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I wish I had the ability to create like this, or to be able to tell such a story without a single word.

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Sunset Originally uploaded by Full-on_Amateur Sooo, this past Saturday I attended a workshop/class on “No Light/Low Light Landscape Photography.” This essentially meant that we spent time photographing landscape scenes during sunrise and sunset. We met at 4:15 in the morning (!!!) for the sunrise session, which produced some amazing pictures, and then we met again [...]

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Prepare to Enter Originally uploaded by Full-on_Amateur I have been driving past this set of stairs for more than a decade, and I have always wanted to stop and take a picture. Well, I did so tonight, and here it is for you to see.

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Central IL Back Roads Originally uploaded by Full-on_Amateur I like rust. I don’t like it on things that belong to me, but I sure like to find it with my camera. This picture was taken near a bridge construction site, and it appears that these bits of metal will be used to form rebar supports [...]

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skyline Originally uploaded by Full-on_Amateur WOW! I never would have guessed it, but this photo was chosen to be displayed in an exhibition at One World Cafe later this summer! I just have to hurry up and get it printed. matted, and framed so that it’s ready to hang… The show is going to run [...]

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Riverfront Park Originally uploaded by Full-on_Amateur The Peoria Flickr Group has monthly contests for its members. They provide a subject/topic and many people go out and try to capture that subject/object with their camera. It’s always neat to see how different people interpret the subject/topic in their own ways and also to see how they [...]

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Various Flowers Originally uploaded by Full-on_Amateur I’ve been busy trying to establish another flower bed/planter in my front yard, so I haven’t had much time to spend on taking photos. However, things are still growing, and there there are more colors emerging. This purple, spiney thing is just soo much fun to look at! it [...]

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