Steven L. Taylor is a Professor Emeritus of Political Science and former College of Arts and Sciences Dean. His main areas of expertise include parties, elections, and the institutional design of democracies. His most recent book is the co-authored A Different Democracy: American Government in a 31-Country Perspective. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Texas and his BA from the University of California, Irvine. He has been blogging since 2003 (originally at the now defunct Poliblog).
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@al Ameda: Not to take too much of the magic away, but basically I took a series of photos of a fire in my fireplace and this one jumped out at me in terms of what I saw in the flames (not unlike looking at clouds!).
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Very nice
Wow, that is such a great moment to catch.
If you don’t mind me asking, how much retouching did you have to do on that one? The contrast between the black and the flame is really great.
@mattbernius: I probably kicked up the blacks and contrast a bit, but I don’t think I did a whole lot to this one.
Increb…inàcreb…Increbidabedable… Oh heck, really really great!
Magical.
great great picture
what is the context and/or the setting here?
Really cool photo with a great title that makes it even better.
@al Ameda: Not to take too much of the magic away, but basically I took a series of photos of a fire in my fireplace and this one jumped out at me in terms of what I saw in the flames (not unlike looking at clouds!).
@PT: Thanks!