by hankinslawrenceimages | Feb 26, 2010 | On the Web
Ox-Eye Daisies (c) 2009 Patty Hankins
Lots of links this week – hope you enjoy them
Photography Links
LightStalking has 5 Ways to Improve Your Photography Without Spending More Money,
BBCNews has First Images from NASA’s Wise Infrared Sky Probe,
Photo Business News and Forum has Digital Photo Rights- Don’t Just Give Away the Farm
Thoughts of a Bohemian has Share It
Method to Mayhem has On-line Copyright Infringement: 4 Ways to Remove Your Stolen Works
An Ecelectic Mind has How to Make Everyone Think You’re a Great Photographer
Guy Tal has On Fine Art Photography
Barney Davey has What is the “Hot Color” Trend for 2010
PhotoAttorney has Important News for Photographers
Virtual Photography Studio has When Do I Need a Model Release?
Dan Williams has When You Least Expect It
Photowalk DC is organizing an Early Morning Cherry Blossom Photowalk on April 10 (subject to change depending on when the cherry blossoms bloom)
National Park and Wildlife Refuge Links
National Parks Traveler has Entrance Fees Generate Hundreds of Millions of Dollars for the NPS, Hikes Abound in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, America the Beautiful Federal Lands Pass: How’s the Revenue Flow?,and Ban on Outside Firewood Brought Into Shenandoah National Park Begins March 1
Refuge Watch has USFWS Prepares for End to Gun Ban
Gardening and Flower Links
Christian Science Monitor has Garden Trends: What’s In and Out for 2010,
Garden Variety has Philadelphia Flower Show,
The Philadelphia Flower Show website has all the info you need for visiting the show
Wildlife Links
BBCNews has Critically Endangered Sumatran Rhino Expecting Calf, and Rare Indian Wild Cats Caught on Film
Center for Biodiversity has Obama Administration Proposes Budget Cuts for Endangered Species
WHSV TV has White Nose Syndrome Confirmed in WV
National Parks Traveler has Cape Cod National Seashore Plan to Protect Piping Plovers by Killing Some Crows Not Welcomed by All
Environmental Issues Links
MSNBC has Pollution Problem Looms From Discarded CRT’s
Newsweek has Debunking Lomborg, The Climate-Change Skeptic
Yale Environment 360 has An Ominous Warning on the Effects of Ocean Acidification
by hankinslawrenceimages | Feb 19, 2010 | On the Web
Maryland Golden Asters (c) 2010 Patty Hankins
Here are a few interesting sites I found this week – hope you enjoy them
Photography Links
Alain Briot has an essay on Composing With Color at the Luminous Landscape
Dan Williams has Keeping it Simple Can Produce the Best Results
Dear Rich has Linking and Photos: Permission Needed?
The Copyright Zone has I’ll Gladly Pay you Tuesday for a Photo Today
PDN Pulse has two related articles – Copycat cat or Not and Copycat or Not Part II
CopyrightAction has UK Gov Nationalises Orphans and Bans Non-Consensual Photography in Public
Gardening & Flower Links
Ron Nieubrugge has 2010 Desert Wildflower Predictions
CSM has Snow can Help – or Harm – the Garden,
Garden Variety has Glass Slipper?
National Parks and Wildlife Refuges Links
National Parks Traveler has Cape Hatteras National Seashore Rangers Counted 204 Sea Turtle Nests in 2009 and Power Line Debate at Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Highlights National Issues
Wildlife South has a guide to Savannah National Wildlife Refuge in South Carolina (and lots of other great info – I just found this page since I photographed at Savannah NWR on Wednesday morning)
Refuge Watch has Oahu Wildlife Refuge to Expand and Refuge Gun Ban to End on Feb 22 With Little Clarity on the Effects
NPS has information about Manatee Protection in Everglades National Park
Wildlife Links
MSNBC has American Songbirds Evolve with Forests
Giraffe Conservation Foundation has info about Giraffes Being Fitted with GPS Collars
WPLN has White Nose Confirmed in Tennessee
Environmental Issues Links
WTOP has Road Salt an Environmental Concern for Plowed Snow
by hankinslawrenceimages | Feb 12, 2010 | On the Web
Turk’s Cap Lily (c) 2009 Patty Hankins
Here are some links I found this week – hope you find them interesting
Photography Links
One of my favorite photographers Dan Williams has started a new blog about his bird photograrphy. I hope you’ll check it out – his photography is amazing.
PDNPulse has Sculptor Plagiarize Image: What Should Photographer Do Next?
Luminous Landscape has A Question of Balance
BlackStar has Photos Sear the Memory in a Way That Video Does Not.
APhotoEditor has Photographers – How to Deal With Infringements
Gardening Links
About.com has links to State Maps of USDA Zones
USDA has links to Cooperative Extension System Offices
National Wildlife Federation has 16 Tips for Wildlife Gardening with Kids
PDFOne has links to Grasses and Wildflowers ebooks.
KarenGardeningTips has How to Care for a Bouquet of Flowers
National Park and Refuge Links
National Parks Traveler has Just Exactly What is a National Park “Cooperating Association”, Regulatory Landscape for Guns to Change in National Parks, What Off Season – Recent Rescues in Shenandoah NP, Much Work Remains to Complete A Wilderness Landscape in the NPS, and The Dark Side of National Park Visits
DelMarvaNow has Chincoteague: Motorists Beware of those Scampering Squirrels
Refuge Watch has Prime Hook NWR Cancels Extended Hunting Season, and Poisoned Albatross Chicks on Midway Islands
Smoky Mountains Information has Are Guns Legal in GSMNP? They Will be in a Few Days
Wildlife Links
DiscoveryNews has Endangered African Penguins Rebound in No-Fishing Zone
by hankinslawrenceimages | Feb 5, 2010 | On the Web
Black Eyed Susans I (c) 2009 Patty Hankins
Lots of links this week – since I didn’t get a links post done last week. Hope you find some of these links interesting
Photography Links
PhotoAttorney has When the ISP is Immune from from Copyright Infringement Liability and Photographer Defends Infringement Lawsuit for Photograph of Sculpture
Photo Business News and Forum has information about PILFERED Magazine – Copyright Scumbags
LA Times has an article For Photographers and Graphic Artists, Not a Pretty Picture Out There
BBC has information about a Photographers Protest Over UK Terror Search Law
Photocritic has Protecting Your Copyright in a Digital World
The January 27 What the Duck is wonderful.
