by hankinslawrenceimages | Mar 8, 2013 | Flowers, On the Web
Queen Anne’s Lace (c) 2009 Patty Hankins
Here are some posts and articles that I enjoyed this week; I hope you enjoy them as well
National Park and National Wildlife Refuge Links
National Parks Traveler has NPS Academy, Alternative Spring Break Bringing Youth To National Parks, Teaching Park Politics In Yellowstone National Park, Sequestration Cuts Push Back Yellowstone National Park’s Spring Opening, Rebuilding After Sandy: How Assateague Island National Seashore Officials Are Dealing With Climate Change and Congressman From North Carolina Wants To Overturn Cape Hatteras National Seashore Access Regs.
Refuge Watch has Sequestration and the National Wildlife Refuge System.
Wildlife Links
New York Times has From Elephants’ Mouths, an Illicit Trail to China.
NPR has Wild Bees Are Good For Crops, But Crops Are Bad For Bees.
Mother Jones has “Promiscuous” Bees and Vanishing Insects Mean Less Food for Us.
National Geographics has Help Decelerate Polar Bears’ Rapid Decline.
Environmental Issues Links
Live Bravely Outside has YOSEMITE’S LYELL GLACIER STOPS MOVING.
Mother Jones has NASA Scientists Are Turning LA Into One Big Climate-Change Lab.
Christian Science Monitor has Will ships sail through the North Pole by 2050?
Photography and Art Links
National Park Traveler has Frank Jay Haynes, A Photography Pioneer In Yellowstone National Park.
Digital Photography School has OPINION: Why Photoshop is Ruining Landscape Photography.
The Copyright Zone has You Gotta Be Kidding Me.
DC Area Flower Safari
If you are in the DC area, I hope you will join me and other flower lovers at our DC Flower Safari Meetups. The next Meetup is scheduled for Sunday, March 17th at Longwood Gardens in Bethesda,MD. The Orchid Extravaganza at Longwood Gardens is always amazing. It’s one of my favorite times of the year to visit Longwood.
Info is at http://www.longwoodgardens.org/OrchidExtravaganza.html
Plan for this meetup is to meet at 6:30 AM at the Grosvenor Metro Station. Then we can carpool to Longwood. It takes just over 2 hours to get there. My suggestion would be that we plan on photographing in the Conservatory in the morning – then meet for lunch at 11:30 in the restaurant. After that – depending on what people what to do – either keep shooting – or head on back.
Garden admission is $18. You can purchase a ticket online at or you can get one when we get there. I doubt there will be problems getting tickets at the door on a Sunday morning for Orchid Extravaganza. But if you want to make sure you get one – go ahead and purchase a an entry ticket for 9 AM on March 17th.
by hankinslawrenceimages | Mar 1, 2013 | Flowers, On the Web
Bird of Paradise II (c) 2009 Patty Hankins
Here are some posts and articles that I enjoyed this week; I hope you enjoy them as well
National Park and National Wildlife Refuge Links
National Parks Traveler has Rebuilding After Sandy: How The National Park Service Is Putting The Pieces Back Together Again, Windows On Nature: The Ten Best National Park Webcam Sites In America and Death Valley National Park Earns International Dark Sky Park Recognition
Wildlife Links
National Parks Traveler has Python Challenge 2013 Results Offer Help For Florida Parks – And Bad News For Pythons and Yellowstone National Park ‘Crowdsources’ Visitor Photos To Help Study Wolf Disease, Dynamics
NBCNews has Famed giant Pacific leatherback turtle faces extinction in 20 years
Photography and Art Links
New York Times has Starry, Starry, Starry Night
Enlight Photo has The Trophy Shot – a nature and landscape photographers dilemma
DC Area Flower Safari
If you are in the DC area, I hope you will join me and other flower lovers at our DC Flower Safari Meetups. The next Meetup is scheduled for Sunday, March 17th at Longwood Gardens in Bethesda,MD. The Orchid Extravaganza at Longwood Gardens is always amazing. It’s one of my favorite times of the year to visit Longwood.
