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• Oranges: Segments of the Imagination January 14, 2013
  It has been said Father Clement, an Algerian monk, was the first to discover the Clementine mandarin. Biting into the fruit is heavenly. Whatever its origins, the clementine mandarin first came to the United States in the early 20th century. And today I picked up some at the local grocer. This California-grown citrus is available […]
• May your days be merry and bright December 20, 2012
  The most important ingredient in photography is light. In digital photography, an image is produced when light passes through the lens and hits a sensor made up with millions of light-sensitive photosites called pixels. Light painting is a photographic technique in which images are painted onto the sensor with a hand-held light source or by […]
• Elbee Studio founder honored May 29, 2012
  Laura Watilo Blake has won seven awards in the 2012 Society of American Travel Writers’ Central States Writing and Photography Contest, including the highest writing honor given to an active member of the chapter each year. The prize, known as the Henry & Vera Bradshaw Memorial Award, is selected from a pool of First Place […]
• McIntosh is the music to a musician’s ear April 26, 2012
  Celebrities and rock stars descended upon Cleveland, Ohio, on Saturday, April 14, 2012, for the 2012 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. Many events took place in the days leading up to the big show, including the opening of the Hall of Fame’s new “Grateful Dead: The Long, Strange Trip” exhibition, sponsored by […]