Reality, Evidence, Honesty… Versus “AI” 3 links on how "AI" image editing threatens citizen science projects & research, with further thoughts & questions we need to ask ourselves about our photography and editing. www.alex-kunz.com/reality-evid... #PhotoBlog #Photography #AI #NaturePhotography

Reality, Evidence, Honesty… Versus “AI”

A combination of links about how “AI” image editing threatens citizen science projects and community-based research, and the question we should ask ourselves about our photography and editing.

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49 friendly people who've had enough of the toxic BS on other social sites have used this invitation link to Mastodon — and so can you. ;) mas.to/invite/AswzD...

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Bluesky's new CEO Toni Schneider on the platform's reputation for being a liberal bubble: "Yes, we definitely want that to change. It is already changing. It certainly wasn’t designed to attract one specific group of people."

Here is the next batch of ten newly added photos to my collection of native plants in San Diego County! Embarrassingly, these archive finds go back as far as 2017 & 2018! 😬 www.alex-kunz.com/plant-update... #Gallery #PhotoBlog #NativePlants #NaturePhotography #SanDiego #California #Plants

Plant Update August 2026

Here is the next batch of ten newly added photos to my collection of native plants in San Diego County! In the last couple of days, I have updated various other photos in the collection for better…

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“Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love.” (Rumi) www.alex-kunz.com/strange-pull/ #SundayWisdom #SeekingZen #Quotes #SilentSunday #Desert #AnzaBorrego #LandscapePhotography #PhotoBlog

Strange Pull

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My monthly End Notes™️ for July 2026 combine plant photos, announcements of portfolio updates and other news, notes and links. www.alex-kunz.com/july-2026-en... #BlogPost #PhotoBlog #Photography #EndNotes #NaturePhotography

July 2026 End Notes

The monthly End Notes for July 2026 from Alexander S. Kunz photography combine plant photos, announcements of portfolio updates and other news, notes and links.

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Slowly approaching 500 different native plants photographed in San Diego County (that's out of 1500 of course...😵‍💫) Here are the ten latest additions: www.alex-kunz.com/plant-update... #PhotoBlog #NativePlants #SanDiego #Plants #Gallery #Flowers #Herbs #BloomScrolling #Florespondence #California

Plant Update July 2026

Ten photos of native plants found in San Diego County, Southern California.

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"As I sat watching in awe as the sun slowly descended over the ocean, I imagined what this profound experience might sound like translated into music." A new album from Jane Antonia Cornish! Always an instant purchase. janeantoniacornish.bandcamp.com/album/lumina #Music #ModernClassical #Ambient

LUMINA, by Jane Antonia Cornish

8 track album

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#PhotoBlog: Sycamore Leaf & Root Studies (5 photos) www.alex-kunz.com/sycamore-lea... #Photography #IntimateLandscape #CloseUp #SanDiego #NaturePhotography #Trees #Sycamore #Platanus #BlogPost #Blogging

Sycamore Leaf & Root Studies

I’m cleaning out the vaults once more, and have found a few photos from two walks at Los Peñasquitos Canyon Preserve a few years ago, in November. This is a good month to see some (limited) Southern…

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For #WaybackWednesday a look back at (just two) photos from July 2016... and what to do when you forget your ND filters at home. 🙄 www.alex-kunz.com/july-2016-th... #PhotoBlog #Throwback #Photography #LandscapePhotography #SeascapePhotography #SanDiego #BlogPost #Blogging

July 2016 Throwback

With only 25 photos total in the July 2016 folder, this monthly throwback to ten years ago is going to be really brief. Early in the month, my friend Tracy and I went for a sunset hike to Cuyamaca…

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#PhotoBlog with nine photos: Close-ups, intimate landscapes and grand scenic vistas from a desert hike in the Coyote Mountains Wilderness in Imperial County, California. www.alex-kunz.com/desert-day-c... #NaturePhotography #LandscapePhotography #Desert #SouthernCalifornia #Photography #SanDiego

Desert Day: Coyote Mountains Wilderness, December 2022

Nine photos: Close-ups, intimate landscapes and grand scenic vistas from a desert hike in the Coyote Mountains Wilderness in Imperial County, California.

