Douglas Wahlsten Papers

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biography

A noted scientist and author in Neuroscience and Psychobiology, Doug Wahlsten is also a photographer and has compiled a series of papers on A series on methods pertaining to photography has recently been completed. Each topic was organized into a PowerPoint slide show and then exported as a pdf with web resolution to make it compact. Certain of the topics also provide utility programs in Excel format to do calculations. Files are in PDF format unless stated otherwise.

where to see or read more

web: look at Doug's photography page here in the Directory

documents: documents shared by the artist for further reading

how_large_are_small_things.pdf
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how_much_detail_can_printer_show.pdf
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how_much_detail_can_we_see.pdf
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how_much_detail_for_camera_and_lens.pdf
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how_much_detail_is_in_digital_image.pdf
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introduction_and_conclusions.pdf
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printer_test_pattern_2400dpi_tiff.tif
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printer_test_pattern_vector_graphics.pdf
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wahlsten_dpb_june_2012.pdf
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size_of_small_things.xls
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tables_for_camera_resolution.xlsx
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Doug Wahlsten Documents

click on the file at left to read the topic paper document.

contact the artist

email: wahlsten2@gmail.com

artist statement

My practice over many years has been to always keep a camera nearby to capture special moments of great beauty, whether they are found on a trip to a national park or simply in the back yard. Thus, most photos were spontaneous, unplanned occasions. 

I was fortunate to have many good opportunities present themselves, such as the time in North Carolina when an adult cougar walked at very close range and posed proudly, or sunrise at a normally drab rest area on the interstate highway in Nebraska after an ice storm that coated everything in thick ice and made it sparkle. 

The most intriguing photos reveal fine details of nature that can only be seen when one looks closely at a scene for a long time. Those kinds of images need to be printed quite large in order to see the elements of beauty permeating a scene. As one looks ever closer at a subject, the image becomes more like an abstract work of art. 

The limitless artistic creativity of nature is both fascinating and inspiring. Now and then we are lucky to capture it in a photographic image.

Doug Wahlsten - photographer, scientist