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	<title>The Universe (as I see it)</title>
	<link>http://don.komarechka.com</link>
	<description>The muses of a technology junkie</description>
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		<title>So very busy lately!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Some of you have commented via e-mail or other means that my blog has been a little dry lately! Well, I have been so busy lately that I haven&#8217;t had my usual time to take photos and share them, but I figured I would at least share what I have been up to.
In mid-February, while [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://don.komarechka.com/2010/03/so-very-busy-lately/</link>
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		<title>They Just Keep Falling</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Such wonderful winter weather we have been having lately! I don&#8217;t like that many things about snow &#8211; but this year I have definitely been able to capture its beauty:
I could take photos of snowflakes for hours &#8211; each one is stunningly unique, and the near-perfect symmetry adds so many intricate details &#8211; definitely another [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://don.komarechka.com/2010/02/they-just-keep-falling/</link>
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		<title>Valentine&#8217;s Day in Niagara Falls</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This past weekend was a nice getaway for Desi and I. I treated her to a night in Niagara Falls, complete with dinner at the Skylon rotating dining room overlooking the city. We had a absolutely wonderful time, and it has convinced me that we should have little getaways like this more often. This was [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://don.komarechka.com/2010/02/valentines-day-in-niagara-falls/</link>
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		<title>Return Trip to Springwater Provincial Park</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I decided to take a group of Barrie Photo Club members to Springwater Provincial Park last Saturday, with great results. The animals were cooperating for the most part and, while it was a little chilly, there wasn&#8217;t a cloud in the sky. I tried to get photos of different animals this time, so first up [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://don.komarechka.com/2010/02/return-trip-to-springwater-provincial-park/</link>
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		<title>Picture the City Contest</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I got a great e-mail today &#8211; saying the winners were announced to the Barrie Picture the City photography contest. This is a contest that I wanted to enter, and didn&#8217;t &#8211; initially. The rules were a little&#8230; draconian. Many photography contests (this one included) stated that any submissions (regardless of if they win) would [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://don.komarechka.com/2010/02/picture-the-city-contest/</link>
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		<title>Another HDR Experiment</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I like the artistic effect that I can get from processing my images differently &#8211; specifically HDR. Bringing out details in highlights and shadows can make an image have an entirely different feel, such as this one from February 2009:
This was taken in Port Severn. I was driving by on my way home from Family [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://don.komarechka.com/2010/01/another-hdr-experiment/</link>
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		<title>A Painting to Celebrate</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Desi and I have made a wonderfully artistic tradition. Every January 14th, the anniversary of us starting to date, we make a painting together. Last year&#8217;s was the first oil painting I ever made, even in part, and it turned out great. This year we tried something a little different. I painted the bottom and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://don.komarechka.com/2010/01/a-painting-to-celebrate/</link>
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		<title>Just another winter morning</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A day like today I usually make a point of sleeping in as late as possible. Today however, I set my alarm for before sunrise.
Winter isn&#8217;t my favoruite season, but it is quickly becoming one of my favourite seasons to photograph. Today I wanted to head to a few places before the sun was high [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://don.komarechka.com/2010/01/just-another-winter-morning/</link>
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		<title>Europe Series: Cats and Dogs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In Eastern Europe there are many cats and dogs that live without homes, and our heart always went out to them. I photographed a few of them in our journey, some with stories and some that we were just passing by. In every case, however, they made us smile.  
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		<link>http://don.komarechka.com/2010/01/europe-series-cats-and-dogs/</link>
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		<title>Experimenting with HDR</title>
		<description><![CDATA[HDR stands for High Dynamic Range, a technique of combining images at different exposures to create an image with far more detail in the over-exposed and under-exposed areas.The technique is usually used with three or more different images (one over exposed, under exposed, and regular exposure), but it can be achieved through processing a single [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://don.komarechka.com/2010/01/experimenting-with-hdr/</link>
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