Info is at http://www.longwoodgardens.org/OrchidExtravaganza.html
Plan for this meetup is to meet at 6:30 AM at the Grosvenor Metro Station. Then we can carpool to Longwood. It takes just over 2 hours to get there. My suggestion would be that we plan on photographing in the Conservatory in the morning – then meet for lunch at 11:30 in the restaurant. After that – depending on what people what to do – either keep shooting – or head on back.
Garden admission is $18. You can purchase a ticket online at or you can get one when we get there. I doubt there will be problems getting tickets at the door on a Sunday morning for Orchid Extravaganza. But if you want to make sure you get one – go ahead and purchase a an entry ticket for 9 AM on March 17th.
by hankinslawrenceimages | Feb 22, 2013 | Flowers, On the Web
Bird of Paradise I (c) 2009 Patty Hankins
Here are some posts and articles that I enjoyed this week; I hope you enjoy them as well
Flower and Plant Links
The Washington Post has Park Service says contractor mistakenly cut down historic ginkgo tree
National Park and National Wildlife Refuge Links
The Washington Post has National park advocates pressing Congress to prevent deep budget cuts
Wildlife Links
The Christian Science Monitor has Why California Is in Desperate Need of Bees and 68 pythons found in Florida Python Challenge snake hunt
The Washington Post has In the Everglades, hunters help to check a slithery invader
US News has ‘Super mega-pod’ of dolphins spotted off San Diego coast
Environmental Issues Links
Cleaveland.com has Study shows climate change affecting the butterflies in Massachusetts
Photography and Art Links
Slate has Early color film from 1922: Actresses vamp for the camera
Light Stalking has 12 Hugely Important Moments in the History of Photography
Daily Mail has First Photographs of a Royal Tour
John Paul Caponigro has What You Eliminate Is Just As Important As What You Include
John De Bord Photography has The Long Road – An Editorial
Plagiarism Today has 5 Types of Infringement Made Commonplace by the Web
Warm Picture has Artists Fight Back: D-Day for iStockphoto and Google?
DC Area Flower Safari
If you are in the DC area, I hope you will join me and other flower lovers at our DC Flower Safari Meetups. The next Meetup is scheduled for Sunday, March 17th at Longwood Gardens in Bethesda,MD. The Orchid Extravaganza at Longwood Gardens is always amazing. It’s one of my favorite times of the year to visit Longwood.
Info is at http://www.longwoodgardens.org/OrchidExtravaganza.html
Plan for this meetup is to meet at 6:30 AM at the Grosvenor Metro Station. Then we can carpool to Longwood. It takes just over 2 hours to get there. My suggestion would be that we plan on photographing in the Conservatory in the morning – then meet for lunch at 11:30 in the restaurant. After that – depending on what people what to do – either keep shooting – or head on back.
Garden admission is $18. You can purchase a ticket online at or you can get one when we get there. I doubt there will be problems getting tickets at the door on a Sunday morning for Orchid Extravaganza. But if you want to make sure you get one – go ahead and purchase a an entry ticket for 9 AM on March 17th.
