Day 641, Waxing The Treeline

I am so used to seeing the moon set upon the ocean. Tonight’s setting moon was an unexpected delight. Almost all the light coming from this new waxing moon is coming from light reflected back from our Earth. Although a common sight it is one I never seem to capture. The only part of the […]

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Day 640, Mistycle

The second time this year a sea mist has made the beach a mystical place to be. Shooting directly into the sun it was impossible not to blow out the middle of the image but it was worth it to capture the tones in the sand and weed. Just another day on the beach. 😉 […]

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Day 639, The Gift

Gently pressing down on delicate skin this gift seemed far weightier that I would have imagined. Metal and stone, made with artistry, given with love and worn with pride. I would have thought it would lay there on an unblemished surface. Instead I see the burden. Photo: Robert Rath, ‘Day 639, The Gift’, 1/200s f/11 […]

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Day 638, The Moth Has landed

It came in from the cold, circled a few times and then the moth landed on a soup ladle. Fortunately I noticed before he became part of the evening meal. I normally escort uninvited guests from the house but this guy got to have his photo taken first before being sent back out into the […]

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Day 637, Motherly Love

How can something be so beautiful and so ugly at the same time? Easy if you are broody Tasseled Anglerfish (Rhycherus filamentosus) and she (or is that he?) is being very motherly about that brood of babies being guarded. Many northern hemisphere anglerfish could not care less about their eggs letting them float away in […]

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