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Cowboys and Canyonlands of the Texas Panhandle - A Hackberry Farm Nature Photography Workshop field report
As the sun came up, it was clear that something special was unfolding.
Russell Graves
Dec 22, 20243 min read
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Caddo Lake and East Texas Autumn Nature Photography Workshop #2 - A Field Report
After being here two weeks prior, you'd think there wouldn't be anything new to see.
Russell Graves
Nov 24, 20243 min read
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Caddo Lake and East Texas Autumn - A Hackberry Farm Nature Photography Workshop Field Report
Caddo Lake doesn't look all that big from the banks since there is not a huge body of water before you.
Russell Graves
Nov 10, 20244 min read
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Autumn in Arkansas - A Hackberry Farm Nature Photography Workshop Field Report
Against the craggy walls of the opening, I struggled to figure out what to call this structure. I ask the others in the group: Is it a cave?
Russell Graves
Nov 3, 20243 min read
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Redlands Ranch and Western Wildlife - A Hackberry Farm Nature Photography Workshop Field Report
"It's not supposed to be this hot in mid-October," I tell myself while standing next to the blind window, waiting for the slightest breeze.
Russell Graves
Oct 13, 20243 min read
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The Wildlife and Landscapes of Northern Montana - A Hackberry Farm Nature Photography Workshops Field Report
From the bottom of the hill, you might mistake the animals for a scattering of rocks strewn about the fall-cured grasses.Â
Russell Graves
Sep 29, 20243 min read
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The Hackberry Farm Day Camp Photography Workshops - Spring 2024 Recap
August 24 was the last day of the spring 2024 Hackberry Farm Day Camp Photography Workshops. We ended the season with a great group of folks
Russell Graves
Aug 25, 20243 min read
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Day Camp Weekend Recap - A Two-for-One Field Report
his past weekend was a big weekend here at Hackberry Farm. Friday night, we had our firefly workshop, and on Saturday, we hosted another gr
Russell Graves
Jun 24, 20242 min read
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Return to the Redlands - Notes from the Field
Rain's typically scant Rain's typically scant here, but a few hours before we arrived, nearly four inches of precipitation fell in a deluge
Russell Graves
Jun 18, 20243 min read
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Hackberry Farm Macro Photography Day Camp - A Field Report
After a few months’ hiatus, the spring 2024 Day Camp Schedule resumed at Hackberry Farm. While the topics vary, this past weekend's camp co
Russell Graves
May 22, 20242 min read
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The Nature of the Texas Hill Country - A nature photography workshop field report
In the distance, a thunderstorm creeps across the hardscrabble of the northern Texas Hill Country. With each flash of lightning, the storm’
Russell Graves
May 19, 20242 min read
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Redlands Ranch and Western Wildlife - A Hackberry Farm Photography Workshop Field Report
I hear the tell-tale song come from the grass: bob-WHITE! There's a pause, and then he sings again.
Russell Graves
May 14, 20243 min read
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Spring in the Smokies - A Hackberry Farm Photo School Field Report
For most of the week, we've been immersed in Appalachian culture. Â
Russell Graves
Apr 28, 20245 min read
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The Eclipse - A Hackberry Farm Photography Workshop Field Report
A couple of years ago, I discovered that Hackberry Farm would be in the path of totality. About ten months before the eclipse, I announced t
Russell Graves
Apr 14, 20246 min read
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Night Skies of the Texas Outback - A field report from our latest photography workshop
During the day, the landscapes are austere. Here lie vast expanses of red dirt rolling plains.
Russell Graves
Mar 10, 20243 min read
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Using your Camera to Document Even the Tough Times
This past week, a big swath of Texas caught fire. As of this writing, the total acres consumed is more than a million, and the behemoth conf
Russell Graves
Mar 3, 20242 min read
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Chickens??? Notes from the Field
Yeah, you are looking at that correctly. The picture is of me giving a talk to a camera club a couple of weeks ago, and there are chickens
Russell Graves
Feb 8, 20242 min read
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Welcome to Snake Town - Notes from the Field
It's a video that set social media abuzz (literally) yesterday. While I wouldn't call it a viral video, it did get some attention.
Russell Graves
Jan 26, 20242 min read
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Alaskan Waters - Notes from the Field
It's cold here. It is colder than most would think it would get in Texas, but the wind whips across a single-digit landscape to drop the...
Russell Graves
Jan 15, 20243 min read
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Night Photography (and light painting) Camp - A Field Report BROKEN LINK FIXED!
Immediately upon the commencement of our wildlife photography day camp, our night photography camp begins. As the sky darkens, a sliver of
Russell Graves
Dec 19, 20233 min read
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