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"FREEING THE MIND"

1/3/2019

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Quite often it is necessary to remove the clutter from your overworked mind, according to the Dalai Lama, one should seek at least an half hour each day to be alone, in order to refresh the mind. But,I find it necessary to get out in nature , hopefully at least once a week to free my mind. It works best for me to take the camera along, as this makes me look at things differently, and inversely causes my mind to concentrate on anything other than the reoccurring information that caused me to seek the solitude of nature in the first place. This event is best preformed by being alone, with no expectation of what to expect! Just wander the local park or sit at your local coffee shop, or in bad weather, retreat to your local library, find a seat with a view of the outside, and just wait...... soon you will be drifting away in a barrage of new thoughts and you will feel the weight of the issues you had earlier diminishing, and in some cases you’ll see some solutions that you didn’t see before.. Bonus points!
I even have had success by just escaping to the front porch late in the day, and plugging in some ambient music and watch the clouds flow by.
Give it a try, all you have to lose is a half hour if it doesn’t work, but I feel it will be time well spent! 

Cheers !
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DECIDED TO BRING BACK THE BLOG

9/19/2018

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NO NEWS IS NOT GOOD NEWS

Got the notion to start the blog again for some reason, but I have nothing to write about right now, but I know that will change soon, so stay tuned. As you can see below, you CAN get blood from a turnip !!  I'll just squeeze my camera a little harder !
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THE SECRET TO AWARD WINNING PHOTOGRAPHY

9/2/2016

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One of the hardest things about entering art competition is deciding what to entry, just because you like it doesn't mean that the judges will, or that the public will want to buy it, so I've decided it's an educated guess based on what has won in all kinds of contest and what people tell you that they really like, and then you pick from the one's you like. This photo was one that I couldn't decide where or not to enter in the SC State Fair, but after looking at it for 3 or 4 days I decided not to, but use another one instead.
I'm still holding out on you for what I feel is the biggest factor that makes or breaks a winning photo, It's taken me 15 years to learn what works better than others, but I'm going to hang on to that little bit of reasoning a little longer.....

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HONORABLE MENTIONS

6/29/2016

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Received word yesterday that all three of my photography's were juried in the 13th Annual Juried Photography Exhibition at the "MACK" in McCormick, SC, and one titled "Neon Footprints"received "Honorable Mention".
Many thanks to the McCormick Arts Council and the Juror, Bill Barley.
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SIGNED & NUMBERED PRINT 

6/23/2016

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"SMOKY MOUNTAIN DREAM"
Signed and numbered Limited Edition, starting with #2/50. A 11"x 14" print on Espon matte paper for only $38.00, including shipping in the states. Contact me through the web site. dsowens.com

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May 28th, 2016

5/28/2016

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A NEW WAY OF SHOOTING

5/23/2016

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Check this video out for a better way of shooting in manual mode, he is using it on a Nikon, but it works on my Canon 7D, and my mirror less Sony A6000. Might come in handy one day!
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15 Best Charming  Towns in S.C.

10/4/2015

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Found this site today using one of my photo's of Aiken, SC on a site listing the 15 best charming towns in South Carolina, Aiken was listed as #12, not sure about how they came up with this rating. Anyway here's the site if your interested. (Click For Links)
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MORE NEW PROJECTS

9/29/2015

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 "IT'S ALL ABOUT THE EYE"

The camera has been extremely good to me, and because of that I have added two new projects to the mix.
The first project is titled "Drive-By Shootings", somewhat self-explanatory, if I had titled it drive-by photography, I don't think anybody would be interested. ( They may not be interested anyway, but these projects are just self-assignments that I enjoy doing.)
The other project is titled "ICM's", (this will be defined at a later date) mainly because I don't have any work to display as it was just created last night.
Both of these projects may SUCK in the long run, but they are a reason to keep the camera battery and my battery charged, being active is the key to longevity, I just need more energy !
Check out the Galleries for posting to these new projects.

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AWARDS #26 TO #30

8/8/2015

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These are the pics that won Aiken United Way photo contest 2015.
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