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Well, here's what I've been up to- I've been running a small private Beta on a new Light meter app for iOS and would love to get more feedback. It's called Metered. I should start with the reasons I created it and show you some screenshots. beta link is at the end of the thread.

“The mind of the beginner is empty, free of the habits of the expert, ready to accept, to doubt, and open to all the possibilities.” (Shunryū Suzuki) www.alex-kunz.com/mind-of-begi... #PhotoBlog #Photography #BlogPost #Quotes

Mind of the Beginner & Joy of Seeing

Two recent events and experiences have been on my mind lately. One was visiting Mission San Diego de Alcalá with my photo club, the other seeing photographs in the “Through the Eyes of Youth” and…

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For the end of the month as usual, I have my look back at and summary of things and happenings, stuff from behind the scenes, a few links, and a small amount of photos as well. Here is the End Notes June 2026 edition: www.alex-kunz.com/june-2026-en... #PhotoBlog #EndNotes #BlogPost #Photography

June 2026 End Notes

Hard to believe that half of 2026 is over now… and for the end of the month as usual, I have my look back at and summary of things and happenings, stuff from behind the scenes, a few links…

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🚀 FolioBlocks 1.4 is here! ✅ Per-Image Gallery Overrides ✅ Metadata Syncing ✅ Light & Dark Lightbox Modes ✅ Full-Screen Lightbox ✅ Password Protection ✅ Carousel Looping ✅ Filmstrip & Video Gallery Improvements Read more: folioblocks.com/blog/whats-n... #WordPress #WordPressPlugin #Photography

What's New in FolioBlocks 1.4 - FolioBlocks

Explore FolioBlocks 1.4 with per-image gallery controls, metadata synchronization, enhanced lightbox options, password protection, and more.

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Seven photos from the Mount Baker area in my latest blog post: www.alex-kunz.com/mount-baker-... #MountainMonday #Photography #LandscapePhotography #PhotoBlog #Washington #MountBaker #KomaKulshan

Mount Baker Impressions

Photos and story of a day spent hiking in the area of Picture Lake, Heather Meadows, and Table Mountain of the Mount Baker Wilderness in Washington.

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New indie web radio in Germany. Eight channels electronic dance music 🎶 with no ads & no algorithms. M3U, PLS, XSPF available for directly streaming too! paradisehunter.de #Music #Webradio #ElectronicMusic #Radio #ParadiseHunter #Trance #Techno #ProgHouse #ChillOut

Finally got a new eagle shot - this one with a prize! Photographed at Stuart Island, British Columbia 🪶 #birds #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #baldeagle #britishcolumbia #naturephotography

The June 2026 Adobe updates have arrived, and Lightroom Classic now has a duplicate checker! So I took a look at it and my verdict is: good to have, but it leaves things to be desired... More: www.alex-kunz.com/lightroom-cl... #Lightroom #Adobe #LightroomClassic #AdobeLightroomClassic #Photography

Lightroom Classic 15.4: Duplicate Detection

Adobe has released the June 2026 update to Lightroom Classic and it includes some unexpected but welcome new features… and lacks the ones we’ve been waiting for! Mean. Adobe’s Release Notes for…

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@mu.social @eurosky.social do you have any plans for adding automatic post deletion a la Mastodon?

