Harmony Dwarf Irises II (c) 2010 Patty Hankins
Here are some sites I found interesting recently. Hope you enjoy them.
Photography and Art Links
Photo Attorney has Q&A – Copyright Registration Issues
Dan Williams has What Makes “Fine Art” Photography
Guy Tal has Teach Yourself Photography in 80 Years
Serious Amateur Photography has Getting Tack Sharp Wildlife Shots
Light Stalking has The 7 Keys to Improving Your Photography This Year
Alain Briot has Preparation In Fine Art Landscape Photography – Part 1 of 2: Field and Studio Preparation
A Photo Editor has Thinking Of Working For Free?
John Paul Caponigro has The Art of Packing
The Art Newspaper has Art world up in arms at “light bulb” law
PDN Online has Shepard Fairey, AP Settle Copyright Lawsuit
Flowers, Plants & Gardening Links
BBC has Single peat moss plant ‘conquered America’
National Park and National Wildlife Refuge Links
National Park Service has Free Entrance Days in the National Parks – first one in 2011 is this weekend – January 15-17.
Refuge Watch has Salazar Announces Proposal for New Everglades Headwaters NWR and Interview with Refuge Filmmaker Emily Scott
National Parks Traveler hasPhoto Spot: Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and Grant Will Help Blue Ridge Parkway Ranger Collect Oral Histories
The Natural Capital has Nature Centers in the DC Area
Wildlife Links
Christian Science Monitor has What’s killing bumble bees? Some species’ numbers down 96 percent.
Climate Progress has Globe’s coral reefs suffer second worst bleaching on record during 2010
BBC has Drive to save the world’s most endangered coral species, Feeding garden birds such as tits delays dawn chorus, ‘Unethical’ flipper tags are damaging to penguins’
and Giant pandas ‘need old-growth forests’
National Parks Traveler has Annual Count Shows Huge Decline In Yellowstone National Park Elk Herd, But How Accurate Is It?
Environmental Issues Links
Christian Science Monitor has Gulf oil spill study’s surprisig find: Bacteria ate methane in three months and Gulf oil spill report warning: US must watch offshore drilling more closely
NY Times has Scope and Pace of Gulf Cleanup Is Criticized and Figures on Global Climate Show 2010 Tied 2005 as the Hottest Year on Record
National Parks Traveler has Report Lists 10 U.S. Ecosystems Whose Species Are Most-Threatened By Climate Change
Washington Post has Farmers group seeks to block EPA’s plan to clean Chesapeake Bay