Frida Kahlo and one of Dieg0 Rivera’s Murals

DIEGO RIVERA AND FRIDA KAHLO IN DETRIOT.  Sunday, March 15, 2015 – Sunday, July 12, 2015.

“Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo were an explosive couple. He carried a pistol. She carried a flask. He romanticized Detroit. She rejected it. But what they shared was a belief in communism, a thirst for tequila and a passion for each other. Discover how they left their mark on Detroit. And how Detroit left its mark on their art. Exclusively on view at the Detroit Institute of Arts, Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo in Detroit brings together nearly 70 works of art that depict the evolution of these two extraordinary artists’ careers, including eight of Rivera’s epic preparatory drawings for the Detroit Industry murals and 23 pieces by Kahlo, whose work has never before been shown at the DIA.”

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Print quality and fading with refilled cartridges. Click to see a larger version.

Not long!

Of course it is tempting. If you have your ink cartridges refilled it will cost a lot less than buying new ink cartridges from the printer manufacturer. But is there a price to pay? You bet, a huge price.

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Snowy Owl Sitings in the Northern U.S. – March 2015. Click to see a larger version.

This is just a quick update to my snowy owl post from 2014. I hadn’t intended on an update but there are still snowy owl sightings as recently as yesterday (March 7) across the northern U.S. and southern Canada. This is a rare opportunity. Head north for the purple colors on this map and check out the locations for recent sightings. Set the map date for “March-May Current Year” (to limit the map to recent sitings). The owls are farther north than they were in January and February.

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Colorado Photography Workshop

My photography workshops for 2015 are filling up fast. Announced just two weeks ago, there are already 8 people signed up for the Colorado workshop in September. There are only two openings left. If you want to come to this workshop, contact the registrar ASAP before it fills up (link below).

The workshop in August at Lake Charlevoix near Boyne City, Michigan was announced just 3 days ago and there are already 4 people coming. Just 6 openings left. If this workshop is the one for you, contact the registrar soon (link below).

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Pika storing up food for the winter. Rock Cut, Trail Ridge Road, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado.

Today is World Wildlife Day. Various species of wildlife are in danger around the world. You can make a difference. Donate to the organization of your choice.

If you don’t have a favorite organization to donate to, take a look at this article on the Top 10 Wildlife Conservation Organizations. The first two on the list happen to be my favorites.

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The filming of Modern Family with iPhones and other Apple devices.

Tonight’s episode (February 25, 2015) of Modern Family was filmed almost entirely using Apple devices. The news media are calling it the “iPhone Episode”. It was bound to happen sooner or later. An entire episode of House M.D. (season 6 finale, “Help Me”) was filmed with a Canon 5D Mark II DSLR. Parts of dozens of movies (link below) have been filmed with DSLRs. Sooner or later someone was going to film a TV episode with a smart phone.

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