by hankinslawrenceimages | Jul 16, 2010 | On the Web
Jack in the Pulpit (c) 2009 Patty Hankins
Lots of links this week since I didn’t get a links post done last week – hope you find them interesting
Photography and Art Links
Plagiarism Today has DMCA Fail: The 5 Dumbest Takedown Notices
The Online Photographer has It’s Never to Early to Start Planning for an Eclipse
Black Star Rising has Eye on Image-Making: Why the First Amendment Matters,12 Excuses for Shooting Photos for Free – and Why They’re Bogus,
Beyond the Art Fair has Oh Sure! Anyone Can Do This
The Copyright Zone has Is You A Photographer or Is You A Mouse?
Art Biz Blog has Formula for a 3-Paragraph Artist Bio
John Paul Caponigro has Where to Put ICC Profiles
A Photographers Blog has Detained for Photography
Crafting an MBA has What Are You the Best in the World At?
PhotoAttorney has Copyright Infringement for Substantially Similar Works
Scott Kelby has a post from Aaron Johnson of What the Duck for this week’s Guest Blog Wednesday Be sure to check out the special HDR strip Aaron did for this post.
An Eclectic Mind has A Serious Amateur’s Guide to Making Movies – Introduction
Art Calendar has 10 Tips for Improving Your Art Sales
National Park & National Wildlife Refuge Links
National Parks Traveler has Reconstruction of Newfound Gap Road in Great Smoky Mountains will Stretch over 6-7 Years and Judge Tosses Personal Watercraft Rules at Gulf Island National Seashore, Pictured Rock National Lakeshore,
Refuge Watch has NY Times Spins Harris Neck NWR Story
Wildlife Links
National Parks Traveler has Piping Plover Production Up at Cape Hatteras National Seashore,
National Geographic has Lion-Bone Wine Latest Threat to Survival of Africa’s Big Cats
Philadelphia Inquirer has Timicum Scores a New Species
NY Times has Animal Autopies in Gulf Yield a Mystery
Treehugger has Wild Population Dropped by 96.8 % in 20 Years
Newswise has Scientists Find Oil Devastation at Major Gulf Breeding Site
Christian Science Monitor has Large Mammals vanishing from African National Parks
BBC News has Red Sea Coral Growth to Halt by 2070
Environmental Issues Links
MSNBC has Think It’s Hot Now? Just Wait a Few Years
Washington’s Blog has You Are Not Authorized to See These Pictures of the Oil Spill. . . Citizens Do Not Look
BBC News has Comparative Photos of Mount Everest Confirm Ice Loss
by hankinslawrenceimages | Jul 2, 2010 | On the Web
Samur Lily (c) 2009 Patty Hankins
Lots of links this week since I didn’t get a links post done last week – hope you find them interesting
Photography and Art Links
Ask Harriete has Help! My work’s been sold and I’m not getting paid? What do I do?
Plagiarism Today has 11 Free Online Copyright Tools for Photographers and Artists and The Strange Case of the iPower DMCA Notice
PhotoAttorney has Five Things You Can Do To Protect Your Online Images and The Next Best Resource for Copyright Law
ThinkGeek has Officially Our Best Ever Cease and Desist
Barney Davey has The Case For Open Edition Prints – Part II
Beyond Megapixels has Traveling with Your Camera Gear
Dear Rich has Keeping Monuments Safe From Photography
LightStalking has the Three Main Challenges of Zoo Photography (and How to Overcome Them)
Maria Brophy has The Price of Opportunity and Playing Art Banker
Alyson Stanfield has Five Reasons to Join and Be Active in an Artist Organization
Jeff Revell has Shoot in RAW – It’s What Ansel Adams Would Do
Flower, Gardening and Plant Links
Flickriver has a Ghost Orchid Time Lapse
Homestead Gardens has Mike McGrath on Gardening for Wildlife
NY Times has A Garden Crawl Through the Garden State
The Telegraph has Orchids Make a Comback Thanks to End of Cutting Lawns
National Park & National Wildlife Refuge Links
National Park Traveler has Traveler’s Checklist: Shenandoah National Park, Virgin Islands National Park Grows by 2 Acres Thanks to Donation, Surprising Coral Reef Found at Virgin Islands National Monument, Far Below and Long Ago Along the Blue Ridge Parkway, and America’s Great Outdoors: Your Chance to Speak Up
Science Daily has Studies Confirm Presence, Severity of Pollution in National Parks
Wildlife Links
LiveScience has Small Creatures will be Oil Spill’s Biggest Victims
National Parks Traveler has Sea Turtle Hatchlings Set Free at Padre Island National Seashore Despite Tar Balls, Litter of Mountain Lion Kittens Found at Santa Monica Mountains NRA, Loggerhead Sea Turtle Crushed by Vehicle at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Dangerous Lionfish Invading Waters of Key Biscayne National Park, and Groups Notify BP, US Coast Guard They’ll Be Sued Over Burning of Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtles
Christian Science Monitor has Sea Turtle Followed to Learn How To Protect Endangered Species
Science Daily has Discovery of How Coral Reefs Adapt to Global Warming Could Aid in Reef Restoration
Miami Herald has Florida Rushes to the Rescue again to Save Oil-Soaked Pelicans
Middle of Everywhere has Who is Under Your Beach Towel?
