something a little more abstract…
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Perseid Meteor Shower

By Matthew | Published August 12, 2009

One of the few meteors I was able to capture while watching the show this evening…
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Evening Lighting

By Matthew | Published August 12, 2009

A few lighting photos from the storms last Saturday evening…The orange glow is the light pollution of the Minneapolis area as seen in the Southwest Metro.

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