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Jul 31, 20172 min read
Finding Satisfaction in the Last Shot on the Last Day
Satisfaction in Maine by Jann Alexander ©2017 I spent an entire week in one of the most divine places on earth, coastal Maine, but I...
Jann Alexander
Sep 25, 20153 min read
Where You Focus Is Where You’ll Go
Where you focus, in photography as in life , can make your vision clear to others. As the unfurling sago palm leaves, above, show,...
Jann Alexander
May 19, 20152 min read
Twelve Ways to Get Enveloped in Big Bend
This is what it is to be enveloped by Big Bend National Park in springtime: Big Bend Sky by Jann Alexander ©2015 Start with the sky at...
Jann Alexander
Apr 30, 20151 min read
Capturing a Fish Frenzy
Koi in Motion iPhoneography © 2103 by Jann Alexander “Life is in infinite motion; at the same time it is motionless.” ―Debasish Mridha...
Jann Alexander
Apr 26, 20151 min read
Pampas Grass in Motion
Pampas Grass in Motion by Jann Alexander ©2014 It sways, it shimmers, it makes a magnetic shape-shifting tableau against a darkening...
Jann Alexander
Apr 12, 20151 min read
Lily Pads Afloat
Lily Pads Afloat by Jann Alexander ©2015 Lily pads mysteriously afloat Their long tendrils an unseen connection to Nutrients and life...
Jann Alexander
Jan 9, 20151 min read
Ice Panic in Austin
Ice Storm by Jann Alexander ©2015 The town’s in a panic since an ice storm is on the way. (Mob the grocery stores! Load up on milk and...
Jann Alexander
Nov 8, 20141 min read
Unfolding in Luxury
Unfolding by Jann Alexander ©2013 Unfolding A minimalist image from my Naturescapes collection becomes a shimmering, luxurious print...
Jann Alexander
Oct 29, 20141 min read
So Simple, So Sweet, It Needs No Words
So Simple, So Sweet by Jann Alexander ©2014 And that’s a good thing, because it’s Wordless Wednesday. I wish I could say more. ♣ Get...
Jann Alexander
Sep 17, 20141 min read
Finding the Light at Day’s End
As the sun sets and daylight wanes, the most magical palette lays down color on everything a camera can capture. From golden time to...
Jann Alexander
Sep 7, 20141 min read
When to Be Careful What You Wish For
Strike! by Jann Alexander ©2014 “Be careful what you wish for.” — Unknown Click any image to play a slideshow and beware the majesty. If...
Jann Alexander
Sep 2, 20142 min read
So Many Photo Apps, So Little Time
Windy Magnolia by Jann Alexander ©2014 How many apps does it take to edit an iPhone photo? Sometimes, the auto-edit function built into...
Jann Alexander
Aug 31, 20141 min read
Look Closely at The Secret Lives of Plants—and Prints
Sometimes it seems as though the natural world is engaged in a conversation that doesn’t include us. Putting two photographs side by...
Jann Alexander
Aug 20, 20141 min read
Nature Is Imagination Itself
Teton Aspens by Jann Alexander ©2014 “The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing that stands...
Jann Alexander
Aug 7, 20141 min read
Color Gone Wild in Maine
Summer’s gone wild in coastal Maine. It’s a short season for anything that blooms there, so the wildflowers make the most of it. ♣ See...
Jann Alexander
Jul 29, 20141 min read
Shimmering in the Late Sun
Shimmering River Birches by Jann Alexander ©2014 The late afternoon sun was heading towards sundown, and a cool coastal breeze added to...
Jann Alexander
Jul 14, 20142 min read
When the iPhone Camera Yields a Surprise (or Two) Inside
Surprise Inside by Jann Alexander ©2014 Looking closely through the camera lens, I discovered a surprise inside. The shiny red bromeliad...
Jann Alexander
Jun 14, 20141 min read
Finding That Sweet Lagniappe in Photography
Orange on Milkweed by Jann Alexander © 2014 It never fails to happen. Like white on rice, you fail to see, and then you do. You move in...
Jann Alexander
Jun 10, 20141 min read
The Naturescapes Shop Is Open for Art Collectors
Unfolding by Jann Alexander ©2013 Just like a plant that’s spreading its fan of color, my Naturescapes Shop is unfolding today—making...
Jann Alexander
May 31, 20141 min read
Timing Is Everything
Water Under the Bridge by Jann Alexander © 2014 In photography, as in life, timing is everything. Shooting boaters from an Austin bridge...
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