{"id":73,"date":"2018-08-11T04:52:09","date_gmt":"2018-08-11T04:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/?page_id=73"},"modified":"2024-01-13T10:57:27","modified_gmt":"2024-01-13T18:57:27","slug":"photography","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/creative-works\/photography\/","title":{"rendered":"Photography"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>For more than half a century I have practiced the art of photography in a wide range of styles from natural subjects in the footsteps of Ansel Adams to abstracts designed to showcase the power of dynamic composition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are a few of my favorite photographs I&#8217;ve taken&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"8599\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/creative-works\/photography\/yosemite-birthday-trip-045-version-2-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Yosemite-Birthday-Trip-045-Version-2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa 3.0&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DSC-H1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1172076291&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;19.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;64&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Yosemite-Birthday-Trip-045-Version-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Yosemite-Birthday-Trip-045-Version-2-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Yosemite-Birthday-Trip-045-Version-2-1024x768.jpg\" data-id=\"8599\" src=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Yosemite-Birthday-Trip-045-Version-2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Yosemite-Birthday-Trip-045-Version-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Yosemite-Birthday-Trip-045-Version-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Yosemite-Birthday-Trip-045-Version-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Yosemite-Birthday-Trip-045-Version-2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Yosemite-Birthday-Trip-045-Version-2-624x468.jpg 624w, https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Yosemite-Birthday-Trip-045-Version-2.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-attachment-id=\"8603\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/creative-works\/photography\/4-029-5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/4-029.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SC2300&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1009945973&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Copyright 1,1999&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0032846666398531&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"4-029\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/4-029-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/4-029.jpg\" data-id=\"8603\" src=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/4-029.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8603\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/4-029.jpg 800w, https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/4-029-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/4-029-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/4-029-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"803\" data-attachment-id=\"8600\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/creative-works\/photography\/55-3-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/55-3.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1531,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1239494400&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"55-3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/55-3-300x235.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/55-3-1024x803.jpg\" data-id=\"8600\" src=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/55-3-1024x803.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/55-3-1024x803.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/55-3-300x235.jpg 300w, https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/55-3-768x602.jpg 768w, https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/55-3-624x489.jpg 624w, https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/55-3.jpg 1531w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" data-attachment-id=\"8621\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/creative-works\/photography\/old-stone-house-059-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Old-Stone-House-059-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1920,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot SX30 IS&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1435745167&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Old-Stone-House-059\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Old-Stone-House-059-225x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Old-Stone-House-059-scaled.jpg\" data-id=\"8621\" src=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Old-Stone-House-059-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8621\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Old-Stone-House-059-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Old-Stone-House-059-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"8601\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/creative-works\/photography\/3-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/3.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1346675217&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/3-225x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/3-768x1024.jpg\" data-id=\"8601\" src=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/3-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/3-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/3-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/3-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/3-624x832.jpg 624w, https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/3.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"8618\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/creative-works\/photography\/dry-town-and-sutter-creek-089-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Dry-Town-and-Sutter-Creek-089-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1920,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DSC-H1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1150464632&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;72&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;64&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Dry-Town-and-Sutter-Creek-089\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Dry-Town-and-Sutter-Creek-089-225x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Dry-Town-and-Sutter-Creek-089-768x1024.jpg\" data-id=\"8618\" src=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Dry-Town-and-Sutter-Creek-089-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Dry-Town-and-Sutter-Creek-089-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Dry-Town-and-Sutter-Creek-089-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Dry-Town-and-Sutter-Creek-089-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Dry-Town-and-Sutter-Creek-089-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Dry-Town-and-Sutter-Creek-089-624x832.jpg 624w, https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Dry-Town-and-Sutter-Creek-089-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" data-attachment-id=\"8604\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/creative-works\/photography\/055-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/055-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot SX30 IS&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1331942294&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"055\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/055-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/055-scaled.jpg\" data-id=\"8604\" src=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/055-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/055-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/055-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-attachment-id=\"8606\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/creative-works\/photography\/63-2-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/63-2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1239494400&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"63-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/63-2-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/63-2.jpg\" data-id=\"8606\" src=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/63-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8606\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/63-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/63-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/63-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/63-2-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"505\" data-attachment-id=\"8607\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/creative-works\/photography\/65-2-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/65-2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,505\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1239494400&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"65-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/65-2-300x189.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/65-2.jpg\" data-id=\"8607\" src=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/65-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/65-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/65-2-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/65-2-768x485.jpg 768w, https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/65-2-624x394.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" data-attachment-id=\"8602\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/creative-works\/photography\/2pic056-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2PIC056.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,800\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1106730390&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2PIC056\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2PIC056-225x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2PIC056.jpg\" data-id=\"8602\" src=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2PIC056.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8602\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2PIC056.jpg 600w, https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2PIC056-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"524\" height=\"790\" data-attachment-id=\"8612\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/creative-works\/photography\/1971-famhouse-under-storm-2-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1971-Famhouse-under-Storm-2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"524,790\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1326012225&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1971-Famhouse-under-Storm-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1971-Famhouse-under-Storm-2-199x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1971-Famhouse-under-Storm-2.jpg\" data-id=\"8612\" src=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1971-Famhouse-under-Storm-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8612\" 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