I am about to do something that no fly fishing guide would ever do/say. As I evolve, I must say, my desire to post fish porn wanes dramatically. For instance, I continue to take photos for clients, but personally, I find myself taking less photos each season. If I take a photo of a fish, I no longer care to see my face in the pic. I am also easily offended by the amount of beastly, and in my opinion, un-ethical photos taken of fish. Regarding this subject, I continue to ask myself the following:
- How many photos of fish does the world need to see?
- How much e-data/storage is currently committed to fish pics?
- What did anglers do before cameras?
- What if every angler in the world stopped taking pics of fish?
With these thoughts in mind, I am going to take a break from the fish porn. I am going to post Patagonia desert flowers, and one claw, from a dead raptor. I know nothing about these flowers, other than they are teeny-tiny and beautiful (some are smaller than a penny). I took these photos with my new Olympus Tough TG-3. This digital camera has a microscope mode that allows me to take high quality images, only centimeters away.
Hope you enjoy the flower porn.
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Wild rose bush. By the end of the season this plant produces a red olive size bulb that can be made into a jelly/jam. |
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Found this while walking-wading the rio Chimehuin. Hard to say what type of bird, but it was the size of a small dog. |
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About the size of a quarter. |
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Inside these pea sized flowers is the true, mind boggling beauty. |
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About the size of a penny. |
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So delicate yet is survives in such a harsh environment. |
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One of my favorites, smaller than a penny. |
Final Word
We fish hard, but we also stop to smell the desert flowers. Enough said. Thanks for reading and hope to see you in Patagonia.
Abrazos Amigos,
Mark