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March 21, 2025 at 3:32 PM

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Joseph S. Giacalone Photography

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Mesa Arch Sunrise Colors adds beauty to any living space.

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December 10, 2025 at 2:45 PM

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Art by Jim DeFazio

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"Mushrooms In Nature" by James DeFazio

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February 4, 2025 at 4:55 PM

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Enchanted Valley in Black and White
The infamous Tunnel View photograph of Yosemite Valley. I've had many people comment to me that this reminds them of something from Ansel Adams.
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$Enchanted Valley in Black and White The valley opens before you like a breath held in winter—quiet, immense, and carved from shadow and light. Snow clings to the granite walls in soft, powdery veils, giving the stone a cold, velvety texture you can almost feel beneath your fingertips. A hush seems to rise from the earth itself, the kind of silence that carries weight, as if the whole landscape is exhaling in slow motion. Bridalveil Falls pours down the right side of the frame , a pale ribbon of water dissolving into mist before it reaches the valley floor. Even in black and white, you sense the chill of that spray—the way it would prickle against your skin, the way its movement adds a living pulse to the stillness around it. The Native American lore about its mist blessing those who breathe it with good fortune in marriage lingers like a whisper in the air. The Native Americans believed that breathing in the mist of this waterfall would increase the chance for marriage. To the left, the massive base of El Capitan rises like a monolith forged from iron and ice . Its sheer vertical face feels almost otherworldly, a towering presence that dominates the valley with quiet authority. In monochrome, the granite’s texture becomes even more dramatic—deep grooves, subtle fractures, and smooth planes catching the faint winter light. Fog drifts through the valley floor, softening the trees into ghostly silhouettes. The entire scene carries that unmistakable Yosemite winter mood—unpredictable weather, shifting clouds, and the sense that nature is composing its own artwork moment by moment. In black and white, the drama intensifies. Light becomes sculptural. Shadows become poetry. And the valley, timeless and immense, feels both familiar and enchanted, as if you’ve stepped into a world where silence has texture and the cold has its own kind of warmth.$

September 20, 2026 at 2:03 PM

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CNovack

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The wind-swept branches of this extraordinary birch tree sways to the music of autumn’s seasonal song.

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A crown of a few autumn leaves adorn the majestic beauty of the Craggy Tree; a unique tree that can be found on the Craggy Pinnacle Trail just off the Blue Ridge Parkway

September 22, 2026 at 1:27 PM

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Deborah League

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Spring Hillside Above the Lake

A solitary tree, rolling green hills, distant mountains, and a tranquil lake create a peaceful spring landscape in watercolor. A quiet moment in nature, painted in fresh greens, blues, and lavender.

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Spring Hillside Above the Lake is an atmospheric watercolor landscape featuring a solitary tree overlooking a tranquil lake surrounded by rolling green hills and distant blue mountains. Soft spring light reflects across the water, creating a peaceful and contemplative scene that evokes the quiet beauty of the countryside.

Painted in a contemporary watercolor style with expressive brushwork and luminous washes, this landscape uses a harmonious palette of fresh greens, lavender, violet, soft blues, and warm cream tones. The winding path and dramatic tree silhouette invite the viewer into the composition, suggesting themes of renewal, solitude, and connection with nature.

Ideal for lake house, cottage, farmhouse, and nature-inspired interiors, this serene watercolor landscape brings a sense of calm and timeless beauty to any space.

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September 22, 2026 at 1:30 PM

Debbie Oppermann CA

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Thanks to the buyer in CT, US for your purchase of 15 spiral notebooks of Broad Winged Hawk! Click link to view!
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Close-up of a hawk in mid-flight with wings outstretched, brown-speckled chest, curved yellow-and-black beak, and an intense amber eye focused forward, conveying alertness and predatory focus.

September 22, 2026 at 6:28 PM

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G. Lawrence 📚💙📚💙📚

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#NewRelease!

Alexandria, Egypt, 51 BCE.

Cleopatra has ascended the throne of Egypt.

As her reign unfold, mistakes cost the young Queen dearly, leading to mortal peril, flight... & civil war

Descendants of the Gods
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September 4, 2026 at 8:27 AM

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Joan Carroll

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A #blackbear sits perched on a #moss-covered #log at the #Anan Black #Bear Observatory near #Wrangell #Alaska

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September 4, 2026 at 3:18 PM

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Gateway to the West

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The St Louis Arch, known as the Gateway to the West, is now part of a larger National Park.

September 4, 2026 at 7:48 PM

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Thunderbirds - All 6

The thunderbirds are a precision aerobatic team that make annual trips around the United States putting on exhibitions in front of millions over the course of a year.
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Thunderbirds - All 6

The six Thunderbirds slice across the sky in a tight, perfect formation, their white jets gleaming against a soft wash of cloud that feels almost luminous. You can sense the power in their movement—each aircraft angled in a clean diagonal that pulls your eye upward, as if the whole scene is lifting off the page. There’s a crispness to the air around them, a feeling of speed and precision, like the hum of jet engines vibrating just beyond hearing.

September 3, 2026 at 2:03 PM

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Nevada at its Finest

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September 2, 2026 at 9:10 PM

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F35 Lightning In The Jedi Transition
The Joint Strike Fighter, the F35 Lightning is the latest aircraft that the United States has built.
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F35 Lightning In The Jedi Transition

The F‑35 slices through the tight rocky corridor with a predatory grace, its matte gray skin absorbing the canyon light rather than reflecting it. You can feel the raw velocity in the way the jet’s form seems to compress the air around it—an angular, muscular silhouette threading a path that looks far too narrow for something moving this fast. The canyon walls glow with warm desert tones, and the aircraft’s presence feels almost surreal against them, a streak of engineered power knifing through ancient stone.
The angle of the shot intensifies the sensation of speed and proximity: the Lightning is low, aggressive, and locked into the Jedi Transition with absolute precision, the terrain rushing beneath it. Even without the shadow visible here, the image carries that visceral closeness—the sense that the jet is skimming the earth, riding the contours of the canyon with a pilot’s steady nerve and a machine’s lethal confidence.

September 2, 2026 at 3:37 PM

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CNovack

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The sun's radiance set the sky aglow and the Mountains breathed.

Many scenes in Lord of the Rings were Color Graded - not sure if I will keep this touched up version.

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