<?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, 08 Apr 2026 00:07:02 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@smawkward/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Wonders of Wildlife museum - Muskox and Wolves]]></title><description><![CDATA[More photos from my trip to the wonders of wildlife museum in Springfield, MO. This was apart of the same visit I did with the aquarium. After going through the aquarium I was beat but I kept on through]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photocircle/@smawkward/wonders-of-wildlife-museum-muskox-and-wolves</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photocircle/@smawkward/wonders-of-wildlife-museum-muskox-and-wolves</guid><category><![CDATA[photocircle]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[smawkward]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jul 2018 12:45:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UonXkTjiTwb47pe1fNBA7h2thLuaRDQ6SN6TUEBUtNz6M548cwehXrXRuGqC4A5KtpMzK1V5Zb51tPqFLhq34RRCh6gR9XNChjFAMRBDYkVk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Hammons Tower]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Hammons Tower - Springfield MO In my last post I mentioned that I was in Springfield MO recently. Most of my free time during the trip was at the wrong time of day for photography. I was on my own]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photocircle/@smawkward/the-hammons-tower</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photocircle/@smawkward/the-hammons-tower</guid><category><![CDATA[photocircle]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[smawkward]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2018 13:25:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8SzwQc8j2KJZo6c43w4Bg9ysSuq4sua46yAeUgxyy3WnRJ2vSgsYa6T5u6av8u16eDeerCa9paApAHuh7UeBhzfM8vcaURgi1unt5cieu1E4yJJfEGE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wonders of wildlife - aquarium and fish museum]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recently I was in Springfield Missouri visiting some friends. I took time to explore Springfield a little and one of the places I went was BassPro Shops Wonders of Wildlife museum and aquarium. The wonders]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photocircle/@smawkward/wonders-of-wildlife-aquarium-and-fish-museum</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photocircle/@smawkward/wonders-of-wildlife-aquarium-and-fish-museum</guid><category><![CDATA[photocircle]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[smawkward]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2018 00:30:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc15VtwBcpcNRduYYp5vfHxZnGaBMuEFRUGXECvTXGCTBUxjGmB3S3L8S42NYeXGpPbj7jNrsLBJRLZxaDNHkaWC3JCZpEr4s6jmdFpEjK5wG63gg4e?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Little Rock downtown cityscapes]]></title><description><![CDATA[It seems like its been a while since I have been out to take photos so the other night I went down to the North Little Rock side of the river to take more photos of the skyline. I mostly just wanted to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photocircle/@smawkward/little-rock-downtown-cityscapes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photocircle/@smawkward/little-rock-downtown-cityscapes</guid><category><![CDATA[photocircle]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[smawkward]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2018 22:53:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pGJc5U7EeHPH81qWgWQsG6yFja3hKESAJbihFxC924izpxHRbVvJ5khYwBxF4wczteABSkmJnTuQPyphztRLAPHPMggq2zWbisNVgL9y9LgYN2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pinnacle Mountain]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pinnacle mountain is a state park here in Little Rock. I always enjoy this area. There is lots of walking trails, mountain bike trails and fishing spots. I was out here the other day because I was supposed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photocircle/@smawkward/pinnacle-mountain</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photocircle/@smawkward/pinnacle-mountain</guid><category><![CDATA[photocircle]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[smawkward]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2018 20:43:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvCMJTX7owXd26zXYjZqAJUBTewkwpoEFuRzL1nF22iUyCz7hmDDEciWbp6Freny2F6nVJ3UgE53f9g4dtky7QqUv8Hyux4ohNaSY2ge?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Little Rock re-edit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trying to get better at my editing skills so I have been going through some older photos and re-editing them. This was taken in December of last year. This particular photo is from a panoramic. 