Etsy
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Back to blogging after a brief hiatus
Hey, I’m back. I obviously haven’t been doing a good job of keeping the old blog active, but I’m hoping to change that in the days and weeks ahead. As my last post indicated, Milky Way season is back on us. I made one short trip to Brown County State Park about an hour south…
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Milky Way season is back
It’s Milky Way season again. Which means it’s time to start planning and praying to the clear sky gods for them to do their thing. I’ve gone back to this image from Aug 2023 many times, editing and re-editing it as I learn more about working with these types of images. Each time I get…
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This is 0 ºF
It’s easy to tell yourself “it’s too cold outside to do anything”. Easy to make excuses not to go outside. But sometimes you just have to say “fuck it”, get bundled up and head outside looking for some beauty in the frigid cold. It’s not like I’m going to find polar bears, or penguins or…
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First sales
Thank you so much for the first sales on my Etsy shop. Woohoo! I know it’s a small step, and I’m still learning the ins and outs of selling with a print on demand service through Etsy, but it’s a first step. Now that I’m past my first sales, and I’ve had a first hand…
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Whiteout conditions
I stopped by Eagle Creek Reservoir yesterday afternoon on my way up to the north side of town for other business. Eagle Creek Park is one of the largest urban parks in the United States. It’s a favorite spot for local photographers doing some nature photography. Yesterday the conditions were almost a white-out. No wind,…
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Embracing winter
We’re entering the part of the year when winter is truly settling in. Even though the days are getting longer, the end of year holidays are over and we’re entering the home stretch of the dark season before spring arrives. In the spirit of fully embracing my art, regardless of the season or weather,…
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snow day
I’m making a concerted effort to get out and shoot on a regular basis, regardless of other distractions that might get in the way. Even if it means just going out in our backyard. We got our first significant snow of the 2024-25 winter over the last 24 hours. Almost 8 inches just south of…
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New Year’s Ruminations for 2025
It’s a new year. When I worked full time the end of the year between Christmas and New Years served as a time to look back and reflect on the previous 12 months. A lot of that was enforced by the structure of my career, with annual performance reviews at the end of each year,…
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Etsy shop is live
I’m still waiting on a couple of test products that I’ve ordered to ensure the quality is what I want, but at the urging of one *ahem* quite eager customer who is willing to serve as a Guinea pig, I’ve made the shop live for orders. I did receive a test print the one poster…
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Store update
OK, so I think I’ve sorted out the organization of my online empire. davemccaskill.art (the blog you’re reading now) will serve as a one-stop-shop for updates on my two online stores. My SmugMug site will offer prints (both high quality photo and fine art archival quality gicleé prints) of what I consider my best photography.…
