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Night Skies of the Texas Outback - A Hackberry Farm Nature Photography Workshops Field Report
This is the second time I've come out to Northwest Texas for the Night Skies of the Texas Outback nature photography workshop, and it's for
Russell Graves
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Telling the Rural Story - a Hackberry Farm Nature Photography Workshops College Course
When I walk into the lobby, I'm a bit surprised that I'm not the first one here. In fact, except for one person, I am the next to the last
Russell Graves
Mar 303 min read
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Death Valley Days (and Nights) - A Hackberry Farm Nature Photography Workshops field report
From the floor of Badwater Basin, I look to the east and see the colors over the mountains changing from a grey-blue to a familiar orange.
Russell Graves
Mar 93 min read
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Costa Rica - A Hackberry Farm Nature Photography Workshop Field Report
Soon, we're hopping off the boat and wading through the warm ocean waters up to the shore of the Corcovado National Park in one of the many
Russell Graves
Feb 163 min read
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The Everglades - A Nature Photography Workshop Field Report
The burrowing owl bobbed and bobbed his head, trying to determine what we were up to.Â
Russell Graves
Jan 194 min read
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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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