Minty Nature Photography Blog
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Global Warming
Posted: Tue, Dec 1 2009
As many of you know, I am an arctic addict or, as my friend Matthew Swan describes it, I have "arcticus feverus". I try to get there annually, mostly with Adventure Canada, and when I'm there it touches me deeply. Three years ago we went further nort ...read more
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Spring Sea Ice
Posted: Tue, Apr 7 2009
It’s beautiful, glowing stuff. The light bends around its edges and in places appears to be coming from within. On the underside it is a gorgeous aquamarine. Many people curse it because it makes a long winter feel even longer. But if you choose your ...read more
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Finding the Essence
Posted: Wed, Jan 14 2009
The art of nature photography can be a daunting task. You are surrounded by a world of exciting visual material - animals, plants, objects, land, water, sky as well as their abstract components of colour, shape, line and texture. In addition there ar ...read more
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Return from the Arctic
Posted: Sat, Sep 13 2008
I'm flying home from another of my arctic sojourns. Yesterday started a little before daylight as we left the ship anchored in snow-covered and breezy Resolute, and zodiaced to the nearby shore to catch our ride to the airport. We were met by a grizz ...read more
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The Photographer's Attitude
Posted: Mon, Aug 25 2008
We have many tools to work with when we go out to make pictures. There is the light that gives colour and shape to everything we see. There's the gear we take with us: the camera, lenses, filters and multitude of lesser items. There's the knowledge a ...read more
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Polar Bear
Posted: Wed, Aug 20 2008
Polar bears are the icons of the Arctic. Each year I'm usually lucky enough to encounter a few. For a couple of years I was working as a polar bear guide in Churchill, Manitoba where each day we would go out in large vehicles custom-built to traverse ...read more
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