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		<title>Mt. Shasta Sunset (Photo of the week)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:51:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hank</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week I chose two photos of Mt. Shasta at sunset on the same day. The first shows more of the landscape surrounding the mountain, while the second just features the peak at the moment of sunset. I usually use the 3:1 aspect ratio when I stitch together multiple shots into a panorama, but sometimes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Upcoming publication &#8211; Bay Nature Magazine</title>
		<link>http://blog.hankchristensen.com/2010/08/bay-nature/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:44:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hank</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The photo of a ring-billed gull below will appear in the upcoming October issue of Bay Nature, a quarterly magazine dedicated to the intelligent and joyful exploration of the natural places, plants, and wildlife of the San Francisco Bay Area. The photo will appear in an article about the region&#8217;s various gull species, and how [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lightplay On Granite (Photo of the week)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Aug 2010 01:01:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hank</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Photo Stories]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[sierra nevada]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.hankchristensen.com/?p=981</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This week&#8217;s photo is all about light. If you take away the dramatic lighting effects from this photo, you are left with something pretty mundane &#8211; a forest and some rocks. But with the sun filtering through the trees as a star burst, lighting the granite boulders and contrasting them with the darker forest, an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Upcoming publication &#8211; Backpacker Magazine</title>
		<link>http://blog.hankchristensen.com/2010/08/backpacker-magazine/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 13:55:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hank</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Watch for two of my images that will appear in the October 2010 issue of Backpacker Magazine. The following two photos will appear in an article about the Ray Lakes loop trail in King&#8217;s Canyon National Park.]]></description>
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		<title>Red Foxglove (Photo of the week)</title>
		<link>http://blog.hankchristensen.com/2010/08/red-foxglove/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 14:01:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hank</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Photo Stories]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week I&#8217;m posting a wildflower shot. I don&#8217;t often get out to specifically shoot wildflowers, but seeing pristine foxglove like this, standing out against a green forest backdrop makes it hard to pass by. I was up visiting my parents who live near the Columbia River Gorge outside of Portland, Oregon. I decided to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Steal these tips! – 5 ways to take better photos without buying any gear</title>
		<link>http://blog.hankchristensen.com/2010/08/steal-these-tips/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 14:48:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hank</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ever get tired of all the ads that tell you that to take better photos, all you need is this new camera or that new lens? If so, this article is for you. Almost everyone has a camera of some kind these days &#8211; point and shoot, SLR, cell phone. The tips below will work [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sunrise Over Crater Lake (Photo of the week)</title>
		<link>http://blog.hankchristensen.com/2010/08/sunrise-over-crater-lake/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Aug 2010 18:56:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hank</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.hankchristensen.com/?p=934</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On a recent trip to Crater Lake, I lucked out with a morning that wasn&#8217;t completely overcast. After shooting sunset the night before, I found myself back at the rim of the crater at 5:15 the next morning, trying to stay warm in sub-freezing temperatures. As soon as the sun&#8217;s glow started appearing over the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Food poisoning, ten hours of driving, and all I got were these lousy photographs!</title>
		<link>http://blog.hankchristensen.com/2010/08/food-poisoning/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 16:50:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hank</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Essay]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It all started out well enough. My friend Steve and I headed out of town last Thursday night for what looked like a wonderfully scenic three-day backpacking trip. We were going to start in Sierra National Forest, loop into southern Yosemite, and then into Ansel Adams Wilderness. The drive went well, the 30 miles of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Photoshelter featured photographer</title>
		<link>http://blog.hankchristensen.com/2010/08/photoshelter-featured-photographer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 19:23:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hank</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was selected as one of 20 photographers to be featured on Photoshelter&#8217;s home page this month. Photoshelter is the site that hosts my photographs for rights-managed licensing and online stock sales. From Photoshelter: &#8220;&#8230; you&#8217;re just one of 20 members selected to represent our community of 60,000 photographers this month.&#8221; They have selected the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Crater Lake National Park</title>
		<link>http://blog.hankchristensen.com/2010/08/crater-lake-national-park/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 03:57:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hank</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last month my wife and I got a chance to visit Crater Lake National Park in southern Oregon. I had been several times before, but never armed with the digital equipment of today. Although I knew there would still be snow in July, I was surprised at how much was still there. Snow was several [...]]]></description>
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