by hankinslawrenceimages | Feb 15, 2013 | Flowers, On the Web
Bread Poppy (c) 2009 Patty Hankins
Here are some posts and articles that I enjoyed this week; I hope you enjoy them as well
Flower and Plant Links
National Geographics has Earliest Blooms Recorded in U.S. Due to Global Warming
Biological Diversity has Endangered California Plant Gains 9,600 Acres of Protected Habitat
Beautiful Wildlife Gardens has Fall in Love with Native Plants
National Park and National Wildlife Refuge Links
National Parks Traveler has Fifteen Years Of Searching For Life In Great Smoky Mountains National Park To Be Celebrated In March, Traveler’s View: National Park Service Shouldn’t Contribute To Technological Disconnect With Nature and Poll Shows Westerners Want Protections For Public Lands, Frown on Fossil Fuels, Nuclear
Wildlife Links
Take Part has Why California Is in Desperate Need of Bees
The Christian Science Monitor has Palm oil casualty? 14 pygmy elephants fall prey to pesticides in Borneo
Photography and Art Links
Dreamscapes has Snowy Egrets
American Bar Association has A Few Observations on Copyright and Art
Wired Pen has How Buzzfeed infringes on copyright and TOS
DC Area Flower Safari
If you are in the DC area, I hope you will join me and other flower lovers at our DC Flower Safari Meetups. The next Meetup is scheduled for Sunday, March 17th at Longwood Gardens in Bethesda,MD. The Orchid Extravaganza at Longwood Gardens is always amazing. It’s one of my favorite times of the year to visit Longwood.
Info is at http://www.longwoodgardens.org/OrchidExtravaganza.html
Plan for this meetup is to meet at 6:30 AM at the Grosvenor Metro Station. Then we can carpool to Longwood. It takes just over 2 hours to get there. My suggestion would be that we plan on photographing in the Conservatory in the morning – then meet for lunch at 11:30 in the restaurant. After that – depending on what people what to do – either keep shooting – or head on back.
Garden admission is $18. You can purchase a ticket online at or you can get one when we get there. I doubt there will be problems getting tickets at the door on a Sunday morning for Orchid Extravaganza. But if you want to make sure you get one – go ahead and purchase a an entry ticket for 9 AM on March 17th.
by hankinslawrenceimages | Feb 8, 2013 | Flowers, On the Web
Fish Peppers (c) 2009 Patty Hankins
Here are some posts and articles that I enjoyed this week; I hope you enjoy them as well
Flower and Plant Links
National Wildlife Federation has Nonnative Plants: Ecological Traps?
Ecosystem Gardening has What Did Black Swallowtails Eat Before we Brought In Parsley, Dill, and Queen Anne’s Lace?
National Park and National Wildlife Refuge Links
Los Angeles Times has Petroglyphs stolen from sacred eastern Sierra site recovered
National Parks Traveler has Big Cypress National Preserve Facing Lawsuit Over Off-Road Vehicle Networks
Wildlife Links
National Parks Traveler has Wolverine Proposed For Listing As A Threatened Species, Could Affect Yellowstone Winter Use
Africa Geographic has The 10 Best Wildlife Sightings of 2012
BBC has India and Nepal begin Royal Bengal tiger census
The New York Times has A Burden of Care Over Seized Exotic Wildlife in Thailand
The Washington Times has Albatross named Wisdom astounds scientists by producing chick at age 62
Photography and Art Links
Dan Williams Bird Photography has Using Fog to Create Depth in Your Photos and A Quiet Cove on the Potomac…..
Creativity Tech has Hollywood Looks for Permission to Shoot from Drones – What About Privacy?
Scott Reither Photographer has ARE PETER LIK PROSPECTIVE BUYERS BECOMING MORE SAVVY?
Daily Mail has That’s deep! Artist mixes toy figures with fish in surreal underwater scenes
Russ Bishop Photography has Cold Snap – Tips for Successful Winter Photography
DC Area Flower Safari
If you are in the DC area, I hope you will join me and other flower lovers at our DC Flower Safari Meetups. The next Meetup is scheduled for Sunday, February 10th at Longwood Gardens in Bethesda,MD. The Orchid Extravaganza at Longwood Gardens is always amazing. It’s one of my favorite times of the year to visit Longwood.
Info is at http://www.longwoodgardens.org/OrchidExtravaganza.html
Plan for this meetup is to meet at 6:30 AM at the Grosvenor Metro Station. Then we can carpool to Longwood. It takes just over 2 hours to get there. My suggestion would be that we plan on photographing in the Conservatory in the morning – then meet for lunch at 11:30 in the restaurant. After that – depending on what people what to do – either keep shooting – or head on back.
