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I grew up in southern New York near the Hudson River, lived for about 20 years in central California about a mile from the Kern River and now live in Grants Pass, Oregon - about 3 doors from the Rogue River. Who knew rivers would provide a thread of continuity in my life?
I started playing with SLR's about 30 years ago, but life got a bit busy (raising a daughter, lots of working, etc. ) and I drifted away from photography. I started getting back into photography pretty seriously about a year and a half ago, and did a pile of freelance writing jobs to save enough to buy a Canon Rebel XT. I am thoroughly enjoying getting reacquainted with a camera.
Most of my photos - and most of my writing pieces - are nature based. I'm a gardener, a birder, a hiker and a lover of the outdoors.
“Whatever peace I know rests in the natural world, in feeling myself a part of it, even in a small way…” - May Sarton
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- Klamath Mountains 251 photos, 16 members
- Berberidaceae 106 photos, 26 members
- Fine Art & Gothic Botanical Portraiture 6,064 photos, 386 members
- ABDUPOETICA 22,219 photos, 566 members
- Rhamnaceae 219 photos, 27 members
- Mimulus 811 photos, 61 members
- Fritillarias 447 photos, 93 members
- Liliaceae and its relatives 1,294 photos, 102 members
- Saxifragaceae 267 photos, 66 members
- RANUNCULACEAE —WILDFLOWERS — latin names required - read gui 965 photos, 129 members
- Primulaceae 438 photos, 60 members
- "Exemplary Shots - Flickr's BEST! (Post 1 Award 3)" 612,310 photos, 22,884 members
- Orobanchaceae 4,637 photos, 202 members
- Super Shots - Only Invited Photos 255,427 photos, 40,873 members
- EMPYREAN FLORA -10FAVES+ONLY INVITE-COMMENT ON 2 32,507 photos, 4,866 members
- Nature Through The Lens / Invited Photos Only. 7,553 photos, 2,093 members
- Shutter Sisters 316,677 photos, 11,283 members
- Oregon Native Plants 672 photos, 45 members
- Noir & Blanc (tag: "noiretblanc") 68,459 photos, 3,980 members
- Black and White 3,863,063 photos, 206,384 members
- AUTUMN*FALL P1/A5 109,647 photos, 16,160 members
- Swimming in light 48,672 photos, 3,088 members
- Hearts OF Nature 5,180 photos, 2,128 members
- WeSpeak08 51 photos, 18 members
- Oregon Wilderness 457 photos, 165 members
- The Gallery Of Fine Photography [No frames/signatures] 27,363 photos, 4,483 members
- Oregon Forest Plants 123 photos, 8 members
- Salvias 1,181 photos, 91 members
- A Virtual Herbarium of Oregon Flora. 18 photos, 2 members
- Natur Watchr (post 1 - award 1 - invite 1) 2,836 photos, 207 members
- Flower or Foliage Details 137,446 photos, 9,529 members
- Wild Flowers of the Pacific Northwest 3,061 photos, 127 members
- Flower Close-Ups 773,357 photos, 53,614 members
- :10 Things: 6,306 photos, 787 members
- Josephine County 560 photos, 56 members
- Macro Marvels (Invite only) Post 1 Comment 2 65,082 photos, 10,839 members
- Macro Awards (Invite Only!) 40,160 photos, 11,552 members
- Under Appreciated- [ 5 comments or less after a week ] 3,551 photos, 562 members
- Beautiful Tree Pictures 4,299 photos, 311 members
- A Celebration of Light - Let your Light Shine 66,461 photos, 3,748 members
- Rosaceae (The Rose Family) 1,864 photos, 735 members
- Fruits et légumes 54,607 photos, 12,288 members
- Medicinal, Aromatic and Wild (or rare) Edible Plants 19,662 photos, 1,734 members
- Fleur Noir 1,278 photos, 234 members
- Fruit & Veg 144,097 photos, 27,598 members
- Dead Wood 8,959 photos, 1,891 members
- Less Is More... 29,460 photos, 26,396 members
- Nature Abstracted 8,197 photos, 2,589 members
- Walking In Nature 106,760 photos, 5,002 members
- The Common Threads Project 369 photos, 124 members
Testimonials (2)
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g*s*c - busy says:
"Karen is a very accomplished photographer and naturalist. I have always been awed by how she presents things in nature. I was introduced to Karen through the Shooting to Learn group and some of her posts of seed pods which were such things of beauty and so easy for most of us to overlook. Her images are stunning. She knows how to use light to bring out the full character of detail and color. It is clear that she loves the natural world around. To explore her photostream is to become acquainted with all of its wonders.
Thanks for all that I have learned from you Karen and I look forward to the treasures you bring through your photography."13th September, 2008
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slithy-toves says:
"Karen is a master of macros, a triumph with textures and possesses the uncanny ability to make fruit and vegetables appear downright sexy!"
30th August, 2007
- Name:
- Karen Phillips
- Joined:
- January 2007
- I am:
- Female and Single
- Email:
- kmp_oregon [at] yahoo.com