KENNETH PARKER: I think these are some of the most gorgeous nature photos I’ve ever seen. When you enlarge them, you find out a little more about where they were taken.

http://www.kennethparker.com/

OUTSTANDING NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY

     These three elder photographers do outstanding work:

     First, PAULA’S HOUSE OF TOAST specializes in greatly magnified closeups of flowers, leaves, dewdrops, more. Beautiful. Astonishing. And if you scroll down far enough you’ll find PAULA’S thoughts.

http://paulashouseoftoast.blogspot.com

     BITTERROOT AND BERGAMOT features photos of Western Montana, where I grew up, and places south and east, especially Wisconsin. Scroll down to BRIDGET FOGARTY’s archives for closeups of wildflowers, clear flowing water, mountains, pasturelands.

http://bitterrootandbergamot.blogspot.com/

     And find in the BLUE RIDGE GAZETTE beautiful photos of the Blue Ridge Mountain area, plus links to many Blue Ridge Mountain related blogs.

http://blueridgegazette.blogspot.com/

NOT YOUR ORDINARY PHOTOS

     JOHN CLEARY: These photos are, in their own subtle way, mind expanding.

http://www.johnclearygallery.com/pastshows/smithshow.html

BIG RIG TRAVELS

     BIG RIG TRAVELS. Newsletter reader Dorothy Michaels asked me to check out the website of her son, who is a long-distance truck driver. I did so – and got this glorious series of panoramic shots, with the background song, “America The Beautiful,” which always makes me tear up anyway. And there’s a lot more to this beautifully and professionally done site, which Stephen Michaels produced himself. Click on “Main Galleries” to find hundreds of photos divided by state.

http://www.bigrigtravels.com/

THE BEST IN WILDLIFE PHOTOS

     Well, they should be astonishing: they’re winners of the National Wildlife Federation’s 35th annual photography contest. Find them here:

http://www.nwf.org/nationalwildlife/

     And here are the winners of the 36th annual photography contest:

http://www.nwf.org/nationalwildlife/