NY Times has US Plans Extraordinary Measures to Rescue Turtles Along the Gulf Coast
Scientific American has Drastic Measures: 8 Wild Ways to Combat Invasive Species
Daledesigns has White Tigers Get New Mom
And if you need a dose of cuteness . . . Land of PureGold Foundation has Teaching Babies to Swim, Oh My – watch baby otters learn to swim
Environmental Issues Links
Christian Science Monitor has Gulf Oil Spill: Can Earth Survive this Disaster?
Ocean Doctor has Want to Help the Gulf of Mexico? Kill Your Lawn
USFWS has posted a video on YouTube about Boom: Our Defense Line
by hankinslawrenceimages | Jun 18, 2010 | On the Web
Crested Dwarf Iris II (c) 2009 Patty Hankins
Here are some links I found interesting this week – hope you find them useful
Photography and Art Links
ksl.com has information about a rare photo of slave children found in a NC attic
ArtBizBlog has 8 Tips for Stronger Art Show Submissions and 5 Reasons to Title Your Art
BlackStar Rising has At Too Many Museums, It’s Check Your Cameras at the Door
Copyright Law and Information has The Basics of Copyright – What Can Be Protected?
Smallerbox has 3 Cheapskates and How to Respond
Virtual Photography Studio has How to Stop Justifying Your Low, Low Prices
Silber Studios has 1200 Classic Polaroid Photographs from Ansel Adams, Andy Warhol and More Up for Sale
Christine Goldbeck has Is that Art or just a Photograph?
CraftMBA has Your Pricing Strategy: Are You Spending Too Much Time Playing Defense?
Ask Harriete has Good Galleries Gone Bad: 6 Steps to Take if Your Gallery Is Not Paying You on Time
Flower, Gardening and Plant Links
Invasive Notes has Invasive Species Impacts akin to Oil Spills without the Publicity
IPS has U.S. Lawns Getting an Eco-Makeover
Homestead Gardens has Trends in Gardening with John Peter Thompson
National Park & National Wildlife Refuge Links
National Parks Traveler has With a Growing Number of National Park Phone Apps, What Should You Expect? , July Designated “Park and Recreation” Month, Mountains to Sea Trail Weaves Through NC National Parks, Let’s Stay Safe in the National Parks This Summer, Okay?,
Refuge Watch has Development Threatens Savannah NWR, and Sec. Salazar Announces Refuge Land Acquisition Funding
Wildlife Links
Boston.com has more Scenes from the Gulf of Mexico
National Parks Traveler has Productive Nesting for Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtles at San Padre Island National Seashore, But Oil Awaits, and Photo Collage of Florida’s Coastal Seabirds Reminds Us of What’s At Stake with Deepwater Horizon
Environmental Issues Links
Chesapeake Bay Journal has Paradise Lost? Proposed Road Threatens Mattawoman Creek
by hankinslawrenceimages | Jun 11, 2010 | On the Web
Wild Bleeding Hearts (c) 2009 Patty Hankins
Here are some links I found interesting this week – hope you find them useful
Photography and Art Links
Maria Brophy has How to Never Get Ripped Off Again for Freelancers and Beware of the Online Art Contest
Greeting Card Designer has an Interview with Alyson Stanfield on Protecting Your Art
Dear Rich has First North American Serial Rights: What’s the Story?
Gizmodo has Are Cameras the New Guns?
PhotoAttorney has More Bad Photo Contests and Adorama Camera Revises Photo Contest Rules for the Better
PhotoTraveler has Enter into Pop Photo’s “Travelographer of the Year” Competition
Copyright Law and Copyright Information has The Basics of Copyright – Registration and Duration
PhotoShelter has Top 10 Ways to Piss Off a Photographer
PDN has LA Photographer Cleared of Criminal Charges
Your Photo Tips has Today’s Top 100 Photographers on Twitter – Thanks Damien for including me as # 68 on the list
Mark Dubovoy has Photographing Waterfalls on the Luminous Landscape site.