Beyond Megapixels has suggestions on How To Introduce Your Child to Photography
Photoshop Insider has a guest post from Peter Eastway on What is Photographic Reality?
Lighting Essentials has Before You Shoot for Peanuts, Consider the Risks
The Copyright Zone has Take My Intellectual Property, Please
DC Area photogs – two photowalks are coming up in the area. Marc Benton is hosting the National Archives and Chinese New Year Parade Photowalk on Feb. 21. Andy Smith of Visual Realia is organizing the Sights, Sounds and Tastes Photowalk on March 6.
National Parks Links
National Parks Traveler has posts on Federal Government Urged to Close Caves Inahbited by Bats to Stop Spread of White Nose Syndrome,When is Conservation of Park Land Purdent and When is Spending Wasteful, Reducing the Federal Deficit is Essential But Are National Parks the Place to Cut Spending, Will This Spring Be Colorful in Death Valley, and the President FY2011 Budget Proposal Seeks $ 2.7 Billion for NPS
The Orlando Sentinal has St. Johns NWR to Consider Public Access
Refuge Watch has Obama’s Refuge System Budget Disappoints and Officials Worry About Whooping Crane Die Off
NPS has a list of National Park Service Webcams
Wildlife Links
LiveCam of a Black Bear Den
Gardening Links
Adam’s Garden has So You Like Birds and Butterflies, You Better Make Room for Caterpillars
Garden Variety has iPod iPhone iPad Itunes iGarden
Environmental Issues Links
The Christian Science Monitor has Lawns May Contribute to Global Warming,
PhyOrg.com has Understanding Human Threats to Earth’s Largest Habitat – the Deep Sea
NY Times has a report on a Study that Finds Tree Growth Spurt
by hankinslawrenceimages | Jan 22, 2010 | On the Web
Bird’s Foot Trefoil (c) 2009 Patty Hankins
I found lots of interesting links this week – hope you enjoy them
Photography Links
Luminous Landscape has Flying with Camera Gear Post 25 December 2009
Peter Cox has an essay at the Luminous Landscape on The Photographer Excludes
Virtual Photography Studio has Get Clients: How Photographers are Using Facebook and Twitter
MTPT has Flickr the Front Page or An Independent Breach of Copyright
Photography is Not a Crime has Chicago Transit Authority Urges Commuters to Report Photographers
PhotoAttorney has When Does the Time Start for your Copyright Infringement Claim
Photo Business News has SpiderPic – How Stupid Can Photographers Be
Photofocus has Are You in Stealth Mode
Bryan Cave has Copyright: A Primer
Guy Tal has What Have We Learned in 130 Years
BBC has Historic Bentley Snowflake Photos for sale
Gardening Links
The Christians Science Monitor has Annuals and Perennials that Attract Birds to your Yard and
Gardening Made Easy is one of my favorite gardening blogs – lots of great info for new and not-so-new gardeners
Home and Gardening has the Top 5 Most Beautiful Gardens in Europe
Adams Gardens has a blog about native plants that I’ve been enjoying reading.
Luxury Housing Trends has Greener Garden Tips Part 1 and Part 2
Environmental Issues Links
The Christian Science Monitor has Water Conservation – The Why and How for Homeowners and
Penn State Live has Bee Research Shows Benefits of Native Plants, Wild Bees
Greenhouse Neutral Foundation has Sea Level Rising Along US Atlantic Coast
Huffington Post has US Mexican Border Wall Destroying Habitats for Endangered Animals
Science Daily has Mountain Plants Unable to Withstand Onslaught from Invasive Species
National Parks Links
Parks Traveler has 21 National Park System Units Nominated for “Marine Protected” Status, NC Wildlife Officials Considering Reclassifying Status of GSMNP Elk, and By the Numbers, Affiliated Areas
by hankinslawrenceimages | Jan 15, 2010 | On the Web
Black Eyed Susans II (c) 2009 Patty Hankins
Here are some sites I found this week – hope you find them interesting
Photography Links
DPS has Metering Modes Explained
The Copyright Zone has posts on the New York Daily News and Mr President, Call Me I’m in the Book
TipSquirel has Part 2 of Blend Mode Basics
Virtual Photography Studio has How to Photograph Pets
Plagiarism Today has How to Correctly Use Creative Commons Works and When Not to File A DMCA Notice
PhotoAttorney has Win Photo Contests and Lose Copyright (and More Rights Grabs)
Gardening Links
Virginia DEQ has a list of Eastern Shore Native Plants
USFWS has a list of Native Plant Nurseries in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed
Kris Light has a great site for identifying East Tennessee Wildflowers
The Huffington Post has an article on the White House Garden
National Park Links
Parks Traveler has What Ken Burns Left Out
Environmental Issues Links
Daily Kos has It’s Only Appalachia
National Invasive Species Awarenes Week has a white paper on Invasive Species and Climate Change
BBC has World’s Biodiversity Crisis Needs Action says UN
USFWS has Conservation in the Changing Climate
