<?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>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 07:01:03 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@spc/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Glass Blowing for Friends]]></title><description><![CDATA[Revolving Wine Glasses Recently I've been posting a lot of photography and travel guides so I thought I'd change it up a bit and share some of the glass I've made recently. While at a wedding in the spring]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@spc/glass-blowing-for-friends</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@spc/glass-blowing-for-friends</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[spc]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2018 15:27:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9Uoy86ZZnGrvm1Yp6C6VpoZDALgteCPr1uHQa6MwhGcf86rTsXb9CjidDftVFwW5ehBrNPptXGukZ7t?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bee on a Thistle]]></title><description><![CDATA[Different Edits For a long time I was trying to get comfortable editing pictures to look as natural as possible, while still improving them. But recently, I've come to the point where I feel comfortable]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photofeed/@spc/bee-on-a-thistle</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photofeed/@spc/bee-on-a-thistle</guid><category><![CDATA[photofeed]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[spc]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2018 15:18:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9UaKZ3fks5ZD4iMmkffLytjKbDjGnr4b9XTQLty3tfsZEkWsvUoWWSDAT6sEnvpxXzBVVWN6kbawdwU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dragonflys and Mushrooms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Historically, landscape photography has been my main interest, but recently I dusted off my zoom lens, borrowed a friend's 40mm prime (64mm on my crop sensor), and went to a near by park. The landscape]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/monomad/@spc/editing</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/monomad/@spc/editing</guid><category><![CDATA[monomad]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[spc]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 25 Aug 2018 19:48:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9UMXyeNm7KcxrQpT4rSN5n2qeCXXAgTijsDnEz28YY3VjLGPgyBhfiz1FE7thYr6WsAenegAyLjSerr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Friendly Bird]]></title><description><![CDATA[Making Mistakes While on my way to shooting some photos of glasses I recently made (check out my etsy if you're interested in handblown glassware: I brought along my zoom lens. I haven't done much animal]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/monomad/@spc/friendly-bird</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/monomad/@spc/friendly-bird</guid><category><![CDATA[monomad]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[spc]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2018 18:23:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9WkMdent5ViZfBqqmGZT53gXPNbpLhcUsgDs6VaTQwEKaNNybtw7RAgxqkohST6Z92aSWZtdEeQVTaN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yosemite National Park]]></title><description><![CDATA[I posted a more complete story of my trip to Yosemite recently, but I thought I'd post this picture too. This was taken on a hike to a lake situated on top of a mountain.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/landscapephotography/@spc/yosemite-national-park</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/landscapephotography/@spc/yosemite-national-park</guid><category><![CDATA[landscapephotography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[spc]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2018 17:59:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9ULGB14JHsLeenfu59WFxfNqZf9FX2344JNvQNuXjcV9dwQmqb1KLzqV8oxhpj2xBTYfrV3CxTSAtN2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Niagara Falls]]></title><description><![CDATA[I had the pleasure of visiting Niagara Falls for the first time this summer and was blown away by the size and power of this waterfall. It's difficult to capture just how expansive these falls are but]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/landscapephotography/@spc/niagara-falls</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/landscapephotography/@spc/niagara-falls</guid><category><![CDATA[landscapephotography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[spc]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2018 21:41:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9WiTZgpXCA9G4s8czvFprqtBmcRiF6oucxyUt6haCw8N8U817gedSJ9ceQcuwmaPZbcnrXZWz1KaJm4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Monomad Mushrooms]]></title><description><![CDATA[I found these very photogenic mushrooms while trying out shooting a friends' 64mm prime lens (40mm on a crop sensor). I really enjoyed using the lens, especially for pictures like this. What's your favorite]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/monomad/@spc/monomad-mushrooms</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/monomad/@spc/monomad-mushrooms</guid><category><![CDATA[monomad]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[spc]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2018 01:52:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9VJGYoYJcmFzmsgW3wX3bFw24nKM1bRi9tjN6NqgximScvwtiUhg2kYK7uF3smQVRhgfEoyBLBRLk4v?