Flower, Gardening and Plant Links
National Parks Traveler has Craters of the Moon National Monument Offers Wildflower Walks in June
National Park & National Wildlife Refuge Links
Christian Science Monitor has Ex-Rangers Ride to the Rescue of World’s National Parks
National Parks Traveler has List of Top 10 Endangered Rivers Includes 2 That Flow through the NPS System,
Florida Today has Merritt Island Refuge May be Best For Oil-Tainted Wildlife
Wildlife Links
The Miami Herald has Crist signs Fla Python ban
Boston.com has Caught in the Oil – very disturbing photos of wildlife caught in the gulf oil spill
The Guardian UK has the Top 50 Wildlife and Conservation Twitter Accounts
Scientific American has Extinction Countdown: Threatened Tortoises Become Tempting Target for Thieves
Refuge Watch has Second Ocelot Kitten Discovered at Laguna Atascosa NWR
BBC has Humpback Whales Form Friendships that Last Years
USA Today has Oil’s Gruesome Toll on Wildlife Slowly Emerges
Wildlife Extra News has Wild Whooping Crane Chicks Hatch at Necedah NWR
National Parks Traveler has Circumstances Force NPS to Actively Manage Wildlife
by hankinslawrenceimages | Jun 4, 2010 | On the Web
Harvest of Memories Bearded Iris (c) 2009 Patty Hankins
Here are some links I found interesting this week – hope you find them useful
Photography and Art Links
PPA Today has Photographing on Public Lands
Digital Photography School has Spot Metering . . . Expose Yourself,
Renee Phillips has Increasing Your Art Buyers
ScoutieGirl has Mindful Spending: Creative Tithing
Stacy Caldwell is raising money for the Humane League of Lancaster County with the Dogs of Lancaster Project
Copyright Zone has New Money, Same Old Excuses
CraftMBA has Stop Making Average Products for Average People
Plagiarism Today has 7 Common Questions about DMCA Counter Notices
Flower, Gardening and Plant Links
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation has a Native Plant Conservation Initiative
Punk Rock Gardens has So What is a Native?
Garden Variety has information about Baltimore’s National Aquarium Gardens including a plant list.
Homestead Gardens has It’s Summer Drought Time – Are You Watering?
National Park & National Wildlife Refuge Links
The Yuma Sun has Refuge Plan for Lions, Sheep Complete
National Parks Traveler has Is There a Thaw Coming on the Three Year Freeze on National Park Fees?, Rangers Will Lead Walks to Explore Gettysburg NMP This Summer, Free Entry to National Parks This Weekend, and Opposition Mounts to Tourism Promotion of National Parks
Refuge Watch has USFWS Sends Message to Alaska Fish and Game,
The Wilderness Society has Wildlife Refuges – Not Just for the Birds
The Natural Capital has a calendar for National Trails Day in the DC Area
Savannah Now has Popular Savannah National Wildlife Refuge Drive to Close for 18 Months
National Geographic has Top Ten Issues Facing the National Parks
Wildlife Links
NYTimes has 7000 Miles and No Pretzels,
Charlotte Observer has Red Wolf Pups Head into the North Carolina Wild
National Parks Travler has Three Florida Panthers Killed in Three Days By Vehicle Collisions
Discovery News has Invasive Fish Drives Madagascar Bird Extinct
Yahoo News has Oil Effects on Endangered Species May Be Mind Boggling
Oregon Live has Fish Invaders Causing Dramatic Downturn in Birds at Eastern Oregon Refuge
Deccan Herald has Tiger Tops List of Endangered Species
Environmental Issues Links
BBC News has Sherpas Warn Ice Melt is Making Everest Dangerous
Dan Williams has It’s Not Just the Gulf in Trouble
Sustainablog has The Tipping Point for Polar Bears and the Planet
by hankinslawrenceimages | May 28, 2010 | On the Web
June Allison Water Lily (c) 2009 Patty Hankins
Here are some links I found interesting this week – hope you find them useful
Photography and Art Links
The Copyright Zone has No Dear Watson, not the butler . . . the Hard Drive Did The Deed
PhotoAttorney has Defining Non-Commerical Use
Flower, Gardening and Plant Links
Maine PBN has First Blight-Resistant Chestnut Tress Planted in Maine
National Park & National Wildlife Refuge Links
National Parks Traveler has NPS Calls for Additional Bridges Along Tamiami Trail to Help Everglades, Civil War Flag, Dress Coat and Sash Go On Display at Gettysburg NMP, If You Enter the River, You Will Die and Underwater Archeology Projects in Outer Banks Address Intriguing Questions
Refuge Watch has Pelican Island Birds on the Rebound
National Park Service has information about Invasive Plants at Yosemite National Park
The Onion has National Parks Closed for Annual Remajestification
Wildlife Links
The Guardian has Indonesian Rangers Catch Notorious Poacher Who Killed 100 Tigers
National Parks Traveler has The Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle Faces an Uncertain Future
BBC has Urban Trees Help Migrating Birds and Polar Bears Face Tipping Point Due to Climate Change
Washington Post has Oil Spill’s Animal Victims Stuggle as Experts Fear a Mounting Toll
NY Times has Deal Puts Yellowstone Bison on Ted Turner’s Range
Environmental Issues Links
Solve Climate has Maryland County Carbon Tax Law Could Set Example for Rest of Country
Oilmageddon in the Gulf has realtime counter for the Oil Spill
