<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 08:56:57 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@maackel/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Fighting Capuchin Monkeys]]></title><description><![CDATA[a]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@maackel/fighting-capuchin-monkeys</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@maackel/fighting-capuchin-monkeys</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[maackel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 23 Jul 2017 20:58:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Portrait Contest Week 5 Entry #2: Up the Coast]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is my second entry into the week 5 portrait contest hosted by @jasonrussell. Here we have Kiera striking a pose amongst a field of flowers in California. She likes to wear all black and once I started]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/portraitcontest/@maackel/portrait-contest-week-5-entry-2-up-the-coast</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/portraitcontest/@maackel/portrait-contest-week-5-entry-2-up-the-coast</guid><category><![CDATA[portraitcontest]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[maackel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jul 2017 02:10:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs75uEYjWbGPmaAmEzmk55VE9mabpotQ5Jr5orZttoRqXJDBBKsmMciTVQaqGhhuxFjDpynF3oZjzttjEoNQFmiYAReDJUW2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Staring at a Grizzly Bear]]></title><description><![CDATA[When you get locked into a starting competition with the grizzly. I took these pictures in Yellowstone National Park in 2015 during a trip with my dad. We were both very interested in seeing some bears]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/animals/@maackel/staring-at-a-grizzly-bear</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/animals/@maackel/staring-at-a-grizzly-bear</guid><category><![CDATA[animals]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[maackel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jul 2017 05:33:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rTBenJR3iqPxDrevHK3vDeQGnHc8Wj8C8negiVUNQspBtKRfvs8vZJGzABPeVa3yn4sWJ73AgSNycNb68nqUj651EA47fVhFAs8ZDZNVRpEzrT5o4hdcmrR124MC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Monterey Photography Adventures Part 1: Cannery Row]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many people think of John Steinbeck when they imagine Monterey. Steinbeck actually lived in Salinas and Pacific Grove (Monterey itself only very briefly) but he immortalized the city through his novels]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@maackel/monterey-photography-adventures-part-1-cannery-row</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@maackel/monterey-photography-adventures-part-1-cannery-row</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[maackel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jul 2017 01:08:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kws91ecJjkANAzfstp5ietJ4ACvk9NVPkymPq7PKKAfQ8RJJGf1XWKA1cyQpyxLf2C7NwodJm7BwvHEKAN2hQgeEKCiGnWx5TseEHCho3xnoidNZcX9bucoTL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Portrait Contest Week 5 Entry #1: Never Ending Wall]]></title><description><![CDATA[You can't tell from the picture but this wall actually stretches forever in both directions. Here we have my friend Ashley posing on a chair outside of a cafe in Burlingame, California during my first]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/portraitcontest/@maackel/portrait-contest-week-5-entry-1-never-ending-wall</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/portraitcontest/@maackel/portrait-contest-week-5-entry-1-never-ending-wall</guid><category><![CDATA[portraitcontest]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[maackel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 16 Jul 2017 17:37:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QD2aHbJiivbVZV6nAA4BJrX2xi1Ybu2WfWot6dHGXCqVicNdrQqTYpkaGSBiQrfstpZL8g1T82KfphbAM43yMxTG8PeDi9nKbMRxdgQ89LW6AGedJXJE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poems of Separation Part 1 - Unequipped]]></title><description><![CDATA[You placed the burden on my shoulder I wish that I was so much older I have no tools to work with this I have no power to dismiss I had a shield composed of hay It shattered when you went away I wore my]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@maackel/poems-of-separation-part-1-unequipped</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@maackel/poems-of-separation-part-1-unequipped</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[maackel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 16 Jul 2017 16:13:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/9vWp6aU4y8kyJM9JABQLS7EhjmU3VVqJQJsLWXdiDJgN4CroeTPzVwuVQ6ALCVA5RW59VJKiRvSaFXUsf62YLWvyv6F8knWdmWLGfisbPXHNxsx1UJJFh6XHTTtcuZmuVdGj2wk8GAcJaLzir?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Next Season]]></title><description><![CDATA[The flowers in my yard have died Their golden leaves were cast aside They do all look so sad and frail They give no scent when I inhale What has caused this tragic scene Who commenced this cruel routine]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@maackel/next-season</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@maackel/next-season</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[maackel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 16 Jul 2017 06:20:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVgVK5iSh75hoycvVoWpkRKmFiz4m6u2cTJ7BRcgXCFf5995o24G2894nva5KpqKN8GBDQyhP197JCy4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[San Francisco Photography Adventures Part 3: Counterculture]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is the last post in my San Francisco adventures saga. Posts 1 and 2 are linked at the bottom. San Francisco is romanticized by many but what is it really like? While it may be one of the most unaffordable]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@maackel/san-francisco-photography-adventures-part-3-counterculture</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@maackel/san-francisco-photography-adventures-part-3-counterculture</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[maackel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 16 Jul 2017 01:43:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kws91ecJjkANAzfstp5ietJ4ACvk9NVMpjBXBbti53GmZRpVzU8vZ63v4v3htgtcF8Qx7riWao2z4izTaTfU5WkWDsmApfLURkQs1YvjfjE79wsDPUk7R9k3g?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[San Francisco Photography Adventures Part 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why are so many people drawn to SF? 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