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Shooting a Greyhound Race: 5 Things You'll Learn (PHOTOS)

Rachel Hogue | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Action Photography, Photography, Iso, Exposure, Greyhound Racing, Greyhound, Light, Shutter Speed, Slidefreestyle, Photo Tips, Sports Photos, Photography Tips, Racing Photos, Arts News

2012-05-07-ScreenShot20120507at10.35.jpg There I was, brand new entry-level dSLR in hand, ready and willing to learn, expecting to come home with a memory card full of great pictures. All you need to do is use a fast shutter speed, right?

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Tampering With Time: Making The Most Of Precious Light

Donna Henes | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Energy, Night, Conserving Energy, Light, Energy Use, Day Light Savings Time, Day, Ben Franklin, Dark, Mindfulness, Daylight Saving Time, Daylight Savings Time, Dst, Healthy Living News

Light equals life. It is precious and we are loath to lose it. Not that the dark does not bring its own healing, life-enhancing atmosphere, but after the long pitch of winter, we are eager, anxious, impatient for more light. Nature knows that and obliges.

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The Light Of Lent

Sister Joan Chittister, OSB | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Lent, Light of Lent, A Journey Into Light, Lent Reflection, Lenten Reflection, Light, Religion News

Sometimes, it is only in darkness that we can really see clearly. I look up at the sky on an Irish mountainside and the night is alive with light -- piercing, penetrating, gleaming light.

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Light And Dark

Sister Joan Chittister, OSB | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Lent, Light and Dark, Lent Reflection, Journey Into Light, Light, Dark, Darkness, Religion News

Light and dark are the colors of life. No life is ever all of one or all of the other. On the contrary. Life is the interplay, the dialogue, the interpreter between the two.

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Salt And Light

Tanya Martin | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Salt, Christianity, Bible, Salt and Light in Bible, Light, Salt and Light, Scripture Commentary, Religion News

There is a good reason that God called us to be both salt of the earth and light of the world. Both have enormous power when they are functioning in their purpose. Simultaneously, both are useless if they aren't.

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PHOTOS: The Peculiar, Beautiful Light Of Alaska

Chris Owens | Posted 03.26.2012

Read More: Exposure, Photography, Alaska, Travel Photography, Light, Alaska Travel, US Destinations, Travel Blogs, Destinations, Slideadbigshot, Travel News

Here's what nobody talks about: the quality of the light. Alaska light is mesmerizing, instilling a hypnotic love for the "Last Frontier."

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Doug Wheeler Distills Infinity

Gabrielle Selz | Posted 03.25.2012

Read More: Southern California, Doug Wheeler, Museum of Contemporary Art in San Diego, Pop Art, Light, Infinity, James Turrell, Robert Irwin, Space, Light & Space Art, Minimal Art, Pacific Standard Time, Utopia, Arts News

In Wheeler's art case it is purely the medium of light that we explore, touch, see, and sense. His simplified use of material heightens and distills the experience. Being inside his space is at once ethereal and dense.

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Raw Zucchini Pesto Pasta

Carolyn Scott | Posted 03.20.2012

Read More: Vegan Lifestyle, Healthy, Light, Pesto Raw Zucchini Pasta Primavera, Cooking, Kitchen, Quick, Recipe, Raw, Food News

Looking to get all the flavor and satisfaction from your favorite pasta but looking to cut out the calories and starch? Eat all the pasta you want with this raw zucchini pasta!

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To Be Happier: Look Out the Window.

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 12.28.2011

Read More: Mindfulness Rear Window, Window, Resolution, Appreciation, Light, Gratitude, Home, Happiness, Healthy Living News

One of my resolutions is to Cultivate gratitude, but I find it very challenging; I'm always searching for new ways to remind myself how precious an or...

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Photography And The Art Of 'Refraction'

Posted 09.19.2011

Read More: Daniel Cooney Fine Art, Photography, Refraction, Art, Photographers, Light, Slideshow, Slidepollajax, New York City, New York, Lydia Anne Mccarthy, Art Exhibitions, Arts News

Photographer Lydia Anne McCarthy's new show, Refraction, at Daniel Cooney Fine Art is "a series of portraits made with refracted light, the highlights...

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WATCH: Every J.J. Abrams Movie In A Nutshell

Posted 08.22.2011

Read More: Lens Flare, Lighting, Jj Abrams Parody, Movie Parodies, Urlesque, JJ Abrams, Video, Parodies, Light, Movies, Light Effects, Comedy News

Director JJ Abrams is famous for his love of lens flare, and if you've seen Super 8 you'll know what we're talking about. Inspired by Abrams' sign...

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PHOTOS: Guess The Artist: Answer Revealed!

Posted 08.07.2011

Read More: European Art, Games, Painter of Light, Turner Prize, Turner, Art History, Light, Joseph William Mallord Turner, Artists, Watercolor, Thomas Kinkade, Painting, Guess the Artist, Nineteenth Century, Arts News

Earlier this week, we showed you the work of art below and asked you to guess the artist who created it. Thousands of you guessed in our poll, but onl...

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Guess The Artist (The Answer May Surprise You)

Posted 08.05.2011

Read More: European Art, Games, Painter of Light, Art History, Light, Artists, Watercolor, Thomas Kinkade, Painting, Guess the Artist, Nineteenth Century, Arts News

Known as "the painter of light" (no, not Thomas Kinkade), this 19th century European artist was best known for his landscape paintings. Guess the arti...