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I was basically driving around the industrial park by the airport passing time while waiting to meet up with]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/colourfulphotography/@smawkward/paint-chips</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/colourfulphotography/@smawkward/paint-chips</guid><category><![CDATA[colourfulphotography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[smawkward]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 06 Jun 2018 21:02:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmpmCYhBbLDP3VbnYq5g97KEwjLGbUZxCaBHDEqjk9xhmzVTbKdQjeA8Dos9Nb?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[BBQ]]></title><description><![CDATA[We participated in a BBQ competition recently. We didn't place very well but we had a lot of fun doing it. We handed out over 600 samples of our pulled pork. 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I had plenty of stuff I needed to do around the house but instead I took a short road trip stopping along the way and taking photos of anything that caught my eye.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/mypictureday/@smawkward/mypictureday-a-short-road-trip</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/mypictureday/@smawkward/mypictureday-a-short-road-trip</guid><category><![CDATA[mypictureday]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[smawkward]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2018 15:26:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3HaJVw3AYyXBD5Md5tUD9YKkzGo1eoR2RP1hYxRaFr2JPKutwKzK8M9vJoWFWHajfEEjkZVX8YR5CAyAmrg1a6iWw8jdwXxcLeBKhq8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Infrared landscape]]></title><description><![CDATA[About 2 months ago I seen a post from @raoul.poenar were he was using a infrared filter. After seeing his photos it inspired me to give it try. I have struggled with this filter and shortly after @photomatic]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photocirle/@smawkward/infrared-landscape</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photocirle/@smawkward/infrared-landscape</guid><category><![CDATA[photocirle]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[smawkward]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2018 19:01:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs76412PUJmBSJMtdqzXBxmALxwKmgw9vLWP41HUjNLwmsn5JuJUbctzfQHKQ6wsPeUprwZy9hnfV6CmnvLci6NTjb6VoYsg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nominate someone and win steem]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey steemians there is still time to enter the @photocirlce contest. Nominate someone with photos of food to be featured and both you and the photographer could win steem. I am this week's guest judge.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photocirle/@smawkward/nominate-someone-and-win-steem</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photocirle/@smawkward/nominate-someone-and-win-steem</guid><category><![CDATA[photocirle]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[smawkward]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2018 11:33:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g774G2LPx8CTVHrbGQ778Sw45DBMcdD7ftA5N7tgTdqiSgabH85WvhWAZTsdw1WWMfmm1VpBoZa2jrSppQS5F4a6J7QYQn8Jcc72BQhK7nUamixmVyYBPG3VHjdniSkX4zTHHYP8BkAjm8jisyve?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[MyPictureDay Round #21 - Bird is the word]]></title><description><![CDATA[For this weeks #mypictureday; I spent a lot of time at a local spot photographing birds. On Tuesday I stopped by the park on my way home from work. When I parked my car the wind was blowing really hard]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photocirlce/@smawkward/mypictureday-round-21-bird-is-the-word</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photocirlce/@smawkward/mypictureday-round-21-bird-is-the-word</guid><category><![CDATA[photocirlce]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[smawkward]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 Mar 2018 21:37:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2KMyRmpknfCFfVimBf5j6QMo928PEBLR33Jv4LTTJybb4Nj2H5kp8J5DydX3iiSeqJ8isrb5mUdRhmnkvfwftzUn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Snap-on RC truck]]></title><description><![CDATA[A buddy of mine won a RC truck from snap-on tools yesterday. I used my OnePlus 5T to record the first drive at 120fps.The editing was done on the phone as well with Adobe premiere clip. Music by Jeff Przech]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/dtube/@smawkward/pncs05cj</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/dtube/@smawkward/pncs05cj</guid><category><![CDATA[dtube]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[smawkward]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2018 20:30:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqwzwxM6L1P6uLNceBDDCM9ueoSk6ioopf86csXNGCYoB8yBGquXKDcAAzUsrVuKazhh73PVyA5Y2aWYug?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blue Heron]]></title><description><![CDATA[While I was out taking pictures for #mypictureday this heron flew by me and landed right in front of me. I have seen this bird around a lot so maybe I need to come up with a name for it. 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