Yellow Trillium and Purple Phacelia (c) 2009 Patty Hankins
Lots of links this week – hope you find them interesting
Photography Links
Luminous Landscape has What’s it About? and Preparation Comes First
Photo Business News and Forum has Fair Use of copyrighted works – a reasoned perspective
The Copyright ZXone has Lumbago, Releases and Politicians! Oh My!
Lighting Essentials has Stop Censoring Your Vision
Guy Tal has I’m from the Art Community and I’m Here to Help
LightStalking has 7 Things Photographers Should Never Do
The White House has Intellectual Property and Risks to the Public
TechDirt has US Postage Stamp Found to Be Infringing on Copyright over Statues in US Korean War Memorial
I posted some of my photos from the Audobon Swamp Gardens at Magnolia Plantation on my film photography blog.
National Parks and Wildlife Refuges Links
KFGO has Duck Stamps help more than just waterfowl and ducks
National Parks Traveler has How To Fix the National Mall? The NPS has a Plan , The Well Stocked National Parks Lovers Library, National Edition and Mount Rushmore National Memorial Drafting Plans to Fight Bark Beetle
Cape Gazette has Prime Hook Could Be Part of Bay in 50 years
Flowers and Gardening Links
AP Texas has Texas expecting an abundant array of wildflowers
Wired.com has Click & Grow: The Computer Controlled Pot Plant
National Parks Traveler has If There’s A Noticeable Peak Bloom at Death Vally National Park, It’ll be in Late March/Early April
Environmental Issues Links
NYTimes has an Op-ed from Al Gore – We Can’t Wish Away Climate Change
Wildlife Links
National Parks Traveler has Some Biologists Envision Wolves Controlling Elk in More National Parks, and Unlikely Weapons Against a Deadly Exotic Speicies: Cat Food and Ants
Mongobay has Highest Diversity of Cats in the World Discovered in Threatened Forest in India and Grizzly Bears Move Into Polar Bear Territory, Threatening Polar Cubs