Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Pat and Dick turn 80!

This movie was created using the photo album we printed for Mom and Dad after celebrating both their 80th birthdays. Enjoy!

Monday, March 23, 2009

Eagles!!


We took a road trip to Wabasha on Saturday in search of Baldy. Paydirt. We saw about 50 during the day. Here are a few examples.




Tuesday, February 10, 2009

El Dorado Maroma - Part 1 - The Birds

We had another great getaway last month to the Playa del Carmon area in Mexico. I have been so buried that I haven't had a chance to post anything about the trip and have not finished processing the pictures.

Here are a couple taken with a new camera lens. Lots of fun. Pelicans seem king of gawky almost prehistoric looking. At the same time, they make interesting subjects.

Here are a few. Click on an image to see the larger view.





Like I said, gawky!

Thursday, January 1, 2009

Panorama Part 2


I was really hoping for a shot with a fresh snowfall. This is a place filler which I may replace with what I am really hoping for. The list of requirements is growing; fresh snow (with the powdered sugar look on the trees), blue sky, and above zero temperature (for me!). We'll see...

Saturday, December 20, 2008

Attack of the Nutcrackers



Every year there are more!














Be afraid, be very afraid.

Run away!!!

Monday, December 8, 2008

Panorama of Downs Lake


This was fun. A nine image panorama. I wis I would have done it a couple of weeks earlier when the leaves were still on the trees. It is the start of a seasonal set of panoramas. Click on the image to see a larger view.

Thursday, September 4, 2008

Digital Darkroom


I am having a lot of fun getting back into photography. My latest adventure is recreating my old wet darkroom experiences to digital. Here is an example using HDR (high dynamic range) processing.