For the past couple years, I’ve envisioned a miniature Amazon River in our living room. After all, many popular aquarium fish, such as tetras and corydoras, are from that part of the world, so I figured this environment would be easy enough to create. It has not been difficult, but it has taken a lot…
Category: Informative
Why is the Ocean Salty and Undrinkable?
You ever heard the saying, “Water, water everywhere, but not a drop to drink?” Well, that’s true for most of the world’s water supply. Salty oceans make up nearly 97% of water on Earth while freshwater sources make less than 3%. There are two main reasons for this. When rain falls on land, it erodes…
Tiny Aquarium Creatures Up Close
Have you ever wondered what tiny aquarium creatures look like up close? No, I mean, REAL close. Yeah, I know you can put your face up to the glass, but that’s not what I’m talking about. For these shots, I used a macro lens that can see closer than the human eye. These colorful creatures…
Creating a Multiverse from a Single Photo
Like many people, I have been wary of AI produced material, so until now, I had been avoiding it. However, after seeing some truly insane AI filters trending on TikTok and other apps, I decided to give it a try. As a photographer, I have an advantage because I have thousands of photos of my own to prompt the AI. These image-to-artwork AI programs are different from the text-to-image ones because they need clear, well-framed subjects. But, even then, no two images are exactly the same, so the results can be…interesting.
This Fossil is Fake! How to Identify Fake Fossils
Over the years, I’ve collected my fair share of fossils. Like any other collector, I like to search in person and online for the best possible specimens. But, occasionally, I do run into some duds. I have a perfect example from a tooth I bought from Morocco. See this fossil tooth? Yeah, it’s fake. Well,…
American Squirrels are Conquering Europe, and It’s Bad
If you live in the eastern United States, you’re probably familiar with the ubiquitous eastern gray squirrel. Cute, derpy, annoying…whatever term you have for them, they are crucial to North American ecosystems, spreading seeds and fungal spores where they can grow and flourish. However, outside of North America, gray squirrels are waging a war against…
Tidewater Teddy 