Garden admission is $18. You can purchase a ticket online at or you can get one when we get there. I doubt there will be problems getting tickets at the door on a Sunday morning for Orchid Extravaganza. But if you want to make sure you get one – go ahead and purchase a an entry ticket for 9 AM on Feb 10.
by hankinslawrenceimages | Feb 1, 2013 | Flowers, On the Web
Taratahi Lilac Dahlia (c) 2009 Patty Hankins
Here are some posts and articles that I enjoyed this week; I hope you enjoy them as well
Flower and Plant Links
Native Plants & Wildlife Gardens has Milkweed for Monarchs
National Park and National Wildlife Refuge Links
National Parks Traveler has Could National Park Service’s Plans For Corporate Licensing Agreements Exploit The Parks?, Great Smoky Mountains National Park To Implement Backcountry Fee In February, Civil War Battlefields Gain Ground With New Grants, Interior Secretary Orders National Park Service To Better Manage National Mall, Cost To Rebuild Newfound Gap Road In Great Smoky Mountains National Park Could Reach $7 Million and National Park Service Says Looming Sequestration Will Impact Visitors, Shorten Hours Of Operations In Park System
Refuge Watch has New Refuge is Proposed for Tennessee
Wildlife Links
Animal Tracks has Wild! Sperm whales adopt dolphin with deformed spine
New York Times has A Rallying Cry for Naming All Species on Earth and That Cuddly Kitty Is Deadlier Than You Think
Star Tribune has Birds sing louder near noisy traffic
Saratogian has White-nose syndrome spreads to southern bats
The Washington Post has National Zoo orangutans use iPads to amuse themselves
National Parks Traveler has Canadian Parks Advocacy Group Pushing Government For Better Marine Stewardship
Mother Jones has Butterflies Booking It North as Climate Warms
Environmental Issues Links
Mother Jones has Why Greenland’s Melting Could Be the Biggest Climate Disaster of All
Eco Times has U.S. Gas Flaring Visible from Space as Fracking Industry Booms
Mother Jones has Humans Have Already Set in Motion 69 Feet of Sea Level Rise
Photography and Art Links
Dan Williams Bird Bird Photography has What’s Really Important…, Pulling Back and Taking It In, Composition and Light and Do We Really Need All of the New Gear?
Curious Eggs has Extremely Rare Color Photography of Early 1900s Paris
The National Archives has Teddy Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln in the same photo
The Copyright Zone has At the Bottom of the Slippery Slope
Photo District News has Infringement Claim Fails Because Law Protects Expression, Not Ideas
Michael E. Gordon Photography has 10,000 Hours
The New York Times has Caribbean Nation Gets an International Go-Ahead to Break U.S. Copyright Laws
io9 has A Moonrise Unlike Any You’ve Ever Seen
DC Area Flower Safari
If you are in the DC area, I hope you will join me and other flower lovers at our DC Flower Safari Meetups. The next Meetup is scheduled for Sunday, February 10th at Longwood Gardens in Bethesda,MD. The Orchid Extravaganza at Longwood Gardens is always amazing. It’s one of my favorite times of the year to visit Longwood.
Info is at http://www.longwoodgardens.org/OrchidExtravaganza.html
Plan for this meetup is to meet at 6:30 AM at the Grosvenor Metro Station. Then we can carpool to Longwood. It takes just over 2 hours to get there. My suggestion would be that we plan on photographing in the Conservatory in the morning – then meet for lunch at 11:30 in the restaurant. After that – depending on what people what to do – either keep shooting – or head on back.
Garden admission is $18. You can purchase a ticket online at or you can get one when we get there. I doubt there will be problems getting tickets at the door on a Sunday morning for Orchid Extravaganza. But if you want to make sure you get one – go ahead and purchase a an entry ticket for 9 AM on Feb 10.