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Consciously Recognizing Ourselves Before We Die

Duane Elgin | Posted 07.23.2011

Read More: Awareness, Dying, Consciousness, Light, Knowing, Soul, Awakening, Love, Death, Preparing Ourselves for Death, Healthy Living, Recognizing the Soul Before Death, Death & Dying, Understanding Death, Death and Spirituality, Healthy Living Spirit, Healthy Living News

The afterlife is unknown; however, our invisible body of music, light and love that lives in eternity is knowable.

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Good God! Finding Light In The Wake Of The Japan Tsunami

Lisa Kaas Boyle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: God, Japan, Japan Earthquake, Japan Tsunami, Japan Tsunami 2011, Japan Aid, Light, Good, Aid for Japan, Japan Rescuers, Compassion, Religion News

Where some see a vengeful god, I see powerful good. I see powerful good in the brave humans who risked their own lives to save another. I see powerful good in the outpouring of compassion and assistance from people all around the globe.

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An Easy Trick For Better Sleep

Dr. Michael J. Breus | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Circadian Rhythms, Mattresses, Pillows, Bedroom and Sleep Environment, Light, Bedding, Parents and Sleep, Relaxation Techniques, Sleep Research, Children and Sleep, Sleep, Better Sleep, Sleep Tips, Sleep Advice, Sleep Help, Sleep Aid, Healthy Living News

Your bedroom is more than just the room that happens to house your bed -- it is your personal environment for sleeping.

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Highly Specific : Julien Gardair's Installation at the Invisible Dog in Brooklyn

Anne Couillaud | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Julien Gardair, Invisible Dog, Brooklyn, Visual Arts, Art, Nyc Art, Light, Visual Art, Arts News

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Why Evangelicals Need Lent

Tim Suttle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Satiation, Evangelical Christians, Annie Dillard, Apollo 13, Jim Lovell, Spiritual Practice, Spirituality, Lent, Evangelicals, Christianity, Light, Religion News

Lenten fasts are meant to help us see things in a new light. And if ever a people needed to turn out the lights and sit in the darkness for awhile, it is the typical American Evangelical Christian.

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What Is Spiritual Light?

Anne Naylor | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Spiritual Awareness, Chanting, Ani-Hu, Healing, Peace, Love, Light, Spirituality Light, Spirituality, Light Spiritual, Light Spirituality, Spiritual Light, Healthy Living News

Light conveys both an absence of darkness and a quality that will help us to see -- and understand -- more clearly. The light of wisdom will guide us through troubled times and challenges.

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Get Out Of Bed For Better Sleep?

Dr. Michael J. Breus | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Circadian Rhythms, Ask the Sleep Doctor, Television, Sleep Hygiene, Light, Health, Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS), Insomnia, Exercise and Sleep, Anxiety and Stress, Diet, Disordered Sleep, Fatigue, Sleep Research, Sleep Disorders, Sleep, Healthy Living News

A new study suggests that being in the bed itself might be contributing to your sleeplessness. In fact, the researchers found that one of the best things an insomniac can do is get out of bed.

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The Winter Solstice: The Sun Is Born!

Donna Henes | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Mother Goddess, Winter Solstice, Winter, Sun, Jesus Christ, Light, Spirituality Winter, History, Winter Solstice History, Spirituality Winter Solstice, Spiritual History, Spirituality, Healthy Living News

That the world started with the sacred spark of creative potential contained within the primordial womb, is one of humanity's oldest concepts.

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Counting Down To The Winter Solstice

Donna Henes | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Energy, Light, Arctic, Spring, Winter Solstice, Solar Cycles, Winter, Cosmos, Darkness, First Day of Winter, December 2010, Winter Solstice 2010, December, Norway, The Inner Life, Winter Solstice December, First Day of Winter 2010, Healthy Living News

This week leading up to the Winter Solstice is the darkest of the year. True, the week following the solstice is just as dark, but the energy is different.

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LIGHT ART: Innovative Experiments Using Light In Art And Architecture

Patricia Brizzio | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Slidepollajax, Art, Light, Architecture, Light and Space, Perception, Doug Wheeler, James Turrell, Robert Irwin, Moholy-Nagy, Flyfire, Responsive Installations, Light-Experiment, Light-Installations, United-Visual-Artists, Arts News

Robert Irwin's Way Out West exhibit, at The Pace Gallery, inspired this slideshow of some of the most important experiments with light in art, archite...

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Legacy: December Gifts, Writing The Dark Into Light

Rachael Freed | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Holidays, Light, The Inner Life, Legacy, Spirituality, Holiday Light, December, December Light, December Darkness, Darkness, Healthy Living News

Is it any wonder that in December, the darkest month of all, we yearn for light? The physical reality of long nights and shortened days reverberates through us, affecting our emotional and spiritual states, as well.

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Sidewalks

Logan Nakyanzi Pollard | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Harmony, Art, The Balanced Life, Galleries, Sidewalk, Kampala, Artist, Uganda, Logan Pollard, School, Puddle, Light, Living, Study, Healthy Living News

See the rest of this series this week here. ...

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