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Baby Rattle Snake]]></title><description><![CDATA[Grand Canyon Rattle Snake While in the Grand Canyon I was sitting down on my sleeping mat with my back agains a log. I decided to adjust my mat and when I lifted it up, to my great surprise, I realized]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/monomad/@spc/baby-rattle-snake</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/monomad/@spc/baby-rattle-snake</guid><category><![CDATA[monomad]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[spc]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2018 19:38:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9WxqbiJJpBK81B3RdrsRwtg2CQRnB2jgGhQ36UAenRybrzeqgBuTi8W3Zj9eMJCLCMuRqYqg46PFKc2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hiking in Yosemite National Park]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yosemite National Park, California (For better image quality, click to enlarge any image) A month or two ago, before the California wildfires closed the park, I spent two days traveling through Yosemite]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/landscapephotography/@spc/hiking-in-yosemite-national-park</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/landscapephotography/@spc/hiking-in-yosemite-national-park</guid><category><![CDATA[landscapephotography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[spc]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2018 16:50:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBM2jscGd4Sszpv94XxHH2uqxMY9z21vaqHt19ToDTdKu7FN9GmzkHiDS2trsCjaWm5gcLVjTf3XsbHj1CnxhzGzKaoes7aDjCH3eLLLMDZxEVjHj7M3iN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sunken Dock, Martha's Vineyard]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/monomad/@spc/sunken-dock-martha-s-vineyard</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/monomad/@spc/sunken-dock-martha-s-vineyard</guid><category><![CDATA[monomad]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[spc]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2018 18:35:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBM2jscGd4Sszpv94XxHH2uqxMY9z21vaqHt18dACrvQwx4SQUy6Zgw1C5bKi1RngjaLmR7cWjowcdGhcrhgFR2deWtPjNxsZ5Gkfx85Vbr55z2vq6GZRG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Black and White Sunset]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mori Point, California]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/monomad/@spc/black-and-white-sunset</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/monomad/@spc/black-and-white-sunset</guid><category><![CDATA[monomad]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[spc]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2018 20:58:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9V3v24QapoQcLYT1zLYBXYw27NmtAV2WBcdsrxrSnfku7CujJSGCxHFFx7VXsAPim86G8JaVU5e11g2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photo Hunt Contest #10]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stones and Pebbles The theme for this contest is stones and pebbles so I thought this giant Balanced Rock in Arches National Park worked well with these very small balanced pebbles.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/landscapephotography/@spc/photo-hunt-contest-10</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/landscapephotography/@spc/photo-hunt-contest-10</guid><category><![CDATA[landscapephotography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[spc]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2018 21:28:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9UvytbMy42AcgaSV6CFpGULsR6LEooh2sUvWAhSzaMZxeZZiaSZe1fKMrrVW7DCUmnaEMTCTHazuDLS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Muir Woods, California]]></title><description><![CDATA[California Redwoods John Muir Woods, or more formally known as Muir Woods National Monument, is just north of San Francisco. With the park only 30 minutes outside of San Francisco, this National Monument]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/landscapephotography/@spc/muir-woods-california</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/landscapephotography/@spc/muir-woods-california</guid><category><![CDATA[landscapephotography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[spc]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2018 20:33:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9UhaKK7vLcn6VKcK1XcYYjWRDoVtJG8vMyUqRUyGK9AJTDDWvoXLcWCziE8kaio1TVPEES2j8o8tKJW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hiking Mori Point, California]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mori Point, CA Located on quick turnoff along California's scenic Highway 1, Mori Point offers excellent hiking just south of San Francisco. This small state park has a paved trail, which snakes through]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/landscapephotography/@spc/hiking-mori-point-california</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/landscapephotography/@spc/hiking-mori-point-california</guid><category><![CDATA[landscapephotography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[spc]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2018 19:15:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9UaTMkDdUnMfaLH6qMLwYW92kT9A4MGNs7Rv4fTx73HMKYHUswuiXnoeyVCYKDG27FyKyEAsRYH2ACW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Messing Around with Watercolors]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over the weekend I thought I'd mess around and try and do some watercolor painting. I don't have any background in painting so this was mostly just practicing perspective and shading. 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The McKenzie highway,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photofeed/@spc/hiking-at-sahalie-and-koosah-waterfalls-in-oregon</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photofeed/@spc/hiking-at-sahalie-and-koosah-waterfalls-in-oregon</guid><category><![CDATA[photofeed]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[spc]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 04 Feb 2018 20:16:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVegWKRYMBYoG6wm5gFL3pNMn6rXmn5BTa4Nx6wo5JFSuLgSLrpQx3y7KNq7iuKZ7BNKrTcj9c1TAnrr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Monomad Sunday Skies - Spencer Butte]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a view from Spencer Butte in Eugene, Oregon.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/monomad/@spc/monomad-skies</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/monomad/@spc/monomad-skies</guid><category><![CDATA[monomad]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[spc]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 04 Feb 2018 05:48:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVgUzHMtKMNoXeuCVCC1vmzZ7Tuu11K3J62HDY71MRQEiDybAVR8JZqYwrp7TskbWZ1veCDgixLGZtPp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Monomad Saturday Silhouette - Dead Tree]]></title><description><![CDATA[I took this picture in southern Oregon and edited it for @burmest 's monomad competition. 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