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I’m not much of a breakfast person, but this American Black Bear certainly was into his/her breakfast. It seemed to be having a good time foraging for food and eating large mouthfuls of Dandelions. It is always great to see a healthy and happy bear being a bear and not a nuisance. Fortunately this bear wanted to just be left alone while it ate. It wasn’t too long after my brief encounter with him/her that

A bad day at Glacier National Park is better than my best day in so many other locations. The landscape of Glacier is beyond description and even a panoramic photo such as this, of sunrise at Two Medicine Lake, can’t truly do it justice. I woke up an hour too early to watch and photograph sunrise on this particular morning in Two Medicine. While clear to the west, the direction at which this photo was taken, cl

Yesterday an interesting thing happened to me and as a result to the 92 people who took part in my Best Photos of 2008 blog project. As to what that is you’ll have to wait to the end of this post.  The “interesting thing” has to do with someone connecting to my blog and it got me thinking about the power of Social Media through connectivity… “Social Media” is destined to be one of

If you’re into photo contests these three might just be right up your alley.  For each I leave it to you to review terms and rules. In my initial pass I see nothing that should warrant anyones concern. Below are the contests for your consideration: 2009 California Fall Challenge “Click Off!”  by the San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory (SFBBO) This contest is specific to the San Francisco Bay Area, an

Turn out was fantastic for the HighKey Designer Camera Strap Giveaway and I wanted to quickly say thanks to all that entered on my blog and on Twitter. Of course we all owe a big thanks to the generous folks at HighKey. With a little luck perhaps they might be inclined to do this again. On to the winners…

Almost 5 years ago I wrote an article on the pros and cons of using RAW versus JPEG and why I was shooting in RAW (see RAW vs JPEG: Is Shooting RAW Format For Me?). These days the argument of using RAW versus JPEG is well… not an argument at all. Most photographers realize that shooting in RAW provides a great number of benefits and many if not all the reasons to avoid using RAW have been nullified thanks to a

I’ve been working on a few photo series as of late. “Free” (unrelated to recent posts) is one series that I’ll be slowly releasing capturing the essence of vast open landscapes. As urban sprawl continues to expand its easy to forget what beauty the land holds when it is left untouched. Its becoming increasingly common for many people to have never laid eyes on a view of vast open and untouched

The kind folks at HighKey Camera Straps have made available (4) four designer camera straps to be given away here on the JMG-Galleries blog. You can check out all their designs on their web site. I think I know what I may be giving a photographer friend or two as a gift. Oh and of course @HighKeyCamera is on Twitter so be sure to follow them there. If you’re interested in winning one of the 4 straps I have on h

It’s interesting how different niches of photography require different levels of patience. I suppose all forms of photography require the same degree of patience… the perceived difference in patience is likely a result of photographers being in synch creatively with one subject versus another. Some subjects click with photographers while others do not. It’s a fascinating phenomenon if you stop to th