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Basic Jones

Basic Jones

Enjoy the world of photography through the eyes and mind of Dewitt Jones. In Basic Jones, Dewitt explores the experience of capturing images and the impact photography has on life.


Tuesday, May 25, 2010

A Net Over A Flood


Sometimes we can’t isolate or explain a scene, so just try to take it all in

A walk in nature with my camera confirms for me the truth of these words.

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Find Your Passionette!


“When you come to a fork in the road, take it.” —Yogi Berra

Take this shot of a seal on a beach in the Galápagos. The first image is the jpeg from the camera.

Friday, October 30, 2009

The Photo In Front Of You


Be open to changing your plans when the perfect shot finds you

Tuolumne Meadows in Yosemite National Park is one of my favorite places on the planet. Years ago, I camped there for an entire summer. It was there, surrounded by granite domes and spires, that I first read J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings.

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