It’s the middle of the month and my throwback to June 2017 contains more “seeing of familiar places in infrared”, but also a return to visible light. :) In total, I have four photos from that month which have passed the test of time! www.alex-kunz.com/june-2016-th... #PhotoBlog #ThrowBack

June 2016 Throwback

It’s the middle of the month and my throwback to June 2017 contains more “seeing of familiar places in infrared”, but also a return to visible light. :) In total, I have four photos that have passed…

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I'm excited to be part of the photo education program at this year's San Diego County Fair, with a #Lightroom "live develop" session, where I edit participant-submitted photographs! More info: www.alex-kunz.com/fair-season-... #SanDiego #Photography #SanDiegoCountyFair #SDFair #PhotoEducation

San Diego Fair Photo Education

It’s Fair Season in San Diego! Today 6/10 is the first day of this year’s San Diego County Fair and with it, the prestigious Photo Show is on display of course. In addition to having been part of the…

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I've been a broken record on this for three years and I'll be a broken record for as long as that fucking website exists: X is a viciously racist far-right organising platform that ONLY WORKS because a huge number of centrists, lefties and progressivs cannot stop propping it up

Elon Musk accused of fuelling unrest after Belfast knife attack

The use of social media in planning violent protests over the Belfast knife attack has drawn condemnation, with Britain's ruling Labour Party accusing Elon Musk of stoking divisions. The tech billiona...

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I am a meteorologist & founder of NoHeatstroke.org, with informaton related to Pediatric Vehicular Heatstroke; and owned by two Vizslas. I recently developed an infographic related to kids in hot cars, and thought it important to adapt it for the pet community.

Stop rebuilding the same gallery settings every time. Learn how to create gallery presets in WordPress using FolioBlocks and Block Patterns. Save your favorite gallery configuration once and reuse it anywhere on your site. folioblocks.com/blog/how-to-... #WordPress #FolioBlocks #Gutenberg

How to Create Reusable Gallery Presets in WordPress and Speed Up Your Workflow - FolioBlocks

Learn how to create reusable gallery presets in WordPress with FolioBlocks and Block Patterns to speed up your workflow.

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Why would SDG&E be opposed to balcony solar? Because it undercuts their bottom line, an op-ed writer argues. voiceofsandiego.org/2026/06/02/s...

SDG&E’s Questionable Case Against Balcony Solar

Voice of San Diego reports that SDG&E and other investor-owned utilities are lobbying hard against “balcony solar” — devices that allow people to reduce electricity costs by plugging small solar […]

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Clearing up a couple of things about “bot checks”. Who you should be mad at, why you’re seeing them — and why we’re most likely only going to see more of them. www.alex-kunz.com/bot-checks-a... #BlogPost #AI #Webmaster #Cloudflare #Bots #Scraping #Copyright #IntellectualProperty #Photography

Bot-Checks Are a Nuisance (But What’s the Alternative?)

Clearing up a couple of things about “bot checks”. Who you should be mad at, why you’re seeing them — and why we’re most likely only going to see more of them.

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#PhotoBlog: May 2026 End Notes www.alex-kunz.com/may-2026-end... #LandscapePhotography #EndNotes #IntimateLandscape #SanDiego #BlogPost

May 2026 End Notes

Well hello, it is the end of another month and as usual, I have my End Notes with a look back at this month’s photographic activities, observations from the trail and of the weather, a few links…

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Help protect Anza-Borrego from the Golden Pacific Powerlink A 500,000kV Threat to California’s Largest State Park theabf.org/park-threat/

"Getting It Right in Camera" doesn't mean what you think it means, and the underlying mindset prevents you from being a happier photographer. :) www.alex-kunz.com/getting-it-r... #PhotoBlog #Photography #NaturePhotography #SOOC #BlogPost #PostProcessing #Darktable #Lightroom #Photoshop #Gimp

Getting It Right in Camera

“Getting It Right in Camera” doesn’t mean what you think it means, and the underlying mindset prevents you from being a happier photographer. :)…

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My monthly #Throwback to photos and stuff from ten years ago has two infrared images from May 2016. And since it's Friday, I'm tagging it with #FallbackFriday too of course. 🤪 www.alex-kunz.com/may-2016-thr... #Infrared #Photography #TenYearsAgo #LandscapePhotography #SanDiego #PhotoBlog

May 2016 Throwback (In Infrared)

Ten years ago, in May 2016, a fellow photographer whose acquaintance I’d made on Google+ was extremely generous and trusted me with his infrared-converted Sony A7r, allowing me to use it for a whole…

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