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Weekend Perusing: Photographing Fireworks!
Well it’s the 4th of July weekend here in the United States and we like to celebrate by blowing stuff up! Fireworks are a beautiful thing to watch and to capture with your camera. If you want to learn to capture those brilliant beauties you can read How to Photograph Amazing Fireworks written last year. Need more? Here are some other great articles on photographing fireworks and capturing your Fourth of July! Shooting Fireworks at Beyond Megapixels

Wordless Wednesday: Blue Flowers Just After Sunset
Blue Flowers Just After Sunset by *Jo_Joe*

July Photography Book Club Selection
Within The Frame This month’s Photography Book Club selection, as voted by you guys, is Within the Frame: The Journey of Photographic Vision (Voices That Matter)

Understanding Close-Up Photography [Book Review]
Well, I’d have to say that Bryan Peterson did it again. He put together another great photography book that is easy to consume and filled with outstanding photographs as examples. The difference between this book and Understanding Exposure is that you can really get a sense of how much Peterson really loves close up photography.

Lensbaby Image Examples: Oil Field Graveyard
I got many requests to show you guys some of the photos I’ve taken with the Lensbaby Composer so I thought I’d share a couple with you.  Both of the images were taken at an oil field dumping ground or graveyard.  It’s not too far from where I live and I’d been itching to head out there anyway.  I thought it’d be great to see what the Lensbaby could do with decay as opposed to beauty.