hey y'all!
I'm back! ... well ... sort of. The fires around here are over for the most part, so I'll be home more often and have a bit more time for online stuff. From now on in I'll be turning my comments back on and have more time to converse with friends here in the art world.
Unfortunately, photography is taking a back-seat to other more pressing issues in my life at this time. I'll be packing up for a move in October, which is going to make life very hectic for the next few months. Right now, in the calm before the storm, I'm still working 8-hour days at the fire-base until the end of September.
I'm looking forward to my annual lay-off and settling in to my new place, (which is going to be my studio also) so I can start peddling my prints on a full-time basis around the local galleries again. Although my job takes me away and into the great outdoors, fire fighting is all business with very little time for play. During my winters, however, my time with nature is MY time.
Changing the subject to dA: I've noticed in my brief visits to the site lately that photography ...in particular nature photography... is making a come-back at this site. A resurgence of quality photographers seems to be giving new life to what was once being over-run by crappy popularity-driven fridge-scribblings.
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I want to just say a few words about a subject I brought up in one of my recent deviations,
If River Could Speak. About offshore drilling, which has become a campaign issue for my southern neighbors. A friend and I were debating the issue and he said to me "nobody has a reason why they
shouldn't drill"
I told him to give this a read:
Offshore Drilling – It's NOT the Answer to High Gas Prices at the PumpThen he came back the next day and found this to support his argument:
Drill Here, Drill Now.What struck me as odd is how the drilling advocates are confusing wind power and electricity creation with oil-burning. This is confusing because both have to do with energy creation, but in different ways. We don't burn oil to create electricity... we burn it to power various modes of transportation and heat our homes. Electricity is a whole different ball game. Comparing oil-burning and wind-farms is ridiculous. Instead, we should be comparing oil to hydrogen and other cleaner fuels. How about comparing wind power to coal power?
Why has the issue of global warming has been re-labeled 'Energy Independence' by the political world? Is it to muddle public opinion and avoid the REAL issue?
And why... please tell me why... do politicians want to drill in an Alaskan game preserve?
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YagaKan inspiring artistic talent from Canada.
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zeldisan incredible illustrator from Mexico.
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henrobenvery nice nature photography from the UK.
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Brettcquality nature photography from the USA
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alexandre-deschaumesnew to dA! .. nature photographer from France.
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eswendela talented Finnish nature photographer
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Paula-Rosaa brilliant digital artist and dear friend.
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Nullermandenvery cool portraiture - a must watch.
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hilmanfajarvery nice photography from Indonesia.
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4420A great conceptual and abstract talent.
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LateforA very talented nature photog from the USA.
...brand new to dA too!
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tredowskiDigital painter brand new to dA!
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elementalityThis nature photog has it goin' on!
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StephanusEmbricanusAn indescribable mixed-media artist. My jaw hit the floor!
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tomaskasparincredible American nature photography.
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Alcoveamazing photog... astounding gallery!
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ZeEnigMaan inspiration to me..
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Slawekgrucaa fantastic conceptualist and illustrator from Poland.
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FrodoKan amazing painter ... his gallery is a fantasy land!
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because the use of foreign oil is a problem of many dimensions - the root issue is economic survival until tomorrow so we have time and an industrial ability to address anything . beyond that is the security issue of not having that economic survival in the hands of people who are not our friends . Even the crowd who believes global warming is a bunch of crap can understand its a bad thing when energy costs double in 3 months .
If you listen the solutions offered include 'clean' coal - because we have enough coal to reach the energy security test even though it keeps us on the same road for warming .
If this drives us to get more wind and solar then both masters are served : if it drives us to go more nuclear it's you guess whether that was a good thing environmentally even if it helps warming : if it drives us to 'clean coal' or some other non-renewable carbon source then our economic security is addressed but warming goes on .
People who scream for more drilling simply don't understand what a limited tool this is nor how totally screwed we are with the current energy balances . They are being lead to believe this can fix the short term pain and maybe it even can but it sets up our children for an even harder crash if we don't get off our dead butts and do something to address the long term .
As for the alternative fuel issue well unfortunately economies are built on petrol consumption, there isn't a singe state that isn't dependent by it. Foundations were made when there was limited knowledge about oil resources and availability. Unfortunately the people that built and benefit from that system will not let go of their power (money) and contribute towards making this planet a better place. Every single oil resource will be exploited before they turn to make alternative fuel their empire. Tis why am afraid that Alaska is doomed. Which is sad but when it comes to money governments turn a blind eye!
Well hopefully am wrong but I doubt it!
Looking forward to more of those georgeous photos