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1. Seaweed aquaculture can help mediate excess nutrients in waterways

   October 10, 2021
   A large seaweed farm in Asian. Via Adobe Stock. Water bodies provide humans with many services including fresh water for drinking and agriculture, transportation, and recreation. Our ability to use these bodies of can be greatly hindered by excessive nutrient inputs. Not unlike plants on land, phytoplankton, require sunlight and…

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2. Great blue heron territorial display

   September 28, 2021
   I’m excited to share this interesting encounter I had with two Great blue herons in Moss Landing, CA.  It is not uncommon to find Great blue herons resting on the banks of the Monterey Bay’s tidal sloughs.  But on this encounter in September 2021, I spotted two Great blue herons…

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3. Repeated encounters with wildlife individuals

   April 4, 2021
   In many of the species I photograph, individuals look very similar if not identical.  This anonymity can be magnified when they congregate.  But sexual dimorphism, distinct color morphs, unique behaviors, and scars are indicators that can be used to identify specific individuals.  These little clues can be picked up with…

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4. Sony a7RIII + Canon 400 mm f/5.6 L

   December 29, 2020
   I used a Canon T5i from 2014 until the end of 2020.  I took tens of thousands of shots on that entry level DSLR.  But it was starting to show its age, and would occasionally stop working altogether.  So, I bought into the Sony E mount with a Sony a7RIII…

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5. F I L M, from a digital perspective

   March 3, 2020
   I took up photography in 2014 with the purchase of my very first camera, a Canon T5i.  I had shot disposable film cameras before, but I was merely a kid taking snapshots rather than making photographs.  After being gifted a film camera, I decided to venture into the world of…

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