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When Mission Creep Led to Discovery
What Jack Couldn’t See: Inner Space Cavern iPhoneography © 2015 by Jann Alexander A typical flashlight’s beam traveled sporadically and...

Jann Alexander
Aug 15, 20153 min read


How to Handle the Competition
Competing for Attention by Jann Alexander © 2015 When your photo subjects clamor for attention, you’ll have to make a choice: only one...

Jann Alexander
Jul 25, 20152 min read


Rewards on A Rainy Day in the Maine Woods
Walking through the Maine woods on a rainy day . . . Along the Curtis Farm Trail, Rainy Day iPhoneography Panorama by Jann Alexander...

Jann Alexander
Jul 13, 20151 min read


Five Days, Five Lobster Rolls
Yes, it was a challenge —to find and eat five lobster rolls five ways in five days in Maine. Yes, I gained a few pounds in the pursuit....

Jann Alexander
Jul 9, 20153 min read


A Closed Door Is An Invitation
“You never know what doors are going to open up and why they are going to open up. You’ve got to be ready to walk through them.” —Lester...

Jann Alexander
Jul 6, 20151 min read


My Maine Muse
The muse that floats my boat strikes once each July from a Maine cabin where I spend time with good friends, and its view of the Casco...

Jann Alexander
Jul 1, 20151 min read


Hello? It’s Your Muse Calling . . .
Mondrian in Mexico by Jann Alexander ©2015 Show me a little symmetry , a vivid color or two, some kind of pattern, bright light and hard...

Jann Alexander
Jun 26, 20151 min read


RGB? CMYK? Funny You Should Ask
What RGB Means To Me Here’s what RGB means to me today: My cranky Epson R1800 printer demanded more difficult-to-find $20 ink cartridges...

Jann Alexander
Jun 19, 20152 min read


Inspired By What’s On The Way
The Passing Train at Sunset by Jann Alexander ©2015 “It’s the journey, stupid.” —Variation on a 1992 campaign phrase attributed to James...

Jann Alexander
Jun 1, 20153 min read


Life and Death in The Bend
Alive in The Bend by Jann Alexander ©2015 Dying in The Bend by Jann Alexander ©2015 Dead in The Bend by Jann Alexander ©2015 What...

Jann Alexander
May 8, 20151 min read


The Intricacies of Entanglement
Tangled Web by Jann Alexander ©2015 “Oh, what a tangled web we weave / When first we practise to deceive!” — Sir Walter Scott, Marmion...

Jann Alexander
May 2, 20151 min read


Whitley’s Went. Then Came A Tower.
Whitley’s Went. And then came the tower. ©2011 by Jann Alexander ‘In the heart of downtown Austin , at the intersection of 3rd & Brazos,...

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 30, 20151 min read


Turning Silver at the Saxon
Vanishing Austin? On Guard at the Pub by Jann Alexander ©2012 “One night, on the stage at the same time, there was Bonnie Raitt, Eric...

Jann Alexander
Apr 28, 20152 min read


Shameless Photos of Dog in Motion (Mine)
Bird Stalking by Jann Alexander ©2014 Last-Ditch Attempt by Jann Alexander ©2014 Is there ever any better dog than your own? Is there...

Jann Alexander
Apr 27, 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 26, 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
Apr 12, 20151 min read


Marking the Memory
Supermoon by Jann Alexander ©2014 Not every photograph can be a masterpiece. Sometimes marking the memory is enough. When the supermoon...

Jann Alexander
Apr 7, 20151 min read


Magic Made of Steel
iDallas: Magic in a Blur | iPhonegraphy by Jann Alexander ©2015 Set your speed at 65 mph and take aim with your iPhone. Professional...

Jann Alexander
Apr 5, 20151 min read


Summon the Power of the Blur
iCactus, Background Blur | iPhoneography by Jann Alexander © 2015 iCactus, Foreground Blur | iPhoneography by Jann Alexander ©...

Jann Alexander
Apr 4, 20152 min read
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