{"id":208,"date":"2026-04-23T17:35:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T17:35:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.darkbluemonkey.com\/?page_id=208"},"modified":"2026-04-23T20:53:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T20:53:28","slug":"photography","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.darkbluemonkey.com\/?page_id=208","title":{"rendered":"Photography"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ve always enjoyed photography. There was a period in time, before the advent of the smart phone and its 100 terapixel cameras that I took a DSLR camera with me everywhere. Those days are long gone, but I still enjoy just taking random photos now and again, even if it is with a small plastic rectangle instead of a beautiful camera<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-385 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:1;width:64px;height:64px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.darkbluemonkey.com\/?page_id=385\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:64px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1010\" src=\"https:\/\/www.darkbluemonkey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/nggallery_import\/DSC01632.JPG\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Places\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.darkbluemonkey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/nggallery_import\/DSC01632.JPG 1800w, https:\/\/www.darkbluemonkey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/nggallery_import\/DSC01632-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.darkbluemonkey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/nggallery_import\/DSC01632-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.darkbluemonkey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/nggallery_import\/DSC01632-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.darkbluemonkey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/nggallery_import\/DSC01632-1536x862.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">Places<\/h2><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-358 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:1;width:64px;height:64px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.darkbluemonkey.com\/?page_id=358\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:64px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.darkbluemonkey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/nggallery_import\/2-IMG_20160926_070124.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Nature\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.darkbluemonkey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/nggallery_import\/2-IMG_20160926_070124.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.darkbluemonkey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/nggallery_import\/2-IMG_20160926_070124-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.darkbluemonkey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/nggallery_import\/2-IMG_20160926_070124-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.darkbluemonkey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/nggallery_import\/2-IMG_20160926_070124-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.darkbluemonkey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/nggallery_import\/2-IMG_20160926_070124-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">Nature<\/h2><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-305 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex 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https:\/\/www.darkbluemonkey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/nggallery_import\/dsc03158-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.darkbluemonkey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/nggallery_import\/dsc03158-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/www.darkbluemonkey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/nggallery_import\/dsc03158-768x1153.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">Me<\/h2><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-290 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:1;width:64px;height:64px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.darkbluemonkey.com\/?page_id=290\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:64px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"674\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.darkbluemonkey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/nggallery_import\/DSC08821.JPG\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Shadows\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.darkbluemonkey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/nggallery_import\/DSC08821.JPG 674w, https:\/\/www.darkbluemonkey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/nggallery_import\/DSC08821-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.darkbluemonkey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/nggallery_import\/DSC08821-575x1024.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 674px) 100vw, 674px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">Shadows<\/h2><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-285 page type-page status-publish 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target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:64px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.darkbluemonkey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/nggallery_import\/20140420_160500.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Artistic\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.darkbluemonkey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/nggallery_import\/20140420_160500.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.darkbluemonkey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/nggallery_import\/20140420_160500-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.darkbluemonkey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/nggallery_import\/20140420_160500-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">Artistic<\/h2><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-201 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns 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