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Richard Ansett
www.richardansett.com When did you first become interested in photography, specifically? My father bought a camera and set up a dark room in the family bathroom with boards across the bath and an enlarger plugged into the light socket. On which style(s) of photography do you specialize? It is a form of social realism, although the images are... »
At Yosemite
A few years ago my family and I took a trip out to the west coast to visit family near San Francisco. We used the opportunity to see two of the great parks; Sequioa NP and Yosemite NP. After a day of hiking through Yosemite valley, on the way out we st... »
Monthly Photo Tip – February 2010
I commonly choose between two aperture camera settings that I use as a starting point to capture flora, fauna or landscapes. One is for wildlife and flower photography where most of the time I desire to freeze the action or blur out the background to e... »
Storm Off Trail Ridge: Pastel
My husband and I took a drive over Trial Ridge Road above Rocky Mountain National. It’s a drive I remember fondly from my childhood. But that late June day a storm was brewing. I should have known. Foul weather is perfectly normal in June, at 10,000 feet and even lower. I have been snowed... »
Pick of the Day – Iris Greenwell
ShareWelcome to my Gallery! I’m a fine art photographer based in Ardmore,Oklahoma. I was born in Panama City, Panama and moved to USA in 1997. Growing up in a Tropical area, I find inspiration in the beauty of landscapes and nature. One of my favorite subjects is trees and their surroundings like waterfalls, flowers, and... »
Pumice Field at Dusk: Another Pastel
This is my second pastel. The subject is the pumice field on the west side of Crater Lake National Park, Oregon. The light was beautiful and I loved the way it lit up the wildflowers in the foreground, which are visually insignificant at mid day. The support is once again Canson Mi-Teiten paper. This time... »
Fall Poplars or Playing with Pastels
I have admired pastels and mixed media with pastels for some time now. There is a sparkly quality about pastels that no other medium can match. Pastels over watercolors can create both spectacular and subtle effects. My husband bought me pastels for Christmas, and I have been playing with them this last week. Pastels... »
Submerged I and II: Playing With New Methods
I’ve been experimenting with a couple of new methods. These two paintings are the result. Both are based on some photos of trees half drowned by the swollen Willamette River I took this weekend. I wanted to catch the cold grayness of of the scene and the mystery of the half hidden trees. Blowing: I blew... »
Pick of the Day – Dusan Djukaric
ShareHe was born on April 4th 1971. in Teslic,now he lives in Belgrade, Serbia. He has painted frescoes in churches for two decades, he painted a great number of icons and painted in several churches. He also painted the iconostasis. At the same time he paints watercolour paintings. The icons that he made are... »
At Singing Beach
These are a few more photographs from my Saturday trip to Singing Beach at Manchester by the Sea on Cape Ann. I think the sunrise pictures just do justice of what I had experienced that morning. »






Caption Contest 22
Best Friends by Shari Nees
Pick of the Day – Amy Fose
Imagined Lives: Mystery Portraits 1520-1640
Monthly Photo Tip – March 2010
At Home
Pick of the Day – Edward Sobuta
Tribute to Gareth Carrivick
Trillum by David Lane






